holiday apple wassail

Ingredients

• Servings: 16
• 1 gallon apple
• 6 apples, cored and cut into 1 inch chunks
• 4 (2 inch) whole cinnamon sticks
• 1/4 teaspoon ground mace
• 1/4 teaspoon anise seed
• 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 1 teaspoon ground nutmeg
• 1 teaspoon ground ginger
• 3 tablespoons brown sugar
• 1 orange, thinly sliced
• 1 lemon, thinly sliced

Recipe

Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 35 mins Ready Time: 45 mins


• combine the , apple chunks, and cinnamon sticks in a large kettle and bring to a boil over medium heat. turn the heat down to low and add the mace, anise seed, ground cinnamon, nutmeg, ginger and brown sugar. stir to combine, and simmer for 20 minutes until the spices have developed their flavor.
• drop in the orange and lemon slices, simmer for 5 more minutes, and turn off the heat. ladle the wassail punch into mugs and serve hot. include a few pieces of cooked apple or a cooked orange or lemon slice in each mug.

scotch scones

Ingredients

• Servings: 12
• 2 cups all-purpose flour
• 3/4 cup white sugar
• 1 tablespoon baking powder
• salt
• 3/4 cup butter
• 1/2 cup raisins
• 1 egg
• 1/4 cup milk

Recipe

Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 15 mins Ready Time: 35 mins


• in a large bowl, stir together the flour, sugar, baking powder, and salt. cut in butter by rubbing the mixture between your fingers until the mixture is fine and crumbly; stir in the raisins. in a small bowl, mix together the egg and milk; mix with dry ingredients to form a soft dough.
• on a lightly floured surface, roll the dough out to 1/4 inch in thickness. dip cutter into flour, and stamp out scones. you may need to re roll the dough to get 12.
• heat dry non-stick griddle over medium heat. cook each side of the scone until slightly raised and golden brown in color. transfer to a wire rack to cool.

Ellen's Addictive Guacamole

Ingredients

• Servings: 8
• 4 hass avocados, halved, pitted, and peeled
• 1 yellow onion, diced
• 2 tomatoes, diced
• 1 lemon, juiced
• 5 dashes hot pepper sauce (such as tabasco®), or to taste
• 1 teaspoon salt, or to taste

Recipe

Preparation Time: 15 mins Ready Time: 15 mins


• mash avocados in a bowl with a fork until smooth.
• mix onion and tomatoes into mashed avocado.
• stir lemon juice, hot pepper sauce, and salt into avocado mixture with a wooden spoon.

Fresh Southern Peach Cobbler

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 8 fresh peaches - peeled, pitted and sliced into thin wedges
• 1/4 cup white sugar
• 1/4 cup brown sugar
• 1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 1/8 teaspoon ground nutmeg
• 1 teaspoon fresh lemon juice
• 2 teaspoons cornstarch
• 1 cup all-purpose flour
• 1/4 cup white sugar
• 1/4 cup brown sugar
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 6 tablespoons unsalted butter, chilled and cut into small pieces
• 1/4 cup boiling water
• mix together:
• 3 tablespoons white sugar
• 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon

Recipe

Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 40 mins Ready Time: 1 hr


• preheat oven to 425 degrees f (220 degrees c).
• in a large bowl, combine peaches, 1/4 cup white sugar, 1/4 cup brown sugar, 1/4 teaspoon cinnamon, nutmeg, lemon juice, and cornstarch. toss to coat evenly, and pour into a 2 quart baking dish. bake in preheated oven for 10 minutes.
• meanwhile, in a large bowl, combine flour, 1/4 cup white sugar, 1/4 cup brown sugar, baking powder, and salt. blend in butter with your fingertips, or a pastry blender, until mixture resembles coarse meal. stir in water until just combined.
• remove peaches from oven, and drop spoonfuls of topping over them. sprinkle entire cobbler with the sugar and cinnamon mixture. bake until topping is golden, about 30 minutes.

grandma's canadian cashew caramels

Ingredients

• Servings: 50
• 1 (9.25 ounce) container cashews, chopped
• 1 cup light brown sugar
• 1 cup golden syrup (such as roger's®)
• 1 (14 ounce) can sweetened condensed milk
• 1/2 cup butter

Recipe

Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 15 mins Ready Time: 1 hr 35 mins


• lightly spray a 9x13 inch baking dish with butter flavored cooking spray. arrange chopped cashews in the bottom of dish.
• combine brown sugar, golden syrup, sweetened condensed milk, and butter in a large, heavy bottomed saucepan. bring to a boil over medium-high heat. do not stir once the sugar syrup begins to boil. heat to 250 degrees f (120 degrees c), or until a small amount of syrup dropped into cold water forms a rigid ball.
• pour caramel over top of cashews. stir well. use a heatproof rubber spatula to spread the mixture evenly in the dish; allow to cool for 1 hour. cut cooled caramel into squares or roll into balls as desired.

delightful punch

Ingredients

• Servings: 12
• 1 cup strong brewed black tea
• 1 cup grapefruit juice
• 1 cup orange juice
• 1/2 cup pineapple juice
• 1/2 cup simple syrup
• 1 liter soda

Recipe

Preparation Time: 20 mins Ready Time: 20 mins


• in a large punch bowl, combine tea, grapefruit juice, orange juice, pineapple juice and simple syrup. stir in the and serve.

buttermilk-herb bread

Ingredients

• Servings: 2
• 2 (.25 ounce) envelopes active dry yeast
• 1/2 cup warm water
• 1 1/2 cups warm buttermilk (105 to 115 degrees f/43 to 46 degrees c) warm buttermilk (105 to 115 degrees f/43 to 46 degrees c)
• 1 egg
• 2 tablespoons vegetable oil
• 1 (1 ounce) package dry ranch-style dressing mix
• 5 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 teaspoon salt

Recipe

Cook Time: 20 mins Ready Time: 4 hrs 20 mins


• in a large bowl, sprinkle the yeast over the warm water. let stand for about 10 minutes, until foamy.
• stir the buttermilk, egg, oil, dressing mix, and salt into the yeast mixture. stir in 2 cups of the flour using a wooden spoon. add remaining flour 1/2 cup at a time until the dough can be picked up out of the bowl. knead on a floured surface for 6 to 8 minutes, until smooth and elastic. try not to add much more flour. place in a greased bowl, and turn to coat. cover with a cloth, and let it rise in a warm place until doubled in size.
• press the air out of the dough, and divide into two pieces. form into tight loaves, and place each one into a greased 8x4 inch loaf pan. let rise until a your finger leaves a mark when lightly pressed into the dough.
• preheat the oven to 350 degrees f (175 degrees c). bake loaves for about 20 minutes in the preheated oven, until golden brown. when finished, the loaves should sound hollow when tapped on the bottom.