From The Kitchen!...

Banana Nut Salad

1 egg
3/4 c. sugar
3/4 c. milk
2 tbsp. flour
2 tbsp. vanilla
1/4 tsp. salt
1 bunch of bananas
1 c. chopped walnuts
lettuce

Cook egg, sugar, milk, flour, vanilla and salt over medium heat until it
comes to a full boil.

In a medium size bowl, slice bananas and add
chopped nuts.

Pour dressing over bananas and nuts.

Mix well, serve hot
or cold.

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Sour Cream Pie Crust recipe

I  have used this recipe for piroshki, pies, and turnovers.  It is excellent, makes a very workable dough, and is not difficult.    It’s a perfect, pastry-like dough for making "pies for one". Have you seen those little plastic gizmos' that ya can make perogies with...well use them to make a "pie for one"!!!

3-1/2 cups flour
1 teaspoon baking powder
1 teaspoon salt
1 tablespoon granulated sugar
1/2 cup cold butter
2 large eggs
1 cup sour cream 

1. Sift the flour, baking powder, salt, and sugar into a bowl.  Cut the butter into 1/2-inch cubes and add it to the flour.  Cut the butter into the flour with a pastry knife until it is the consistency of oatmeal.

2. In another bowl, whisk the eggs and sour cream together until it is smooth. 

3. Add the egg mixture to the flour mixture and stir into a mass.  Remove the dough ball to a floured counter and knead just until smooth so as not to develop the gluten in the flour.  Cover the dough ball and chill it in the refrigerator for an hour. 

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Ham Sauce with Mustard Pears
1/3 c. sugar
1/3 c. prepared mustard
1 c. vinegar
1 1/2 c. juice drained from 1 lg. can pear halves

Bring sugar, mustard, vinegar and pear juice to boiling point. Pour over pears. Let stand in refrigerator several hours or overnight. Place pears around a baked ham or a thick slice of ham.

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LEMON PINEAPPLE CAKE
1 box lemon cake mix
1 box lemon instant pudding
3/4 c. vegetable oil
10 oz. lemon-lime soda
6 eggs
1 1/2 c. sugar
1 sm. can crushed pineapple
1 stick of butter
1 sm. pkg. shredded coconut

Combine cake mix, pudding mix, oil, lemon-lime soda and 4 eggs in a bowl mixing well. Pour into a greased and floured 9 by 13 inch cake pan. Bake at 350 degrees for one hour or until golden brown.

GLAZE
Combine sugar, pineapple, and butter in saucepan. Beat remaining 2 eggs in small bowl. Add to pineapple mixture. Cook until thickened stirring constantly and cool. Pour glaze over cake and sprinkle with coconut.

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APRICOT NECTAR CAKE
1 box cake mix (yellow)
3 eggs
1/4 c. oil
3/4 c. apricot nectar

Mix cake mix, oil, and apricot nectar. Beat eggs and add to mix. Bake in slow oven 1 hour.

ICING:
1/2 c. apricot nectar
1 1/2 c. powdered sugar

Mix and put on cake for icing.

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(I have a client that buys one of these "coffee cakes" from the local grocery store...every week! I believe the cost is around $8-9 !!!! Why not make this?)

CINNAMON BUNDT CAKE
 1 pkg. yellow cake mix
1 pkg. vanilla instant pudding
3/4 c. Wesson oil
3/4 c. water
4 eggs
1 tsp. vanilla

Mix together at high speed for 8 minutes. Grease bundt pan well with pastry brush. Sprinkle 1 cup nuts in pan; spread around. Nuts will cling to grease! Place 1/3 of batter in pan; sprinkle with cinnamon and sugar mixture. Place another 1/3 of mixture in pan; sprinkle with cinnamon and sugar. Place remaining 1/3 of batter in pan. Bake at 350 degrees for 1 hour or more.

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Enjoy.......Have a Great Day Ya'll!