McElveen Desserts
Best Ever Pecan Pie
Serves 8
1 c Karo® Light or Dark Corn Syrup
3 eggs
1 c sugar
2 tbsp butter, melted
1 tsp pure vanilla extract
1½ c pecans
1 (9-inch) unbaked deep-dish pie crust
In bowl beat eggs slightly. Mix in corn syrup, sugar, margarine, vanilla and salt. Stir in pecans. Pour filling into pastry shell. Bake in 400 degree oven 15 minutes, reduce heat to 350 degrees. and bake 30 to 35 minutes longer.
(Filling should be slightly less set in center than around edge.)
Cool.
Tried and true for all familes through the decades
Brownies
Serves 8
2 eggs, beaten
1 c sugar
1 tsp vanilla extract
⅔ c oil
2 squares chocolate, melted
1 c sifted flour
½ tsp baking powder
¾ tsp salt
Mix all well. Can add nuts, if desired. Place in 7 x 11" greased pan. Bake at 350 degrees 20-25 minutes. Cool completely.
Cut into bars, and roll each in powdered sugar.than around edge.)
Cool.
Buster Bar Desserts
Serves 12
3 c chocolate wafer cookies
2 tbsp sugar
1c butter, melted
1½ c salted peanuts
½ gal vanilla ice cream, sliced
1½ c evaporated milk
2 c powdered sugar
¾ c semisweet chocolate chips
½ c butter
1 tsp vanilla
Crush cookies; add sugar amd melted margarine. Press into 9 X 13 " pan. Sprinkle peanuts on crust. Spread sliced ice cream over peanuts. Mix powdered sugar, milk, choc. chips, and the 1/2 cup margarine. Boil for 8 minutes, stirring constantly.
Remove from heat and add the vanilla. Cool completely. Pour over ice cream and return to freezer until time to serve. (We like it without the peanuts, too!)
Butterscotch Cake
Serves 12
1 pkg yelow cake mix
1pkg butterscotch pugging
4 eggs
¾ c water
¾ c oil
Topping
¼ c white sugar
½ c brown sugar
½ tsp cinnamon
1 c pecan pieces
Grease and flour 9"x13" pan. Blend the cake ingredients and mix for 3 minutes. Combine the topping mixture. Spread ½ batter into the pan. Sprinkle with 1/2 the mixture. Spread on remaining batter and top with remaining sugar mixture. Bake at 350° for 40-50 minutes.
Cheesecake
Serves 8
2 sticks butter
¼ c cup white sugar
4 eggs
2 c sifted flour
1 tsp vanilla
1 tsp salt
1 c pecans, chopped
Grease and flour a 9" X 13" oblong pan. Heat butter and brown sugar until butter is melted. Remove from heat and add all the other ingredients, as listed. Pour into prepared pan.
Bake at 300 degrees for 35-40 minutes. Make sure it's done in the center.
Chocolate Almond Pie
Serves 8
1 graham cracker pie crust, 9 inch
10 oz. marshmallows
6 oz. milk chocolate bars w/almonds
½ c milk
1 c whipping cream
Melt marshmallows, candy and milk. Cool slightly. Fold in the whipping cream. Turn into the pie shell and chill until firm,
3 to 4 hours.
Foolish Pie
Serves 8
3 egg whites
1 c sugar
1 tsp vanilla extract
1 tsp vinegar
Beat egg whites and sugar until still. Add vanilla and vinegar.
Bake in greased pie pan at 300 degrees for 40-45 minutes.
This pie is like a crispy meringue shell. You can fill it with fresh friut and whipped cream or ice cream, or drizzle with chocolate syrup. It's wonderful. -Karen McElveen
Grandma Mac's Peach Cobbler
Serves 8
1 lrg. can sliced peaches
⅓ c reserved peach juice
1 stick butter
¼ tsp salt
1 c sugar
¾ c flour
2 tsp baking powder
¾ c milk
Heat oven to 350 degrees. Place butter in a deep baking dish, place in oven and melt. Sift together salt, sugar, flour and baking powder. Stir in milk and mix with spoon until blended.
Pour mixture over the melted butter. DO NOT STIR. Place peaches on top. Pour on reserved peach juice. Sprinkle with nutmeg, if desired. Place in 350 degree oven. When it starts to brown, turn down to 325 degrees. Bake a total of 1 hour.
You can substitute self-rising flour for the regular flour, but then cut the baking powder to 1 teaspoon.
Mandarin Orange Cake
Serves 8
1 box Butter or Orange cake mix
1 c wesson oil
4 eggs
1 can mandarin oranges with juice
Icing:
16 oz. Cool Whip®
1 Irg. can crushed pineapple
1 Irg. box instant vanilla pudding mix
Mix cake ingredients, using directions on cake mix package.
Bake as directed. Combine icing ingredients and spread on cake. Chill.
McElveen's Butter Bars
Serves 8
1 box yellow cake mix
1 egg
1 stick margarine, melted
8 oz. cream cheese
1 1 lb box powdered sugar
2 eggs
Mix cake mix, 1 egg and melted margarine. Pat into 9"x13" pan. Mix cream cheese, powdered sugar and other 2 eggs with electric mixer. Spread over cake mixture. DO NOT STIR.
Bake at 350 degrees for 30-40 minutes.
No Roll Bottom Pie Crust
Serves 8
1½ c flour
½ c oil
3 tbsp milk
½ tsp salt
Mix together. Add extra milk, if necessary. Press into a 9" pie pan. Top with filling and bake as usual.
This is a super crust for lazy folks like me, who hate to get out the rolling pin!
-Karen McElveen
Nut Butter Wafers
Serves 8
½ c butter, softened
1 c brown sugar, firmly packed
1 tsp vanilla
1 egg
¾ c sifted flour
1 tsp baking powder
½ tsp salt
½ cup pecans, finely chopped
Cream the butter and sugar. Add vanilla and egg and beat until light. Add sifted dry ingredients and nuts. Drop by scant teaspoonfuls onto ungreased cookie sheets. Bake at 400° for about 5 minutes. Remove to cooling racks.
Peanut Butter Ice Cream
Serves 8
½ c butter, softened
1 c brown sugar, firmly packed
1½ c peanut butter
4 eggs
1 lrg can evaporated milk
1 tbsp vanilla
1½ c sugar
¼ tsp salt
milk to fill freezer
Mix peanut butter, eggs, evaporated milk, vanilla, sugar and salt with electric mixer. Pour into ice cream freezer compartment. Fill with regular or 2% milk. Freeze as direc on electric freezer.
This is a family favorite. No July 4th celebration is comlete without it! -Karen McElveen
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Pineapple Pie
Serves 8
2 c sour cream
1 sm. can crushed pineapple in juice
1 lrg. box instant vanilla pudding
1 tbsp sugar
prepared pie shell
Beat at medium speed for one minute. Put into pie shell. Cool in refrigerator
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Ice Cream
Poppy's Ice Cream Serves 8
4 eggs
1 pint whipping cream
2 1/2 cups sugar
2 teaspoons vanilla
1/2 teaspoom lemon extract
whole milk
Mix first 5 ingredients. Pour into freezer container. Fill with milk. Freeze as directed on electric freezer
Vanilla Ice Cream
6 eggs
2 tbsp flour
3 c sugar
3 tbsp vanilla (full 2oz bottle)
2½ pts whipping cream
1/2 gal milk
Mix all ingredients together. Add more milk, if needed, to fill the freezer compartment. Freeze as directed on the electric mixer.
I was so excited to make this for Steve for the first time, I brought it for him to taste and he asked if I forgot to add the sugar. I said "I didn't recall sugar in the recipe." Well looks folks, it has sugar. Set up great, just wasn't sweet. -Matt
Ranger Cookies
Serves 8
1 c butter
1 c white sugar
1 c brown sugar
2 eggs
2 c flour
2 tsp baking soda
1 tsp baking powder
1 large bag chocolate chips
½ tsp salt
1 tsp vanilla
2 c corn flakes
2 c oatmeal
½ c nuts
Mix all together. Dough will be VERY stiff. Drop by teaspoon. Bake on ungreased cookie sheets at 350 degrees for 10 minutes. (NOTE: This recipe can be altered to make larger, softer cookies by cutting white sugar to 1/2 cup, leaving out the corn flakes, and cutting the oatmeal to 1 cup and pulverizing it in a blender. Then, bake at 300 degrees for 20 minutes. Makes 3 1/2 dozen large cookies, 8 per cookie sheet.)
Snowballs
Serves 8
2 c flour
1 c butter
1/4 sugar
1 tsp vanilla
1 c nuts, chopped
Cream butter and sugar, then add the other ingredients, Dough will be very stiff. Form into balls. Bake at 300 degrees for 45 minutes. Roll in powdered sugar while warm, then again when completely cool.
A must at Christmas! -Karen McElveen
Very similar recipes two families apart. For years my Aunt Rita made cocoons. Particularly at Christmas. -JMKC
