Thursday, December 11, 2008

Sweet Potato - Apple Casserole

This is a family favorite.

Sweet Potato – Apple Casserole

5 sweet potatoes or yams
5 cooking apples
1 cup sugar
3 Tbsp. cornstarch
2 cups water
1/2 cup butter or margarine, in chunks
2 Tbsp lemon juice
1 tsp salt

Boil sweet potatoes 20 minutes. Cool. Skin and slice in ¼ - ½ inch slices. Peel, core and slice apples. In a buttered 9 x 13 casserole. Alternately layer sweet potatoes and apples on their sides ending with sweet potatoes. Combine sugar and cornstarch in a saucepan. Mix in water, butter, lemon juice and salt. Stir and bring to a boil for 1 minute. Pour over casserole. Bake at 375 for 1 hour.

Monday, December 1, 2008

Overnight French Toast

Thank you Liz this was good!!


Overnight French Toast

4 large eggs
1 T. all purpose flour
3 T. brown sugar, packed
1/4 tsp. ground cinnamon
1/8 tsp. grount allspice
1/2 tsp. baking powder

1 C. milk
1/2 tsp vanilla

day-old white bread slices 3/4 to 1 inch thick - texas toast

Beat eggs together lightly in bowl. Add flour, sugar, cinnamon,
allspice and baking powder. Beat to mix.

Add milk and vanilla. Mix. Pour about 1/3 mixture into greased
9/13 inch pan.

Arrange bread slices to fit over mixture in pan. Pour remaining
mixture evenly over top. Cover. Let stand in refrigerator
overnight. Uncover. Bake in 425 degree oven for 15 minutes unti browned. Makes 6 slices.