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by Clari Thornicroft Ingredients 3/4 cup (175ml) All-purpose flour 1/2 cup (125ml) Rolled oats 1/4 cup (50 ml) packed Brown sugar 1/2 cup (125 ml) Butter 1/2 cup (125 ml) Chopped pecans 1 can (14oz/398ml) Pumpkin 1 can (300 ml) low fat or regular Eagle Brand Condensed milk 2 Eggs beaten 2 teaspoon Pumpkin pie spice 1/2 cup (125ml) Coconut ( optional) Directions Combine flour, oats, and brown sugar, cut in butter until crumbly. Stir in pecans. Press evenly into 9” square baking pan Bake at 350°F, (180°C) for 15 min. Combine remaining ingredients, except coconut. Pour over base in pan, sprinkle with coconut. Return to oven and bake 25-30 min. or until set. Serve warm or chilled. Garnish as desired. Serves 10 to 12. Margarita Balls Ingredients 1 (12 ounce) package vanilla wafers 8 ounces blanched almonds, ground 4 ounces white chocolate ¼ cup tequila ¼ cup orange marmalade 2 tablespoons light corn syrup White sugar for coating Directions • Crush vanilla wafers into crumbs; combine with ground almonds. • Melt white chocolate in a microwave-safe glass or ceramic bowl in 15-second intervals, stirring after each interval, 1 to 3 minutes, or according to package directions. • Combine tequila, orange marmalade, and light corn syrup in a blender, blend until smooth. • Stir tequila mixture and melted chocolate into crumb mixture. Shape into 1-inch balls and coat with sugar. Store in refrigerator. Great Rum Balls Ingredients 1 ¼ cup finely crushed vanilla wafers (boxed cookies from store) 1 cup of icing sugar 1 ½ cup chopped pecans 2-3 tablespoons cocoa 2 tablespoons corn syrup ¼ cup of rum
Submitted by Chris Oliver This recipe is from my Mom, Mary Anne Oliver. Ingredients 1 cup Butter and shortening mixed 1/2 cup Sugar 1/2 cup Brown sugar 2 Eggs 1 cup Peanut butter
1 tsp Vanilla 2 cup Flour 1 tsp Baking soda
1/2 tsp Salt Directions Mix shortening and sugar, add eggs, peanut butter and vanilla. Sift flour. Add baking soda and salt to flour. Add to mixture. Mix well. Roll into balls and flatten with fork. ½ cup white sugar or coconut or cocoa powder or shaved chocolate, or toasted sliced almonds…you get the idea Directions • Combine crumbs, icing sugar, pecans and cocoa. Add syrup and rum. Mix it well by hand. Shape into 1” balls. Roll in sugar or whatever you like, see list above. Keep it in airtight container in fridge. Good for about two weeks if they last that long. Easy Chocolate French Fudge Line an 8” square pan with waxed paper so the ends hang over the edge of the pan on two sides. Ingredients 3 cups of semi-sweet chocolate chips 1 1/3 cups (1 can) Eagle Brand Sweetened Condensed Milk 1 ½ teaspoon vanilla ½ cup of chopped nuts or coconut – optional Directions • In top of double boiler melt chocolate over hot water. Bake 350°F for 12 minutes. Starry Shortbread Recipe u by Leanne Beattie This traditional (and very simple) Scottish shortbread recipe produces buttery, yummy cookies that everyone will adore. They can be frozen for months, and just sprinkle icing sugar on them before serving. Makes approximately two dozen cookies. Ingredients Stir occasionally. Remove from heat. Add sweetened milk, salt, vanilla and nuts. Stir only until smooth. Turn into waxed paper lined 8 “square pan. Spread evenly and have a smooth surface. Refrigerate for about 2 hours then turn candy out onto cutting board peeling off waxed paper. Cut into squares. Store in an airtight tin or container in fridge. It can be made in advance of holidays and stored in freezer. 1 pound (454 g) of Butter, room temperature 1 cup (250 ml) Brown sugar, loosely packed 4 cups (1000 ml) All-purpose flour Icing sugar dough to ¼” thickness. Use a star-shaped cookie cutter to cut individual cookies. Place on ungreased cookie sheet, prick with a flour dipped fork and bake for 20 minutes until lightly browned. Remove cookies from oven, place on wire racks to cool, then dust with icing sugar. If freezing, leave plain and sprinkle icing sugar on cookies to serve after thawed. As you can imagine, Christmas time is a busy time around Lambeth United Church. Please note the following services and activities: Cookie Walk: Saturday, December 13 from 10:00 am To 12:00 noon. All sorts of assorted homemade Christmas baking just $14.00/lb. You may bring your own container. Sunday Service – December 14 at 10:30 am – Tenor Ian Masson and the Luc Bell Choir. Sunday Service – December 21 at 10:30 am – The Allen Family Reunion Christmas Eve Service – 7:00 pm – Christmas Carols and readings with a nativity enactment. Directions Preheat oven to 300°F. Cream the butter, gradually adding sugar and flour. As the mixture thickens, use your hands to combine ingredients. Knead the thoroughly mixed dough on a lightly floured bread board. Roll out Lambeth United Church Christmas Activities:
and all the best of the Family Festivities
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Anna Hopkins, Your Ward 9 City Councillor ahopkins@london.ca • www.annahopkins.ca
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