What’s Cookin’ in the Parsonage?

1 cup sugar
2 T. white Karo
3 1/2 Tbl cornstarch
1 cup water
2 heaping Tbl. Jello – Strawberry (or peach for peach pie)
Cook sugar through water over medium heat (medium pan) until thickened, stirring constantly. Remove from heat and add Jello. Cool. Add 1 quart strawberries. Add fruit. Pour into pie shell, and chill. Top with Cool Whip.

My filling was a little soft this time, so it didn’t cut into beautiful slices, but you know, even if you have to eat pie with a spoon, it’s still good!  **By the way, If you need help with making a crust, this coming Friday on “Freshen up Friday” I’m posting a step by step video on pie crust making. 

Lemon Bars

I served these last Monday night at Bible study.  Here’s the recipe:

Lemon Bars Deluxe

2 1/2 C all-purpose flour, divided
3/4 C powdered sugar, divided
1 C marg.
1/2 t. baking powder
4 eggs, beaten
2 C sugar
1/3 C lemon juice

Combine 2 C flour and 1/2 C powdered sugar.  Cut butter and flour mixture with pastry blender until mixture resembles cornmeal.
Spoon flour mixture into a 13 x 9 x 2″ pan, press evenly and firmly with fingertips.  Bake at 350 degrees 20 -25 minutes or ’til lightly browned.
Combine 1/2 C flour and baking powder.  Set aside.  Combine 2 eggs, 2 C sugar and lemon juice, beat well.  Stir dry ingredients into egg mixture and pour over baked crust.
Bake at 350 degrees or ’til brown and set.  Cool.  Sprinkle with 1/4 C powdered sugar and cut into bars. 
Yield:  2 dozen

I also served these Hershey’s Deep Dish Brownies.  Some asked for the recipe, so I’ll share it again here. These are my favorite brownies because they’re soft and gooey.  Mmmmm!

 Hershey’s Deep Dish Brownie

3/4 C butter or margarine, melted

1 1/2 C sugar

1 1/2 tsp vanilla

3 eggs

3/4 C flour

1/2 C Hershey’s cocoa

1/2 tsp baking powder

1/2 tsp salt

Blend melted butter or margarine, sugar and vanilla in a mixing bowl. Add eggs; beat well with spoon. Combine flour, cocoa, baking powder, and salt; gradually add to egg mixture until well blended. Spread in greased 8″ square pan. Bake at 350 degrees for 30 minutes or until brownie begins to pull away from edges of pan. Cool ; cut into squares.

That’s what was cooking in my kitchen this past week.  Tell me what have you made recently.  Have you experimented with any new recipes?

From my parsonage kitchen,