Mrs. Markley's Apple Pie

Taken from a newspaper clipping pasted to the back of an address card.

Crumb Mixture:

• 1 cup granulated sugar
• 1 tablespoon flour
• 2 tablespoons butter or margarine

Other Ingredients:

• 1 unbaked 9-inch pastry shell
• Sliced apples (see directions)

Make a crumb mixture of sugar, flour, margarine. Sprinkle half on bottom of an unbaked pie shell. Fill shell with apple slices heaped high. Sprinkle remaining crumbs over apples. Have oven preheated to 375° F. Cover pie with inverted pie pan and bake until apples are tender -- about 45 minutes. Serve with ice cream and milk.

Pat's Cheesecake

Taken from a hand-printed recipe card.

Crust: Put into 10" spring pan

• 10 graham crackers
• 6 tablespoons sugar
• 2 teaspoons cinnamon
• 1/2 stick butter

Filling

• 3 - 8 oz. packages Philadelphia cream cheese
• 3 large eggs
• 1 cup sugar
• 1 teaspoon vanilla

Bake at 375° for 35-45 minutes. Let cool and prepare topping.

Topping

• 1 pint sour cream (16 oz.)
• 4 tablespoons sugar
• 2 teaspoons vanilla

Pour topping onto cheesecake and bake at 500° for 5 minutes.

Chris' Apple Cake

This is actually my recipe which I wrote down for my aunt many years ago. She has saved it all this time, and it is a most delicious and easy recipe because you don't have to peel the apples.

• 2 cups sugar
• 1/2 cup butter
• 2 eggs
• 4 cups unpeeled apples
• 2 cups flour
• 2 teaspoon cinnamon
• 1/2 teaspoon nutmeg
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 cup chopped nuts

Mix all ingredients together. Pour into oblong cake pan and bake for one hour at 350°.

Bread Pudding

This recipe was typed (on a typewriter, not a computer) on a large index card.

• 1 cup dry bread cubes
• 1 1/2 cups skim milk, scalded
• 2 teaspoons Sweet N' Low (Sugar)
• 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
• 2 tablespoons raisins
• 2 eggs, lightly beaten
• 1 teaspoon vanilla

Soak bread crumbs in scalded milk five minutes; add sugar substitute, cinnamon, and raisins. Pour bread mixture slowly over beaten eggs; add vanilla and blend well.

Pour into greased baking dish; bake in a slow oven (325°F) about 50 minutes, until firm.

Makes 4 servings.

Peanut Butterscoth Bites

From a handwritten note on the back of a grocery receipt.

• 1 package (12 oz.) butterscotch bits
• 1/2 cup peanut butter
• 4-6 cups Cornflakes

Melt peanut butter and butterscotch bits together. Then add cornflakes. Stir till combined. Drop in teaspoonsful on waxed paper. Refrigerate until set.

Rocky Road Brownies

From The Cincinnati Enquirer, April 6, 1994

A deluxe brownie pretty enough to serve to guests, it has a gooey center that comes from the marshmallow cream.

• 4 egg whites
• 1/2 cup sugar
• 1 tablespoon vanilla
• 1/2 cup cocoa
• 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 cup flour
• 1 cup marshmallow creme

Preheat oven to 325°. In a medium bowl, mix all the ingredients (except the marshmallow creme) one at a time, beating well after each addition. Then mix in the marshmallow creme just enough so it creates brown and white swirls. Spoon into a 9 X 13 inch brownie pan lightly coated with cooking spray. (For thicker brownies, use a 9 X 9 inch pan.) Bake 18 minutes (20 minutes for a more cakey brownie). Cool and serve.

Makes 13 brownies, each fat-free.

Kevin "Doc" Wolfe's Fat-Free Junkfood Cookbook, Im Press

Fat-Free Old-Fashioned Spice Cake

From The Cincinnati Enquirer, April 6, 1994

A convincing dessert that is a good recipe to try on people who say that fat-free desserts taste awful . . .

• 2 egg whites
• 1 cup sugar
• 1 1/4 cups flour
• 1/2 cup applesauce
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1 teaspoon cinnamon
• 1/4 teaspoon ground cloves
• 1/4 teaspoon allspice
• 1/4 teaspoon nutmeg
• Pinch of ginger
• 1 tablespoon lemon juice

Preheat oven to 350°. Mix in the ingredients, one at a time, stirring well after each addition. Pour batter into 9 X 9 inch non-stick baking pan lightly coated with cooking spray and dusted with flour. Bake 30 minutes. Ice with Merinque Cream.

Fat-free serving = 1/5 of cake.

Kevin "Doc" Wolfe's Fat-Free Junkfood Cookbook, Im Press