Hasty Recipes

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease a 9 inch square baking dish.
• In a medium bowl, mix together brown sugar, boiling water, vanilla, and butter. Pour into prepared baking dish.
• In a clean bowl, mix together white sugar, flour, milk, baking powder, nuts, and raisins. Drop by spoonfuls on top of the mixture in the baking dish.
• Bake in preheated oven for 30 minutes. Serve warm.

Steps:

• 1. Preheat oven to 375 degrees
• 2. Melt one whole stick of butter or margarine in the bottom of your baking pan. See pan size options: * 8x8 or 9x9 or a round pie plate. * Double the recipe for a 9x13" cake pan.
• 3. Mix together: flour, sugar, baking powder, and milk until batter is mixed completely.
• 4. Pour batter mixture into pan over the melted butter.
• 5. Add juicy fruit of choice on top of the batter. Fruit Options: Fruit can be canned berries, cherries, peaches, or pineapple. Fresh stewed fruit may be used. My favorite is fresh peaches! I will buy fresh peaches and prepare them to freeze. When I need the fruit, I'll take a two cup food-saver sealed bag from the freezer..... thaw & use.
• 6. Bake in 375 degree oven for approximately 30 minutes. This will serve 4-6. * Double the recipe for a 9x12 baking pan.

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 325 degrees F; position a rack in the center of the oven. Butter a 9-by-13-inch baking dish.
• In a bowl, whisk the cornmeal, flour, cinnamon and salt to combine. Set aside.
• In a large saucepan over medium-high heat, whisk together the half-and-half, maple syrup, molasses and brown sugar. Heat until just starting to boil, then lower to a simmer and slowly add the cornmeal mixture, a little at a time, whisking constantly. Simmer, whisking, for about 5 minutes. Whisk in the butter and the orange zest and juice.
• Transfer the pudding to the prepared baking dish and bake until set, 1 hour 15 minutes. Remove from the oven and let cool for 10 minutes. Serve topped with whipped cream, spread evenly over the pudding.
• With an electric mixer, whip the cream until soft peaks form. Add the confectioners' sugar and continue whipping until the cream holds stiff peaks. Refrigerate until ready to serve.
• Yield: 3 cups

Steps:

• In a microwave-safe bowl, whisk together the sugar, cocoa and cornstarch. Whisk in milk a little at a time so the mixture does not have any dry lumps.
• Place in the microwave, and cook for 3 minutes on high. Stir, then cook at 1 minute intervals, stirring between cooking times for 2 to 4 minutes, or until shiny and thick. Stir in vanilla.
• Place a piece of plastic wrap directly on the surface of the pudding to prevent a skin from forming, and chill in the refrigerator. Serve cold.

Steps:

• Make a paste of the corn meal and cold water, stirring until there are no lumps and pour gradually into the boiling water.
• Stir until very thick.
• Place in a double boiler, cover and cook from 2 to 3 hours, stirring frequently.
• Serve hot with sugar and milk, with plenty of butter and salt as desired.