Island Kitchen Party

Candy Apples, Ingredients: 6 apples, 3/4 cup and 2 teaspoons white sugar. 1/3 cup and 1 tablespoon light corn syrup. 1/2 cup and 1 tablespoon and 2 teaspoons water. 4 drops red food coloring. Directions: Lightly grease cookie sheets. Insert craft sticks into whole, stemmed apples. In a medium saucepan over medium-high heat, combine sugar, corn syrup and water. Heat to 300 to 310 degrees F (149 to 154 degrees C), or until a small amount of syrup dropped into cold water forms hard, brittle threads. Remove from heat and stir in food coloring. Holding apple by its stick, dip in syrup and remove and turn to coat evenly. Place on prepared sheets to harden.

Here Is The Recipe For These Yummy Chocolate Chip Cookies. Preheat oven to 375, line baking sheet with parchment paper. Stir together:1 cup of all purpose flour. 1/2 teaspoon baking soda. 1/2 teaspoon salt. Cream together1/2 cup of golden crisco. 1/2 cup granulated sugar. 1/4 cup lightly packed brown sugar. Beat in 1 egg. 1 teaspoon vanilla. Beat until light and fluffy stir in dry ingredients and fold in 1 cup of chocolate chips place on baking sheet 2 inches apart and bake for 8-10 min. Makes 2 Dozen

Ingredients: 2 eggs. 1/2C.Milk. 1/2 tsp. vanilla. 1/8 tsp. cinnamon. 6 slices bread. 1 tbsp. (or more, as needed) butter,maple syrup, jam, or powdered sugar (for topping)Put the oven on to Warm. Beat eggs, milk, vanilla and cinnamon in a shallow bowl or small baking pan. Dip bread into egg mixture and coat both sides. Melt butter in skillet over medium heat. Add bread in batches and cook 2 to 3 minutes on each side, or until golden brown. Add more butter as needed. Keep the cooked slices warm in the oven until all the toast is ready.Serve the toast warm with syrup, jam, or powdered sugar.

CUPCAKES (makes 12 regular cupcakes) 1 1/2 cup unbleached all-purpose flour 1 teaspoon baking powder 1/2 teaspoon salt 1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg 6 tablespoons (3/4 stick) unsalted butter at room temp 1/2 cup sugar 1 large egg, lightly beaten 1/2 cup milk (any fat content) COATING 6 tablespoons (3/4 stick) unsalted butter, melted 1/2 cup sugar 1 1/4 teaspoons ground cinnamon DIRECTIONS 1. Sift flour, baking power, salt, and nutmeg together, set aside. 2. Cream butter and sugar until just blended. 3. Beat in egg until smooth and thick. 4. Add flour mixture in 3 parts and milk in 2, starting and ending with the flour mixture. 5. Fill each lined muffin cup 1/2 full with mixture. 6. Bake ~18 minutes at 350 F or until the tops are firm and an inserted toothpick comes out clean. 7. Let cupcakes cool in the pan, on a cooling rack for about 5 minutes. 8. While waiting for cupcakes to cool, make coating. Put melted butter in a medium bowl. In another medium bowl, stir cinnamon and sugar toge...

Butter Tart Filling:Use your favourite pastry recipe for the shells or cheat like I do and buy the frozen tart shells 1-cup packed brown sugar 1/2-cup corn syrup 6-tbsp butter 2-beaten eggs 2-tsp vanilla 1/4-tsp salt 2-tsp vinegar 1-cup raisins Combine brown sugar, corn syrup, and butterAdd eggs, vanilla, salt, vinegar, and raisinsMix well Fill the pastry shells no more than 2/3 full Bake at 425* for 15-20 minutes

1/2 c. lukewarm water 2 tbsp of yeast2 eggs, 1/3 c. shortening, 1/2 c. sugar, 1 1/2 tsp. salt, 1 c. milk. 1/2 c. water. 5 1/2 c. flour Put yeast and lukewarm water in small bowl and set aside to dissolve. Beat eggs, shortening, sugar and salt together in large bowl. Scald (bring to a boil) milk and 1/2 cup water and pour over egg mixture. Add 3 cups flour and beat, add yeast, then the other 2 1/2 cups flour. Mix together, pour onto countertop and knead, then "spank". Let rise until dough reaches top of bowl. FOR DINNER ROLLS: Take 1/2 of dough from above. Roll into 3 inch balls and roll inward until dough is smooth. Dip each roll in melted butter and turn butter side up in baking pan greased with butter. Let rise. Bake at 400 degrees for 10 to 15 minutes. CINNAMON ROLLS: Take other 1/2 of dough and roll out until fairly thin. Spread with melted butter. Top with 1/4 inch layer of brown sugar and a layer of cinnamon. Sprinkle with water. Roll this up and cut in 3/4 ...

9 inch Baked Pie Shell. 1 1/2 C. Sugar. 1/3 C. Cornstarch. 1 1/2 C. Water. 3 Egg, yolks, slightly beaten. 3 Tbsp. Butter. 1/4 C. Lemon Juice. 1 1/3 Tbsp. grated Lemon rind. Preparation: Heat oven to 400 degrees. Mix sugar, cornstarch in saucepan. Slowly stir in water. Stir constantly over moderate heat until mixture thickens and boils. Boil 1 minute. Slowly stir half of mixture into egg yolks, and then beat into hot mixture in saucepan. Boil 1 minute longer, stirring constantly. Take from heat. Stir until smooth. Blend in butter, lemon juices, and rind. Pour into a baked pie shell. Make a meringue of 3 egg whites,beaten until stiff then add 1/4 tsp. Cream of tartar, and 6 tablespoons of sugar. beat How do you tell when you've beaten the egg white mixture enough? When it's not runny at all. When you can hold a spoonful of it upside down and none of it drops off. When you swirl the spoon through it and the swirls hold their shape indefinitely. Spread over filling, sealing to th...

These are perfect any day! 2 large eggs 2 cup of all-purpose flour 1 3/4 cups milk 1/2 cup vegetable oil 1 tablespoon granulated or packed brown sugar 4 teaspoons baking powder 1/4 teaspoon salt 1. Heat waffle iron 2. Beat eggs in large bowl until fluffy. Beat in remaining ingredients just until smooth 3. Pour 2/3 cup of batter in centre of hot waffle iron. Close lid of waffle iron. 4. Bake for 4 minutes or until steaming stops. Serve immediately. Top with whatever you like!