Easy Enchilada Pie. Elsie

1 lb. lean ground beef
1 onion chopped
1 1/2 cups salsa
1 Tbsp taco seasoning mix (I used whole package )
1 cup corn
1 cup rinsed canned black beans
3 large flour tortillas
1 1/2 cups tex mex shredded cheese ( I used more)

Heat oven to 400
Brown meat and onions. Add taco seasoning,salsa,corn and beans.
Mix well, cover and simmer for 5 minutes
Remove from heat

Place 1 tortilla in a deep dish 9" pie plate that's been sprayed with Pam
Top tortilla with 1/3 of each meat mixture and cheese. Repeat 2 more layers
Cover with foil sprayed with cooking spray.
Bake 30 minutes uncovering dish for last 5 minutes.
Let stand 5 minutes before cutting to serve.

Easy Lemon or Lime Pie

1 can sweetened condensed milk
1/2 cup lemon or lime juice
1 tablespoon lemon or lime zest
whisk together until blended, then whisk in
1 cup cool whip ( about 1/2 of a small size container)

Put into a baked cooled pie shell and refrigerate for 1-2 hours before serving.

Grape Pie   (Elsie)

4 cups seedless Coronation grapes (can use Concord grapes but it's a lot more work to remove all the seeds)
3/4 cup sugar
2 Tablespoons Minit Tapioca

Place grapes in a bowl and mash slightly with your fingers. Stir in sugar and tapioca.
Pour into deep 9" unbaked pie shell.This pie does tend to run over while baking,so place it on a cookie sheet lined with foil for easier cleanup.
Bake at 400 degrees for 25 minutes and then add crumb topping and return to oven to bake another 25 minutes.

Crumb Topping
1 cup flour
1 cup oatmeal
1 cup brown sugar
1/2 cup melted butter
Mix ingredients together and crumble over pie.

I used a little less than half of this recipe for the pie.
The leftover crumbs store well in the refrigerator in a airtight container.

Sunshine Muffins. Elsie.

1 orange,chopped into pieces including peel, remove pits
1 carrot chopped
1/2 cup orange juice
1/4 cup oil
1 egg
Put all above ingredients into blender and blend on liquefy until well mixed

Mix in a bowl.
1 1/2 cups flour
 2/3 cup sugar white or brown, I use 1/3 cup brown sugar Splenda
1 tsp baking powder
1 tsp baking soda
1/2 tsp salt
1/4 tsp cinnamon
Pinch of cayenne pepper (optional)

With a spoon stir wet ingredients into dry ingredients
Add 1/2 cup dried cranberries and 1/3 cup unsweetened coconut
Blend and spoon into muffin tin.
Makes 12 muffins
Bake @ 375 for 15 to 20 minutes.

This recipe is really good and not to sugary.

Panettone Bread Pudding

Panettone Bread Pudding

1 - 1 lb loaf of panettone bread, trim hard crusts if needed, cut or break into 1 inch pieces
8 large eggs
1 1/2 cups heavy cream
2 1/2 cups whole milk
Sugar may be added to taste but the panettone is sweet enough on it's own

Lightly butter a 9x13 baking dish
Arrange bread cubes in pan
Whisk eggs, cream and milk and sugar if using to blend
Pour over bread cubes and press bread cubes gently to submerge
Let stand for 30 minutes occasionally pressing the bread cubes into the custard mixture
Preheat oven to 350 F. Bake the pudding until it puffs and is set in the centre about 45 minutes.
Cool slightly . Spoon into bowls and drizzle with warm sauce.

Sauce
1/2 cup heavy cream
1/2 cup whole milk
2- 3 Tbsps sugar  ( I use 2 Tbsp of white sugar and then add about 1 tsp of brown sugar because I like the flavor)
1/4 cup amaretto liqueur (I substituted brandy, I think maybe a combination of brandy and orange liqueur might be good)
2 tsps cornstarch

Bring cream, milk and sugar to a boil in a small heavy saucepan ( or use a double boiler) over medium heat stirring frequently .
In a small bowl mix amaretto or brandy and cornstarch to blend ,then whisk it into cream mixture.Simmer over medium- low heat,stirring constantly until sauce thickens about 2 minutes.
Keep warm or refrigerate up to 3 days and reheat to serve.

Bread Pudding

Bread Pudding. ( Elsie)

8 slices of leftover bread, may use hamburger buns,brown bread,French bread etc
1/3 cup brown sugar
1/2 tsp cinnamon
1/3 cup raisins
Adding a little orange zest and lemon zest adds a nice flavour

4 eggs
1/3 cup sugar
1tsp vanilla
1/2 tsp salt
2 1/2 cups whole milk

Butter an 8x10 rectangular pan
Cut or break up bread into 1 or 2 inch pieces and place in pan
add raisins & cinnamon and brown sugar ,mix with bread
In blender combine  eggs, white sugar, vanilla,salt, and whole milk.
Blend about 1 minute and pour over bread.Press bread into milk mixture and let stand about 30 minutes.
Bake @ 350 for about 40 minutes or until knife comes out clean.

You can place pan in a larger pan of very hot water about 1" deep . It keeps the bottom of the pudding from browning. I've baked it both ways and it's just personal preference.
If you need more liquid add 1 egg combined with 1/2 cup milk