Fulshear December 2018

Simple Ambrosia
Salad
You could make this on National Ambrosia
Day on December 12 th !
INGREDIENTS:
3 (20 ounce) cans pineapple tidbits, drained
4 (15 ounce) cans mandarin oranges, drained
1 (16 ounce) container sour cream
1 (10.5 ounce) package
miniature marshmallows
3/4 cup shredded coconut
DIRECTIONS:
Mix pineapple, oranges, sour cream,
marshmallows and coconut together in a
bowl. Cover bowl with plastic wrap and
refrigerate until flavors blend, 2 hours to
overnight.
Source: allrecipes.com
Date-Nut Bread
You could make this on National Date Nut Bread Day December 22 nd !
INGREDIENTS:
1/2 cup raisins 1 cup sugar
1 1/2 cups boiling water 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
2 teaspoons butter, or as needed 1 egg, well-beaten
1 teaspoon baking soda 1 3/4 cups all-purpose flour
1 cup chopped pitted dates 1/2 teaspoon salt
7 pitted prunes, chopped 1 cup chopped walnuts
1/4 cup unsalted butter, softened
DIRECTIONS:
Put raisins in a bowl. Pour boiling water over raisins; soak until raisins
have flavored the water, about 20 minutes. Drain raisins, reserving the
water. Discard raisins.
Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease a loaf pan with
butter.
Bring reserved water to a boil in a small saucepan. Measure 3/4 cup
boiling water into a bowl. Stir baking soda into water. Put dates and
prunes in a large bowl. Pour baking powder-water over dates and prunes;
add unsalted butter and stir until melted. Stir sugar and vanilla extract
into the fruit mixture; let cool to room temperature.
Stir egg into the fruit mixture to evenly coat. Mix flour and salt together in
a small bowl; add to fruit mixture and stir. Fold walnuts into the mixture
and pour into the prepared loaf pan.
Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted into the center
comes out clean, 50 to 65 minutes. Cool in the pans for 10 minutes before
removing to cool completely on a wire rack.
Source: allrecipes.com
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