Southern Pecan Pie

1 cup sugar
3/4 cup light corn syrup
1/2 cup Blue Bonnet margarine
3 eggs, beaten
1 cup pecan halves
1 tsp. vanilla extract
1/8 tsp. salt

Blend sugar, syrup and margarine in a saucepan.  Cook over medium heat, stirring constantly, until mixture comes to a boil. Blend hot mixture slowly into beaten eggs. Stir in pecans, vanilla extract and salt. Pour into pie shell.  Bake at 375 degrees for 30 minutes. Makes one 9-inch pie.

recipe from Blue Bonnet Creative Cookery

No Knead Whole Wheat Bread (Hardin County Fair Challenge Recipe)

1 1/4 cups (10 oz.) nonfat milk, lukewarm (100-110F)
1/4 cup (2 oz.) orange or apple juice
3 T. honey
1 tsp. salt
1 packet instant yeast (about 2 1/4 tsp.)
2 cups whole wheat flour
1 1/4 cups all purpose white flour

*Grease the sides and bottom of an 8 1/2" x 4 1/2" loaf pan with cooking spray or spread.
*Combine the lukewarm nonfat milk, juice and honey in a large bowl. Add the remaining ingredients. Beat vigorously for 3 minutes.  Dough will be very thick.  Scoop the dough into prepared pan. Cover the pan with a clean towel. Let the dough rise in a warm place for 45 - 75 minutes, until almost double. Time varies according to room temperature.
*Preheat the oven to 350 degrees when dough is almost doubled.
*Remove towel and bake bread for about 30 minutes. Dough will pull away from sides of pan when bread is done. Let bread cool 30 minutes before slicing.

Source: spendsmart.extension.iastate.edu/recipe/no-knead-whole-wheat-bread

Baked Spaghetti

1 package (16 oz.) spaghetti
1 1/2 lbs. ground beef
minced onion
2 cans condensed tomato soup, undiluted
1 can (8 oz.) tomato sauce
1 cup water
2 T. brown sugar
1 tsp. salt
1 tsp. dried basil
1 tsp. dried oregano
1/2 tsp. dried marjoram
1/8 tsp. garlic salt
1 - 2 cups shredded mozzarella cheese

Break spaghetti in half; cook according to package directions. Meanwhile, in a dutch oven, cook the beef and onion over medium heat until meat is no longer pink; drain. Stir in the soups, tomato sauce, water, brown sugar and seasonings.
Drain spaghetti; stir into meat sauce.  Add 1/2 cup of the cheese. Transfer to a greased 9x13 baking dish. Cover and bake at 350 for 30 minutes. Uncover; sprinkle with remaining cheese.  Bake 10-15 minutes longer or until cheese is melted. Yields: 12 servings

Banana Bread (Hardin County Fair Challenge Recipe)

2 large eggs
1 cup sugar
3 T. milk
1/2 cup margarine, softened
3 bananas, mashed (minimum 1 1/2 cups)
1/2 tsp. salt
1 tsp. baking soda
2 cups flour
1/2 cup chopped walnuts (optional)

Pre-heat oven to 350 degrees.  Grease 1 large loaf pan (no smaller than 8x4, 9x5 is as large as you should go.)  Mash the bananas to a smooth consistency with either a potato masher or wooden spoon. Mash in the margarine.  Add all the rest of the ingredients at one time and stir together until just barely blended.  The batter will be a little lumpy.  Bake in the center of the oven for 1 hour or until a knife inserted in the center comes out clean.  Butter the top crust when done baking for a shiny crust.  Let cool for 10-15 minutes before removing from the loaf pan and cooling completely on a rack.

Recipe from Albert City Our Saviors Lutheran Church Cookbook