Buttery Tea Ring and Butterscotch Chip cookies and Sweet Potato Muffins

Buttery Tea Ring and Butterscotch Chip cookies and Sweet Potato Muffins

I can't remember a day visiting gramma when there wasn't something baking(or just baked), or cooked or pickling. for that matter.

Often dropping by unexpected I'd be asked if I had lunch(or supper yet) and the house would smell of fresh canned pickles,  or tomato soup, and almost always a muffin or cookie she tried the recipe of.

She always made extra...some for today...some to freeze for a few months from now and some I imagine for the visitors who frequented her door.

Buttery Tea Ring with Pecan Filling

1 pkg dry east

1/4 c. warm water

2 1/4 cups sifted flour

2 Tbsp sugar

1/2 tsp salt

1/2 cup butter

1/4 cup evaporated milk

1 egg

1/4 cup currants

Soften yeast in warm water

sift flour sugar and salt

cut in butter till fine

add milk, unbeaten egg and curants

add soft yeast and mix well

cover and chill 2 hrs

Divide dough in half

roll out 12 x 6 inch spread each will filling

Filling: cream well

1/2 cup brown sugar

1/4 cup butter

1/2 cup chopped pecans

roll up start with 12 inch side, seal, place in crescent or ring shape on foil lined cookie sheet

make cuts along outside edge, 1 inch apart within 1 inch of center.  turn pieces to side.  

Let rise in warm place about 45 minutes

Bake 20-25 minutes at 350°

Frost with vanilla glaze

Vanilla glaze:

brown 2 tbsp butter

add 1 cup powdered sugar

1-2 Tbsp evaporated milk

stir till right consistency

trim with candied cherries if desired

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Butterscotch Chip Cookies

1/2 cup brown sugar

1/4 cup white sugar

1/2 xup butter

1 beaten egg

1/8 cup water

1/2 tsp vanilla

1 c oatmeal

1.2 tsp bkg soda

1 cup sifted flour

1/2 pkg butterscotch chips

1/2 cup chopped nuts

Combine all ingredients.  Drop by teaspoons on greased pans.  

Bake at 350° for 6-8 minutes

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Sweet Potato Muffins

1 1/2 cups whole wheat flour

1 tsp bkg soda

1 tsp bkg powder

1/4 tsp salt

2 large eggs

1 - 1 1/2 cups mashed sweet potatoes

1/3 cup olive oil

1/3 cup honey

1/4 cup brown sugar

1 tsp vanilla

Whisk flour, bkg soda, bkg pwd and salt

In another bowl whisk eggs, sweet potatos, sugar, honey, oil, and vanilla

Slowly combine dry ingredients with wet ingredients and stir till evenly combined.

Divide evenly into muffin cups add ingredients if desired*

stir gently

bake 30-35 minutes 350° oven

*add apple, cinnamon, choc. chips, nuts, raisins...etc..