Date Nut Bread

One of my favorite recipes is this 

Date Nut Bread.    

It is a heavy dense tea bread packed full of flavor.

I have been making this recipe for 40+ years now.  Read over the recipe prior to making it.

You will need:

1 cup chopped dates

1 Tablespoon butter

1 cup boiling water.

Place dates and butter in a small bowl, add boiling water.     Cover and cool.

2 cups flour

3 teaspoons baking powder

1/2 teaspoon salt

Mix these 3 ingredients together and set aside

1 egg

3/4 cup sugar

Mix together in a large bowl.

Alternate adding flour mixture and date mixture into the egg mixture.   Stir well, but do not beat.

Add 1 cup chopped nuts as a final ingredient.

Pour into a greased and floured loag pan.   Let set for 20 minutes, then bake.  50 - 60 minutes at 350.

Easy Christmas Wreath Cookie

This cookie recipe is easy to make and will surely add a festive look to your cookie tray.

Easy Christmas Wreath

20 ounces white chocolate - broken into pieces

1 teaspoon green liquid food coloring

5 cups cornflake cereal, crushed

3 tablespoons cinnamon red-hot candies

Chopstick

Line 2 cookie sheets with parchment paper and coat with nonstick spray.

Melt chocolate in microwave or top of double boiler over simmering water; stir until smooth.

Stir in food coloring, making sure it is well incorporated.  Then stir in crushed cornflakes until evenly mixed.  

Drop onto cookie sheets by generously rounded tablespoon one inch apart.   Dip a chopstick in warm water, stick down in center of each cookie, making a whole for the center of the wreath.   While still moist, arrange red-hot candies on wreaths to mimic holly berries, using 3 -5 per wreath.

Place sheets on refrigerator until wreaths are cooled and firm.

Makes about 30 wreaths.

CHRISTMAS COOKIES

I would like to share with our followers some of our favorite

CHRISTMAS COOKIE RECIPES  

each week.

HAZELNUT BALLS 

1 cup flour

1/2 cup margarine

1 cup chopped pecans

2 Tablespoons sugar

1/8 Teaspoon salt

1 Teaspoon vanilla

Combine all ingredients - mix well with hands.   Place dough in refrigerator for 30 minutes.   Form in balls about 1" round OR crescent shapes.

Bake on ungreased cookie sheet  350  15-20 minutes.

Let cool and prior to serving sprinkle with Confectioners Sugar.

BLOG HOP WINNER

BLOG HOP WINNER

Before I announce the winner of our Angel Ornament

I want to THANK each and everyone that joined in

this wonderful Blog Hop set up by

Brenda Griffith of The Rusty Thimble.

This was a lot of work for her to set this up and get it all in motion for us.   

Thank you Brenda for all you do and have done.

Now, the winner of our sweet ornament is Vicki Jo !!   Congratulations.....I will be contacting you for your mailing address.

The Greatest Gift is Love - Blog Hop Giveaway

We are participating in a Blog Hop and would love to have our followers participate.

Welcome All !!

Below you will find the links of all blogs participating

I hope that you will pay each of them a visit to sign up for their ornament

while you are on their blogs be sure to follow them as well.

Here is our donation, a snow girl holding a star.

You will find the details on how to have the chance to win her below.

Visit the other Thirteen blogs at the links on the list to

sign up for each of their ornaments

Cindi of http://cozyexpressions.blogspot.com/ 

Brenda of  http://therustythimble.blogspot.com/

Lisa of http://themoonlitstitch.blogspot.com/ 

Terra of http://terragarden.blogspot.com/

Jessica of http://blessingsinthecountry.blogspot.com/

Danice of http://homespunhannahblog.blogspot.com/ 

Cynthia of http://cynzplace.blogspot.com/ 

Suzan of http://sjcountrycrafts.blogspot.com/ 

Karen of http://buttonsintheattic1.blogspot.com/

Tracy of http://hattiesattic.blogspot.com/

Judy of http://hollyridgefolkart.blogspot.com/ 

Anne of http://annesphamily.blogspot.com/

Laura of http://dogsmomvisits.blogspot.com/

That is correct this blog hop is a bit different.

You will go to each blog to sign up for their ornament.

You can sign up for my donation of The Snow Girl with Star

by leaving a comment on this post and if you are not a follower 

please follow me.

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NEW GIVEWAY

Good Morning out there in blog land  :)

I thought I would share with you our Giveaway on our 

Facebook page

  You can win 2 pillow tucks and that adorable pumpkin!

All you have to do is go to the pinned post on our Facebook page and comment on the number of candies you think is in the glass vase.  

While you are there,  LIKE our page and you will get updates on our new items.

Contest runs until October 14.

GOOD LUCK !

AND THE WINNER IS.....

First of all, I would like to thank

those that took the time to 

enter my contest.  

 It truly means a lot

to me, that you took

time out of your life to

comment.

HUGS to you all.   :)

Now..........on to the name of the winner

THE PRIM PLACE  !!!!

Congratulations!!!!!!

Please contact me with your mailing address, 

so I can get these guys out to you.