IT BEGINS AS CEREAL AND ENDS AS PIE
DEAR MELBA: My kids are Rice Krispie Treat fanatics. They probably learned this from their mother.
RICE KRISPIE TREAT PIE
Crust
• 1/3 cup butter
• 1 package (10 ounces) miniature marshmallows
• 6 cups Rice Krispies
In saucepan, melt butter and marshmallows and pour over cereal and stir together.
Use glass cup to press mixture into 2 buttered pie pans. Let set up while mixing the filling.
DO THE TASTE TEST FOR CRUST AMOUNTS
DEAR MELBA: Mix a stick of butter with some pumpkin puree and powdered sugar and spread on the pumpkin bread while it is still warm, forming a sweet crust. For the amounts of puree and sugar, do it by taste-test.
PUMPKIN BREAD
•3 1/2 cups flour
•1/2 teaspoon salt
•3 cups sugar
•2 teaspoons baking soda
•1 teaspoon cinnamon
•1 teaspoon nutmeg
•4 eggs
•1 cup vegetable oil
•2/3 cup water
•1 teaspoon vanilla
•1 can (15 ounces) pumpkin
•1 cup pecans, chopped
Preheat oven to 350 F. In large bowl, combine flour, salt, sugar, baking soda, cinnamon and nutmeg. Make a well in the center.
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Pretzels and pretzels
DEAR READERS: It's not too late to share this recipe, because it only takes minutes to make. I call them Stacked Pretzels and make them to share with my neighbors.
STACKED PRETZELS
• Square pretzels
• Rolo candy
• Pecan halves
Heat oven to 350 F. Spread pretzels on pan and place one Rolo on each. Bake 3 minutes.
Lay a pecan half on top of each. They're also good if you use another pretzel instead of the pecan half. Melba
S.O.S.
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