Whole Wheat Peach Kuchen

I had bought some peaches and they were quite "woody" and not good for fresh eating. So I tried this new recipe and it turned out great! At least the peaches were not wasted!

3/4 cup whole wheat flour
1/2 cup white flour
2 tbsp. sugar
1/4 tsp. salt
1/4 tsp. baking powder
1/4 cup ground walnuts (optional - I did not add these)
1/4 cup butter/margarine
4 cups cut up peeled peaches
3 tbsp. sugar
1 tsp. cinnamon
1 cup plain yogurt or sour cream (I used yogurt)
1 egg
2 tbsp. sugar
1/2 tsp. vanilla

Combine first 6 ingredients in a large bowl. Cut in butter, until crumbly. Pat mixture over bottom and sides of pie pan. Arrange peaches in pastry, cut side down. Mix together second amount of sugar and cinnamon together. Sprinkle on top of fruit. Bake in 400 degree oven for 15 minutes. Combine last 4 ingredients and pour over hot peaches and bake 30 minutes more or until set.
Serves 6-8.

White Cake

1/2 cup margarine
1 1/4 cups sugar
2 eggs
1 tsp. vanilla
2 cups flour
3 tsp. baking powder
1/2 tsp. salt
1 cup milk

Cream margarine and sugar. Add eggs one at a time, beating well after each egg. Stir in vanilla. Add sifted dry ingredients alternately with milk. Blend well. Pour into greased 9x13 pan. Bake at 350 degrees for 25-30 minutes.

Grandma's Green Bean Casserole

2 tbsp. butter
2 tbsp. flour
1 tsp. salt
1 tsp. white sugar
1/4 cup onion, diced
1 cup sour cream
6 cups green bean pieces
2 cups shredded cheddar cheese
1/2 cup crumbled buttery crackers
1 tbsp. butter melted

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Cook beans in boiling water till slightly tender (3 minutes if frozen, 5 minutes if fresh) and drain. Melt first amount of butter in pan. Cook onions in butter. Stir in flour till smooth. Add salt, sugar and sour cream. Add beans and cheese and stir to coat. Put into 2.5 quart dish. Toss cracker crumbs and melted butter together. Sprinkle on top of bean mixture. Bake 30 minutes.

Hot German Green Bean Salad

1 1/2 pounds green beans (about 6 cups cut in 1 inch pieces)
- cook, covered in boiling water until barely tender (about 5 minutes). Drain, reserve 1/4 cup cooking liquid.

6 slices bacon
- Fry until crisp; remove all but 2 tablespoons drippings from frypan. Drain bacon and crumble. Set aside.

2 tablespoons sugar
1 tablespoon lemon juice or white vinegar (I used lemon juice)
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 small onion chopped
- Add to bacon drippings along with reserved cooking liquid.

1/4 cup cold water
2 teaspoons cornstarch
-Mix together separately, stirring until dissolved. Stir into frypan. Cook until thick and clear, stirring constantly. Add cooked beans and heat through. Sprinkle with bacon and serve.

Saskatoon Pudding

3 cups saskatoons (I used 2 cups saskatoons and 1 ripe peach sliced into bite sized pieces)
juice from 1/2 a lemon ( about 1 1/2 tbsp. bottled juice)
1/3 cup granulated sugar
1 tbsp. flour
1/2 cup margarine
heaping 1/3 cup granulated sugar (original recipe asks for 1/2 cup)
1 egg
1/2 tsp. vanilla
1/2 tsp. almond extract
1 cup flour
1 tsp. baking powder
1/4 tsp. salt
1/2 cup milk

Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Grease 8 x 8 inch cake pan. Wash and sort saskatoons and drain well. Place fruit in bottom of pan. Squeeze lemon juice over fruit. Combine 1/3 cup sugar and 1 tbsp. flour and sprinkle over top. Set aside. In mixing bowl, cream butter and sugar. Beat in egg, vanilla and almond extract until mixture is light and fluffy. Stir together flour, baking powder and salt. Stir in batter alternately with milk ending with flour mixture. Spread batter over fruit. Bake about 30-35 minutes or until top of pudding golden and tests done.

Peach Saskatoon Pie Filling

8 heaping cups fruit ( Mixture of peaches and saskatoons as per your preference. I prefer about 2/3 peaches and 1/3 saskatoons)
1 1/2 cups sugar or less if desired
5 tbsp. Minute Tapioca
1/2 cup water

Boil sugar, tapioca and water together. Add fruit. Let cool before putting into pie shell. Mixture or pies can be frozen. Makes about 2 pies worth of filling depending on size of pie pan.

Strawberry Rhubarb Pie Filling

4 cups diced rhubarb
4 cups diced strawberries
1 1/2 cups sugar
5 tbsp. Minute Tapioca
Just under 1/2 cup water

Boil sugar, tapioca and water together. Add fruit. Let cool before putting into pie shell. Mixture or pies can be frozen. Makes about 2 pies worth of filling depending on size of pie pan.