Lancaster Farming from Lancaster, Pennsylvania • B14

B14 Lancaster Farming, Saturday, June 22, 2013 www.lancasterfarming.com i a i Pumpkin Crunch 2 cups pumpkin cooked and mashed 1 (12-ounce) can evaporated milk 3 eggs 1 cup sugar 1 teaspoon cinnamon 1 box yellow cake mix 1 cup butter, melted Topping: 8 ounces cream cheese cups sugar 2 cups whipped topping Mix first five ingredients. Pour into 9x13-inch pan. Sprinkle cake mix over pumpkin mixture (do not mix together). Drizzle melted butter over top. Bake 350 for 1 hour.

For topping, mix topping ingredients together. Put on cooled cake. Keep refrigerated. Hello, from the Weavers. hard to believe at this time of the year already! My husband, Curvin, and along with our five children ages 17 years to 10 months live on a dairy farm.

The spring rush is over, which allows the farmers to relax a little (if anything like that on a farm). We milk 125 cows and raise our heifers. We like to see the calf barn full, but it seems that heifer calves are a little scarce around here! Hoping you all have a safe and healthy summer, and enjoy your dairy products! Ruth Ann Weaver Myerstown, Pa. Bran Muffins 1 cup whole wheat flour 1 cup bran cup brown sugar teaspoon baking soda teaspoon salt Mix ingredients together, then add: cups milk cup oil 1 cup raisins Pour into greased cupcake pans. Bake at 325 for 30 minutes.

Serve warm with butter and honey. We love this recipe. We also enjoy Lancaster Farming and especially find June Dairy Month recipes in- teresting. Enjoy a safe, healthy sum- mer! The Beilers Peach Bottom, Pa. Best Blueberry Muffins 1 cup milk cup butter, melted 1 egg, beaten slightly 2 cups flour cup sugar 1 tablespoon baking powder 1 teaspoon salt 1 cup fresh or frozen blueber- ries, optional; can also use strawberries, etc.

Topping: cup butter, melted cup sugar Heat oven to 400 F. In a large bowl, combine milk, butter and egg. Add all remaining ingredients ex- cept blueberries. Stir just until flour is moistened. Gently stir in blueber- ries.

Spoon into a greased muffin pan. Bake for 25 minutes or until golden brown. Cool slightly. Re- move from pan. For topping, dip tops of muffins in melted butter, then in sugar.

Yields approximately 1 dozen. Hello from Lititz! My husband, Jake, along with our three little chil- dren, live on a farm. We milk 43 cows and farm approximately 5-6 acres of tobacco each summer. We always look forward to a busy, fun-filled summer. It makes lots of treasured memories with friends and family.

We hope you all enjoy these muffins as much as we have already. definitely our family favorite. Blueberry muffins for breakfast al- ways brings cheers! Have a blessed summer. Liz Stoltzfus Lititz, Pa. Rhubarb Dream Bars cups flour, divided cup sugar cup cold butter to cups sugar 2 eggs 2 cups finely chopped rhubarb cup chopped walnuts cup flaked coconut In bowl, combine 1 cup flour and sugar.

Cut in but- ter till crumbly. Pat into a lightly greased, 9x13-inch pan. Bake at 350 for 13-15 minutes or till edges are lightly browned. In a bowl, combine the sugar and remaining flour. Add eggs; mix well.

Stir in rhubarb, walnuts and coconut. Pour over crust. Bake 30-35 min- utes longer or till set. Cool on wire rack. Cut into bars.

Makes to 3 dozen. Hello from Morgantown, We enjoy Lancaster Farming and also the recipes. Looking forward to try- ing out new recipes. Have a happy, healthy and safe summer. Anna Mary Brubaker Morgantown, Pa.

Banana Split Cake 2 cups graham cracker crumbs 2 sticks butter, divided 2 cups sugar 8 ounces cream cheese 4-7 bananas 1 (20-ounce) can crushed pine- apple, drained 1 quart fresh or frozen strawber- ries 1 (8-ounce) container whipped topping Mix one stick of butter with crack- er crumbs. Press into 9x13-inch pan. Cream one stick of butter, sugar and cream cheese for 10-15 minutes must be beaten for 10-15 minutes. Pour onto crumb mixture. Cut bananas in half lengthwise and place over cream, split side down.

Spread pineapple over bananas. Top with strawberries and cover with whipped topping. Sprinkle with nuts, if desired. I use Strawberry Danish (pudding pie filling) instead of fresh or fro- zen strawberries. This is one of our favorite desserts, especially when strawberries are in season.

We have three children: Randall, Kaitlyn, and Kenton, 1. My hus- band drives feed truck for the local feed mill. The children enjoy taking a turn going along on the truck with him. Wishing everyone a safe and happy summer! Christine Horning Annville, Pa. Granola Bars 1 cup butter, melted 2 cups peanut butter 1 cup honey 1 cup rice syrup Melt butter and add peanut butter.

Add honey and rice syrup. In a separate bowl, mix together: 10 cups rolled oats cups chocolate chips Add: cups raisins, sunflower seeds, sliced almonds or coconut Mix butter mixture with dry ingre- dients mixture. Press into a buttered jelly roll pan. Hello from northern Dauphin County, Pa. My husband and with our five children ages 21 months to 10 years live on a dairy farm and enjoy life on the farm! These bars make a good snack anytime: morning snack, after school or bed- time snack.

Have a happy, safe sum- mer! Barbie Beiler Elizabethville, Pa. Turkey Tetrazzini Mix: 4 cups chicken or turkey, cooked and cubed 1 can cream of mushroom soup Separately, fry: 2 tablespoons butter cup onion Blend in: cup flour 1 tablespoon salt Add to saucepan: quarts milk Separately, cook as directed on package: 1 pound spaghetti Cook butter mixture and stir until smooth. Mix all ingredients together and cover with: Grated cheese of choice Bake at 350 for 45 minutes. For a complete meal, add: 2 cups cooked peas, corn or green beans Hello everyone! We live on a 60- cow dairy in Churchtown, Pa. God has blessed us with three boys and four girls ages 14 to 2 weeks.

We al- ways look forward to the June reci- pes, but get to try all those that I cut out. Have a safe summer! Ken and Jane Ringler Narvon, Pa. Delicious Custard 2 tablespoons butter cup cornstarch cup sugar substitute teaspoon salt cups milk, divided 2 egg yolks 1 teaspoon vanilla Melt and brown butter in sauce- pan. When browned, add 3 cups milk. In a separate bowl, mix corn- starch, sugar substitute and salt.

Add yolks and mix. Add remaining milk and mix well. When butter and milk mixture is very warm, take 1 tablespoon at a time and add to egg mixture. When egg yolk mixture is warmed, add remaining egg mixture to milk mixture and cook until thickened. Remove from heat and add va- nilla.

Cover, cool, then refrigerate. Enjoy! We enjoy this with fruit, ice cream or whipped cream. We enjoy the Lan- caster Farming very much and all the information it has. M.C. Nace Mansfield, Pa.

Lemon Sponge Pie 3 egg whites cups sugar, divided 6 tablespoons flour 3 egg yolks 2 cups milk Juice and rind of 1 lemon cup butter, melted 2 (9-inch) pastry shells, un- baked Beat egg whites and sugar until stiff. Grate lemon and mix well with remaining ingredients. Fold in beat- en egg whites. Pour into pie shells and bake at 425 for 10 minutes, then reduce heat to 350 and bake an additional 25 minutes. I tried this recipe for the first time just recently, and judging by the amount my husband, Lavon, and 2-year-old son, Jadon, ate, it was a big hit.

We also have a girl, Jalina. We are enjoying the lovely summer weather. Jadon loves it outside and is a true farmer boy. He loves tagging along with daddy on the farm. Kathryn Zimmerman Myerstown, Pa.

Waffles 1 package dry yeast 2 cups luke warm milk 4 eggs, separated 1 teaspoon vanilla cups flour teaspoon salt 2 tablespoons sugar cup melted butter Sprinkle yeast over warm milk. Stir to dissolve. Beat egg yolks, and add to yeast mixture. Add vanilla, flour, salt and sugar. Stir in melted butter and mix thoroughly.

Beat egg whites until stiff. Carefully fold egg whites into batter. Let mixture stand in a warm place about 45 minutes. Bake as directed on waffle iron using cups for each waffle. Makes 5 full waffles.

Since last year in May when the children got me a waffle iron for my birthday, waffles have been a favor- ite to us all for breakfast! We, along with our six children Alvin, 11; Linda, Johnny, Mervin, Annie Ruth, and Dan- iel, 1 live on a 50-acre farm with 50 milking cows. We all love farm life, especially busy, care-free summertime, working and playing together! Christ and Katie Stoltzfus Lancaster, Pa. Ovenbaked Breaded Turkey Fillets 1 pound turkey breast or ten- derloin Milk, enough to cover fillets 3 eggs Seasoned or plain bread crumbs, to coat to stick butter Fillet or slice turkey breast or tenderloin in thick slices. Soak fillets in milk and eggs that have been beaten. Add milk to cover fillets in a bowl.

Fillets can soak in refrigerator up to days the longer, the more tender. Remove fillets from bowl, one at a time, and coat with bread crumbs. Melt butter in a 9x13-inch glass or metal casserole dish and lay fillets down in butter. Bake in oven for 350 for ap- proximately 20-25 minutes. Flip one time and let bake another 20 minutes or until golden brown.

Optional: sprinkle or lay cheese on top during the last few minutes of baking. Remove from oven. Note: try chicken as well. Hello, we are John and Debbie Winard and family from New Oxford, Pa. We do not live on a dairy farm, but reside here on our 40-acre farm where we raise beef cattle and help in operating an agricultural trucking business, hauling sawdust and shav- ings.

Our married son lives on our chicken farm in East Berlin, and we have a turkey farm in Gettysburg, Pa. We have nine children five girls and four boys. Two are married and we have two beautiful grandchil- dren. These turkey fillets made with the breast meat are a major hit at our home and often requested. The fillets get very moist after soaking them for some time.

Macaroni and cheese compliments them very well. John and Debbie Winand New Oxford, Pa. Salsa Dip 8 ounces cream cheese 8 ounces sour cream 16 ounces salsa Shredded cheese Mix cream cheese, sour cream and salsa. Put in casserole dish. Sprinkle with shredded cheese.

Bake at 350 for 10 minutes or until heated. Serve with corn chips or crackers. We like this made with homemade salsa. Lorraine Hoover Annville, Pa. Chicken Cordon Bleu Casserole 3 cups chicken or turkey, cooked and cut up pound chipped ham pound Swiss cheese, grated 1 can cream of chicken soup cup milk Filling: cup melted butter cup celery cup onion 8 cups bread cubes 2 eggs beaten cups milk teaspoon salt teaspoon pepper 2 teaspoons parsley flakes Sprinkle garlic powder Layer chicken, ham and Swiss cheese in a 9x13-inch baking dish.

Mix together cream of chicken soup and cup milk. Pour over top. celery and onions in butter. Add to bread cubes. Mix in eggs and milk.

Layer on top. Bake at 350 for 1 hour. This is one of our favorite casse- roles. My husband, Matthew, and I have a 9-month old daughter, Kately Ma- rie. Salina Zook Gap, Pa.

Red Potato Soup pounds unpeeled red pota- toes, cut into 1-inch cubes 1 large onion, diced 3 celery ribs, diced 3 or 4 bacon strips, diced 2 quarts milk 4 cups water 3 tablespoons chicken bouillon granules 1 teaspoon salt teaspoon pepper cup butter cup flour 1 cup cream cup minced fresh parsley Shredded Cheddar cheese or 4 slices American cheese Green onions, chopped Place potatoes in saucepan and cover with water. Boil. Simmer 10- 12 minutes. Drain and set aside. onion, celery and bacon till tender.

Add milk, bouillon, salt and pepper. Heat through do not boil. Melt butter and stir in flour. Cook and stir over medium heat for 1 min- ute. Gradually add cream.

Cook and stir for 1-2 minutes. Stir into soup. Add parsley and potatoes. Garnish with shredded cheese and green on- ions. Yields 18 servings quarts).

Hello to all Lancaster Farming readers. Thank you to all who put an effort into helping with the reci- pes for June Dairy Month. We love B-section especially in June with all the delicious recipes to try. We live on a beef cattle farm in- cluding a shop with repairing and repainting farm tractors. We have five sons and three daughters.

All are married but two. This recipe is one of my favorite soups on a cold and chilly day. You can peel potatoes if you like or use half portion for a smaller family. Have a safe and happy summer. Rachel Burkholder Kutztown, Pa..