lunch for a steamy hot summer's day

Wasa whole-grain cracker crisps

apple

brie cheese

cranberry lime fuzzy water

beef stew

Old fashioned cream of mushroom soup

Connemara Apple Cake

Connemara Apple Cake

Cake base:

1⅛ cups cake flour

½ cup sugar

1 large egg

¼ cup melted butter

½ cup evaporated milk

Topping:

2 large baking apples, peeled, cored and sliced thin

½ cup sugar

1 teaspoon cinnamon

1/6 cup butter

Grease an 8-inch ovenproof dish. Heat oven to 400º F. Sift flour 4 times. Add sugar and mix together. Add the milk and beaten egg to the ¼ cup melted butter; mix well together and add to the flour mixture. Beat till smooth (300 strokes by hand or 2 minutes with the electric mixer). Pour mixture into the prepared ovenproof dish.

Cover cake base with the apple slices, letting them overlap. Melt the 1/6 cup butter; brush over apples. Mix cinnamon with sugar and sprinkle over apple slices. Place dish on a cookie sheet and bake in the center of the oven for 40 minutes or till apple slices are soft and the knife inserted into the cake comes out clean. Serve hot, with or without whipped cream or ice cream.

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baked french toast

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molasses cookies

1 1/2 cups flour
1 1/4 cups sugar
1 tsp baking soda
1/2 tsp salt
1 egg
1/4 cup molasses
3/4 cup rolled oats
1 tsp ginger
1/2 tsp cloves
1/2 cup shortening, melted and cooled
1 egg

1). Heat oven to 375 f. Lightly grease a baking sheet.
2). Sift together the flour, 1 cup sugar, baking soda salt, ginger and cloves in a large bowl.
3). Add shortening, egg, molasses and mix until smooth. Add oats and stir to incorporate.
4). Using ice cream scoop, scoop batter onto baking sheets, spacing 3" apart. Place remaining 1/4 cup sugar in a small bowl. Dip the bottom of a glass inthe sugar and press dwn on each scoop of dough until about 1/4" thick.
5). Bake until brown-crisp, about 12 minutes.