Old Fashioned Fixins

Tomato Gravy

1 regular can tomato soup
3 tbs butter
1/2 tsp sugar
1/8 tsp salt
4 tbs flour
1 c. milk
1/8 tsp black pepper

Using a skillet, melt butter. Add flour, salt and pepper and let flour brown. Mix milk and tomato soup and sugar then pour over flour. Mix, whisking and cooking until desired thickness. Serve over hot biscuits or toast.


 

Fried Apple Pies

2 tablespoons butter
4 apples, peeled, cored, and sliced, or 1 can apple pie filling
1/2 cup sugar
1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1 teaspoon lemon juice
1 (8-count) container flaky can biscuits
2 tablespoons water
Powdered sugar

Filling: Add the butter to a large saute pan and melt. Add the apples, sugar, cinnamon and lemon juice. Cook over medium heat until the apples are soft, about 15 minutes. Remove from the heat and cool.

When the filling is cool, roll the biscuits out on a lightly floured surface so that each biscuit forms a 7 to 8-inch circle. Place 2 to 3 tablespoons of the filling on each biscuit circle. Brush the edges of the circle with water. Fold the circle over the filling to make a half-moon shape. Seal by pressing the edges with the tines of a fork.

Carefully add the pies to hot oil, 1 at a time, and fry until golden brown, turning the pies as necessary for even browning, about 5 to 8 minutes. Drain on paper towels. Sprinkle with powdered sugar immediately.

  

Blackberry Dumplings

1 quart fresh or frozen blackberries, rinsed

1 cup water

1 cup sugar

1/2 teaspoon salt

1/2 teaspoon lemon extract

Dumplings

1 1/2 cups flour

2 teaspoons baking powder

1 tablespoon sugar

1/4 teaspoon salt

1/4 teaspoon nutmeg

2/3 cup milk

Directions:

Mix berries, water, 1 cup sugar, 1/4 t salt and lemon in large, wide saucepan. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat and simmer 5 minutes.

For dumplings: Combine flour,1 T sugar, baking powder, 1/4 t salt, nutmeg and milk. Stir until mixed. Drop by TBS into berry mixture. Cover tightly and simmer 15 minutes.

Serve hot. Enjoy!

Chocolate Cobbler

6 Tbs butter

1 c self rising flour

3/4 c sugar and 1 c sugar

1 1/2 Tbs unsweetened cocoa and 1/4 c cocoa

1/2 c milk

1 tsp vanilla

1 1/2 c boiling water

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Melt butter in an 8x8 inch baking dish while the oven preheats.

Stir together the flour, 3/4 cup sugar and 1 1/2 tablespoons cocoa.

Stir in milk and vanilla until smooth.

Spoon this batter over the melted butter in the baking dish.

Stir together the remaining cup of sugar and 1/4 cup cocoa powder.

Sprinkle over the batter.

Slowly pour boiling water over the top of the mixture.

Bake for 30 minutes in the preheated oven until set.