Family Recipes...Part Two

**Christmas brings more recipes out.  My mother would make Sunrise Cake as Jesus' birthday cake each Christmas Day.  She got the recipe from her sister.  It is one of my favorite cakes due to the almond extract!!

Sunrise Cake
2 cups self-rising flour
2 cups sugar
1 cup cooking oil
6 whole eggs
1 teaspoon almond extract

Sift the flour and sugar and set aside.  In a large bowl, beat the oil and eggs with a mixer.  Add the sugar/flour mixture and then the almond extract. Beat for 10 minutes at medium speed.  Bake in greased tube pan for 1 hour at 325 degrees.  Cool for 30 minutes before removing.

Glaze
1 cup powdered sugar
1 TBSP butter 
Add milk until right consistency.

Pour over cooled cake top.


**Another one I love is the Apricot candy mom would make for the holidays.  I have not been successful in getting mine to set up right, but I do try.

Apricot Candy
3/4 cup sugar
1/2 cup milk
12 oz. dried apricot, chopped
2 cups walnuts
2 cups raisins

Cook on pan until thick. Roll in waxed paper logs.  Cool.  Cut into disc shape and roll in powdered sugar.
Makes 3 logs.


**No-Bake Cookies were my older sisters favorite cookie while growing up.

No-Bake Cookies

1/2 cup butter
2 cups sugar
1/2 cup milk
Boil together for 4 minutes.

Remove from heat and stir in:
2 cups rolled oats
1/2 cup coconut flakes
1/2 cup cocoa
1 TBSP vanilla

Mix well, drop by TBSP onto waxed paper.

**One of my favorites to make all year long are Sugar Cookies.  I have a very large collection of cookie cutters for all seasons.  I do like to make sugar cookies for my holiday cookie plates that I make for friends. This recipe is from a family friend, Barbara Anderson.  We always used her recipe.

Sugar Cookies
Cream together:
1 cup shortening
1 2/3 cups sugar

Combine:
1 cup sour cream
2 eggs
2 tsp vanilla

Sift:
2 tsp baking powder
1 tsp salt
1 1/2 tsp soda
 5 cups flour

Add dry ingredients alternately with the liquid and cream ingredients.  Roll out 1/4" thick. Roll out on powdered sugar instead of flour.  Cut with cookie cutters. Bake on greased cookie sheets, 8-10 minutes at 375 degrees.


** This next recipe was for special occasions.  The French Pear Pie is a yummy treat.

French Pear Pie
5 Bartlett pears
3 TBSP frozen orange juice concentrate

1/2 tsp grated lemon peel

Peel and core pears and slice thinly.  Toss lightly with undiluted juice concentrate and lemon peel.  Place fruit in unbaked 9" pie shell.

Mix together the crumb topping:
3/4 cup flour
1/2 cup sugar
1/8 tsp salt
1/2 tsp ground ginger
1/3 cup butter

Mix together until crumbly.  Sprinkle evenly over the pears, being careful to cover all the pears.  Bake at 400 degrees for 40 minutes or until fruit is tender.

You can maybe understand from this posting, that I really enjoy sweet treats.  I will work to find some savory recipes for the next Family Recipe post.  I hope you try some of these recipes out!!