Cocktail Meatballs

Every Christmas Eve, since the kids were small, included on our dinner menu are...

Cocktail Meatballs

It's an easy recipe that has been around for years.

The meatballs can be made ahead, (baked and cooled) placed in plastic freezer bags and frozen.

When ready to serve, heat sauce ingredients and add thawed meatballs; heat through.

They are nice served at baby or bridal showers and a must each Christmas Eve at our home.

My family likes the large sized and makes little sandwiches on

my dinner rolls (shaped regular ~ not animal shape)

Cocktail Meatballs

From my old Betty Crocker Cookbook

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1 lb. ground beef

1/2 cup dry bread crumbs
1/3 cup finely chopped onion
1/4 cup milk
1 T. parsley
1 t. salt
1/2 t. Worcestershire sauce
1/8 t. pepper
1 egg
1/4 cup shortening
1 jar (10 oz) grape jelly
1 bottle chili sauce

Mix ground beef, bread crumbs, onion, milk, parsley, salt, Worcestershire sauce, pepper and egg. Shape into 1 inch balls ( make bigger meatballs, if desired)

Melt shortening in large skillet; brown meatballs.  Remove meatballs from skillet; pour off fat. ( I bake 2-inch size in a 425 oven for 15 minutes)

Heat chili sauce and jelly in skillet; stirring constantly, until jelly is melted. Add meatballs and stir until thoroughly coated.  Simmer uncovered 30 minutes.

Morning & Afternoon

When the view from your kitchen window looks like this...

You have to do two things.

Praise God for the breathtaking work of his hands

then grab your camera and run outside.

 
 
 
 
 
 

still roses on the Knock-Out bush 

Psalm 8

For the director of music. A psalm of David.

O LORD, our Lord,

how majestic is your name in all the earth!

You have set your glory

above the heavens.

From the lips of children and infants

you have ordained praise

because of your enemies,

to silence the foe and the avenger.

When I consider your heavens,

the work of your fingers,

the moon and the stars,

which you have set in place,

what is man that you are mindful of him,

the son of man that you care for him?

You made him a little lower than the heavenly beings

and crowned him with glory and honor.

You made him ruler over the works of your hands;

you put everything under his feet:

all flocks and herds,

and the beasts of the field,

the birds of the air,

and the fish of the sea,

all that swim the paths of the seas.

O LORD, our Lord,

how majestic is your name in all the earth!

{italicize mine}

Baked Cider Doughnuts

A third attempt at baked doughnuts and we really like these!

Apple butter and apple cider along with Maple Syrup make a delicious doughnut.

I will be whipping these up frequently.

Baked Cider Doughnuts

slightly adapted from this recipe: Lemon Drop

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2 cups all-purpose flour

1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
1 1/2 teaspoons baking soda
1/2 teaspoon salt
2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
1 large egg, lightly beaten
2/3 cup packed brown sugar
1/2 cup apple butter
1/3 cup pure maple syrup
1/3 cup apple cider
1/3 cup sour cream (I used fat-free)

Directions

Preheat oven to 400F
Spray doughnut pan with cooking spray

In medium bowl, whisk together first 5 ingredients.

In large bowl, whisk together remaining ingredients
Fold wet ingredients into dry ingredients blending just until combined

Spoon about 2 1/2 Tbs. batter into pan cavities or use a piping bag, fitted with large round open tip to pipe into pan.

Bake 10 minutes.  Cool several minutes.

Run a knife around edges of donuts and flip out onto a cooling rack

Brush melted butter onto each doughnut and roll in cinnamon sugar.

Cool pan and re-spray before proceeding with each batch.

Recipe yielded 14 doughnuts.

Previous Baked Doughnut post click photo:

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Wednesday’s World of Work @ The Good Steward

Autumn Days

And out of the ground made the LORD God to grow every tree that is pleasant to the sight

Genesis 2:9

almost time to take the gold fish from our tiny pond to the lake and prepare for winter.

Linking to Mary@Little Red House for Mosaic Monday