Recipes

Cheese Cracklins

1 cup cheddar cheese, grated

½ cup all-purpose flour

2 tablespoons butter

water

Preheat the oven to 400 degrees. Mix the cheese, flour and butter in a large bowl with your fingers. Add just enough water to form a stiff dough. Do not over mix. Roll the dough into ¾-inch balls and place on a greased baking sheet. Bake about 15 minutes or until lightly brown. Makes about 20 appetizers.

Ardy Beaman, Hibbing

Sweet and Salty Lemon Bars

1 – 18¼ ounce lemon cake mix

½ cup cold butter

1 egg

2 cups crushed saltine crackers (about 60)

3 egg yolks

1 can sweetened condensed milk

½ cup lemon juice

Beat the cake mix, butter and egg until crumbly. Stir in cracker crumbs. Set aside 2 cups of this mixture to use later for topping. Press remaining crumb mixture into a 9-by-13-inch cake pan, coated with nonstick cooking spray. Bake at 350 degrees for 18-20 minutes or until the edges are slightly browned. In a small mixing bowl, combine the egg yolks, milk and lemon juice. Pour over the base crust. Sprinkle on the reserved crust-base ingredients. Bake for 20-25 minutes longer. Cool on a wire rack. Cut into 24 bars. Store in the refrigerator.

Margaret Freeman, Saginaw

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