The Fabulous Dene Brooke Recipes

The next three are all from Dene. She is one of the most talented baker/chef ever. Oh my goodness I love when she bakes for me.

Credit: Dene Brooke

Chocolate Crunch (Elk Droppings)

1 Bar chocolate (almond bark)

1 Can peanuts

4 cups peanut butter captain crunch

Melt Chocolate in a double boiler or microwave. Once melted, stir in peanuts and cereal. Spoon on to aluminum foil. You make little clusters of them. They set up real quick

Pumpkin Bread

1 1/2 cups flour

1.2 tsp. salt

1 cup sugar

1 tsp. baking soda

1 cup pumpkin puree

1/2 cup vegetable oil

2 eggs beaten

1/4 tsp. nutmeg

1/4 tsp cinnamon

1/4 allspice

1/2 cup chopped nuts

1/4 cup water

Preheat oven to 350. Sift together flour, salt, sugar, and soda. Mix pumpkin, oil, eggs, water and spices together, then combine with dry ingredients- but do not mix too thoroughly. Stir in nuts. Pour into well-greased loaf pan. Bake 50-60 min. reduce baking time if using small loaf pans. Turn out of pan and cool on rack.

Apple Crumb pie

2/3 cup sugar

2 tbsp. flour

3/4 tsp. cinnamon

5-6 large apples, peeled, cored and sliced

1 9 inch unbaked pie shell

1/2 cup flour

1/4 cup sugar

1/4 cup butter

Combine first 3 ingredients. Stir into apples. Turn into pastry shell. Combine remaining flour and sugar; but in butter til crumbly. Sprinkle over apples. Bake at 400 for 45-50 min. or until golden brown on top.

These are all absolutely AMAZING

Enjoy next three are all from Dene. She is one of the most talented baker/chef ever. Oh my goodness I love when she bakes for me.