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Buttermilk Corn Fritters

Quick and easy corn fritters. Serve with maple syrup or molasses.

Ingredients:

1 1/3 cups buttermilk baking mix
1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
1 (17 ounce) can cream-style corn
1 egg, beaten
1 cup vegetable oil
1 (12 ounce) bottle maple syrup or molasses

Directions:

1. In a medium mixing bowl, sift together baking mix and baking powder. In a small mixing bowl, combine corn and egg.

2. Combine egg and flour mixture, stir gently.

3. Heat oil in large skillet over medium heat. Drop batter by tablespoonfuls into hot oil one layer at a time. Fry for 2 minutes on each side or until golden brown. Drain fritters on absorbent paper. Serve immediately with maple syrup or molasses.

Makes 16 fritters

Pumpkin Cookies

Ingredients

1 cup butter, softened
1 cup granulated sugar
1 egg
1 tsp. vanilla
1 cup canned pumpkin
2 cups flour, sifted
1/2 tsp. salt
1 tsp. baking soda
1 tsp. baking powder
1 tsp. cinnamon
1/2 cup chopped walnuts

Icing:

1/2 cup brown sugar
3 Tbsp. butter
1/4 cup milk
Icing sugar

General Info:
Preheat oven to 350º
Yield: 30 cookies approx.

Instructions:

Cream together margarine, sugar & egg. Add vanilla, & pumpkin; mix well. Combine flour, baking soda, baking powder, cinnamon, and salt. Add flour to pumpkin mixture, stir, add walnuts and mix well. Drop heaping teasspoons of dough onto a greased cookie sheet. Bake for 10-12 minutes until golden brown.

Instructions for icing:

In a small saucepan, combine brown sugar, milk, and butter. Boil for 3 minutes and remove from heat Add enough icing sugar to make a thick spreading consistency.

Serving suggestions & Notes:

These are a nicely spiced cookie, good with or without the icing.