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    Sweet and Spicy Pecans  from Emily Enchanted 1 LB EACH:  Dried diced mangos Dried diced pineapple Craisins Sunflower Seeds/Pepita blend Raisins 16 oz jar Unsalted dry roasted peanuts Mini M&Ms or Mini Vegan Carob chips (I'm dairy free) 3 Cups Roasted & Salted whole cashews Brown Sugar Candied Walnuts from In Katrina's Kitchen Mix all together by hand in super-size bowl (at least 8 quart size). Measure into jars or zip fasten baggies to give away.       Ta-Dah!   And, yes, I nibbled and sampled my way through the process.

MOTHER’S BANANA NUT BREAD Preheat Oven to 325F. Grease Loaf Pan. INGREDIENTS: 1 Cup Sugar 1 Teaspoon Baking Soda\ 2 Eggs  3 Mashed Bananas 1 stick Butter ¼ Cup Chocolate Chips 2 Cups flour ¼ Cup Chopped Nuts DIRECTIONS: Mix all ingredients together in large bowl. Pour into greased bread pan. Bake for one hour till toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool ten minutes in pan, then remove and set on rack to cool. As you can see, this is a much loved recipe!

Instead of canned poppyseed filling, I am using fresh made poppyseed filling  because I have access to ground poppyseed. And instead of 2 cups sugar, I am substituting 1 1/2 cups honey.  I expect it to be absolutely delicious. Found the homemade poppyseed filling at www.allrecipes.com under Hungarian Poppyseed Filling Recipe.  But, just in case the link gets broken, here is the recipe: 1/2 pound poppy seeds (1 & 1/2 Cups) 1 Cup milk 1/4 Cup Butter 3/4 Cup sugar (called for cane, but I used coconut) pinch salt 2 Eggs, beaten Grind poppy seeds in a mill or grinder. Combine milk, butter and sugar in saucepan. Cook on low heat, stirring often, until sugar dissolves. Gradually pour about half of the hot milk into the beaten eggs, whisking constantly. Return the egg and milk mixture back to the pan. Continue to cook and stir until the mixture begins to thicken and coat the back of a metal spoon (Run your fingers down the coated spoon, i...

     I hope this is Auntie Annie's recipe for Potica. I forgot to put the person's name on it when I got it. Might be Grandma Bavetz's. Anyway, this is delicious. Read recipe all the way through so you won't get any unexpected surprises when beginning to put together. Ingredients: 1/2 Cup Warm Milk 1 Tablespoon Sugar 2 Cakes Yeast Directions: Dissolve yeast in warm milk. Add sugar and let stand in warm place until foamy. Ingredients: 6 Cups Flour 1 Teaspoon Salt 1/3 Cup Sugar, minus the 1 Tablespoon used above. 1/4 Lb Butter, softened 3 Eggs, beaten 1 Cup Sour Cream Directions: Place flour in large bowl and add salt, sugar, butter, eggs and sour cream. Add yeast mixture and mix well. Knead until dough is pliant, about 10 minutes. Divide dough into 3 parts: Grease each ball and place in separate greased bowls. Cover with wax paper and kitchen towel and set aside to rise in warm place for 1/2 hour. Nut Filling Ingredients: 1 1/2 Lb Ground Walnuts 1...