Chocolate Covered Fall Pretzels

Rating: 6 Stars
My friend from work inspired this creation! Easy and impressively good! You could cut this recipe in half, but why not make enough to share? Also, you can vary the sprinkles to match any holiday or special occasion: heart for valentines day, red/white/blue sprinkles for the 4th of July, etc. I used colorful fall leaves.

Ingredients:
2 pounds milk chocolate
2 T margarine
2 pounds pretzel rods
Decorative sprinkles

Directions:
Melt milk chocolate with margarine in microwave, stirring every 30 seconds until smooth. Then, dip pretzel rods into chocolate. Lay them on wax paper and sprinkle with decorative sprinkles. Let cool 20 minutes. Enjoy!

Pumpkin Cake

Rating: 5 Stars My oldest son doesn't care for dry cakes... so, he passed on this one. But, I think it is a perfect taste of fall. Just serve it with some whipped topping and a cup of spiced cider and you are sure to have a hit! I couldn't snap a picture fast enough before someone swiped a piece to enjoy.

Ingredients:
3 c. flour
2 tsp. baking soda
2 tsp. cinnamon
2 c. pumpkin
2 c. sugar
2 tsp. baking powder
dash of salt
1 c. cooking oil
4 eggs

Directions:
Combine ingredients and mix. Bake 35 minutes in 350 degree oven in ungreased 9 X 13 in. pan. Test with toothpick to see if it needs a few more minutes.
Serve warm or cooled... with whipped cream if you like!

Peanut Butter-and-Jelly Muffins

Rating: 6 Stars

This is a great recipe to make with children. There is a job for everyone! Here's a picture of the children spooning the jelly into the middle of the muffins! What fun.

Ingredients:
1 cup plus 2 Tbs. all-purpose flour
1 1/2 tsp. baking powder
1/8 tsp. salt
1/2 cup firmly packed brown sugar
1/3 cup peanut butter
3 Tbs butter, softened
1 large egg
1/2 tsp vanilla extract
3/4 cup milk
Your Favorite Jelly

Directions:
Heat oven to 350. Line muffin pans with liners.

Mix together flour, baking powder and salt. In another bowl, with an electric mixer on high, beat brown sugar, peanut butter and butter 1 minute; beat in egg and vanilla.

Mix in flour mixture alternately with milk.

Fill muffin cups halfway with batter. Add 1 tsp of jelly to each muffin cup. Then, top off the jelly with the remaining batter, dividing evenly among muffin cups. Bake 20 minutes.