Poormans Candy Recipes

POORMAN'S TOFFEE

Steps:

• Cover a cookie sheet with aluminum foil, then line with crackers.
• Preheat oven to 350* F.
• In a sauce pan, melt butter and brown sugar over medium heat until it reaches hard ball texture - 250*F on a candy thermomator OR if you don't have one when a small amount is dripped into chilled water a ball is formed that is rigid but still pliable.
• Pour the mixture over crackers and put in the oven until bubblely (about 5 minutes).
• Take out and sprinkle chocolate chips over crackers and candy then return to oven until the chocolate chips melt a little (2 - 5 min).
• Remove from oven again and spread chocolate evenly around, sprinkle with walnuts if you wish.
• Chill in the refrigerator for 1 1/2 to 2 hours then peel off foil and break or cut into pieces.

POOR MAN'S COOKIES

Steps:

• In a large bowl, cream shortening and sugars until light and fluffy. Beat in water and vanilla. Combine the flour, baking soda and salt; gradually add to creamed mixture and mix well. Fold in oats., Drop dough by tablespoonfuls onto greased baking sheets. Bake at 350° for 10-12 minutes or until golden brown. Allow to stand 2 minutes before removing to a wire rack to cool.

POOR MAN'S COOKIES

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350 degrees.
• In a mixing bowl, combine oats, sugars,flour and salt.
• Combine soda and water;stir into oats mixture along with shortening and vanilla.
• Roll into walnut size balls.
• Bake at 350 for about 10 minutes or until golden brown.
• Remove from the oven and allow to stand 2 minutes before removing to a wire rack to cool.

POORMAN'S CANDY

Steps:

• mix first 3 ingredients and boil for 3 minutes. add last 2 ingredients and stir well. Drop by spoonfuls onto wax paper to set >

POOR MAN'S PUDDING

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (180 degrees C).
• For the maple sauce:.
• Bring the maple syrup, cream, brown sugar and butter to a boil in a saucepan. Reduce the heat and simmer for 5 minutes.
• For the batter:.
• Cream the butter, sugar and vanilla in a bowl with a mixer.
• In another bowl, combine the flour, baking powder and salt. Add the flour mixture to the butter mixture, alternating with the milk, and beating until just combined.
• Divide the batter among 8 ramekins. Pour the syrup over the batter. Bake until golden brown and a toothpick inserted into the center of the pudding comes out clean, about 35 minutes.
• Serve warm with vanilla ice cream.

POOR MAN'S TOFFEE

Steps:

• 1. Line a 13 X 9 or close to that size, pan with foil. (I use the non-stick type and it can be reused over and over).
• 2. Place graham crackers on the foil with entire bottom covered in crackers. If you have any space, just break some crackers and fill it in with the broken pieces.
• 3. Combine butter, sugar in a saucepan; cook until it's melted about 2 minutes. Add nuts. Remove from stove and set aside.
• 4. Pour buttery mixture over the crackers and spread to sides. Don't worry if it's thin in spots--when it heats it will spread evenly. Bake at 350 degrees for 10 minutes--my oven bakes fast so I watch it at 8 minutes! It shouldn't be very brown--just golden brown. Remove and cool. (I put mine outside on the deck or you can put it in the fridge to hurry it up) Break into pieces and watch it disappear fast!

POOR MAN'S COOKIES

Steps:

• 1. MIX WELL. ADD NUTS IF DESIRED. SPREAD IN LIGHTLY GREASED COOKIE SHEET. BAKE AT 350 DEGREES FOR 20-25 MINUTES. COOL AND FROST WITH POWDERED SUGAR ICING.