Apple Dumplings

2 cups Flour

4 teaspoons Baking powder

1 teaspoon Salt

4 Tablespoons Shortening

1 cup Milk

6 each Apple

Sugar

1 teaspoon Cinnamon

Pare and core apples. Sift flour, baking powder and salt; cut in

shortening, add milk and mix to smooth dough. Turn onto floured board

and divide into six portions. Roll each portion large enough to cover

one apple. Place an apple on each piece of dough; fill with cinnamon

and sugar; wet edges of dough and fold over apple. Place on greased

baking sheet, and bake at 350-F until apples are tender (about 40

minutes).

Yule Moon Cookies

1 cup butter

1 1/4 cup sugar

2 tsp. grated lemon peel

1/4 tsp. salt

1 1/3 cup. flour

1 1/2 cups grated almonds (blanched)

1 tsp. vanillaIcing:

2 cups sifted confectioner's sugar

1 tsp. vanilla

2 1/2 T. water

Cream together butter and sugar until fluffy and light. Add grated

lemon peel, salt, flour, grated almonds, and 1 tsp. vanilla; mix

thoroughly. Place dough in bowl. Cover and chill thoroughly. When

dough is well chilled; or next day, roll out dough to 1/8" thickness

and cut with moon/crescent cookie cutter. Place 1/2" apart on

ungreased baking sheet. Bake in preheated 375 degree oven for 8 to 10

minutes. Icing:

While cookies bake, combine confectioner's sugar, vanilla and water.

Spread over tops of cookies while still warm, but not too hot as

icing will melt. Thin with additional drops of water if glaze is too

thick. Allow cookies to cool. Yield: 10 dozen cookies.

Yule EggNog Bread

4 cups all-purpose, unbleached flour

1/2 cup sugar

1 tsp. salt

3 tbs. butter

1 6 oz. packet Sun Maid Sun Ripened Dried Fruit Bits

Equal amount chopped pecans

1 1/2 cup egg nog

1 pkg. dry yeast, in 1/2 cup warm water, Warm everything to room

temperature. Pitch yeast in warm water, with a pinch of sugar.

Mix flour, sugar, and salt; cut in softened butter. Mix in fruit and

nuts. When yeast is good and frothy, mix in egg nog and yeast mixture

and knead, adding flour as necessary. Let rise about an hour, punch

down dough, form into a ball, and let rise againPreheat oven to 350.

Bake approximately 30-45 minutes until done.