44 Recipes We Learned as 4-H Kids

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44 Recipes We Learned as 4-H Kids1/43 Muenster Bread 7 Reviews Contest Winner Test Kitchen Approved Total Time 1 hour Servings 1 loaf (16 pieces) Go to Recipe From the Recipe Creator: Many years ago my sister and I won blue ribbons in 4-H with this bread. The recipe makes a beautiful golden loaf with cheese peeking out of every slice. —Melanie Mero, Ida, Michigan Nutrition Facts: 1 slice: 273 calories, 16g fat (9g saturated fat), 71mg cholesterol, 399mg sodium, 22g carbohydrate (3g sugars, 1g fiber), 11g protein. 2/43 Oatmeal Cranberry Cookies 31 Reviews Test Kitchen Approved Oatmeal Cranberry Cookies

Recipe photo by Taste of Home Total Time 25 min Servings 6 dozen Go to Recipe From the Recipe Creator: Dotted with cranberries, orange zest and vanilla chips, these cookies are so colorful and fun to eat. They look lovely on a dessert tray and would be a great addition to your Christmas cookie lineup. —Pat Habiger, Spearville, Kansas Nutrition Facts: 1 cookie: 89 calories, 4g fat (2g saturated fat), 13mg cholesterol, 50mg sodium, 12g carbohydrate (8g sugars, 0 fiber), 1g protein. 3/43 Chicken Potpie 388 Reviews Test Kitchen Approved Best Chicken Potpie Recipe photo by Taste of Home Total

This is the best chicken potpie recipe!

Time 1 hour 15 min Servings 2 potpies (8 servings each) Go to Recipe From the Recipe Creator: This is the best chicken potpie recipe! Chock-full of chicken, potatoes, peas and corn, this recipe makes two golden pies, so you can serve one at supper and save the other for a busy night. —Karen Johnson, Bakersfield, California Nutrition Facts: 1 piece: 475 calories, 28g fat (14g saturated fat), 74mg cholesterol, 768mg sodium, 41g carbohydrate (5g sugars, 2g fiber), 15g protein. 4/43 Cherry Danish 64 Reviews Test Kitchen Approved Overnight Cherry Danish Recipe photo by Orly Catz for Taste of Home

Total Time 1 hour 45 min Servings 3 dozen Go to Recipe From the Recipe Creator: These rolls with their cherry-filled centers melt in your mouth and store well unfrosted in the freezer. —Leann Sauder, Tremont, Illinois Nutrition Facts: 1 pastry: 218 calories, 8g fat (5g saturated fat), 55mg cholesterol, 188mg sodium, 33g carbohydrate (16g sugars, 1g fiber), 3g protein. 5/43 Pizza Roll-Ups 10 Reviews Test Kitchen Approved Taste of Home Total Time 35 min Servings 2 dozen Go to Recipe From the Recipe Creator: Since getting this recipe from our 4-H club, it’s been a regular after-school snack. We

I remember coming home sullen one day because we’d lost a softball game

like to dunk these bite-sized pizza treats, made with refrigerated crescent rolls, in spaghetti sauce. —Donna Klettke, Wheatland, Missouri Nutrition Facts: 1 roll-up: 94 calories, 5g fat (1g saturated fat), 7mg cholesterol, 206mg sodium, 9g carbohydrate (2g sugars, 0 fiber), 4g protein. 6/43 Apple Pie 227 Reviews Test Kitchen Approved Apple Pie Recipe photo by Taste of Home Total Time 1 hour 20 min Servings 8 servings Go to Recipe From the Recipe Creator: I remember coming home sullen one day because we’d lost a softball game. Grandma, in her wisdom, suggested that maybe a slice of hot apple pie

would make me feel better

would make me feel better. She was right. —Maggie Greene, Granite Falls, Washington Nutrition Facts: 1 piece: 467 calories, 25g fat (15g saturated fat), 64mg cholesterol, 331mg sodium, 58g carbohydrate (26g sugars, 2g fiber), 5g protein. 7/43 Sugar Cookies 156 Reviews Test Kitchen Approved JIM WIELAND FOR TASTE OF HOME Total Time 40 min Servings 5 dozen Go to Recipe From the Recipe Creator: This sugar cookie dates back to a Swedish woman born in 1877! Her daughter, Esther Davis, shared the recipe with me and she came up with all the exact measurements, since the original cookies were mixed

by feel and taste

by feel and taste. These are my favorite cookies and I hope they’ll become yours as well. —Helen Wallis, Vancouver, Washington Nutrition Facts: 1 cookie: 60 calories, 3g fat (1g saturated fat), 7mg cholesterol, 28mg sodium, 7g carbohydrate (3g sugars, 0 fiber), 1g protein. 8/43 Chicken and Dumplings 118 Reviews Test Kitchen Approved Total Time 30 min Servings 6 servings Go to Recipe From the Recipe Creator: Perfect for fall nights, my simple version of comforting chicken and dumplings is speedy, low in fat and a delicious one-dish meal. —Nancy Tuck, Elk Falls, Kansas Nutrition Facts: 1 cup: 260 calories,

A classic New England cookie, gingersnaps are now universal

4g fat (1g saturated fat), 54mg cholesterol, 964mg sodium, 28g carbohydrate (6g sugars, 2g fiber), 27g protein. 9/43 Gingersnap Cookies 48 Reviews Test Kitchen Approved Cookie Jar Gingersnaps Recipe photo by Jena Carlin for Taste of Home Total Time 35 min Servings 3 dozen Go to Recipe From the Recipe Creator: A classic New England cookie, gingersnaps are now universal. My grandma kept two cookie jars in her pantry. One always had these crisp and chewy gingersnaps in it. They’re still my favorite cookie. My daughter, Becky, won a blue ribbon for this recipe at a 4-H fair. —Deb Handy,

It gets rave reviews on holidays and at potluck dinners

Pomona, Kansas Nutrition Facts: 1 cookie: 92 calories, 4g fat (1g saturated fat), 5mg cholesterol, 106mg sodium, 13g carbohydrate (7g sugars, 0 fiber), 1g protein. 10/43 Cornbread 189 Reviews Test Kitchen Approved Buttery Cornbread Recipe photo by Taste of Home Total Time 40 min Servings 15 servings Go to Recipe From the Recipe Creator: A friend gave me this homemade cornbread recipe several years ago, and it’s my favorite of all I’ve tried. I love to serve the melt-in-your-mouth side hot from the oven with butter and syrup. It gets rave reviews on holidays and at potluck dinners. —Nicole Callen,

I make them very often because I always have the ingredients on hand

Auburn, California Nutrition Facts: 1 piece: 262 calories, 10g fat (6g saturated fat), 61mg cholesterol, 395mg sodium, 38g carbohydrate (15g sugars, 1g fiber), 5g protein. 11/43 3-Ingredient Peanut Butter Cookies 116 Reviews Test Kitchen Approved 3-Ingredient Peanut Butter Cookies Recipe photo by Sarah Tramonte for Taste of Home Total Time 30 min Servings 2 dozen Go to Recipe From the Recipe Creator: It is amazing how much flavor is in these simple 3-ingredient peanut butter cookies without brown sugar. I make them very often because I always have the ingredients on hand. —Maggie Schimmel, Wauwatosa, Wisconsin Nutrition Facts: 1 cookie:

This easy beef stew recipe is my favorite

99 calories, 6g fat (1g saturated fat), 8mg cholesterol, 48mg sodium, 11g carbohydrate (10g sugars, 1g fiber), 3g protein. 12/43 Classic Beef Stew 67 Reviews Classic Beef Stew Recipe photo by Taste of Home Total Time 2 hours 25 min Servings 8 servings (2 quarts) Go to Recipe From the Recipe Creator: This easy beef stew recipe is my favorite. The rich beef gravy helps the hearty flavor of the potatoes and carrots to come through. It’s the perfect homemade dish for a blustery winter day. —Alberta McKay, Bartlesville, Oklahoma Nutrition Facts: 1 cup: 245 calories, 10g fat (3g saturated

Use up your garden bounty and enjoy it later in the year

fat), 71mg cholesterol, 751mg sodium, 14g carbohydrate (6g sugars, 3g fiber), 24g protein. 13/43 Canning Spaghetti Sauce 96 Reviews Test Kitchen Approved Homemade Canned Spaghetti Sauce Recipe photo by Taste of Home Total Time 2 hours 10 min Servings 9 quarts Go to Recipe From the Recipe Creator: Canning spaghetti sauce recipes are a tomato grower’s dream come true! Use up your garden bounty and enjoy it later in the year. —Tonya Branham, Mt. Olive, Alabama Nutrition Facts: 3/4 cup: 118 calories, 5g fat (0 saturated fat), 0 cholesterol, 614mg sodium, 17g carbohydrate (11g sugars, 4g fiber), 3g protein. Diabetic

Exchanges: 1 starch, 1 fat

Exchanges: 1 starch, 1 fat. 14/43 Apple Crisp 172 Reviews Contest Winner Test Kitchen Approved Winning Apple Crisp Recipe photo by Taste of Home Total Time 1 hour 20 min Servings 8 servings Go to Recipe From the Recipe Creator: I live in apple country, and making a delicious apple crisp is one way to use the fruit. This treat doesn’t take a lot of time to assemble. —Gertrude Bartnick, Portage, Wisconsin Nutrition Facts: 1 serving: 426 calories, 12g fat (7g saturated fat), 31mg cholesterol, 127mg sodium, 79g carbohydrate (58g sugars, 2g fiber), 3g protein. 15/43 Potato Salad 89 Reviews

Test Kitchen Approved Homemade Potato Salad Recipe photo by Eric Kleinberg for Taste of Home Total Time 30 min Servings 12 servings Go to Recipe From the Recipe Creator: This homemade potato salad recipe doesn’t have many ingredients, so it isn’t as colorful as many that you find nowadays. But Mama made it the way her mother did, and that’s the way I still make it today. Try it and see if it isn’t one of the best-tasting potato salads you have ever eaten! —Sandra Anderson, New York, New York Nutrition Facts: 1 cup: 231 calories, 11g fat (2g saturated

I also love home-style recipes, including these yummy brownies

fat), 113mg cholesterol, 323mg sodium, 27g carbohydrate (8g sugars, 2g fiber), 6g protein. 16/43 Ultimate Double Chocolate Brownies 81 Reviews Contest Winner Test Kitchen Approved Ultimate Double Chocolate Brownies Recipe photo by Taste of Home Total Time 50 min Servings 3 dozen Go to Recipe From the Recipe Creator: As someone who grew up in the country, I love getting out into nature whenever I can. I also love home-style recipes, including these yummy brownies. —Carol Prewett, Cheyenne, Wyoming Nutrition Facts: 1 brownie: 159 calories, 8g fat (4g saturated fat), 21mg cholesterol, 73mg sodium, 22g carbohydrate (17g sugars, 1g fiber),

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