Italian Zucchini Crescent Pie

4 cups thinly sliced unpeeled zucchini
1 cup chopped onion
1/2 cup butter or margarine
1/2 cup chopped parsley (or 2 tablespoons parsley flakes)
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon black pepper
1/4 teaspoon garlic powder (or 1 clove garlic crushed)
1/4 teaspoon basil leaves (or 1 teaspoon fresh basil chopped)
1/4 teaspoon oregano
2 teaspoons prepared mustard
2 eggs well beaten
8 ounces (2 cups) Muenster or Mozzarella cheese, grated
8 ounces Pillsbury Crescent Rolls

Saute onion and zucchini in butter until tender. Combine eggs and cheese. Add zucchini mixture and spices and mix well.

Make pie crust out of dinner rolls in 10-inch pie plate. Fill crust. Bake at 375 degrees F. for 18 to 20 minutes. (Serves 6.)

For hors d'oeurves - use 1 1/2 - 2 cans rolls on cookie sheet, follow other directions.

(Source: L. Bodily)

Zucchini Casserole

2 pounds zucchini, sliced (6 cups)
1/4 cup chopped or sliced onion
1 can (about 10 ounces) condensed cream of chicken soup
1 cup sour cream
1 cup shredded carrots
1 package (8 ounces) herb-seasoned stuffing mix
1/2 cup (1 stick) butter or margarine, melted

Cook zucchini and onion in boiling salted water for 5 minutes. Drain. Combine soup and sour cream. Stir in carrots; fold in drained squash and onion.

Combine stuffing mix and butter. Spread half of stuffing on bottom of baking dish. Spoon vegetable mixture on top, and sprinkle remaining stuffing over vegetables. Bake 25 to 30 minutes at 350 degrees F. (6 servings)

(Source: The Mormon Family Cook Book - Helen Thackeray, Beth Nelms Brown, Maurine Hegsted, , pg. 43)

Chocolate Butter Cream Frosting

2 tablespoons butter or margarine, room temperature
2 cups confectioners' sugar
1/8 teaspoon salt
1 square (1 oz.) unsweetened chocolate, melted
1 teaspoon vanilla
2 tablespoons warm cream or evaporated milk

In small mixing bowl cream butter. Add confectioners' sugar, salt, melted chocolate, vanilla and enough warm cream to make of spreadable consistency.

NOTE: For rich, more satiny icing increase butter to 1/4 cup (1/2 stick).

(Source: Mormon Country Cooking - Winnifred Jardine, pg. 263)

Butter Cream Frosting

Frosts 10-inch tube cake.

1/4 cup (1/2 stick) butter or margarine
3 1/2 cups (1 lb.) confectioners' sugar
1/4 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon vanilla
4 tablespoons cream or evaporated milk

In mixing bowl cream butter. Add confectioners' sugar, salt, vanilla and cream. Beat until smooth and of spreading consistency. If necessary, thin with additional cream.

(Source: Mormon Country Cooking - Winnifred Jardine, pg. 266-267)

Chocolate Zucchini Country Cake

3/4 cup (1 1/2 sticks) butter or margarine
2 cups sugar
3 eggs
2 1/2 cups flour, stirred and measured
1 teaspoon salt
2 teaspoons cinnamon
2 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
1/2 teaspoon soda
1/3 cup cocoa
1/2 cup milk
2 teaspoons vanilla
2 cups peeled or unpeeled zucchini, grated
1 cup nuts, broken

Prepare 10-inch tube pan by lining bottom of pan with waxed paper, then greasing paper and dusting with flour. Cream together butter and sugar. Add eggs; beat well. Sift together dry ingredients and add to batter alternately with combined milk, vanilla and grated zucchini. Beat well. Stir in nuts. Bake at 350 degrees F. for 1 hour. If desired, drizzle with Butter Cream Frosting or Chocolate Butter Cream Frosting.

NOTE: Coconut or grated orange rind may be added to batter before baking.

(Source: Mormon Country Cooking - Winnifred Jardine, pg. 266)

Zucchini Drop Cookies

1/2 cup (1 stick) butter or margarine
1 cup sugar
1 egg, beaten
2 cups flour, stirred and measured
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon soda
1 teaspoon cinnamon
1/2 teaspoon cloves
1 cup zucchini, grated
1 cup raisins
1 cup nuts, chopped

Cream together butter, sugar and beaten egg on high speed for 5 minutes. Sift together flour, salt, soda and spices; stir into batter. Add zucchini; mix well. Stir in raisins and nuts. Drop by heaping teaspoonfuls onto greased cookie sheet. Bake at 350 degrees F. for 12 to 15 minutes. Makes 3 dozen.

(Source: Mormon Country Cooking - Winnifred Jardine, pg. 290)

Baked Stuffed Zucchini

4 medium zucchini squash
6 slices day-old bread
3/4 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon pepper
1/2 teaspoon crushed dried leaf thyme or sage
1/3 cup chopped onion
1 egg, beaten
2 tablespoons butter or margarine, melted
1 cup (4 ounces) shredded Cheddar cheese

Wash squash; cut off both ends. Blanch in boiling salted water until tender but still firmly shaped, approximately 10 minutes. Remove, cool in cold water and drain. Halve lengthwise and scoop out flesh, leaving a thick enough edge to hold stuffing; set zucchini shells aside. Chop scooped-out zucchini; put into strainer to drain excess water. In food processor or blender, crumble bread. Toss with salt, pepper, thyme, onion, egg, butter or margarine, and squash meat; mix thoroughly. Place squash shells into well-oiled baking pan; fill with stuffing mixture. Top with shredded cheese. Bake at 375 degrees F. for 20 minutes or until tender and brown. Makes 4 servings, allowing 2 halves per serving.

Note: Any stuffing mixture may be used.

(Source: Managing Your Meals, A year's Worth of Menus, Shopping Lists, and Recipes for Delicious, Nutritious, and Economical Meals - Winnifred C. Jardine, pg. 189)

Egg-Fried Zucchini Crisps

3/4 pound (3 medium) zucchini
1/4 cup flour
1 egg
1/8 teaspoon salt
Butter, margarine, or bacon drippings
Soy sauce (optional)
Green onion, chopped (optional)

Wash and dry zucchini; slice off ends. Slice in 1/8-inch disks. Place flour on plate or in shallow bowl. Dip zucchini disks into flour; shake off excess. Beat egg and salt with a fork in a shallow bowl. Dip floured zucchini into beaten egg, and fry in a single layer in hot butter, turning once.

Serve plain or dipped into a mixture of soy sauce and green onions.

(Source: The Mormon Family Cook Book - Helen Thackeray, Beth Nelms Brown & Maurine Hegsted, pgs. 42,43)

Cole Slaw Supreme

4 cups finely shredded cabbage
1/4 cup sugar
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/8 teaspoon dry mustard
1/8 teaspoon pepper
1/2 cup evaporated milk
1/4 cup cider vinegar

Combine sugar, salt, dry mustard and pepper with evaporated milk in small bowl. Let stand for about 5 minutes, stirring occasionally to dissolve sugar. Gradually blend in cider vinegar, chill. Before serving pour chilled mixture over shredded cabbage and toss lightly. Serves 6 to 8.

Poppy Seed Dressing

Delicious served over Strawberry-Spinach Salad.

1/4 cup cider vinegar
1/3 cup sugar
2 teaspoons minced onion
1/4 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce
1/4 teaspoon paprika
1/2 cup olive or vegetable oil
2 teaspoons poppy seeds

Place all ingredients except poppy seeds in blender and mix well. Stir in poppy seeds. Keeps in the refrigerator up to 2 weeks.