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September 19, 2019

Best peach pie, Peach breakfast cake, Easy pudding brownies

By Melanie Behrens

We have two great peach recipes and some easy brownies.

Best peach pie
Piecrust recipe yielding two crusts for a 9-in. pie or
1 pkg. pastry for a 9-in. double crust pie
5 C sliced peaches (slice peaches about ½-in. thick)
1 egg beaten
1 TBS lemon juice
1/4 C all purpose flour
1/4 C cornstarch
3/4 C white su...

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Easy chocolate mousse, Chocolate toffee bars, Chocolate trifle
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Chocolate is a wonderful thing. Enjoy these recipes. Easy chocolate mousse 1 tub (8 oz.) Cool Whip Whipped Topping, thawed 1 pkg. (4 oz.) bittersweet chocolate squares, melted 1/2 C fresh raspberries ...
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