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  1. I need a recipe for swedish meatball sauce.

    Homemade Swedish Meatball Sauce? Have you tried our freezer-friendly version? It's a classic served with lingonberry jam.

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  2. How do you make plain muffins with Heart Smart Bisquick mix?

    Warm muffins with a cup of coffee sounds great! Heart Smart Bisquick mix has less fat than regular Bisquick so it absorbs liquids differently. A lot of bakers use it interchangeably in Bisquick recipes. Sweet Muffins isa basic muffin recipe you could use with Bisquick Heart Smart mix. (Sorry there is nophoto.)You could skip the blueberries in our

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  3. What can I stir into the sugar cookie mix?
    Betty Crocker Sugar Cookie Mixis yummy baked up as simple sugar cookies. It's also fun to mix in extras. CreateSpumoni Cookies with nuts, chopped chocolate and dried cherries. Mix in white chocolate and coconut for a
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  4. Why can't I find a recipe for sour cream pound cake made with yellow cake mix?
    Betty's SuperMoist Cake Mix makes making pound cake so easy! Just follow this moist pound cake recipe but substitute water or orange juice for the rum. Yum!
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  5. Can you just cook the corned beef brisket in the crockpot without the sauerkraut?
    Slow Cooker Corned Beef Brisket? Betty's got you covered with lots of delicious slow cookerrecipes. Just skip the sauerkraut and follow the rest of the recipe. Here are a few recipes without the kraut: Slow-Cooker Corned...
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  6. How can I make a cookie pizza with double chocolate chunk cookie mix?
    Cookie Pizza is easy when you use Betty's Cookie Mix. Just sub in your chocolate chunk cookie mix for the sugar cookie mix in Fruit Pizza or Cookies and Candy Pizza. There will be a sweet pizza party at your house!
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  7. What is the recipe for making Ultimate Fudge brownies in a 9x13 pan if using 2 boxes
    Big pan of Ultimate Fudge Brownies? Just double the ingredients for the 13 x 9-inch pan. Since the larger pan is similar in square inches to two of the 8 x 8 inch pans, I would recommend baking at the same temperature and the same time. The depth of the brownie batter is going to be very similar. Check at the minimum bake time but expect to bake for the maximum time. Here are some handy
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  8. Need a menu for smoked peppercorn salmon.
    Smoked salmon dinner - yum! You could go with a lighter menu or a heavier menu. A lighter menu could include a Wild Rice side dish. (I would use chicken broth instead of the beef broth and I would cover it andput it in a 350 oven so I didn't have to watch it closely.) Partner the rice side dish and salmon with a
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  9. Can you line baking pans with parchment paper when baking a cake?
    Parchment paper in cake pans makes cleanup a breeze. For a round cake pan, cut a round that fits the bottom of the pan or purchase specially cut parchment paper pieces. For other size pans, cut the shape that fits the bottom of the pan only. You might like to put a tiny bit of butter on the bottom of the pan to make the paper stick so it doesn't slide while adding the batter. To see parchment paper used in cookie baking, watch this
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  10. I'm sauteeing pierogies for a group. Can I safely keep them warm in the oven for 6-7 hours?

    Serving food toa crowd safely is important. I would recommend cooking the pierogies ahead of time and freezing. Keep them frozen until you heat them in the oven. They should only be kept in the oven for an hour. After an hour, they will start to deteriorate. Here are a couple of food safetytips:

    Place containers of cold foods in crushed ice to keep them below 40 degrees Fahrenheit.

    Hot or cold foods should not stand at room temperature for more than 2 hours. If in...

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  11. I need to make smaller loaves of bread.....can I cut 4 cup flour bread machine recipes in half to make smaller loaf of bread?
    How nice of you to make homemade bread for others! I'm hesitant to mess with bread machine recipes as they are temperamental. One pound loaf recipesare as small as I would try in a bread machine. However, you could make breaddough in your bread machine and then bake in small loaves that could be perfect. I have used the Bread Machine Dinner Roll...
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  12. How to save and reheat pancakes for weeks later for my little grandkids.

    Freezing and reheating pancakes is easy and handy for feeding grandkids. Just place sheets of wax paper between pancakes and wrap in foil or freezer bags. The pancakes will keep for about a month. To heat them, just stack 3 pancakes on a microwaveable plate and microwave uncovered on high for about 1 to 1 1/2 minutes. Since you have grandkids, you might like our article on

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  13. Can I subsitute yellow mustard for dry mustard?
    Substituting yellow mustard for dry mustard in small quantities is fairly easy. For your recipe using 1/4 teaspoon dry mustard, you would want to use 3/4 teaspoon yellow mustard. Keep our Chart for Emergency Substitutions handy for a ready reference.
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  14. How to defrost a whole chicken?

    Safely thaw frozen uncooked and cookedchicken gradually in the refrigerator. Place poultry in a dish or baking pan with sides to prevent leaking during the thawing period. Here are

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  15. Is there a subtitute for rice vinegar?

    Asian Cooking? Rice vinegar is sweeter, milder and less acidic than common Western vinegars. You could use apple cider vinegar with a pinch of sugar mixed in or you could use white wine vinegar. I would recommend you mix 1 part water with 3 parts white wine vinegar to use for the rice vinegar. Here's a handy chart for more

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