Grandma's coffee cake

Put in a bowl

• 1/2 cup sugar
• 1 Tbsp Crisco
• 1 Tbsp butter
• 1/2 tsp salt
• 1/4 tsp nutmeg
• 1 tsp vanilla

Heat 1 1/2 cups milk - put hot milk over the ingredients in the bowl.  Add 1/2 cup water and let the mixture cool.

In another bowl put

• 1/2 cup water (lukewarm)
• 1/2 tsp sugar
• 2 pkg yeast

1. Stir and let dissolve.
2. Add yeast mixture to the first mixture.
3. Add two eggs and beat well.
4. Add flour - start with 4 cups and add until desired consistency.  Let rise, then punch down and let rise again.  Divide in two and put in pans. 
5. Take 1 egg and 1 Tbsp sugar.  Best well, brush on the dough before adding topping.

Topping

1/2 tsp salt
1 tsp vanilla
1/2 cup sugar
2 Tbsp flour
2 Tbsp melted butter
1 Tbsp cinnamon

Mix together and put on top of coffee cake dough.

Bake 26 minutes at 350.

Royal Rhubarb Cake

2 1/3 cups flour
1 tsp Salt
1 tsp baking soda
1 1/2 cups brown sugar, firmly packed
1/4 cup soft butter
1 cup sour cream
1 egg, beaten
1 tsp vanilla
4 cups rhubarb, cut in 1/2 inch pieces
3/4 cup sugar
1 tsp cinnamon

In a large mixing bowl, stir together flour, salt and soda.  Add brown sugar, butter, sour cream, egg and vanilla.  Beat until well mixed.  Fold in rhubarb.  Turn into a buttered 9 x 13 pan.  Combine white sugar and cinnamon and sprinkle over the top.  Bake in a preheated 350 degree oven for 50-55 minutes or until done.  Cool in pan.  Serve warm topped with whipped cream.

Cheese Dip

This recipe tastes a LOT like the Con Queso at Carlo's O Kellys.  Watch out cause it is good!!!

1 lb velveeta
4 oz sour cream
1 Cup salsa (I do get this from Carlo's O Kelly's)

Melt velveeta, add sour cream and stir in salsa.  Serve warm with tortilla chips!!!