Coffee Apple Cake

Ingredients & Directions 2 c All purpose flour 1 1/2 c Sugar 2 ts Cinnamon 2 ts Baking soda 1 ts Salt 1/2 c Oil 2 ea Eggs 1/4 c Coffee 1 1/2 ts Vanilla 2 1/2 c Sliced peeled apples 1 c Chopped nuts Mix all the ingredients together and bake at 350 degrees […]

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Pfeffernusse Cookies

Ingredients & Directions 3 1/2 c All purpose flour 2 ts Baking powder 1 1/2 ts Cinnamon 1 ts Ground ginger 1/2 ts Baking soda 1/2 ts Salt 1/2 ts Ground cloves 1/2 ts Ground cardamom 1/4 ts Freshly ground black pepper 1 c Unsalted butter; softened 1 c Sugar 1/4 c Dark molasses 1 […]

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Holiday Steamed Fruitcake (crockpot)

Ingredients & Directions 1 pk (18 oz) yellow -pudding-included cake mix 3 Eggs 4 oz Butter; melted 1 1/4 c Milk 1 ts Ground cardamom 1 ts Ground cinnamon 1 ts Ground coriander 1/2 ts Ground allspice 1/2 ts Ground ginger 1/2 ts Ground mace 1/2 ts Grated nutmeg 1/4 c Dried cranberries 1/4 c […]

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Jump Up And Kiss Me Italian Bread

Ingredients & Directions 2 tb Granulated sugar 1 ts Salt 1 pk Quick-rise yeast 3 c All-purpose flour 1 c Milk 1/4 c Unsalted butter Olive oil 1 Egg 1 ts Water 1 tb Sesame, seeds In a large bowl, combine the sugar, salt, yeast, and flour. In a small saucepan, heat the milk and […]

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Olive Ladder Bread

Ingredients & Directions 1 tb Yeast 4 c Bread flour 2 c Wholemeal flour 1/4 c Buckwheat flour 2 tb Olive oil 2 ts Sea salt 1 1/2 c Chopped black olives or -substitute; (see above) Olive oil and sea salt to -garnish Mix the yeast, water and 2 cups of the plain flour and […]

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Greek Walnut Cookies (melomakarona)

Ingredients & Directions -HONEY SYRUP- 1/2 c Honey 1/2 c Sugar 2 c Water PASTRIES 1 tb Grated orange peel 1 tb Grated lemon peel 1/4 c Cognac 1 1/4 c Oil 1 1/4 c Vegetable shortening or -margarine, at room -temperature 1 c Sugar 1 1/2 Egg yolks, beaten 2 tb Baking powder 3/4 […]

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Peppernut Pear Tart

Ingredients & Directions FOR THE PASTRY 8 oz Plain flour 5 oz Unsalted butter pn Sea salt 1 Egg yolk, size 1 1 tb Caster sugar 3 tb Very cold water -FOR THE FILLING- 4 lg Ripe pears 4 1/2 oz Caster sugar 200 g Lebkuchen biscuits 2 Eggs, size 1 2 oz Ground hazlenuts […]

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Strawberry-banana Bread

Ingredients & Directions 1 medium loaf: 1/3 c Milk 1/3 c Strawberries; mashed 1/3 c Bananas; mashed 1 1/4 tb Margarine 1 1/4 ts Sugar 1 1/4 ts Salt 2 c Bread Flour 1 1/2 ts Yeast * For best results start w/ yeast and place all dry ingredients in first. Because of the strawberries […]

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Grama’s Good Pie Crust

Ingredients & Directions 1 1/2 c Flour, sifted 1/4 ts Baking powder 1/2 ts To 1 salt 2/3 c Lard or shortening 3 tb Sugar, if desired 1/3 c Cold water, about Sift together dry ingredients. Add fat and cut with tow knives or pastry blender until mealy. Stir in water until pastry leaves the […]

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Cherry Filling For Pierogies

Ingredients & Directions 4 1/2 c Dark sweet cherries or 4 1/2 c Red tart cherries 1 ts Lemon juice if sweet or Sugar to taste if tart Wash, drain and pit cherries. Lightly press cherries in a strainer or colander to remove some juice. Place cherries in a medium bowl. If sweet cherries are […]

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