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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Crayfish Beignets With Tartar Sauce

Ingredients & Directions 1 c All-purpose flour 1 ts Baking soda 1 c Water 1 Clove garlic, minced 1/3 c Minced red bell pepper 1/2 c Finely chopped scallions Tabasco, to taste 1/4 ts Worcestershire sauce 1/2 lb Cooked, shelled and chopped -crayfish tails, or shrimp -may be substituted -SPICY TARTAR SAUCE- 3/4 c Mayonnaise […]

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Homemade Strawberry-rhubarb Pie

Ingredients & Directions 1 1/2 c Strawberries 1 1/2 c Rhubarb 1 c Sugar 1 c Water 2 1/2 tb Quick cooking tapioca 1 1/2 tb Cornstarch 1 tb Lemon juice Heat tapioca, cornstarch, sugar, water till thick. Not to a boil. Set aside to cool. Add fruit and lemon juice to cooled and thickened […]

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Whiskey Cake

Ingredients & Directions CAKE 1 Box Yellow Cake Mix 1 Box Instant Vanilla Pudding 4 Eggs 1 c Milk 1 1/2 oz Whiskey 1 c Walnuts TOPPING 1/2 c Butter 1 c Sugar 1/2 c Whiskey Combine all ingredients. mix 3 minutes. Pour into a well-greased tube pan. Bake at 350 degrees for 50-60 minutes. […]

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Martha Stewart’s Oatmeal Toffee Cookies

Ingredients & Directions 1 1/2 c Flour 1 ts Baking soda 1 c Unsalted butter; room -temperature 3/4 c Sugar 3/4 c Light brown sugar 1 1/2 c Oatmeal 1 ea Egg 1 ts Vanilla extract 1 c Dried cherries 1 c Bittersweet chocolate (4 1/2 – ounces; coarsely chopped 1 c Skor toffee bits […]

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Sue’s Spinach Bread

Ingredients & Directions 1 lb Fresh spinach 6 Cloves fresh garlic (or -more!) (up to 8) 6 (or more!) small, dried -chiles, such as piquins or -African Devils (up to 8) 2 Loaves (8-oz) “frenchettes”, -or 1 1-lb loaf french bread Olive oil Butter (optional) Salt (optional) 12 oz Chunk mozzarella cheese This is so […]

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Jewish Rye Bread

Ingredients & Directions -FOR SMALL LOAF (1- -SPONGE- 1/2 ts Yeast 3/4 c Rye flour 1/2 c Sourdough starter* 3/4 c Water -BREAD- 3/4 ts Yeast 1 1/2 c Bread flour 1 ts Salt 2 ts Sugar 2 ts Caraway seeds 1 tb Vegetable oil -FOR LARGE LOAF (1-1/2- -SPONGE- 3/4 ts Yeast 1 c […]

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