Sourdough Hotcakes

Ingredients & Directions -NIGHT BEFORE- 1/2 c Starter 1 1/2 c Flour 1 1/4 c Water IN THE MORNING 2 Eggs 1 tb Sugar 1/4 ts Salt 2 tb Shortning(oil) ADD LAST 1/4 ts Soda(more if very sour) be sure to save out some flour and water mixture to feed your starter Mix all together […]

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Irish Whiskey Cake

Ingredients & Directions CAKE 8 oz Raisins 6 oz Soft brown sugar Grated rind of 1 lemon 6 oz Plain flour 150 ml Whiskey 1 pn Salt 6 oz Softened butter 1 pn Ground cloves 3 Eggs 1 ts Baking powder -ICING- Juice of 1 lemon Warm water as needed 8 oz Confectioners’ sugar Crystallized […]

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New York-style Cheesecake

Ingredients & Directions 1/2 c Graham cracker crumbs — 4 Double crackers 1 c Sugar 2 tb Cornstarch 5 pk Fat-free cream cheese, 8 oz. pk — softened 2 lg Eggs 2 ts Vanilla 1/2 c Heavy cream 2 Ripe peaches, cut in wedges, Wedges cut in half 3/4 c Blueberries 1/3 c Apricot preserves […]

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Vargabeles (varga Strudel-cake)

Ingredients & Directions Strudel dough 3/4 c Flour 1/4 ts Butter, melted pn Salt 1/4 c Water (+ or -) Noodle dough 1 1/4 c Flour 1 ea Egg pn Salt 1 c Water Filling 1 3/4 lb Cottage cheese 5 ea Egg yolks 1 c Sugar 1/2 c Sour cream 1/4 c White raisins […]

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Pumpkin Cheesecake #2

Ingredients & Directions 7 Egg whites 1 1/2 lb Ricotta cheese 2 Egg yolks 1 c Sugar 1 1/2 tb Vanilla 1 1/2 c Pumpkin pureed 1 ts Pumpkin pie spice 1 ts Baking powder Confectioners sugar for -sprinkling Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Beat the egg whites until stiff and reserve. Mix the ricotta […]

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Corn Pancakes With Cheese

Ingredients & Directions 1 Batch “Corn Bread” recipe 1/4 c Additional milk sl Monterey Jack cheese Butter or oil for frying AroPas While corn is ours alone, we have shipped it all over the world. Everyone has discovered a special way of eating this glorious grain, and I think this one, aroPas, from South America, […]

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Groundhog Cake

Ingredients & Directions 1 c Quick or old-fashioned oats 1 1/2 c Boiling water 1 Bag semi-sweet chocolate -morsels; (6-ounce) 1/2 c Butter 3/4 c Sugar 3/4 c Packed brown sugar 2 Eggs 1 1/2 c Unsifted flour 1 ts Salt 1 ts Baking soda COFFEE FROSTING 1 ts Freeze-dried instant coffee -granules 2 tb […]

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Hawaiian Ice-box Cake

Ingredients & Directions 1 1/3 c Water 3 Egg whites (I used Just -Whites dissolved in water -per directions) 1 Box (18.5-oz) light yellow -cake mix (I used Betty -Crocker Sweet Rewards) Vegetable oil cooking spray 2 c Skim milk 1 pk (3.4-oz) instant banana -cream pudding and pie -filling mix (I used -Snackwell’s; but […]

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Basic Pancakes

Ingredients & Directions -============== Ingredients: 2 cups flour 3 tsp baking powder 1/2 tsp salt (very important) 1/4 cup sugar 2 eggs (or equivalent egg beaters) 2 tblsp oil 1 cup milk Sift (I never do) dry ingredients in bowl and stir in liquid ingredients with wire whisk or spoon until mixed. Do not beat. […]

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Cornish Saffron Cake

Ingredients & Directions 3 pk Saffron strands (0.05 g) 1 tb Boiling water 1/3 c Sugar 1 c Warm water (110’F./44’C.) 1 pk Active dry yeast (1/4 oz) 5 c Bread flour 1/4 ts Salt 3/4 c Lard 1/2 c Butter 1 2/3 c Currants or mixed fruit Lightly grease 2 9×5″ loaf pans. Line […]

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