Amish Friendship Dough Starter (aka Herman)

Ingredients & Directions 1 pk Dry yeast 1/2 c Warm water 2 c Luke warm water 2 c Sifted flour 1 ts Salt 1 tb Sugar Mix the following in a NON METAL BOWL WITH NON METAL UTENSILS!!!!!!! Mix the yeast and the first 1/2 c water together and let stand until “yeasty”. Then sift […]

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Pear Tartlets

Ingredients & Directions 2 sm Pears; cored & chopped 1 1/2 tb Flour; all-purpose 1 ts Cinnamon 1/2 ts Lemon peel; grated 1 tb Lemon juice 1 tb Corn syrup 4 Prepared graham cracker tart . shells Nondairy whipped topping for . garnish 1. In medium glass bowl, combine pears, flour, cinnamon, lemon peel, juice […]

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Pear Tart With Frangipane

Ingredients & Directions 1 (9-in) pre-baked tart shell 1 1/2 c Sugar 1 2″ piece of vanilla bean – split open 2 Strips of lemon zest -(1″ x 2″ each) 2 tb Freshly squeezed lemon juice 3 lg Ripe pears -(Bosc, if possible) 1/2 c Whole blanched almonds 2 c Milk 1 2″ piece of […]

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Amish Friendship Bread Starter & Feeder

Ingredients & Directions 1 pk Active dry yeast 1/4 c Warm water; 110 degrees 1 c All-purpose flour 1 c Sugar 1 c Warm milk -STARTER FOOD (EVERY 5 DAYS- 1 c All-purpose flour 1 c Sugar 1 c Milk From: arielle@taronga.com (Stephanie da Silva) Date: Tue, 3 Aug 93 15:26:15 CDT In a small […]

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Pear Tart Tatin

Ingredients & Directions 1 10-inch circle frozen puff -pastry rolled 1/8-inch -thick -OR the same amount of pie -dough 1/2 c Sugar 2 tb Unsalted butter 5 (approx) med Bosc or Winter -Nelis pears; ripe and -juicy, but firm 1 tb Rum, Cognac, brandy or -Armagnac (optional) Melt butter in a 9-inch black iron frying […]

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Amish Friendship Bread (starter Recipe)

Ingredients & Directions -START- 1 pk Active dry yeast 2 1/2 c Warm water 2 c Sifted flour 1 tb Sugar -DAY 5- 1 c Milk 1 c Flour 1 c Sugar -DAY 10- 1 c Flour 1 c Sugar 1 c Milk From: arielle@taronga.com (Stephanie da Silva) Date: Tue, 3 Aug 93 15:26:15 CDT […]

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Amish Friendship Bread (requires Starter)

Ingredients & Directions Do not refrigerate. Use glass bowl and wooden spoon only. DAY 1 Do nothing DAY 2 Do nothing DAY 3 Put in large glass bowl and stir with wooden spoon DAY 4 Do nothing DAY 5 Do nothing DAY 6 Add 1 cup sugar, 1 cup flour & 1 cup milk — […]

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Pear Tart

Ingredients & Directions 7 oz Butter — melted 9 oz Flour 4 Eggs 3 To 4 1/2 “size 1/3 oz Salt 1/3 oz Baking powder 1 Pate Sablee Tart Shell Pate Sable (Makes 2 Tart Shells) 5 oz Flour 2 1/2 oz Butter — unsalted 1 3/4 oz Sugar — powdered 1 Egg Pears — […]

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Amish Friendship Bread (original Starter Recipe)

Ingredients & Directions -Linda DiSanto, Austin, -Texas 1 pk Active dry yeast 2 1/2 c Warm water 2 c Sifted flour 1 tb Sugar Dissolve yeast in 1/2 cup of the warm water in a deep glass or plastic container. Stir in remaining warm water, flour and sugar. Beat until smooth. Cover with loose fitting […]

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Pear And Pistachio Puff Pastry Tartlets

Ingredients & Directions 3 sm Pears; peeled, halved, cored 1 c Essencia or other sweet -dessert wine 1/2 Vanilla bean 2/3 c Shelled unsalted pistachios; -(about 3 ounces) 1/2 c Sugar 3 tb Unsalted butter; room -temperature 1 lg Egg 2 Frozen puff pastry sheets; -(one 17 1/4-ounce package), -thawed 1 Egg; beaten to blend, […]

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