Mincemeat Pie – Shape

Ingredients & Directions Nonstick cooking spray 5 Sheets phyllo dough 18 oz Mincemeat — 2 cups 2/3 c Walnuts — chopped 2 lg Apples — cored and diced 1/3 c Brown sugar 1 ts Rum extract Preheat oven to 325F. Spray a 9-inch pie plate with cooking spray. To make the top pie crust, spray […]

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Cottage Cakes

Ingredients & Directions 2 1/4 c All-purpose flour 2 ts Baking powder 1/2 ts Baking soda 1 ts Ground cinnamon 1/4 ts Ground nutmeg 1/4 ts Salt 1/2 c Butter, softened 1/2 c Packed light brown sugar 1/2 c Granulated sugar 3 Eggs 1 3/4 c Canned pumpkin, (16 ounce -can) 1/4 c Milk 2 […]

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Velvet Underground Cake

Ingredients & Directions 4 oz Unsweetened chocolate 2 c Sugar 1 1/2 c Sifted all-purpose flour 3/4 ts Baking soda 1/2 ts Salt 1 c Hot strong brewed coffee or 5 ts Instant coffee powder Dissolved in 1 C. hot water 1/2 c Sour cream, at room -temperature 1/2 c Vegetable oil 2 lg Eggs, […]

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Shirley’s Nut Bread

Ingredients & Directions 2 c Boiling water 2 ea Eggs 1 c Raisins 2 t Vanilla 2 t Baking soda 4 c Flour 1 c Oleo (2 sticks) 3/4 c Chopped nuts 2 c Sugar Boil 2 cups water, add 1 c. raisins and 2 t. baking soda. Let cool. In a large bowl, mix […]

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Glazed Sugar Cookies

Ingredients & Directions COOKIES 1 pk DUNCAN HINES Golden Sugar -Cookie Mix 1 Egg -GLAZE- 1 c Sifted confectioners’ sugar 2 tb Water or milk 1/2 ts Vanilla extract Food coloring (opt) TOPPINGS Red and green sugar crystals Nonpariels Cinnamon candies 1. Preheat oven to 375’F. 2. FOR COOKIES, combine cookie mix, contents of buttery […]

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Hazelnut Cakes

Ingredients & Directions 1 lb Hazelnut meats (blanched -or unblanched is okay) 6 Egg whites 2 3/4 c Brown sugar, sifted 1/8 ts Salt 1 ts Vanilla White sugar BF Hazelnuts are available at most stores under the name of Filberts. BF They should be blanched. To blanch, boil the nuts for 5 minutes and […]

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Pecan Brown Bread

Ingredients & Directions 3 c Whole-wheat flour 1 1/4 ts Baking soda 1 ts Salt 2 c Buttermilk 1/2 c Molasses 1 c Chopped pecans Sift dry ingredients together, saving just a bit of flour to mix later with the pecans. Add buttermilk and molasses. Mix reserved flour with pecans and stir into batter. Put […]

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Cream Biscuit Dough

Ingredients & Directions 2 c All-purpose flour 1 tb Double-acting baking powder 3 tb Sugar if desired 1/2 ts Salt 1 1/4 c Heavy cream Into a bowl sift together the flour, baking powder, sugar if desired, and salt. Add the cream and stir the mixture until it just forms a dough. Yields 1 Servings

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Vegetable-sesame Pie

Ingredients & Directions -CRUST- 1 c AM Brown Rice Flour 1/4 c AM Hulled Sesame Seeds 2 tb AM Unrefined Sesame Oil 2 tb AM Sesame Tahini 1/4 c Water FILLING 3 tb AM Unrefined Sesame Oil 1/2 Onion; minced 2 Garlic cloves; minced 2 c Chopped turnips or potatoes 2 c Chopped carrots 1 […]

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Pumpkin Cognac Cheesecake

Ingredients & Directions IRWIN E.SOLOMON JJGF65A PHILLY.INQUIRER MARILYNN MARTER FOR THE CRUST 1 1/2 c Finely crushed graham Cracker crumbs 1/4 c Almonds; ground 2 tb Sugar 1/2 ts Ginger; ground 1/2 ts Cinnamon 6 tb Unsalted butter; melted FOR THE FILLING 2 lb Cream cheese; softened 1 1/4 c Sugar 3 tb Cognac 3 […]

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