Bruschetta I (garlic Bread)

Ingredients & Directions 12 sl Bread, homemade or fresh, Olive oil -Italian or French loaf Salt and pepper 2 cl Garlic, lightly crushed The best bread for this recipe naturally is home-made bread, but if this is not available, use fresh-baked bakers’ bread or a long French or Italian stick. Pre-sliced or packaged bread will […]

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Phipps Famous Shortbread

Ingredients & Directions 2 1/2 c Flour; all purpose 1 lb Butter; soft 1 c Fruit sugar 1 c Sifted rice flour 1/2 lb Belgian chocolate Spread the all-purpose flour on a cookie sheet and place under a pre-heated broiler about 4-5 inches from the element. Roast the flour, watching it all the time until […]

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Applesauce Date Cake

Ingredients & Directions 2 c Flour (unsifted) 2 Eggs 2 ts Soda 1 c Lt. brown sugar (packd firm) 1 ts Cinnamon 1/2 c Butter (softened) 1/2 ts Allspice 2 c Applesauce (heated) 1/2 ts Nutmeg 1 c Dates (chopped) 1/4 ts Cloves 3/4 c Pecans (coarse-shopped) 1/4 ts Salt Butter frosting 1. Preheat oven […]

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Cheese Mexican Hush Puppies

Ingredients & Directions 3/4 c Yellow cornmeal 1/2 c Flour 1 1/2 ts Baking powder 1/2 ts Salt 1/8 ts Red pepper 1 c Shredded Monterey -Jack cheese 1 cn Chopped green chiles -(4oz), drained 1 tb Minced onion 1 Egg 1/2 c Milk Vegetable oil Combine first 8 ingredients in a large bowl; make […]

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Holiday Cranberry Cake

Ingredients & Directions 1 pk (19-oz) lemon cake mix 1 pk (3-oz) cream cheese; -softened 3/4 c Milk 4 Eggs 1 1/4 c Ground walnuts 1/4 c Ground cranberries 1/4 c Sugar 1 ts Mace (optional) Blend cake mix, cream cheese and milk; beat with mixer 2 minutes at medium speed. Add eggs; blend and […]

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Chocolate-chocolate Tartufo

Ingredients & Directions 1 1/2 ts Best-quality chocolate ice -cream 2 1/2 c Miniature chocolate chips; -divided 3/4 c Heavy cream; chilled, -divided Put ice cream in large bowl. Let soften enough to form into 4 large balls, using a large ice-cream scoop. Place ice-cream balls on waxed paper in a pie tin and immediately […]

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Coconut Cake Filling

Ingredients & Directions 1 lg Coconut * 1 pn Salt 1 pt Milk, Sweet 1 c Sugar 1 tb Flour, Heaping * Coconut should be split, peeled, and grated. Milk should be added to coconut milk to make 1 pint. ~– Cook all ingredients in a 3-quart saucepan except coconut until thick. Add coconut and […]

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Pita Breads

Ingredients & Directions 1 c Wrist-temperature water 1 1/2 tsp active dry yeast; -(half 1/4 oz packet) 1 tb Sugar or honey 1 ts Salt 3 1/2 c Flour; see note Note: 1 cu can be whole wheat This makes twelve small or 6 large pitas. Sprinkle yeast into water and wait til foamy. Add […]

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Carrot Pie

Ingredients & Directions CARROT FILLING 2 c Pureed cooked carrots 1 1/2 c Evaporated milk 1/2 c Sugar 2 Eggs 1 ts Cinnamon 1/4 ts Ginger 1/4 ts Nutmeg 1 Unbaked pie crust – see below PIE CRUST 2 c All-purpose flour 1/2 ts Salt 1 c Vegetable shortening Ice water FILLING AND ASSEMBLY: Heat […]

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Mexican Wedding Cookies Ii

Ingredients & Directions 1 1/2 c Confectioner’s sugar, divide 1 c Butter, softened 3/4 c Finely chopped pecans 1/2 ts Vanilla extract 2 c All-purpose flour 1/4 ts Ground cinnamon Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Grease cookie sheets. In large bowl with mixer at medium speed, beat together 1 cup of the sugar, butter, […]

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