Apricot Cream Cheese Cookies

Ingredients & Directions 1 1/2 c Margarine 1 1/2 c Sugar 8 oz Philadelphia cream cheese 2 Egg 2 tb Lemon juice 1 1/2 ts Lemon zest 4 1/2 c Flour 1 1/2 ts Baking powder Apricot filling Sugar, confectioners -APRICOT FILLING- 11 oz Apricots, dried 1/2 c Sugar Combine margarine, sugar and softened cream […]

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Southern Bread

Ingredients & Directions 1* LB LOAF 1 1/2 ts Active Dry Yeast 2 tb Wheat Germ 1 tb Sugar 3 tb Dry Milk 3 c Bread Flour 1 ts Salt 1 tb Butter 9 oz Warm Water 1 LB LOAF 1 ts Active Dry Yeast 5 ts Wheat Germ 1/2 tb Sugar 2 tb Dry […]

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Caramel-peanut Butter Mousse Tart

Ingredients & Directions -CRUST- 1 1/4 c All purpose flour 3 tb Sugar 7 tb Chilled unsalted butter; cut -into pieces 1 Egg yolk 2 tb Whipping cream 3/4 ts Vanilla extract FILLING 1/3 c Plus 2 tablespoons packed -golden brown ; sugar 3 tb Plus 1/4 cup whipping cream 2 tb Unsalted butter; (1/4 […]

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Hot Fudge Pudding (cake) With Sauce.

Ingredients & Directions 1 c Flour 2/3 c Milk 1/3 c Cocoa *Sauce* 3/4 c Sugar 3/4 c Sugar 2 ts Baking Powder 3 tb Cocoa 1/2 ts Salt 2 tb Water 1/4 c Shortening 2 c HOT water 1 Egg Yield: 4 Preheat to 350F Sift dry ingrediants in a bowl. Cut in shortening. […]

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Sweet Potato Meringue Pie

Ingredients & Directions -FOR FILLING- 2 lb Sweet potatoes; (4 medium) 1 2/3 c Half-and-half 1/2 c Sugar 2 lg Eggs 1 1/4 ts Cinnamon 1/4 ts Ground allspice 1/4 ts Freshly grated nutmeg 1/2 ts Salt Pastry dough for 1 crust 9 -to 10 inch pie -FOR MERINGUE- 3 lg Egg whites 3/4 c […]

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Torta Di Zucca (pumpkin Cake)

Ingredients & Directions 450 g Peeled; seeded and cubed ; pumpkin 150g/5oz Unsalted butter 1 pn Salt 150 g Granulated sugar 50 g Crushed almonds 50 g Candied citron; finely -chopped Grated rind of 1 lemon 50 g Sultanas; soaked in grappa ; until swollen 75 g Plain flour 1 Heaped tsp baking powder 2 […]

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Mikan (mandarin Orange) Pie

Ingredients & Directions 1 Envelope unflavored gelatin 2 tb Cold water 1 c Boiling water 1 c Sugar 1/2 c Fresh lemon juice 1 c Whipping cream 11 oz Canned mandarin oranges — drained 1 9-inch baked pie crust GARNISH Fresh orange slices Soften the gelatin in cold water. Stir in boiling water. Add sugar […]

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Basic Pie Dough

Ingredients & Directions 2 c All-purpose flour 1/2 ts Salt 6 oz Cold unsalted butter; cut -into cubes 1/4 c Ice cold water; to 1/3 cup To prepare the dough by hand, combine the flour and salt in a stainless steel bowl, using a pastry knife mix well. Add the cold butter cubes to the […]

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Gingered Orange And Pineapple W/ Fortune Cookies

Ingredients & Directions 2 Oranges; Peel, Section 1 c Canned Pineapple Chunks 1 ts Grated Ginger Root; Fresh Mint Leaves; For Garnish 4 Fortune Cookies In a small bowl, combine oranges, pineapple and ginger; toss to coat. Divide into four parfait glasses. Garnish with mint and serve with fortune cookies. Serving (3/4 cup) provides: 1 […]

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Cow Chip Biscuits

Ingredients & Directions 3 c Flour 6 ts Baking powder 3 tb Lard 1 ts Salt 1 tb Sugar 1 1/3 c Milk (or canned milk, cut to -half-strength with water) Cow chips (opt, depending -on which way the wind is -blowing) Sift together all dry ingredients; cut in lard until flaky pieces form; add […]

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