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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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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Apple-rhubarb Skillet Pie

Ingredients & Directions 2 1/3 c Sifted all-purpose flour; -divided 3 tb Baking powder 1 1/4 ts ;salt; divided 1/3 c Vegetable shortening 1 c Whole milk 4 c Rhubarb; finely chopped 2 c Apples; peeled, cored, and -chopped 2 c Granulated sugar 1 ts Mace 3 tb Butter (serves 6 to 8) Pre-heat the […]

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Gingerbread Cookies

Ingredients & Directions 1 c Corn oil margarine 1 c Molasses 1 c Sugar 1 Egg 4 c Flour 2 ts Baking powder 1 ts Baking soda 3 ts Ground cinnamon 2 ts Ground cloves 2 ts Ground ginger 1 ts Ground nutmeg Currants, raisins, silver -Balls and candy, For -decoration 1 Egg yolk mixed […]

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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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Pear Bread Pudding

Ingredients & Directions 1/2 c Raisins 1/4 c Rum or 1 tsp rum extract & w -Rum extract & 1 tsp water 2 c Pears; peeled, sliced, ripe 1/2 c Sugar 4 c Bread; white, coarsely torn 3 c Milk 1 c Cream; or evaporated milk 3 Eggs 1 ts Vanilla Preheat oven to 350F. […]

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Cornmeal Biscuits

Ingredients & Directions 1 1/2 c All-purpose flour 1/2 c Yellow cornmeal 2 1/2 ts Baking powder 1/2 ts Salt 1/3 c Shortening 3/4 c Milk Combine flour, cornmeal, baking powder, and salt; stir well. Cut in shortening with a pastry blender until mixture resembles coarse meal. Sprinkle milk evenly over flour mixture, stirring just […]

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Baked Tuna Pie

Ingredients & Directions 1 c All-purpose flour 1/3 c Enriched Corn Meal — (Aunt Jemima or Quaker) 3/4 ts Salt (optional) 1/3 c Vegetable shortening -OR- margarine 1/4 c Cold water 10 oz Frozen chopped broccoli — thawed 13 oz Evaporated milk 1 cn Tuna (6-1/2 or 7-oz. size) — drained, flaked 1/4 c Grated […]

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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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Kulich – Easter Coffee Cake Wit Nuts And Raisins

Ingredients & Directions 1 c Milk — lukewarm 1 ts Vanilla Extract 3 pk Active Dry Yeast 10 Egg Yolks — lightly beaten 1/2 ts Granulated Sugar 1/2 lb Unsalted Butter, Cut Into 1/2 c Raisins, Sultana sm Bits — softened 1/2 ts Saffron — powdered 4 1/2 tb Butter — softened 1/4 c Rum […]

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