St.louis’ Peanut Butter Cookies

Ingredients & Directions 1/2 c Butter 1/2 ts Vanilla 3/4 c Peanut butter 1 1/2 c Flour 1/2 c Granulated sugar 3/4 ts Soda 1/2 c Brown sugar 1/4 ts Salt 1 Egg 2 tb Water Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Cream butters, sugars, egg, vanilla and water. Sift together remaining dry ingredients and blend […]

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Pizza Crust For Small Bread Machines

Ingredients & Directions 2 1/4 c Bread flour 1 ts Salt 1 1/2 ts Applesauce 3/4 c Water 1 ts Yeast after cycle is done, cut into 4 portions; cover with plastic wrap and let rise for 20 mins. Shape, top, and bake 12-15 mins. in a 500 degree oven. Note: I haven’t tested this […]

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Fine Cakes (medieval/elizabethan)

Ingredients & Directions 6 oz Butter (1 1/2 sticks) — at 1/2 ts Cloves Room temperature 1/8 ts Mace 1/2 c Sugar pn Ground saffron 1 Egg yolk — beaten Egg white 1 3/4 c Sifted flour To make fine Cakes–Take a quantity of fine wheate Flower, and put it in an earthen pot. Stop […]

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Italian Chestnut Jam Cake

Ingredients & Directions 1 lb Cake; sliced horizontally Into 3 equal layers === SYRUP === Rind of one lemon; grated 1 ts Vanilla 1/2 c Brandy 1/2 c Sugar 2 c Sweet Chestnut Puree; see * -Note === BUTTER-CREAM FROSTING -=== 1/2 lb Butter 2 1/2 c Powdered or confectioners’ -sugar 1 ts Vanilla 1 […]

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Chewy Choco-cream Cheese Cookies

Ingredients & Directions 8 oz Light cream cheese 1/2 c Margarine 1 Egg 1 1/2 c Sugar 300 g Chocolate chips; divided 2 1/4 c Flour 1 1/2 ts Bakind soda 1/2 c Chopped walnuts Beat cream cheese with butter, egg and sugar until light and fluffy. Melt 1 cup of the chocolate chips. Stir […]

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Best Oatmeal Cookies

Ingredients & Directions 3/4 c Low ft margarine, room temp 1 c White sugar 1/2 c Packed brown sugar 2 ea Egg whites, slightly beaten 1 1/2 c All purpose flour 1 ts Baking soda 1 ts Ground cinnamon 1/4 ts Ground nutmeg 1 1/2 c Oats, uncooked 1 c Raisins 1 ts Vanilla In […]

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Fran’s Pecan Tartlets (carmel Nut Tarts)

Ingredients & Directions 1/2 c Butter 1 1/4 c Flour 1 ea 3 oz pk Cream cheese Mix like pie crust, press into small tartlet size muffin tins FILLING 1 egg 3/4 c dark brown sugar, packed 1/4 tsp salt 1 Tbl melted butter 1 c chopped pecans 1/2 tsp vanilla Mix and pour into […]

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No-bake Pineapple Cheesecake

Ingredients & Directions FOR CRUST 12 Graham cracker squares 1 ts Unsalted butter, melted -(2 1/2″; 16 for 10″ plate) (2 t for 10″ place) 1/3 c Grape Nuts cereal 1/2 lg Egg white (1 tb for 10″ -(1/2 cup for 10″ plate) -plate) 2 tb Granulated sugar 2 tb Fruit juice or water, or […]

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Barb’s Special Sweet Breads Part 5

Ingredients & Directions BARB DAY ———————–INSTRUCTIONS FOR SNAILS———————– Place dough on a lightly floured board and roll into a large rectangle 1/4″ thick. Spread with almond butter and plumped currants or raisins. Roll jelly roll style. Cut into 1″ slices and place slices 2″ apart on baking sheet, cut side down. Spoon Vanilla cream in […]

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Organic Wholemeal Bread

Ingredients & Directions 750 g Organic wholemeal bread -flour; (1 1/2lb) 25 g Butter; (1oz) 2 ts Salt 1 6 g sachet easy blend dried -yeast 450 ml Warm water; (you may need a ; little more water) ; (3/4 pint) Place the flour in a large mixing bowl. Rub in the fat and stir […]

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