Biscuit Mix Homemade

Ingredients & Directions 8 c Flour 1/4 c Baking powder 4 ts Salt 1 c Lard for soft wheat flour or -1 1/2 c. lard for hard -wheat flour Sift together flour, baking powder and salt; cut lard into flour with fork or pastry blender until mixture has a fine even crumb. Cover and store […]

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Potato-apple Torten

Ingredients & Directions 2 lg Apples, crisp, sweet 2 lb Potatoes 2 ts Peanut oil Salt and pepper 1 Red onion, chopped Nutmeg Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Core and thinly slice the apples; thinly slice the potatoes. Heat oil and coat the bottom and sides of a large, cast-iron skillet. As neatly as […]

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Double Cheese Tart

Ingredients & Directions 1 Refrigerated pie crust 8 oz Jarlsberg or lite Swiss -cheese, cut in chunks 1 Container (15 oz.) light -ricotta cheese 2 Eggs 4 Egg whites 1 md Onion; chopped 2 Cloves garlic; pressed 1/2 ts Ground black pepper 2 md Tomatoes; peeled and thinly -sliced,, drain on paper -towel 2 tb […]

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Cranberry Apple Tarte Tatin

Ingredients & Directions 1 Recipe Pate Sucree 5 lg Apples (about 2 1/2 pounds) Juice of one lemon 4 tb Butter 3/4 c Plus 1 tablespoon sugar 1/3 c Cranberries (optional) Make the dough. Form into a 5-inch disk, wrap in plastic and chill one hour, or up to 3 days. Remove the dough from […]

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Cheese Topped Taco Pie

Ingredients & Directions 1 Pie Crust 1 lb Ground beef 1 1 25 pk Taco Seasoning mix 1 16oz jar thick and chunky -salsa 1 Jar sliced and drained -mushrooms 1 c Ricotta cheese 8 oz Taco Shredded Cheese 2 Eggs 1 sm Seeded and dices tomato 1 cn French fried onions Heat oven to […]

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Chocolate-banana-pecan Cream Pie

Ingredients & Directions 1/4 c Butter or margarine,softened 1 3 oz. pkge. cream cheese, -softened 1 1/2 c Powdered sugar 1/4 c Whipping cream 1/2 ts Vanilla extract 3 Bananas, sliced 1 6 oz. can pineapple juice 1 Baked 9 inch pastry shell or -1 frozen 9 inch deep-dish -pastry shell 1/2 c Chopped pecans, […]

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Topsy Turvy Lemon Pie

Ingredients & Directions 1 9-inch pie crust; deep dish —Cheese Layer— 8 oz Light cream cheese 1/4 c Sugar 1 Egg —Lemon Layer— 1/2 c Corn syrup 2 ts Grated lemon rind 1/3 c Lemon juice 2 Eggs 2 tb Margarine; melted 1 tb Cornstarch Beat cream cheese and sugar until smooth. Add egg and […]

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Impossible Asparagus Pie

Ingredients & Directions -Waldine Van Geffen, VGHC42A 1 cn Water Chestnuts, Drain, Chop Coarsely 8oz 1 pk Frozen Cut Asparagus, Thaw, Drain Well 10oz or 1 pk Frozen Broccoli Spears, Thaw Drain, Cut 1″ Pieces 10oz 2 oz Chopped Pimientos, Drained 1/2 c Chopped Onion 1 1/2 c Shredded Sharp Cheddar Cheese 1 1/2 c […]

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Lattice Coconut-custard Pie

Ingredients & Directions 1 Baked 9″ pie shell 2 c Milk 4 Eggs, slighlly beaten 1/2 c Shredded coconut 1/2 c Granulated sugar 1/2 Teasp. nutmeg 1/2 Teasp. salt 1/3 c Semisweet chocolate pieces 1 Teasp. vanilla extract 1 Teasp. vegetable shortening Several hours ahead: Start heating oven to 350 F. To eggs, add sugar, […]

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Fruit Pies – Rhubarb Filling

Ingredients & Directions 3 c Rhubarb — sliced 1″ long 1 c Sugar 3 tb Flour 1/8 ts Salt 2 tb Butter — (optional) Mix the rhubarb, sugar, flour and salt together and fill the pie plate. Dot with butter if you want to use it. Cover with top crust. Bake in a 400 degree […]

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