Do it Yourself
Ingredients & Directions 3 md Potatoes, peeled and cubed 1/2 ts Salt 1/4 c Butter or Margarine 1 c Flour 1/3 c Milk 1/2 ts Baking Powder Preheat oven to 350oF. Cook potatoes and mash. Combine with butter, milk and salt. Blend until fluffy. Add flour and baking powder, stir until smooth. Spread mixture on […]
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Ingredients & Directions -ALMOND CRUST- 1/4 c Almonds, slivered -1 stick, cut into small 1 1/2 c Flour, all purpose -pieces 1/4 ts -Salt 1 lg Egg; cold 3 tb Brown sugar; firmly packed 1/2 ts Vanilla extract 1/2 c Butter;cold, unsalted 1/4 ts Lemon zest; freshly grated CUSTARD CREAM 4 lg Egg yolks 2 […]
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Ingredients & Directions 8 oz Ground wholemeal flour 8 oz Rye or barley flour 1 ts Salt 8 fl Lukewarm water* *You may need as much as 12 fl total. — Blend the flours together with the salt. Mix in sufficient water to bind together into a dough ~- the quantity will depend on the […]
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Ingredients & Directions 3/4 c Honey 2 c Flour 1/2 ts Cinnamon; powdered 1/4 ts Salt 1/4 ts Cloves; powdered 1 ts Baking powder 1/4 ts Nutmeg; powdered 10 tb Raisins 1 ts Baking soda 6 tb Currants; dried 4 tb Unsalted butter; softened 1/2 c Walnuts; finely chopped 1/2 c Dark brown sugar 3 […]
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Ingredients & Directions 1/2 c Butter or margarine 1/2 c Sugar 1/4 c Packed brown sugar 1 Egg 1 ts Vanilla 1 c Plus 2 Tbsp unsifted flour 1/2 ts Baking soda 1/2 ts Salt 2/3 c Chopped walnuts or pecans 8 oz Ghirardelli Bittersweet -Chocolate DIRECTIONS: For food processor method, place butter (cut up), […]
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Ingredients & Directions 1 c Boiling water 1 c Dried apricots 1/2 ts Baking soda 1/2 c Sugar 1/2 c Brown sugar 2 Eggs 1 1/4 c All-purpose flour 3/4 c Whole wheat flour 3/4 c Unsweetened cocoa 3 ts Double-acting baking powder 1 c Chopped oregon hazelnuts Pour boiling water over apricots and let […]
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Ingredients & Directions -CRUST- 1 1/3 c Sifted all purpose flour 3 tb Sugar 1/4 ts Salt 7 tb Cold unsalted butter; cut -into 1/2-inch ; pieces 2 tb Ice water 1 lg Egg yolk 1/2 ts Vanilla extract FILLING 2 tb Brandy 1/2 ts Vanilla extract 1 ts Unflavored gelatin 5 oz Bittersweet; (not […]
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Ingredients & Directions In this solid dark, old Fashioned cake, there’s just Enough Batter to hold the fruits And nuts together, and to Absorb The aroma of the liqueur That moistens the cloth in Which it Ages (I would use Saran Now) 1 pound butter 1 pound brown sugar 12 eggs separated 4 cups flour […]
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Ingredients & Directions 1 c Sugar 1 c Water 1 Lemon, grated and squeezed 2 Egg yolks 1 tb (heaping) cornstarch in 1/2 c Water MERINGUE 2 Egg whites 1/4 ts Cream of tartar 3 tb Sugar 1/2 ts Vanilla Put sugar and water in a pan to boil. Add the lemon juice, rind and […]
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Ingredients & Directions In a medium-sized, non-reactive (glass or glazed pottery, NOT aluminum under any circumstances, and stainless or plastic are acceptable if necessary) bowl, put about two cups of sugar. Take two good-sized lemons, and wash the outsides (no soap, please). Slice them very, very, very thin, cutting across the axis. That way, you […]
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