Mile-high Chocolate Cake

Ingredients & Directions 1/2 c Cocoa; Baking 1/2 c ;Hot Water 2 ts Baking Soda 1/2 c Vegetable Shortening 2 c Sugar 2 ea Eggs; Large 2 ts Vanilla Extract 2 1/2 c Flour; Unbleached, Sifted 1 c Buttermilk COCOA FROSTING 1/2 c Butter Or Regular Margarine 1 oz Baking Chocolate 1 lb Confectioners’ Sugar; […]

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Pita Bread

Ingredients & Directions 2 lb Wholewheat flour 2 ts Salt 1/2 tb Dry yeast 2 ts Brown sugar 1 1/4 pt Warm water Combine the flour & salt in a large bowl. Mix yeast & sugar with a quarter of warm water. Leave till it becomes frothy. Pour into flour mixture. & gradually add enough […]

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Children’s Cookie Mix

Ingredients & Directions 1 1/2 c Quick-cooking oats 3/4 c All-purpose flour 1/4 ts Baking soda 3/4 c Brown sugar; packed 1/2 c Vegetable shortening In a medium bowl, combine oats, flour, baking soda and brown sugar. Stir to Blend. Cut in shortening with a pastry blender until mixture resembles corn meal. Spoon about 1/2 […]

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Fudge Brownies

Ingredients & Directions 1/3 c Butter or margarine 2 oz Unsweetened chocolate 1 c Sugar 2 Eggs 1/3 ts Salt 1/2 ts Baking powder 1/2 c Flour 1 ts Vanilla 1/2 c Chopped walnuts Preheat oven to 325 degrees. Melt butter and chocolate (microwave works fine). Remove from heat and add remaining ingredients. Pour into […]

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Westphalian Cheesecake

Ingredients & Directions -CRUST- Shortbread; See Recipe # 22 CHEESECAKE 1 1/2 c Cottage Cheese; Small Curd 1/4 c Sugar; Granulated 4 Eggs; Large, Separated 1/2 ts Vanilla Extract 8 oz Cream Cheese; 1 Pk. 1 ts Cornstarch 6 tb Butter Preheat the oven to 325 degrees F. Press the cottage cheese through a sieve. […]

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Scandinavian Cardamom Bread

Ingredients & Directions -Bread Machine Bakery B -finely ground 1/2 c Light cream Dash salt 1 Egg 1 1/4 ts Active dry yeast 1/4 c Unsalted butter –GLAZE: 2 1/2 c Unbleached ALL-PURPOSE 1 Egg -FLOUR (not bread flour) 1 tb Cold water 1/4 c Sugar Pearl sugar for garnish 1 ts Hulled cardamom seeds, […]

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Ten-inch Strawberry Pie

Ingredients & Directions 1 c Sugar 1 c Water 2 tb Cornstarch 2 tb Strawberry Jell-O Whole strawberries 9 Inch pie crust; baked 1 lg Carton Cool Whip Mix sugar, cornstarch and water. Boil until thick and clear. Cool slightly. Add Jell-O and mix well. Fill cooled pie crust with strawberries until level. Pour cooled […]

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Rhubarb And Raspberry Tart

Ingredients & Directions 2 c Rhubarb 1 Egg yolk 1 c Raspberries 1/2 c Whipping cream 3/4 c Granulated sugar 1/3 ts Vanilla 3 Eggs 1 Pie dough for 10-in.shell Raspberries and rhubarb in one tart means that one of the fruits must be frozen if locally produced products are to be used. Happily, this […]

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Bread Pie

Ingredients & Directions 10 c Sliced fruit 10 Slices good-quality white -sandwich bread, crusts -removed 1 lg Egg 4 oz Unsalted butter, melted 1 c Granulated sugar 1 ts Pure vanilla extract Confectioners’ sugar 1. Heat oven to 350 degrees. Spread fruit in a 13- by 9-inch baking dish. Arrange a single layer of bread […]

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Cranberry-orange Tart

Ingredients & Directions French pastry (recipe -posted) 2 tb Currant jelly; melted 1 c Currant jelly 2 c Cranberries 1/4 An orange; cut up 1 Unflavored gelatin 3 tb Orange liqueur On a lightly floured surface roll French Pastry dough to a 13-inch circle. Line an 11-inch flan pan with removable bottom with dough, being […]

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