Amish Vanilla Pie
Ingredients & Directions 1/4 c Granulated sugar 1 Egg; well beaten 1/4 c Brown sugar 1 tb Flour 1/2 c Molasses or light corn syrup 1 ts Vanilla 1 c Water 1 9″ unbaked pie shell -CRUMBS- 1 c Flour 1/2 c Brown sugar 1/2 ts Baking powder 1/4 c Lard, butter, margerine or 1/2 ts Baking soda -vegetable shortening Combine all the above ingredients, except the vanilla, in a saucepan. Bring to a boil and continue boiling until thickened. Allow to cool and stir in vanilla. Pour into unbaked shell. CRUMBS Melt shortening. Stir in dry ingredients. Crumble mixture over pie shell. Bake at 375 degrees F. for 50 to 60 minutes. Yields 1 servings
Connie's Carrot Cake Frosting
Ingredients & Directions 1 1/2 ea Sticks of margerine 1 1/2 pk Confectioners sugar, (bags) 1 1/2 c Pecans; chopped 1 1/2 pk Cream cheese 3 ts Vanilla Cream sugar, butter, cream cheese and flavoring. Add nuts last. Do not cook. Let layers cool before icing…(Can be frozen). Typos by Connie Robertson…;-) Yields 18 Servings
Super Pita Bread Sandwich
Ingredients & Directions Cucumber; chopped Tomato; chopped Onion; chopped Alfalfa sprouts 2 tb Super sesame sauce (see -recipe) Whole wheat pita pocket Trim top 1/4 of pita bread for easy splitting. Soften for 10 seconds in microwave and spread with Super Sesame sauce. Stuff with chopped veggies. From Deeanne’s recipe files From Yields 1 Servings
Mom's Molasses Sugar Cookies
Ingredients & Directions 3/4 c SHORTENING 1 c SUGAR 1/4 c MOLASSES 1 ea EGG, BEATEN 2 c FLOUR 2 ts BAKING SODA 1/2 ts GROUND CLOVES 1/2 ts GROUND GINGER 1 ts CINNAMON 1/2 ts SALT IN A SAUCEPAN OVER LOW HEAT, MELT SHORTENING. COOL. BEAT IN SUGAR, MOLASSES, AND EGG UNTIL WELL COMBINED. SIFT TOGETHER FLOUR, BAKING SODA, CLOVES, GINGER, CINNAMON AND SALT. ADD TO MOLASSES MIXTURE. MIX WELL AND CHILL. ROLL TO 1/4 INCH THICKNESS. CUT WITH YOUR FAVORITE COOKIE CUTTER. PLACE ON GREASED COOKIE SHEET ABOUT 2 INCHES APART. BAKE AT 375 DEG F. FOR 8 TO 10 MINUTES. Yields 24 Servings
Cream Cheese Pound Cake
Ingredients & Directions 1 1/2 c Butter; softened 1 pk (8 ounce) cream cheese; -softened 3 c Sugar 6 lg Eggs 1 1/2 ts Vanilla extract 3 c All-purpose flour 1/8 ts Salt Beat butter and cream cheese at medium speed with an electric mixer 2 minutes or until creamy. Gradually add sugar, beating 5 to 7 minutes. Add eggs, one at a time, beating just until yellow disappears. Add vanilla, mixing well. Combine flour and salt; gradually add to butter mixture, beating at low speed just until blendedafter each addition. Pour batter into a greased and floured 10-inch tube pan. Fill a 2-cup, ovenproof measuring cup with water; place in oven with tube pan. Bake at 300 degrees for 1 hour and 30 minutes or until a wooden pick inserted in center of cake comes out clean. Cool in pan on a wire rack 10 to 15 minutes; remove from pan and cool completely on wire rack. NOTES : Tried on November 14, 1995 – made several minor modifications to perfect this recipe. It’s great! Yields 24 Servings
Low Fat Cappuccino Pudding Cake
Ingredients & Directions 2 tb Unsweetened cocoa 2/3 c Sugar 1 c Flour 1/4 ts Salt 2 ts Baking powder 1/2 c Evaporated skim milk 1 ts Vegetable oil 1 ts Vanilla 1/4 c Semisweet chocolate morsels 1 c Firmly packed brown sugar 1/4 c Unsweetened cocoa 1 3/4 c Hot water 2 Envelopes instant cappuccino -mix; (.78 oz) Frozen vanilla yogurt Combine first 5 ingredients in a 9″ square baking pan. Add milk, oil and vanilla and mix well. Stir in chocolate morsels. Combine brown sugar and remaining cocoa; sprinkle over batter. Combine water and cappuccino mix stirring to dissolve. Pour over batter, but do not stir. Bake at 350 degrees for 40 minutes or until done. Serve warm with frozen yogurt. Yields 1 servings
Old-fashioned Spice Cake
Ingredients & Directions 2 c Flour 2 ts Baking powder 1 ts Cinnamon 1 ts Salt 1/4 ts Nutmeg 1/4 ts Cloves 1/4 ts Allspice 1/2 c Raisins 1 c Sugar 1/2 c Shortening 1 c Milk 1 Egg Sift flour. Measure and sift together with other dry ingredients. Add raisins. Cream sugar and shortening with 2 tablespoons milk. Add egg and mix well. Add to sifted dry ingredients alternately with remaining milk. Bake 30 to 40 minutes in loaf pan at 350F. Serve with whipped cream. From Yields 4 Servings
