Molasses Cookies
Ingredients & Directions 3/4 c Sugar 3/4 c Shortening 3/4 c Molasses 3 ts Baking Soda 2 ea Eggs 3 c Flour 2 tb Warm water 2 ts Ginger 2 ts Cream of tartar 1 x Salt as desired Put baking soda in molasses and beat until it foams. Mix all the ingredients well and let stand overnight. Rollout and bake at 350 for 12 to 15 minutes. This receipe is from my Barbour’s New Brunswick Cookbook. Yields 1 Servings
Doctor Zeus Zucchini Bread
Ingredients & Directions 3 Eggs 1 c Oil 2 c Sugar 2 ts Vanilla 2 c Zucchini; shredded 8 1/2 oz Crushed pineapple; drained 1 c Nuts; chopped 1/2 c Raisins 3 c Flour 1 1/2 ts Cinnamon 1 ts Salt 3/4 ts Nutmeg 2 ts Baking soda 1/4 ts Baking powder Beat the eggs, oil, sugar, and vanilla in a large bowl until thick. Stir in the remaining ingredients. Mix well. Pour into 2 greased loaf pans. Bake at 350 for 1 hour. Yields 2 Loaves
Sweet Lemon Bread
Ingredients & Directions 1 1/2 c Flour 2 ts Baking powder 1/2 ts Salt 3/4 c Butter or margarine 1 1/2 c Sugar 3 Eggs 3/4 c Milk 2 tb Lemon juice 1 Lemon’s rind, grated 3/4 c Blanched almonds, chopped TOPPING: 1/4 c Sugar Juice of one large lemon Bread: Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Grease and flour 9x5x3-inch loaf pan. In bowl, sift flour, baking powder, and salt together; set aside. In large mixing bowl, cream butter/margarine and sugar until fluffy. Add eggs 1 by 1. In 3 equal batches, alternately add dry ingredients and milk. Stir in 2 tablespoons lemon juice and rind. Fold in nuts. Pour batter into prepared loaf pan, spreading evenly with rubber spatula. Bake 1 hour and test for doneness. (During last 15 minutes, cover loosely with aluminum foil, if necessary to prevent bread from becoming too brown.) Meanwhile, in bowl, combine 1/4 cup sugar and juice of 1 lemon, stirring with fork until sugar is dissolved. Leave bread in pan and place on wire cooling rack. Make tiny holes in top of bread with toothpick. Pour lemon/sugar mixture slowly across top, giving time for topping to be absorbed into warm loaf. Allow 15 minutes to set. Remove bread from pan and finish cooking on wire rack. Makes 1 loaf. Found In: The Houston Post, August 14, 1991 Recipe: Mary Gubser, “Quick Breads, Soups, and Stews”, Council Oaks Books, $16.95 Yields 1 Servings
Czechoslovakian Cheesecake
Ingredients & Directions -CRUST- 1 x Sweet Yeast; See Recipe # 23 CHEESECAKE 2 c Cottage Cheese 1/4 c Butter; No Margarine 1 c Sugar; Granulated 2 ea Eggs; Large, Separated 1 tb Cornstarch 3 tb Milk OR Heavy Cream 1 tb Rum; Dark 1/2 ts Lemon Rind; Grated 1/3 c Raisins Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Press the cottage cheese through a sieve and drain. In a large mixing bowl, combine the butter, sugar, and the egg yolks. Beat until foamy, then add the cornstarch, milk, rum, cheese, lemon rind and raisins blending well. Beat the egg whites until they from soft peaks, then gently fold them into the cheese mixture. Pour the mixture into the prepared crust and bake for 50 minutes, or until the edges are golden brown. Cool and serve at room temperature. Yields 10 servings
Mississippi Mud Cake
Ingredients & Directions 1/2 c Butter, softened 1 c Sugar 3 x Eggs 3/4 c All Purpose Flour 1/2 ts Baking Powder 1 Dash Salt 1/4 c +1 /12 T Cocoa 1 ts Vanilla Extract 1 c Pecans, chopped 10 oz Marshmallows 1 Chocolate Frosting 1/4 c Butter 1/4 c +2 T Cocoa 1/4 c +3 T Warm Milk 1 ts Vanilla Extract 16 oz Powdered Sugar, sifted Cream butter; gradually add sugar, beating well. Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition. Combine flour, baking powder, salt, and cocoa; add to creamed mixture. Stir in vanilla and pecans. Spoon batter into a greased 13x9x2-inch glass baking pan. Bake at 325 degrees for 15 to 18 minutes until top is barely soft to the touch. Remove cake from oven and cover top with marshmallows. Return to oven for 2 minutes or until marshmallows are soft. Spread marshmallows over cake and immediately cover with Chocolate Frosting. Let frosting harden before cutting the cake into squares. Yield: one 13×9 inch cake. FROSTING: Cream butter; add cocoa, mixing well. Gradually beat in powdered sugar, adding warm milk as necessary, until spreading consistency. Stir in vanilla. Spread immediately over warm marshmallows. Yield: enough for one 13×9 inch cake. Yields 8 Servings
Molasses Apricot Cookies
Ingredients & Directions : Cookies: 3 1/4 c all-purpose flour 1 ts baking soda 1/4 ts salt 2 ts ground cinnamon 1 ts ground ginger 1/2 ts allspice 1 c dark brown sugar 1 c salted butter, — softened 3/4 c molasses 1 lg egg 1 1/2 c chopped dried apricots : Icing: 1 c confectioners’ sugar 2 TB milk 1/2 ts vanilla extract Preheat oven to 300. In a medium bowl, mix together flour, soda, cinnamon, ginger, and allspice. Mix until blended well. In a large mixing bowl, beat sugar and butter at medium speed until mixture forms a grainy paste and scrape sides of bowl. Add molasses and egg and beat until light and fluffy. Add flour mixture and apricots and blend at a low speed just until combined. Do not overmix. Divide dough in half and shape each half into a roll about 1 1/2 inches in diameter. Wrap rolls in waxed paper and chill until firm. Slice cookies 1/2-inch thick and place on ungreased cookie sheets about 2 inches apart. Bake 25-30 minutes until cookies are set. Transfer to cool surface. Icing: blend sugar, milk, and extract in a small bowl until smooth. Drizzle cookies with icing. Yields 4 Servings
Sweet Irish Cream Bread
Ingredients & Directions 2 pk (3oz) cream cheese, Softened 1/4 c Sugar 2 Eggs 1 pk (16.6oz) date quick bread Mix 2/3 c Water 1/3 c PLUS 1 ts Bailey’s, divided(set aside) 1 tb Vegetable oil 1/2 c Powdered sugar 2 ts To 3 milk Preheat oven to 350F. Grease and flour only the bottom of a loaf pan. Beat cream cheese, sugar and one of the eggs until smooth; set aside. Combine bread mix, water, 1/3 cup Bailey’s, oil and remaining egg. Mix until moistened. Pour 1 cup batter into pan. Carefully spoon cream cheese mixture over and pour remaining batter over. Swirl with a knife to marble. Bake 65-75 minutes until bread tests clean. Coolin pan 15 minutes, then remove to a wire rack to finish cooling. Blend powdered sugar, remining Bailey’s and enough milk to reach a drizzling consistency and pour over cake. Yields 12 Servings
