Mashed Potato Cakes
Ingredients & Directions 2 c Flour, sifted 1 ts Caraway seed 4 ts Baking powder 2 c Mashed potatoes 1 ts Salt 1/2 c Milk 1 tb Butter Mix and sift dry ingredients; work in butter and add caraway seed, mashed potatoes and lastly the milk. Roll about as thick as biscuits; cut into squares. Brown slowly in a little fat over slow heat. Split and spread with butter. Yields 8 servings
Crazy Cake
Ingredients & Directions 3 c Flour 2 c Sugar 6 tb Cocoa 2 ts Baking soda 1/4 ts Salt Grease a 9 by 13 inch pan and put in the previously listed ingredients. Stir with fork to combine. Make 3 wells in pan mixture. In the first put 12 T vegetable oil. In the 2nd put 2 T vinegar. In the third put 1 tsp vanilla. Over all pour 1 1/2 cups water. Stir with fork to combine. Bake at 350 for 30 minutes or until done. Yields 1 Servings
Sweet Bread~ Portuguese
Ingredients & Directions 1/4 c Water; warm 1 c Milk; scalded and cooled 3/4 c Sugar 1 ts Salt 3 Eggs 1/2 c Margerine 5 c Flour 1 Eggs 2 pk Yeast 1 ts Sugar * DISSOLVE YEAST IN WARM WATER IN A LARGE BOWL. STIR IN MILK, 3/4 CUP SUGAR, SALT, 3 EGGS, MARGERINE, AND 3 CUPS FLOUR. BEAT UNTIL SMOOTH. STIR IN REMAINING FLOUR (MAY NEED UP TO A CUP MORE THAN CALLED FOR) UNTIL YOU HAVE A EASILY MANAGABLE DOUGH. * TURN OUT DOUGH ON FLOURED SURFACE; KNEAD 5 MINUTES. PLACE IN GREASED BOWL; TURN GREASED SIDE UP; COVER AND LET RISE 1 1/2 TO 2 HOURS. * PUNCH DOWN DOUGH AND DIVIDE IN TWO. SHAPE EACH INTO A ROUND, SLIGHTLY FLAT LOAD. PLACE EACH LOAF IN ROUND LAYER PAN (9X10 1/2 INCHES) THAT HAS BEEN GREASED. COVER AND LET RISE UNTIL DOUBLE (ABOUT 1 HOUR). HEAT OVEN TO 350 DEGREES. BEAT 1 EGG SLIGHTLY AND BRUSH OVER LOAVES. SPRINKLE WITH 1 TSP. SUGAR. BAKE UNTIL LOAVES ARE GOLDEN BROWN (35-45 MINUTES). MAKES 2 LOAVES. Yields 2 Servings
Quick Cheddar Bread
Ingredients & Directions 3 3/4 c Unbleached Flour 2 1/2 c Cheddar; Sharp 5 ts Baking Powder 1 1/2 c Milk 1/2 ts Salt 2 ea Eggs; Lg, Slightly Beaten 1/3 c Butter Combine the dry ingredients, then cut the butter into the flour until the mixture resembles coarse crumbs, then add the cheddar cheese. Combine the milk and eggs then add the mixture to the cheddar mixture. Stir until just moistened, then spoon into a greased 9 X 5-inch loaf pan. Bake at 375 degrees F. hour. Remove from the pan immediately and let cool on a wire rack. Yields 4 servings
Chocolate Lover's Cake Mix
Ingredients & Directions 1 pk Chocolate cake mix 1 1/3 c Water 1/2 c Cocoa 1 c Mayonaise 3 Eggs Heat oven to 350. Grease and flour 2 (9″) layer pans. Line bottom of pans with wax paper . Stir cake mix and cocoa in large mixing bowl; add remaining ingredients. Beat with electric mixer on low speed 30 seconds, scraping bowl often. Beat on medium speed 2 minutes. Pour into prepared pans. Bake 30 to 35 minutes. Cool 10 minutes; remove from pans. Immediately remove wax paper. Cool completely on wire racks. Fill and frost as desired. Yields 12 servings
Molasses Wheat Bread
Ingredients & Directions 1 1/2 LB LOAF 2 c +1 Tb bread flour 1 c Whole wheat flour 3 ts Gluten 1 1/8 c Water 5 tb Buttermilk powder 2 1/2 ts Red Star Active Yeast 3 tb Molasses 1 1/2 ts Salt 1 tb Butter 1/4 c Grapenuts Have ingredients at room temperature. Add in order described by machine manufacturer. Use light setting. For the Hitachi 101 I warm liquid in microwave for 1 minute before I add to bread pan. This made tasty tall loaf. Other makes of machines may have to adjust ingredients to their specifications. == Courtesy of Dale & Gail Shipp, Columbia Md. == Yields 1 servings
Cheese Onion Pie
Ingredients & Directions -DOUGH- 2 c Self-rising flour 1 Egg 1 ts Salt 2 oz Margarine 1/4 c Milk FILLING 5 Big onions cut in rounds Little margarine for frying 1 Container 9% cream cheese; -or any softened cream -cheese 5 oz Grated parmigian cheese TOPPING 2 Eggs; well beaten 2 ts Milk Source: My sister in law Olga Finkelstein Dough: Work well all the ingredients, roll quite thin and put in a greased pie pan. Filling: Soak the onions for 5 or 10 minutes in hot water. Then fry them in a little margarine till soft and transluscent, not brown. Let cool a little, add the cream cheese and the grated cheese. Pour on the dough and prepare the topping: 2 well beaten eggs with 2 Tsp milk. Pour over the pie and bake at 350 till golden brown. Yields 1 Servings
