10 Minute Cake
Ingredients & Directions 2 c Flour 2 ts Baking powder 1 c White sugar 1 ts Vanilla 1 c Milk 1/2 ts Salt 1/2 c Butter, softened 3 Eggs Place all ingredients in large bowl. Using electric mixer, beat on low speed for about a minute, or until no lumps remain. Increase speed to high and continue to beat for about 3-4 minutes until batter is smooth and silky looking. Pour into greased 9 inch cake pan. Bake in a 350F oven for about 45-50 minutes or until it tests clean. Allow to cool in pan. Can be iced with your favorite icing, or sprinkled with a dusting of icing sugar. Origin: Yields 6 servings
Ribbon Cookies
Ingredients & Directions -Patricia Dwigans fwds07a- 2 1/2 c Flour 1 1/2 ts Baking powder 1/2 ts Salt 1 c Shortening; softened 1 1/4 c Sugar 1 Egg; unbeaten 1 ts Vanilla 1/4 c Candied cherries; snipped, – OR maraschino cherries 1 oz Unsweetened chocolate; – melted, 1 square 2 tb Poppy seeds Mix flour, baking powder and salt. Cream shortening until light and fluffy, gradually adding sugar. Stir in egg and vanilla; beat well. Blend in flour mixture. Divide dough into 3 parts. Add cherries to one, chocolate to second, and poppy seeds to third. Into bottom of waxed paper lined 9x5x3-inch pan, pack cherry mixture evenly, then chocolate, then poppy seed. Refrigerate at least 24 hours. Remove dough from pan; cut in half lengthwise, then crosswise into 1/4-inch slices. On ungreased cookie sheets, bake 8-10 minutes or till very light brown at 400~. Makes 6-7 dozen. From Yields 6 Dozen
Peanut Brownie Torte
Ingredients & Directions 1 c (6 ounces) semisweet -chocolate chips 2 tb Smooth peanut butter 1 tb Unsalted butter 1 lg Egg 1/4 c Sugar 1/2 ts Vanilla 2 tb All purpose flour 1/2 c Chopped unsalted dry roasted -peanuts ACCOMPANIMENT Vanilla ice cream Butter and flour an 8-inch round cake pan. In a small metal bowl set over barely simmering water melt 3/4 cup of the chocolate chips, peanut butter, and the butter, stirring until the mixture is smooth. In a bowl, whisk together the egg, sugar, and vanilla until the mixture is foamy, whisk in the chocolate mixture and a pinch of salt, whisking until the mixture is smooth, and fold in the flour, remaining 1/4 cup chocolate chops, and the peanuts. Spoon the batter into the pan, spreading it evenly, and bake the torte in the middle of a preheated 350 degree oven for 15 minutes to 20 minutes, or until a tester comes out with some crumbs adhering to it. Transfer the torte to a rack, let it cool for 10 minutes, and serve it warm, cut into wedges, with the ice cream. Yield: one 8-inch torte Notes: Recipe courtesy of Yields 1 Servings
Fudge Frosting
Ingredients & Directions 2 c Heavy cream 1 lb Semisweet chocolate; cut up 2 ts Vanilla Heat the heavy cream in a saucepan until just boiling. Remove from the heat. Add the semisweet chocolate and vanilla. Stir mixture until smooth and the chocolate is melted. Transfer to a glass bowl. Place the glass bowl over ice water. Stir until spreadable. — From Yields 1 Servings
Old Fashioned Pound Cake
Ingredients & Directions EBONY MAGAZINE 1 1/2 c Butter or margarine, soften 3 c Sugar 1 tb Vanilla 1 ts Lemon extract 1 tb Fresh lemon juice 1 ts Grated lemon rind 6 Eggs 3 c All purpose flour 1 ts Baking powder 1/4 ts Salt 1/2 c Evaporated milk Heat oven to 325F. Grease and flour 10-in tube pan. Beat butter in large mixing bowl until light and fluffy. Add sugar 1/3 cup at a time, creaming well after each addition. Stir in vanilla, lemon extract, huice and rind. Add eggs, one at a time, blending well after each addition. Sift together flour, baking powder and salt; add to creamed mixture alternately with milk. Stir thoroughly after each addition. Pour into prepared pan. Bake until wooden pick inserted in center comes out clean. 70-80 minutes. Cool 20 minutes; remove from pan. Yields 10 Servings
Dillbrot (dill Bread)
Ingredients & Directions 1 pk Yeast; Active Dry 1 tb Butter; Melted 1/4 c ;Warm Water(110-120 degrees) 1 ea Egg; Large 1 c Cottage Cheese; Creamed * 1 ts Salt 2 tb Sugar 2 ts Dillseed 1 tb Onion; Minced 2 1/4 c Flour; Unbleached Or Bread * Creamed Cottage Cheese should be heated to lukewarm. ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Dissolve yeast in warm water. Combine all ingredients in a mixing bowl, except add the flour a little at a time (it may take up to 2 1/2 cups of flour). Beat until well mixed and mixture is stiff but not heavy. (Standard bread dough feeling). Cover and let rise in a warm place until doubled. Punch down and put dough in a bread pan, or arrange in a round shape on a greased cookie sheet. Let rise again. Bake for 30 to 45 minutes at 350 degrees F. While warm, bursh loaf with soft butter, sprinkle well with salt. Makes 1 loaf. Yields 4 servings
Diet Rite Bread
Ingredients & Directions ———————–MICHAEL HATALA RJHP21A———————– FOR 1-1/2 LB. LOAF 1 pk Yeast 3 c Bread flour 1 1/4 c Diet rite soda, or Club soda -at room temperature Place all ingredients into pan, select white bread, and push start. From Loafing It by DAK Yields 1 Servings
