Archive for January, 2010

Chocolate Fudge Frosting–taste Of Home Version

Ingrients & Directions 1 c Granulated sugar 4 tb Unsweetened cocoa 3/4 c Milk (whole milk is best) 1 tb Butter or margarine 1 ts Vanilla Combine sugar, cocoa and milk in small heavy saucepan; cook until mixture begins to boil. Cover, cook for 2-3 minutes until steam washes sugar crystals down from sides of [...]

Buckeye’s (peanut Butter Cookies)

Ingrients & Directions COOKIES 1 c BUTTER 2 c PEANUT BUTTER 3 c POWDERED SUGAR (1 1/2 LBS.) -CHOCOLATE COATING- 1/3 BAR FROM 1 LB PKG. PARAFFIN 12 oz SEMI SWEET CHOCOLATE BITS CREAM PEANUT BUTTER FOR THREE MINUTES. ADD BUTTER AND SUGAR. MIX WELL. SHAVE THE PARAFFIN AND HEAT CHOCOLATE BITS AND PARAFFIN IN [...]

Almond Sugar Cookies

Ingrients & Directions 5 tb Margarine (75 g) 1 1/2 tb Fructose** (22.5 ml) 1 tb Egg white (15 ml) 1/4 ts Almond, vanilla, or lemon -extract (1.25 ml) 1 c Unbleached flour (125 g) 1/8 ts Baking soda (.6 ml) 1 pn Cream of tartar 32 Almond slices **Substitute 4 pkts. -saccharin or 8 [...]

Fruitcake Cookies

Ingrients & Directions 16 oz Pineapple-ylw candy’d,chop’d 8 oz Cherries, red 8 oz Cherries,grn candy’d,chop’d 2 c Raisins, golden 4 c Pecans or walnuts, chopped 3 1/2 c Flour, all purpose 1/2 c Butter/margarine, softened 1 c Brown sugar, firmly 4 Eggs, separated 1 tb Baking soda 3 tb Milk 1/4 c Brandy 1 ts [...]

Spicy Oatmeal Raisin Cookies

Ingrients & Directions 1 pk Spice cake mix 1/2 c Oil 4 Egg whites 1/2 c Raisins 1 c Quick cooking oats Heat oven to 350. Grease baking sheets. Combine cake mix, egg whites, oats and oil in large bowl. Mix on low speed of electric mixer until blended. Drop from rounded tsp onto baking [...]

Famous Amos’s Chocolate Chip Cookies

Ingrients & Directions STFM57B 3/4 c Brown sugar; light 2 Eggs 1 ts Baking soda 1/2 ts Salt 1 c Walnuts (optional) 3/4 c Sugar 1 ts Vanilla extract 2 1/2 c Flour 2 c Raisins 1 pk Semisweet chocolate pieces; Preheat oven to 375F. Beat butter; brown sugar and granulated sugar in large bowl [...]

Fresh Florida Orange Cake With Toasted Almond Ice Cream

Ingrients & Directions 6 lg Oranges 3 c Ground blanched almonds 1/2 c All purpose flour 2 c Sugar 1/2 ts Salt 1 ts Baking powder 1 c Melted butter 6 Eggs 1/2 c Cointreau 1 1/2 qt Toasted almond ice cream 1 Recipe Strawberry Compote 1 Sprig fresh mint Confectioners’ sugar Preheat the oven [...]

Praline Cheesecake

Ingrients & Directions 1 c Graham Cracker Crumbs 3 tb Margarine, Melted 3/4 c Dark Brown Sugar, Packed 3 Large Eggs 1/2 c Pecans, Finely Chopped 3 tb Sugar 24 oz Cream Cheese, Softened 2 tb Unbleached All-purpose Flour 2 ts Vanilla Granishes * * Garnish include Maple Syrup and Pecan halves. Combine crumbs, granulated [...]

Cranberry Polenta Cake

Ingrients & Directions -FOR THE POLENTA CAKE- 125 g Polenta; (4oz) 250 g Plain flour; (8oz) 1 Heaped teaspoon baking -powder 150 g Golden caster sugar; (5oz) Grated zest of 1 orange 150 g Unsalted butter; (5oz) 1 tb Orange juice 1 md Size egg 1 tb Olive oil -FOR THE FILLING- 250 g Punnet [...]

Buttermilk Pancakes

Ingrients & Directions ———————GOOD HOUSEKEEPING; MAY 1994——————— 3 oz Pecans; optional 1 ts Baking soda 2 c Buttermilk 1/2 ts Salt 1 1/2 c Oats; uncooked 2 lg Eggs 1/2 c Flour TOPPING 1 tb Confectioners’sugar 1/4 ts Ground cinnamon 1 tb Oil Grapes and strawberries 1 c Maple syrup -for garnish ABOUT 40 MINUTES [...]