Icing Grease a 9 x 5 x 3-inch loaf pan. On a lightly floured surface roll dough into a 14 x 9 inch rectangle. Combine candied cherries, almonds and egg white. Spread over dough. Beginning at short ends, roll each side up jelly-roll style to center. Place dough double roll side up in prepared pan. […]
Baking
Piecrust For Double Crust Pie
In mixing bowl stir together flour & salt. Cut in shortening or lard till pieces are the size of small peas. Sprinkle 1 Tbls. cold water over part of mixture; gently toss with fork. Push to side of bowl. Repeat till all is moistened. Divide dough in half. Form each half of dough into ball. […]
Fairy Gingerbread
Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Grease a shallow pan. Cream sugar and butter. Add eggs, milk and molasses, mixing thoroughly. Sift flour, soda and ginger. Sift again into creamed mixture. Beat well. Pour into pan. Bake 45 mins. 16 pieces.
Cookies: M&m Sitting-pretties
Blend butter and sugar; stir in egg yolk and vanilla. Sift flour and salt into bowl; mix well. Chill 1 hour. Roll into 1 inch balls. Dip into slightly beaten egg white. Roll in nuts. Place 1 inch apart on Cookie sheet. Bake 350-degrees F. 5 minutes. Press thumb gently in center of each; bake […]
Pecan Cake
Beat egg yolks, gradually adding sugar. Sift dry ingredients together, add to egg mixture. Stir in 1/4 of beaten egg whites, and pecans, then fold in remaining whites. Line 2 layer cake pans with wax paper, butter and flour them. Fill and bake at 350 degrees for 30 minutes. Cool upside down on racks. Frost […]
Fruit Filling
Cook 1/2 cup chopped dates, apricots, figs or whole raisins; 1/4 cup sugar; 1/4 cup water together about 5 minutes until thick. Remove from heat. Stir in 1/2 cup chopped walnuts.
Cheesy Meat Pie
Brown ground beef in butter; add onion. Stir in flour and salt and pepper. Spread over pie crust; add cheese, potatoes, and carrots. In bowl, mix milk, 2 eggs, and Worcestershire sauce; pour over meat and cheese. Place on cookie sheet. Bake 30 to 35 minutes at 350 F or until a knife inserted in […]
Fudge Cake
In saucepan put the 5 tbs. cocoa and 5 tbs milk and bring to a boil stirring constantly, remove from heat and cool. Cream butter and sugar, add beaten eggs. Add the 1/2 cup milk and 1/2 cup flour. Add the cocoa mixture then the flour, baking powder and salt. Add vanilla. Pour into greased […]
Orange Poppyseed Scones
Preheat oven to 375. Mix all dry ingredientS together. Cut butter into flour mixture until it resembles cornmeal. Beat the egg slightly into the orange juice; add liquid mixture to dry mix & gently shape dough into a ball. Cut the ball in half, & pat each half out on a floured surface into a […]
Orange And Almond Dessert Cake
Wash oranges, place in saucepan and cover with water. Simmer gantly for 2 hours ir until very tender. Cool slightly, halve the oranges and discard pips. Chop skin and pulp roughly the puree in a good processor. Beat the eggs until light coloured, add remaining ingredients and blend throughly. Pou into a buttered and floured […]
