1 POUND LOAF Marie Frainier *DGCP02C* –

To make pastry, cut butter and lard into flour with pastry blender until mixture resembles coarse crumbs. Scatter water on mixture, mixing with fork until dough forms a ball. Wrap in plastic wrap and chill about 30 minutes. Divide into 2 balls. Roll out one portion to fit a 9 inch pie pan, leaving 1 […]

Sift together the flour, baking soda and salt. Cream together the butter, brown sugar and vanilla. Beat in the egg and fruit cocktail. Stir in the dry ingredients and add the walnuts. Drop batter from a teaspoon about 2 inches about on a greased baking sheet. Bake in 350 oven for 10 to 12 minutes, […]

Heat currants and Cognac in small saucepan until just warm. Cover mixture and let stand 1 hour. Position rack in center of oven and preheat to 350 deg. Butter 6-cup fluted tube cake pan or 9×5-inch loaf pan. (Line loaf pan with waxed paper; butter paper.) Dust pan with flour. Sift 1 1/2 cups flour, […]

Creme Anglaise: Bring half and half to simmer in heavy medium saucepan. Scrape in seeds from vanilla bean; add bean. Whisk sugar and yolks in bowl. Gradually whisk in half and half mixture. Return to saucepan; stir over medium low heat until custard thickens and leaves path on back of spoon when finger is drawn […]

Heat oven to 350. Combine crumbs, sugar, butter and nutmeg. Press into 9×13″ pan. Bake for 10 minutes; remove from oven. Mix chocolate chips with coconut and walnuts. Spread over first layer. Thin marshmallow creme with milk and vanilla. Drizzle over top. Bake additional 15 minutes. Cool before cutting into squares. Makes about 32 squares.

-DRY MIX – 2 ts Mixed spice (or pumpkin pie -spice) 2 1/2 c Rye flour 4 ts Wheat free baking powder –or- 1 ts Baking soda Preheat oven to 350F, prepare pans. Thoroughly combine the wet mix ingredients except the dates. Fold in the combined dry mix, add the dates & spoon into pans. […]

Some notes on using a pressure cooker for baking: Method 1 – Uses the pressure cooker as the loaf pan. Grease inside of cooker well and sprinkle interior with cornmeal. If making sweet breads, omit the cornmeal. Method 2 ~ Uses the pressure cooker as an oven. YOU MUST REMOVE THE PRESSURE RELIEF PLUG AND […]

Prepare cake mix according to package directions. Bake in 2 round cake pans. Cool. Slice each layer in half. Combine sugar, sour cream and coconut. Mix well and chill. Spread coconut mixture on layers, reserving 1 cup. Mix Cool whip with reserved cocont mixture. Frost sides and top of cake. Keep refrigerated. Better if made […]

Mix together quickly & thoroughly, then 3/4 fill greased muffin pans & bake at 450F for about 15 mins.