Heat oven to 375F. Beat together butter and sugars until creamy. Add egg and vanilla. Add flour, baking soda, salt and spices, mix well. Stir in oats, raisins and chocolate chips. Drop by tablespoons onto ungreased cookie sheet and flatten. Bake 8-9 minutes for a chewy cookie , 10-11 minutes for a crisp cookie. Cool […]
Baking
Hearthside Cheddar Bread
* Apples should be the cooking type (sour not sweet eating apples). They should be peeled, cored, and chopped. ++++ Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. and grease and flour a 9 X 5-inch loaf pan. In a large bowl, combine the flour, sugar, baking powder, salt and cinnamon. Make a well in the […]
Medieval Parsley Bread
Sprinkle yeast on 1/2 cup of warm water. Stir in honey, let sit for 5 minutes. Add remaining water, beat in about 2 1/2 to 3 cups flour. Beat with a wooden spoon for about 200 strokes. Cover with damp towel, put in a warm place, & allow to rise for 30-45 minutes, or until […]
Chocolate Delight
In medium bowl, combine flour, nuts, and butter; mix and press in greased 9×13 inch pan. Bake at 350 F for 20 minutes. Cool. In medium bowl, beat cream cheese, powdered sugar, and one carton Cool Whip. Beat until well combined and spread over cake layer. Refrigerate. In large bowl, combine milk and chocolate pudding […]
Settlement Banana Cake
Cream butter and sugar and add lightly beaten eggs. Dissolve the baking soda in the sour cream and add to the creamed mixture. Beat well and add mashed bananas, flour,salt and vanilla. Mix well. Pour in greased and floured 9-inch square pan and bake at 350 degrees for 35-40 minutes, or until cake tests done. […]
Cocolat Rum Glaze
In heavy saucepan on low heat, melt broken chocolate with butter, stirring constantly until smooth. Remove from heat. Stir in corn syrup and rum. Place torte upside down on a rack over tray to catch excess glaze. Spread a very thin layer of glaze over top and sides of torte to set surface. Chill 15 […]
Down-east Blueberry Cake
Cream sugar and margarine, add the eggs and beat well. Add the flour,baking powder and salt mixture then the 1/2 c warm milk. Add lastly the blueberries which have been tossed with 2 tblsp. of the flour. Put in a 9 in. greased and floured pan and sprinkle with the 1/4 c sugar mixed with […]
Chocolate Pistachio Bundt Cake
Combine cake mix, pistachio pudding, orange juice, oil, eggs and almond extract at medium speed for 3 minutes. Pour 2/3 into greased bundt pan. Add chocolate syrup to remainder; pour into pan. Bake 50-60 minutes at 350-degrees. Top with favorite glaze. For Chocolate-Butterscotch Bundt Cake: Use butterscotch pudding; substitute water for orange juice; omit almond […]
Christmas Bells
Mix shortening, sugar, egg & vanilla. Stir together flour, soda & salt; blend in. Color 2/3 of the dough red or green. Mold into 10*1 1/2″ roll. Mold this roll into a bell shape by squeezing the top together & leaving the lower half flared & curving; chill. Save 1/4 cup white dough for clappers. […]
Malted Fruit Loaf
*Malt extract is a dark syruup available in jars from most health food shops. It gives a moistness & deliciously malty flavour to cakes. ** To make spice butter, simply beat 1/2 tsp ground mixed spice into 75g/3oz butter Preheat oven to 180C/360F Grease a 2lb loaf tin and base-line with greased greaseproof paper. Place […]
