*Sweet Dough: Preheat oven to 400 F. Combine 3 1/4 cups flour, yeast, sugar and salt in a large bowl. Heat milk and water to hot 130 F. Add shortening, stirring until melted. Add to flour mixture with egg. Beat well, adding JUST enough flour to make a soft dough. Knead dough, on floured surface, […]

CRUST 1/2 c Butter/margarine; softened 1/4 c Sugar 1 c Flour; sifted -TOPPING – 1/3 c Flour; sifted 1/2 ts Baking powder 1/4 ts Salt 1 c Brown sugar; packed 2 Eggs; well beaten 1/2 ts Vanilla 1/2 c Pecans; chopped fine Cover apricots with water. Boil 10 minutes. Drain, cool and chop. Grease 7x11x2 […]

Combine the oil, onion, celery and apples in a large skillet. Saute for about 10 minutes, or until the vegetables are tender. Remove from the heat. Add the remaining ingredients. Toss gently to mix well. Use to stuff a 12- to 18-pound turkey or spoon the stuffing mixture into an oiled 2-quart baking dish. When […]

-GARNISH – Tomato slices Lemon slices Parsley sprigs Set oven to 375F, 190C Gas 5. Grease & line a 2lb loaf pan with a long strip of waxed paper. Fry onion & celery in margarine for 7 minutes then add the garlic & coo a further 3 minutes. Remove from heat & add remaining ingredients. […]

Preheat oven to 350. Cover 3 cookie sheets with foil. Cream butter and sugar. Add egg and vanilla. Beat in flour, baking powder and salt. Add some milk if the batter is too stiff. Remove 1/8th of the dough and color it green. Color remaining dough orange. Roll 1″ balls from the orange dough and […]

In a large mixer bowl at medium speed, beat butter and sugar. Beat in eggs and vanilla. Mix flour and baking powder and stir into butter mixture. Divide dough into thirds; shpae into balls and flatten slightly; wrap in plastic and refrigerate for 3 hours or overnight. Roll into 1/8″ thickness and cut. Bake at […]

Cut off a strip of fat from the outside rim of the ham, leaving a portion of the fat intact. Cut the strip of fat into small cubes. Using a sharp knife, cut the fat remaining on the ham at intervals down to the meat. Put the cubed fat into a skillet, preferably of black […]

In a large mixer bowl beat margarine or butter and sugar with electric mixer on medium speed till fluffy. Add bourbon; beat well. Gradually add flour and cocoa powder, beating till well mixed. Stir in chocolate pieces. Chill 2 hours or till firm enough to handle. Shape dough into 1-inch balls. Roll in egg white, […]

CHOCOLATE GLAZE -FOLLOWS – Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Mix sugar, margarine, and vanilla. stir in flour and salt until dough just holds together. If dough is too dry, stir in 1 to 2 tablespoons water. For each cookie, group 3 pecan halves on an ungreased cookie sheet, laying them at angles to each other. […]

Orecchi di Aman For the Italian Jews orecchi di Aman are as synonymous with the festival of Purim as the Hamantaschen are for the Ashkenazim. In a small bowl, beat the eggs, egg yolks with the sugar, lemon rind, olive oil, vanilla extract and rum. Gradually add enough flour to make a rather soft dough. […]