Christmas Fudge # 1
¾C butter 3C sugar 5ozcan evaporated milk12ozpackage chocolate chips (2 cups) 7ozjar marshmallow creme 1C chopped nuts 1t vanilaCombine butter, sugar and milk and bring to boil. Stir to keep from sticking to bottom of pan, and boil 5 minutes, or to 234 degrees on candy thermometer. Stir in chocolate until melted, then marshmallow creme and stir. Add walnuts and vanila. Blend together and pour into greased 13 x 9 pan. Cool at room temperature, and cut to store.
Keys:John's Christmas does not start until he gets this
John's Christmas does not start until he gets thisChristmas Fudge # 2
1t vanila 13ozcan evaporated milk 4½C sugarBring to rolling boil, boil 8 minutes, (stirring) then remove from heat and add:
8ozpackage tiny marshmallows 18ozpackage chocolate chips ½C butterStir until melted, and add:
1-2C nutmeats 1t vanilaThis sets very fast, so you need to WORK fast to get it spread on a large, ungreased pan before you have a large FUDGE BALL. Cut in squares when cool.
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Blonde Brownies
1Csifted flour ½tbaking powder1/8tsoda1/3Cbutter ½Cbrown sugar 1 egg, slightly beaten 1tvanilla ½ pkg. chocolate chipsSift flour measure add baking powder, soda and salt. sift again. Melt butter in pan remove from heat. Mix in sugar. cool. Stir in egg and vanilla. Add flour mixture a small amount at a time, mixing well. Spread in greased 9 by 9 by 2 inch pan. Sprinkle with chocolate chips. Bake in moderate oven (350 degrees) Bake 20 to 25 min. Cool and cut into bars. Makes 2 dozen
Keys:sweet, dessert, chocolate, bars
Chocolate Macadamia Cake
10T butter or margarine 3/4C packed brown sugar 1C white sugar1 2/3C flour 2/3C unsweetened cocoa powder 1½t baking soda 1t salt 2ea eggs 1½C buttermilk 1t vanilla 16barwhite chocolate, chopped coarse 11oz cream cheese 1C heavy cream ½C macadamia nuts chopped confectioners sugar
chocolate curls for garnish
Preheat oven to 350 degrees F Grease and flour 10" spring form pan. In large mixing bowl, with electric mixer at medium speed, cream butter, brown sugar and 3/4 c white sugar until light and fluffy. Add flour, coca baking soda, salt eggs, buttermilk and vanilla; beat at low speed until blended, scrape bowl occasionally. Increase speed to medium beat 2 minutes. Pour batter into prepared pan. Bake 50-55 min or until knife comes out clean from center. Cool cake on wire rack.
Meanwhile melt white chocolate on top of double boiler; set aside. In mixing bowl, with electric mixer at medium speed beat cream cheese and 1/4 c white sugar until smooth. Add 1 c heavy cream and beat until mixture thickens. Fold in melted white chocolate. Chill 2 hours.
When cake is cooled, remove sides of pan. Slice cake in half horizontally; set top half aside. Place bottom half on serving plate. Spread filling onto cake; top with remaining layer. Press chopped nuts onto side of cake. Garnish with chocolate curls.
Serves:16
16 Keys: cake, chocolate
cake, chocolateCranberry Pecan Pound Cake
1Cchopped pecans1½Cfresh cranberries 2Csugar 1Cunsalted butter room temperature 5 large eggs ¼Csour cream ¼Cgrand marnier, tipple sec or orange liquor 2tvanilla extract 1tgrated orange peel1¼Call purpose flour 1Ccake flour ½tsalt powder sugarPosition rack in center of oven and preheat to 350 degrees F. Butter and flour 2 1/2 qt tube cake pan or two 8 1/2 x 4 1/2 inch loaf pans. Place pecans on cookie sheet and bake until lightly colored and fragrant, about 10 min. Cool. Coarsely chop cranberries.
Using electric mixer beat sugar and butter in large bowl until light and fluffy scraping sides of bowl once. Beat in eggs 1 at a time. Beat in sour cream, then liqueur, vanilla and orange peel. Sift all purpose flour, cake flour and salt together. With mixer on low speed,, add dry ingredients to egg mixture and stop when all flour has been added. Mix by hand until just combined. Fold in pecans and cranberries. Pour batter into prepared cake pan. Tap pan on counter to release any air bubbles. Bake until tester inserted in center comes out clean, about 45 minutes for loaf pan and about 1 hour for tube.
Cool cake in pan 10 minutes. Turn out onto rack and cool completely. Wrap in plastic and refrigerate at least 1 and up to 3 days. Dust cake lightly with powdered sugar before
serving. Can be frozen up to 1 month.
Keys: bread, cranberries, cake
bread, cranberries, cakeFrozen Oreo Dessert
Crust:
1lboreo cookies crushed½C melted butterMake pie like crust. Put in 2x9x13 in two pans.
Filling:
1 lg. can carnation milk1C sugar½T butter2 sqchocolate meltedCombine in heavy pan. Cook and then boil 10 to 15 min or until thick. Stir often. Cool. (burns easily) Put 1/2 a gallon soft ice cream on crumbs. Divide between the two pans. Put in freezer and freeze again. When frozen spread cooled chocolate filling over rice cream. Return to freezer. When frozen whip 2 c of whipping cream and put on top.
Keys: Ice cream, dessert, chocolate
John's Buttermilk Coffee Cake
2½Call purpose flour ½tsalt ½tcinnamon 1Cbrown sugar (packed) ¾Cgranulated sugar1/3Cvegetable oil ½Cwalnuts, coarsely chopped (optional) 1tcinnamon 1tbaking powder 1tbaking soda 1 egg, slightly beaten 1Cbuttermilk ½CapplesauceHeat oven to 350. Grease 13x9x2" pan or two round 8" pans. Sift flour and combine with salt and 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon into a large mixing bowl. Add granulated and brown sugars and oil; beat on medium speed until well blended. Reserve 3/4 cup of this mixture; add nuts and 1 teaspoon cinnamon to reserved mixture and set aside. Add baking powder, soda, egg, buttermilk and applesauce to mixture in bowl; beat until smooth. Pour batter into pan. Sprinkle evenly with reserved mixture. Bake 25 to 30 minutes. Cut into squares or wedges.
Note: When buttermilk is not available, 1 tablespoon vinegar or lemon juice and enough milk to make 1 cup can be substituted. Reduce oven temperature to 325 if glass pan is used.
Serves:12
12Keys: dessert, John Fraser
dessert, John FraserDesserts
Carmel O'Bryan's Coffee Cake
Cake:
¼lbbutter or margarine
lbbutter or margarine 1C sugar 2 eggs ½ pint sour cream 1t vanila 2C flour, sifted 1t baking powder 1t baking soda 1t saltTopping:
¼C white sugar1/3C dark brown sugar 1t cinnamon 1C chopped walnutsCream butter and sugar. Add eggs, sour cream and vanila and beat together. Add flour, baking powder, soda and salt, then stir. Pour into 10 inch tube pan in layers ½ batter, ½ topping, ½ batter and ½ topping. Bake 45-50 minutes at 350 degree.
Keys: dessert, Oneida Lake neighbor
Christmas Pudding
Pudding:
1Csuet, ground 1Cmolasses 1Crasins 1tcinnamon ½tnutmeg 1tbaking soda 1Csour milk2½CflourCombine suet, molasses, rasins, cinnamon, nutmeg and baking soda. Add the sour milk and flour and steam for 3 hours.
Sauce:
1Cbrown sugar
Cbrown sugar 2Cwater 6Tbutter pinch of salt 2Tcorn starch (disolved in a little water)To prepare the sauce combine brown sugar, water, butter and salt and boil for 5 minutes. Disolve the corn starch in a little water and add to sauce, then boil for 2 more minutes.
Keys:dessert, Gramma Great Thomas
dessert, Gramma Great ThomasGramma Great's Molasses Cookies
1Cbrown sugar1Ccrisco1Cdark molasses3 eggs4Cflour½tvanila2tbaking soda (disolved in a little water) pinch of saltCombine all ingredients and let chill overnight. Drop from teaspoon onto greased baking sheet. Bake in 350 degree over for 10 minutes.
Keys:dessert, Christmas, Gramma Great Thomas
dessert, Christmas, Gramma Great Thomas
Peanut Butter Fudge # 1
2Cgranulated sugar2/3Cmilk 1CMarshmallow creme 1Cpeanut butter (I use chunky and don't add nuts) 1tvanilaCombine sugar and milk in pot, bring to boil, stirring so it doesn't stick to bottom of pan, and cook to soft ball stage. Remove from heat and add marshmallow crème, peanut butter and vanilia. Pour into greased 8x8 inch pan, chill, and cut in squares. If you use smooth peanut butter, you will want to add chopped peanuts before spreading in cooling pan.
Peanut Butter Fudge # 2
2Cbrown sugar1Cevaporated milk½CChunky peanut butter1Tbutter1tvanilaCombine brown sugar and evaporated milk in a pot, bring to boil, stirring so it doesn't stick to bottom of pan, and cook to soft ball stage. Add chunky peanut butter, butter and vanilla. Stir until well mixed and then spread in greased 8x8 inch pan. If you use smooth peanut butter, you will want to add chopped peanuts before spreading in cooling pan.
Cranberries & Apples
To 1 quart cranberries add 4 medium tart apples, sliced thin. Add 1 cup water and cook 10 minutes. Stir to prevent scorching and to crush berries. Next add 2 heaping cups of sugar and cook for 10 minutes. Pour into mold and allow to jell.
Popcorn Balls
Place in pan:
2C brown sugar6T molasses1T vinegar½C hot waterCook about 30 minutes or until it forms a hair when dropped from a spoon.
Take from stove and add:
½t sodaPoor over:
8Qtprepared popped cornButter hands and form into balls at once or press into tins and cut in shape.
Keys:dessert, Christmas, Gramma Great Thomas
dessert, Christmas, Gramma Great ThomasOrange Juice Cookies # 1
⅓ CSoft Butter or Margarine 1CSugar 2 Eggs ¼COrange Juice 2CFlour 2tBaking Powder ½tSalt Cocunut (if desired)Combine all ingredients and let chill overnight. Drop from teaspoon onto greased baking sheet. Bake in 350 degree over for 10 minutes.
Keys:dessert, Aunt Betty Ford
dessert, Aunt Betty FordCreamy Rice Pudding
¼C uncooked white rice2C milk2eaEggs, seperated¼C sugar¼t Salt1t vanila2T sugarCombine rice and milk in top of double boiler. Cook uncovered, 45 minutes or until rice is tender. Beat together egg yolks, 1/4 cup sugar and salt. Stir part of rice mixture into beaten yolks. Add yolk mixture to rice and continue cooking 3-4 minutes. Remove from heat and add vanila. Beat egg whites until frothy and add 2 T sugar, then beat until stiff. Fold whites into pudding, pour into refridgerator containers, sprinkle with nutmeg and chill.
Serves:6
6Keys: dessert, Mom
dessert, Mom
Hawaiian Wedding Cakes
2C sugar, (1 white, 1 brown)3eaeggs d vanila1ea20 oz can crushed pineapple with juice (don't drain)1C cocunut1C chopped walnutsStir together and add:
2C flour mixed with2t baking sodaStir together, by hand, and refridgerate dough. Bake in minature muffin cups (I use litttle paper liners) and glaze when cool. Bake in 350 degree oven, about 20 minutes.
Keys:Desert, Aunt Betty
Desert, Aunt BettyApple Fritters
3C Flour 2t baking powder ½t salt 1C sugar 1eaegg, slightly beaten 1C milk 4T melted butter 1t vanilla1/3C Orange Juice or Juice and rind of 1 orange 1T orange rind 1C chopped appleIn a bowl combine flour, baking powder, salt & sugar; set aside. Combine milk, egg, melted butter and vanilla. Combine dry and liquid ingredients and stir to blend them together. Add orange juice and rind and apple, then mix well. Drop from a teaspoon into deep fryer. Fry for about 2 minutes or until crisp and very brown. Remove from oil and drain. Dust with powdered sugar or a mixture of granulated sugar and cinnamon and server at once.
Pistachio Delight
Green Slime
1eacan of crushed pineapple1eapackage of instant pistachio pudding mix1eacool-whip1eabag of mini marshmallows1C walnutSimply dump the can of crushed pineapple, juice and all, in a bowl, then dump in the dry pudding mix, and stir until it is soupy - then add cool whip, marshmallows, and walnuts, and there you have it. It's an instant pudding mix, not one that needs to be cooked.
Chocolate Swirl Cheesecake
2eaPhiladelphia Cream Cheese 16oz pkg, softened½C sugar2eaeggs4eabaker’s semi-sweet baking chocolate squares, melted1eaOreo Pie Crust (6 oz or 9 inch)½t vanillaHeat over to 350˚F. Beat 1 package of the cream cheese, ¼ cup of the sugar and 1 egg in large bowl with electric mixer on medium speed until well blended. Stir in melted chocolate. Pour into crust. Beat remaining ¼ cup cream cheese, sugar, egg and vanilla until well blended. Spoon over chocolate batter; swirl with knife to marbleize. Bake 40 minutes or until center is almost set. Cool completely on wire rack. Refrigerate for 3 hours or overnight.
Time: Prep 10 min, bake 40 min, refrigerate 3 hrs
Serves 8
Orange Juice Cookies # 2
2 ea Eggs ¾ C Crisco
1 C Sugar
¾ C Orange Juice 2½C Flour ½ t Baking Soda ½ t Salt 1 t Orange Flavoring
Combine all ingredients and then drop from teaspoon onto greased baking sheet. Bake in 350 degree over for 10-12 minutes. Cousin Carole says that her Mom ((Aunt Betty) would usually top them with chocolate frosting.
Keys:dessert, Aunt Betty Ford
dessert, Aunt Betty Ford
