Whenever mom made pie and had a little extra dough (https://susansicignano.wordpress.com/2010/11/17/pie-crust/), cinnamon roll ups were in order! Take your remaining pie crust, and roll it out in a rectangle. put some butter, cinnamon, and sugar near the bottom and roll it up! cook in the oven for maybe 10/15 minutes at 350, or until it…
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Tiramisu
Tiramisu I’ve eaten many versions of tiramisu. Some were incredible (mostly, the ones I made myself,) and some were absolutely horrendous. This Italian dessert literally means ‘pick me up,’ and accordingly, the dish should be light, but with a kick of caffeine. In 2004, I visited my friend Antonio, who lives in a small town…
Snickerdoodles
Snickerdoodles ½ c butter, softened 1 c granulated sugar ¼ tsp baking soda ¼ tsp cream of tartar 1 egg ½ tsp vanilla 1 ½ c flour 2 tbs sugar 1 tsp cinnamon (1) Beat butter. Add sugar, soda and cream of tartar. Beat in egg and vanilla. Beat in flour. Chill for an hour….
Chocolate Buttercream Frosting
Chocolate Buttercream Frosting 3 c powdered sugar 1/3 c butter 2 tsp vanilla 3 oz baker’s chocolate, melted 2-3 tbs milk (1) Mix everything except milk (2) Stir in milk until smooth and spreadable
Silver White Cake
Silver White Cake 2 ¼ c flour 1 2/3 c sugar 2/3 c shortening 1 ¼ c milk 3 ½ tsp baking powder 1 tsp salt 1 tsp vanilla 5 large egg whites (1) Preheat oven to 350° and grease and flour a 9”x 13” pan. (2) Beat all ingredients except eggs on low speed…
Rice Crispy Treats
Rice Crispy Treats 1 c sugar 1 c light corn syrup 1 c peanut butter 6 c rice crispies (1) Combine sugar and corn syrup in a pot over heat and bring to a boil. Mix until the sugar is dissolved. Boil for 1 minute then remove from…
Pumpkin Pie
Pumpkin Pie ¾ c packed brown sugar ¼ c granulated sugar 2 tbs flour 1 tbs molasses 1 ½ tsp cinnamon 1 tsp ginger ¼ tsp nutmeg ¼ tsp cloves ¼ tsp salt 2 c pumpkin 3 large eggs, beaten lightly 1 ¾ c heavy cream (1) Combine ingredients…
Grandma’s Chocolate Cake
1 egg 1/2 tsp. salt 1/2 c. cocoa 1/2 c. shortening 1 1/2 c. flour 1/2 c. sour milk 1 tsp. vanilla 1 tsp. soda 1 c. sugar 1/2 c. hot water (1) Grease and flour an 8″X8″ pan. Put ingredients in bowl in order given. Don’t mix until last item has been added. Then…
Chocolate Mousse
Chocolate Mousse 24 oz bittersweet chocolate 4 large eggs, separated 1 c sugar 2/3 c water 2 c heavy cream Whipped cream to top (1) Melt chocolate. (2) In a separate bowl beat 3 egg yolks and sugar. (3) Add mix to melted chocolate and cook over heat. Add water. Stir well until sugar is…
Chocolate Chip Cookies
Chocolate Chip Cookies 2 ¼ c (295 g) flour 1 tsp baking soda 1 tsp salt 1 c (128 g) butter, softened ¾ c (80 g) granulated sugar ¾ c (80 g) brown sugar 1 tsp vanilla 2 eggs 2 c chocolate chips (1) Combine flour, soda and salt (2) Beat butter, sugars and vanilla…
Peanut Butter Cookies
Best Peanut Butter Cookies 1/2 c. dark brown sugar 1/2 c. white sugar 1 stick butter 1 egg 1 c. peanut butter 1/2 tsp. salt 1/2 tsp. soda 1 1/2 c. flour 1/2 tsp. vanilla (1) Cream sugars and butter. (2) Beat in egg, peanut butter, salt, and soda. (3) Blend in…
Pie Crust
There’s plenty of debate in our family about what kind of fat to use in pie crust. The problem is, with shortening, you have a nice, pliable, and pretty tasty crust. With butter, you have a wonderfully tasting, but flaky and hard to handle crust. Solution: half shortening/half butter. Pie Crust 2 2/3 c flour…
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