Austrian Cream Cookies

   Mrs. Anna at Pleasant View Schoolhouse had a recipe for these lovely cookies on her blog, and I decided to make them.  For 5 minutes after my family tried them all I heard was "mmmmm,  wow.   mmmmm, wow."  They liked them enormously. :)  Try it out and tell me how your family likes them!

Beat 2 eggs until light.

Blend in 1 c. sugar

and 1 c. cream.

Mix in 3 3/4 c. flour

1 T. baking powder

and 1 t. salt.

Chill for an hour.

Roll out to 3/8 inch thick on floured board, then cut into 2" squares. Use the back of a knife blade to press a tic-tac-toe design onto the top of each cookie. 

Grease the baking sheet and bake at 375 for 10-13 minutes.

Frost with a dab of buttercream and garnish with strawberry slices, or a tiny lemon twist and a mint leaf, or a single perfect raspberry . . . .

(from the Betty Crocker Cooky Book 1963)

The Day AFTER Thanksgiving...

My Mom always makes "Mashed Potato Rolls" out of the leftover mashed potatoes.  They are REALLY good, so I thought I would share the recipe with you.  I don't know if this recipe already exists somewhere, but my Mom just made this version yesterday.

Mashed Potato Rolls

Ingredients

Makes approximately 24 3-inch rolls

• 3 cups leftover mashed potatoes

• 3 cups of milk

• 4 Tablespoons butter

• 7 cups white flour

• 1 Tablespoon salt

• ¼ cup honey

• 3 Tablespoons yeast

• 1 ½ cups spelt (optional)

Directions

1. Heat milk, mashed potatoes, and butter together on the stove until butter starts to melt.

2. Mix white flour, spelt, salt and yeast in a mixer.

3. Stir heated mixture.  After butter in melted, pour into the mixer and mix.  This will create a heavy dough.  Add more flour as needed.

4. Mix on high for 3 minutes

5. Spray two baking sheets that have high sides.

6. Pour/Glop dough into the sheets.  Flatten so the dough is an even height everywhere.  Cut into squares and let rise.

7. Preheat oven to 375°, and bake the risen dough for approximately 25 minutes.

*You may also use sugar instead of honey

**You will need a pretty large mixer

I hope you enjoy it!

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Apple Crisp

Ingredients

Amount

• 4 cups apples (sliced like for pie)

• 1 cup sugar

• 2 tablespoons flour

• ½ cup flour

• ½ cup quick oatmeal

• ½ cup brown sugar

• ½ cup semi-softened butter

Directions

1. Mix the first group together in bowl.

2. Place in a greased baking dish

3. Mix second group of ingredients as for pie crust and sprinkle over top.

4. Bake at 350° for 1 hour

Apples

Topping

Greased pan

Mixture in the pan

Topping on the mixture

Just out of the oven

Ten minutes later....:)

Recipe courtesy of Grandma Judy

Cookbook continued: Carmel Corn

Caramel Corn

Ingredients

Makes 1 batch

• ½ pound butter (2 sticks)

• 1 cup brown sugar

• ½ cup light corn syrup

• 1 teaspoon baking soda

• 2 batches de-kerneled popcorn (approx.)

Directions

1. Melt on 6, cook two minutes.

2. Add baking soda, will make it foam.

3. Pour caramel mixture over the popcorn kernels and stir.

4. Put on a cookie sheet and place in the oven at 250° for 45 minutes, Stir @ 10-15 minutes intervals

5. Remove and pour on wax paper.

6. Break up. 

Cookbook continued: Cheesecake

    Here is the very simple recipe for cheesecake that I make for my brothers birthday.  The only thing I changed was to add a cup of peanut-butter .

Cheese Cake

Ingredients

Amount

• 1 ½ cups sugar

• 4 eggs

• 1 ½ teaspoons vanilla

• 4 packages of cream cheese

• ¼ cup butter

• 1 package graham crackers

Directions

1. In a blender mix the butter and graham crackers, then press into the bottom of a spring-form pan.  Put in the oven for 12 minutes at 325˚

2. Beat all the other ingredients together till fluffy.

3. Spread over the crust and put into the oven for an hour at 325°

4.     Chill till cool.

Just after it came out of the oven...

close up...

Mmmmmm, top with chocolate and strawberries.

Recipe of the week

This weeks recipe was given to me by my Grandma Judy. 

 We made it last week and it was very good.  

Rhubarb Crunch

Ingredients

• 1 cup flour

• 5 Tablespoons powdered sugar

• ½ cup butter

• 2 eggs, beaten fluffy

• 1 teaspoon vanilla

• 1 ½ cup sugar

• ½ cup flour

• ¾ teaspoon baking powder

• pinch of salt

• 2 ½ cups finely cut rhubarb

Directions

1. Combine first group of ingredients for pie crust.  Pat in bottom of 8 or 9 inch square pan. Bake 15 minutes at 350°, or until light brown.  Remove to cool slightly.

2. Mix eggs and vanilla.

3. Combine third group (sugar, flour, baking powder, & salt).

4. Stir into egg mixture, add rhubarb and stir together.

5. Pour mixture over baked crust and bake the crunch for 35 minutes at 350°.

6. Serve with ice cream of whipped cream.  Best when served warm and definitely the ice cream!

Bon Appetite!

Recipe of the Week

Our Recipe for this week is 

Grandma Judy’s Blueberry Buffalo

Ingredients

Batter

• ¾ cup sugar

• ¼ cup soft shortening (crisco)

• 1 egg

• ½ cup milk

• 2 cup flour

• 2 teaspoon baking powder

• ½ teaspoon salt

• 1 teaspoon vanilla

• 2 cups fresh blueberries

Topping

• ⅔ cups sugar

• ⅓ cup flour

• 1 teaspoon cinnamon

• ¼ cup butter or oleo

Directions

1. Thoroughly mix sugar, shortening, and egg together.

2. Then stir in the milk.

3. In separate bowl, sift the flour, baking powder, and salt.

4. Then add both together.

5. Add vanilla and blend in the blueberries.

6. In separate bowl, mix all of the topping ingredients.

7. Spread the batter in greased and floured 9x13 pan.  Sprinkle with the topping, and bake at 375° for 35 minutes.  Take out when toothpick comes out clean.

My very own Cookbook!

   I am going to start my very own noteworthy cookbook.  I found this neat site that will bind your cookbook for you and make it look very professional, here is the site.  Every week I will post a sensational new recipe.  For this week I will post "5 Minute Artisan Bread".  This flavorful recipe is courtesy of my Grandma Marilyn.

5 Minute Artisan Bread

Ingredients

Makes 4 Round loaves

• 1 ½ Tablespoon yeast

• 1 ½ Tablespoon Kosher salt

• 3 cups luke warm water

• 6 ½  cups unbleached flour

Directions

1. In a bowl, mix all ingredients, DO NOT KNEAD.  Dough will be loose.

2. Let rise.

3. Put in a plastic bag and chill in refrigerator for 1 day to 2 weeks.

4. When needed, take out a ¼ of the dough.  Knead, and maneuver  in to a round loaf, with rounded top.  Let rise.

5. Preheat oven to 450°.  Put 1 cup of water in a broiler pan on the bottom rack.  Put pizza stone on top rack.

6. Sprinkle pizza stone with cornmeal, and top of loaf with flour.

7. Bake bread for 30 minutes.

8. Let cool.  Slice and serve with butter or an oil, salt, and pepper mixture.

*Bread may be made the same day, but it must be chilled for at least a little bit.  The longer it chills, the better it turns out.

Bon Appetite!