Ingredients for two crusts:
3 cups flour
1 t salt
1 cup shortening or lard
1 egg
1 t white vinegar (or champagne vinegar)
5 T cold water Read More
Perfect Pie Crust
Ingredients:
3 cups flour
1 t salt
1 cup shortening or lard
1 egg
1 t white vinegar
5 T cold water Read More
Little Lemon Things
Crust Ingredients:
1 cup unsalted butter
2 cups flour
1/2 cup powdered sugar
Filling Ingredients:
2 cups sugar
4 eggs
1 t lemon zest
1/2 cup lemon juice
1 t baking powder
1/4 t salt
2 T flour Read More
Dark Chocolate Coconut Pecan Pie
This pie is even better the next day… if there is any left… which makes it a winner for any busy-cook.
Ingredients:
1 1/2 cup sugar
3 T Hershey’s Special Dark Chocolate Cocoa
1/8 t salt
6 1/2 oz (1/2 a 13 oz can) evaporated milk
2 eggs
1 t pure vanilla extract
2 T melted butter
1 cup flaked coconut
1 cup pecans, chopped*
1 (9 inch) Perfect Pie Crust (Perfect Crust Instructions)
1 cup flaked coconut for topping Read More
Laura’s Crunchy Almond Butter Granola Bars
Ingredients:
3 1/2 T chunky almond butter
3 T honey
3 1/2 T pure maple syrup
1 T vanilla
1 T brown sugar
1 1/2 cups Kashi Go Lean cereal (not the crunchy type)
1/2 cup bran cereal
1 1/2 cups rolled oats (not the quick-cook kind)
1/3 cup dried fruit such as cranberries or blueberries
1/3 cup salted sunflower seeds
1-2 t cinnamon
Challah French Toast Casserole
This incredibly delicious recipe is courtesy of Carol Osterman.
Serves 8-12
Ingredients:
Half loaf of large challah
1 dozen eggs
4 cups whole milk (or 3 cups whole milk and 1 cup heavy cream)
1 (8 oz) pkg. cream cheese
1 cup maple syrup
1/4 cup melted butter
1/4 cup sugar mixed with 1 t cinnamon Read More
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