from Ania’s friend Sylvia Bishop 2 ½ cups sugar 2 sticks butter 4 eggs, separated 3 cups flour 1 cup buttermilk ¼ teaspoon baking soda 1 teaspoon vanilla 1 teaspoon lemon juice 1 cup powdered sugar Juice of 1 lemon Preheat oven to 325 degrees; generously butter a tube or Bundt pan. Cream sugar and butter; add yolks. Add flour, then buttermilk, soda, vanilla, and … Continue reading Lemon Buttermilk Cake
2 eggs 1 cup sugar ½ cup brown sugar ¼ cup peanut butter 2 tablespoons butter 1 teaspoon vanilla 1 ⅓ cup flour 1 tablespoon baking powder ½ teaspoon salt 2 tablespoons dry roasted peanuts, chopped Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Combine eggs, sugars, peanut butter, butter, and vanilla; beat on medium speed until well blended. Add flour, baking powder and salt, and continue mixing … Continue reading Peanut Butter Blondies
1 cup semisweet chocolate chips 6 tablespoons butter 1/3 cup honey 2 eggs, beaten 1 teaspoon vanilla ½ cup flour ½ teaspoon baking powder 8 ounces cream cheese, softened ½ cup sugar 1 egg Dash salt ½ cup chopped nuts if desired Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Melt chocolate and butter over low heat, stirring constantly. Gradually add honey to eggs, then add chocolate and … Continue reading Cheese Marbled Brownies
These aren’t really crispy – they’re a thin, cake-like brownie with a crisp nut topping. But this is what she called them, so we’re sticking to that. Whatever they are called, they’re delicious. (TBH, Carla usually makes a double recipe because a single doesn’t last long enough.) 1 cup sugar ½ cup butter ½ cup “chocolate paste” ¾ cup flour 2 eggs ½ teaspoon vanilla … Continue reading Grammy’s Crispy Brownies
If you love reading about food, we presume you have already read Rick Bragg’s The Best Cook in the World. If you have not, do so now. Elsewhere, Bragg has written about the glory of his mother’s cathead biscuits, but for reasons best known to himself, did not include the recipe for them in that book; so far, we haven’t located it in his other … Continue reading Cat Head Biscuits
Carla is deeply suspicious of any recipe that includes potato chips (except for peanut butter and jelly sandwiches with chips in the middle – honestly, try it, tastes great), but Ania loved this. 2 cups cooked chicken, diced 2 cups celery, finely diced Scant ½ teaspoon salt ½ cup slivered almonds 1 cup mayonnaise ½ cup cheddar cheese, grated 1 cup crushed potato chips Pimiento-stuffed … Continue reading Baked Chicken Salad
4 cups fresh shiitake mushrooms 2-3 pounds chicken breasts, chopped into small pieces ¼ cup vegetable or peanut oil Salt Pepper 2 cloves garlic, chopped 1 inch ginger root, grated Zest of 2 oranges 1 red bell pepper, finely diced 1 pound water chestnuts, drained and chopped 6 scallions, chopped ⅓ cup hoisin sauce 1 large head iceberg lettuce, core removed and leaves quartered, washed … Continue reading BBQ Chicken Lettuce Wraps
2 packages dry yeast ½ cup warm water (105 to 115 degrees) 2 cups warm milk (105 to 115 degrees) ½ cup sugar 2 eggs 2 tablespoons salt ½ cup shortening or salad oil 6-7 cups flour 2 additional cups sugar ½ cup half and half 4 tablespoons butter, softened In large bowl, dissolve yeast in water. Stir in milk, half cup of sugar, eggs, … Continue reading German Sweet Rolls
¾ cup yellow corn meal 1 cup sifted flour 2 ½ teaspoons baking powder 1 tablespoon sugar ½ teaspoon salt 1 egg ¾ cup milk 1 tablespoon melted butter Preheat oven to 350 degrees. You can either generously butter 12 muffin cups, or use paper liners. Mix dry ingredients together. Mix egg, milk, and butter in separate bowl; add dry ingredients and stir until just … Continue reading Pennsylvania Dutch Corn Muffins
2 ½ cups flour 1 cup sugar 1 cup brown sugar 1 tablespoon nutmeg 1 teaspoon cinnamon ½ teaspoon vanilla Pinch salt ¾ cup vegetable oil 1 egg 1 cup buttermilk 1 teaspoon baking soda 1 tablespoon baking powder Preheat oven to 325 degrees. Butter and flour 9 x 13 pan. Combine flour, sugars, nutmeg, cinnamon, vanilla, salt, and oil in bowl; when the mix … Continue reading Jean Shelton’s Coffee Cake
