Christmas roll out cookies

Christmas roll out cookies      

 

cookies           

2/3 c. shortening (butter or marg.) 

1 1/4 c. gran. sugar   

2 eggs 

1 1/2 tsp. salt   

2 tsp. baking powder           

1 1/2 tsp. vanilla                                                                          

 

Cream shortening, sugar & eggs together til light & foamy.  Sift flour, salt & b. powder together.  Add to 1st mixture.. Add vanilla.  Mix until smooth.  Chill dough overnight (at least 2-3 hours). Roll to desired thickness on floured surface.  Bake in 350 oven 12 minutes.                                   

 Mom & Grammy

Potato Filling

Potato Filling   

 

vegetable         

 

7 or 8 potatoes, mashed

1 med. onion chopped            4 slices bread, cubed   

parsley

1 stalk celery, chopped          

2 eggs, beaten 

1 c. milk          

4 Tbsp. butter              

                                   

 

Sauté celery & onion in butter. 

 

Add eggs to milk & mix with bread.  Add to potatoes.  Add parsley to taste.  Bake 30 – 40 minutes @ 400 (or 350 for 45-50 minutes)

 

Serves 8-10    

 Mom & Grammy

Shoo-fly-pie

Shoo-fly-pie    

 

Pies     

 

3/4 c. molasses

3/4 c. water     

1/2 tsp. baking soda  dissolved in 1 tsp. vinegar                       

1 1/2 c. flour    

1/2 c. sugar     

1/4 tsp. salt      

1/2 c. shortening (Crisco)                                                           

 

Mix 1st three ingredients and pour in unbaked 9 inch pie shell.  Cut shortening into dry ingredients to make crumbs.    Put crumbs into shell.  Bake 45-50 minutes @ 375.    

 

Mom & Grammy

Zucchini Bread

Zucchini Bread

 

Breads

 

4 eggs 

2 c. sugar        

1 c. cooking oil

3 1/2 c. flour    

1 1/2 tsp. baking soda     

3/4 tsp. baking powder           

2 1/2 c. grated zucchini           

1 c. raisins       

1 tsp. vanilla    

1 tsp cinnamon

1 1/2 tsp. salt   

1 c. chopped nuts opt.

           

 

Beat eggs, sugar and oil. Combine dry ingredients & add to mixture, alternating zucchini and flour.  Lastly add nuts and raisins and vanilla.  Grease 2 loaf pans.  Bake for 60 min . in a 375 oven  Let stand for 10 min. before removing.                                                                               

Sometimes I add grated rind of an orange and 1 c. of bran.

 

2 loaves           

 Mom & Grammy

Apie Cakes

Apie Cakes                 

 

6 cups flour     

1 ½ c. sugar    

½ c. light brown sugar    

1 tsp. salt         

2 tsp. baking powder           

1 tsp. baking soda    

3/4 c. shortening        

1 egg   

1 3/4 c sour milk or buttermilk        

      

 

To make sour milk add 1 Tbsp. vinegar to 1 cup milk.

 

Mix all dry ingredients with the hands making sure all lumps are fine.  Cut in shortening with fork or pastry cutter.  Add & stir in egg & milk.     Do not use mixer.  Just stir to mix.  Bake in pie pans or round cake pans at 375 for 35 min.  Makes 2 9 inch pans or 4 of small store aluminum pie pans.                           

 

Mom & Grammy

Shoo-Fly Cake

Shoo-Fly Cake

 

Cakes 

 

4 c. flour          

2 c. brown sugar (1 box)   

3/4 c. shortening (part butter) 

1 tsp. salt         

2 c. boiling water   

1 c. molasses (Turkey brand Table Syrup)   

1 Tbsp. B. soda    

                                                           

 

1st 4 ingredients: rub together & take 1 cup crumbs out for top.     Mix remainder crumbs with  mixture of water, molasses and B. soda.  Put the 1 c. of reserved crumbs on top.  Bake at 350 for 45 min.  in 9×13 pan.                             

Batter is very thin.                             

 Mom & Grammy