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Pecan Pie
Ingredients: 3 eggs, lightly beaten 2 tablespoons melted butter 2 tablespoons plain flour 1-½ cup dark corn syrup 1/8 teaspoon salt ½ cup sugar 1 tablespoon lemon juice 1-½ cups pecans (choose the nicest ones from the bag) 1 prepared pie shell (or make your own crust) Method: Preheat oven to 425F degrees. Mix all […]
Continue readingOREO VICTORIA SANDWICH
Ingredients: Cake: ¾ cup caster sugar ¾ cup softened butter 4 eggs, beaten ¾ cup self-raising flour 1 teaspoon baking powder 2 tablespoon milk 1 package original Oreo cookies (154g/15-16 cookies) — not Doublestuff cookies Filling: 1/3 cup butter, softened ½ cup icing sugar, sifted A drop vanilla extract (optional) Cake method: Preheat oven to […]
Continue readingOatmeal Cookies
Ingredients: 1 cup unsalted butter 1 cup brown sugar 1 cup granulated sugar 1 cup oil (something light) 1 egg 3-½ cups plain flour 1 teaspoon salt 1 teaspoon baking soda 1 teaspoon cream of tartar 1 cup oatmeal 1 cup Rice Crispies© or other puffed rice cereal 1 cup chocolate chips 1 cup coconut […]
Continue readingMini Filo Dessert Bites
Ingredients: 1 pack of mini filo cups (if unavailable, get prepared filo dough and line mini-cupcake tin with dough to make small cups) ¼ cup Ricotta cheese 2 tablespoons fresh whipped cream 2 tablespoons confectioner’s (aka: icy or powdered) sugar prepared cherry pie filling (or favorite fruit pie filling) Method: Preheat oven and crisp filo […]
Continue readingNO-BAKE BUTTERSCOTCH PIE
Ingredients: 9-inch pie crust 1 cup brown sugar 6 tablespoon butter 1 cup boiling water 3 tablespoon corn starch 2 tablespoon flour ½ teaspoon salt ½ cup white sugar 1-2/3 cup. whole milk 3 egg yolks, slightly beaten 1 teaspoon vanilla whipped cream Method: Melt brown sugar and butter together in a heavy skillet over […]
Continue readingMince Pies
Ingredients: 1 cup (225 grams) cold, diced unsalted butter 2-½ cups (350 grams) plain flour ½ cup (100 grams) caster sugar a pinch (about 1/8 teaspoon) salt 1 large jar of your favorite prepared mincemeat 1 small egg Method: To make the pastry, put the flour into a large bowl and toss in the cold […]
Continue readingMexican Wedding Cookies
Ingredients: 1 cup (2 sticks) butter, room temperature 2 cups powdered sugar 2 teaspoons vanilla extract 2 cups all purpose flour 1 cup pecans, toasted, coarsely ground 1/8 teaspoon ground cinnamon Method: Preheat oven to 350F degrees. Using an electric mixer, beat butter in large bowl until creamy. Add ½ cup powdered sugar and vanilla […]
Continue readingMagpie Pie
Ingredients: 1 package (1 pound or 16 ounces) of dark chocolate chips 1-½ cups heavy whipping cream ¼ cup confectioner’s (aka: icing or powdered) sugar 1 tablespoon vanilla extract 1 prepared chocolate pie crust or pastry shell (bake if not prebaked) Method: In the microwave, heat the chips and half (¾ cup) the cream in […]
Continue readingLittle Round Balls
Contributor’s Note: These cookies are known by many names, including Russian Tea Cakes and Mexican Wedding Cookies. Ingredients: 2 ¼ cups flour 1 cup butter ¼ tsp. salt 1 tsp. vanilla ¾ cup finely chopped pecans ½ cup confectioners’ sugar Method: Cream together butter, sugar and vanilla in a bowl. Blend the flour and salt […]
Continue readingKifli (Hungarian Crescent Cookies
Ingredients: 3 cups all-purpose flour 1 cup butter, chilled and cut into pieces 3 egg yolks, lightly beaten 1-½ Tbsp cream 2 Tbsp grated lemon peel Confectioners’ sugar Fruit pie filling (recommend Solo brand if you can find it), or your favorite flavor jam Method: Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Place the flour in a […]
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