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Big Moms Banana Pudding

June 1, 2024 by Serena Leave a Comment

2 cups sugar
3 tablespoons flour (all purpose)
4 eggs
2 cups whole milk
2 tsp vanilla
Cook together until thick

1 box vanilla wafer cookies
4 bananas

Layer and let cool. Serve
Best Pudding in the world!

Recipe taken from a post on Facebook.

Comments: a lot of sugar in this recipe – could use less

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Dump Cake with fresh apples

March 31, 2024 by Serena Leave a Comment

6 apples, peeled, cored and thinly sliced
1/2 cup roughly chopped pecans
1/2 cup packed brown sugar
1 tsp cinnamon
1 tsp vanilla
pinch of salt
1 box of yellow cake mix

3/4 cup (1 and 1/2 sticks) butter, cut into small cubes
vanilla ice cream, for serving

 

Preheat oven to 350 degrees.

In a large bowl, toss 6 apples, peeled, cored and thinly sliced, pecans, sugars, cinnamon, vanilla and a pinch of salt together

Pour apples into a 9 x 13 baking dish. Top with boxed cake mix, then place butter all over top

Bake until top is golden and apples are tender  – about 50 to 60 minutes

 

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Lemon Loaf 2023

December 31, 2023 by Serena Leave a Comment

three slices of lemon loaf

Ingredients

½ cup unsalted butter softened
1 cup granulated sugar
2 large eggs
4 tbs lemon juice freshly squeezed
2 tbs lemon zest
1-½ cups all-purpose flour
2 teaspoon baking powder
pinch salt
½ cup buttermilk*
Lemon Glaze
½ cup powdered sugar
2-4 tbs lemon juice freshly squeezed

Instructions
Preheat oven to 350°F. Grease and line the bottom of a 9×5″ loaf pan with parchment paper.
In a large bowl, gently whisk flour, baking powder and salt together. Set aside.
In a separate bowl, cream butter and sugar together until light and fluffy. Beat in eggs, lemon juice and zest until combined. Alternate adding flour mixture and buttermilk and mix well after each addition. Be sure to not over-mix.
Pour batter into prepared baking pan and bake for 30-35 minutes in 9×5″ pan. Bread is done when a toothpick inserted into the center comes out with just a few moist crumbs. Don’t be alarmed at how the outside of this ;e
Allow bread to cool for 10 minutes in pan before inverting onto a wire rack to finish cooling.
For the lemon glaze
Whisk all glaze ingredients together in a small bowl. While lemon loaf is on the wire rack, poke holes into the top of warm bread with a toothpick or other small object. Drizzle half of the glaze on top of the bread and spread it around into the holes. Allow this layer to set for a minute or so before adding another layer on top.

Notes
To make your own buttermilk: Stir in ½ tablespoon of white distilled vinegar to the milk. Allow to sit for 5-10 minutes until thickened.
Storage Instructions: Store at room temperature for up to 5 days in an airtight container.
Freezing Instructions: Wrap loaf without icing tightly in a layer of plastic wrap followed by a layer of foil. Place in a resealable, freezer-safe bag. Freeze for up to 3 months. To Thaw: Thaw overnight in the refrigerator or on the counter. Prepare glaze and drizzle on top before serving.

Notes: 2023 – made this recipe from https://sprinklesomesugar.com/lemon-loaf/ and used the new long bread pans that I purchased from Amazon. First loaf – followed recipe as written. Second loaf – used dry buttermilk powder with water instead of vinegar and milk method.  Did not notice any difference.  This recipe only filled the pan so the slices were only a couple of inches thick and the batter did not rise as much as I thought it would in the new pan. 

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Old Fashioned Rhubarb Pie – my verison

July 20, 2023 by Serena Leave a Comment

Rhubarb Custard Pie on table with red napkinThis is an old fashioned rhubarb pie that is tangy sweet with the classic custard style base.

1 9 inch deep dish pie crust, unbaked
3 cups diced rhubarb, cut 1/4 to 1/2 inch thick  (can go up to 5 cups)
1 and 1/4 cups granulated sugar (adjusted up or down based on your preferred sweetness)
3 eggs, beaten
1 cup heavy whipping cream
3 tablespoon flour
1/2 teaspoon salt

Preheat oven to 375 degrees F.

Mix the sugar and chopped rhubarb together and spread into the unbaked pie shell.
Whisk together the eggs, cream, flour and salt.
Pour over the rhubarb in the unbaked pie shell.
Bake at 375 for 50-55 minutes or until the filling is set.
Cool completely before slicing. Serve with whipped cream or ice cream.

Amount of chopped rhubarb can vary based between 3 and 5 cups (depending on how much rhubarb desired in pie and the size of the stalks and pieces during chopping.

Be sure to use an catch pan underneath for any spill over while it it baking or use a small extra pie dish.

 

 

 

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Rhubarb Dump Cake

May 17, 2023 by Serena Leave a Comment

Rhubarb Dump Cake

This rhubarb dump cake is an easy dessert that anyone can make with success! It’s a sure crowd-pleaser!
Ingredients
4 cups slice fresh or frozen rhubarb
3 ounce box of strawberry or any red gelatin
3/4 cup granulated sugar
1 box (15.25 ounce)  white or yellow cake mix
1/2 cup butter melted (salted butter is better here)
2 cups cold water
  • Instructions
  1. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Lightly grease or spray a 13- by 9-inch baking dish with cooking spray.
  2. Arrange the rhubarb in an even layer in the bottom of the baking dish. Sprinkle the jello over that, then top with the sugar.
  3. Sprinkle the yellow cake mix powder over all of that, then top with the melted butter and the cold water. Bake for 45 minutes to an hour, until the top is lightly browned and the rhubarb is bubbling.
  4. It’s possible to serve the dump cake warm but it’s MUCH easier to serve if you chill it for a couple of hours, until it sets up a bit. Serve with whipped cream or ice cream if desired.
  5. Uneaten cake can be stored in the fridge, covered, for up to 4 days or frozen (tightly wrapped) for up to 2 months.

Recipe Notes

*I used Duncan Hines classic yellow

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Suet Pudding – Delia McPherson

February 8, 2023 by Serena Leave a Comment

1/2 lb suet, shopped or ground (1 cup)
1 cup boiling water
Put on suet after it has been chopped.

1/2 tsp salt
1 cup molasses
1/2 pound raisins
1 tsp soda

Add enough flour (3 cups??) to make a stiff dough.
Pour into greased pan or you can spray with PAM.
Steam at least half hour or until done. Test with toothpick

The 1st one is Delia (Shafer) McPherson (Great grandmother) who mom and dad bought our house from on 32 Tyler.
This is the one mom used and I have used before (Per Connie). 

 

handwritten reip

handwritten recipe for hard sauce

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Suet Pudding – Modified 2023

February 8, 2023 by Serena Leave a Comment

2  1/2 cups sifted flour
2 teaspoons baking powder
1/2 teaspoon soda
1 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon cinnamon
1/2 teaspoon nutmeg
1   1/2 cups chopped dates, figs, or raisins
1 cup suet (chopped ) (bought box of Atora Vegetable Shredded Suet)
1/2 cup sugar
2 eggs
grated rind of a lemon
1 cup buttermilk (I used dry buttermilk powder with 1 cup water )
1 cup molasses

Sift flour with baking powder, soda, salt and spices.
Add chopped dates and figs or raisins
Break or grind suet into small pieces and cream well, adding sugar and eggs slowly.
Alternately add buttermilk and dry ingredients to suet mixture and mix until combined.

Fill a well greased mold or pudding pan two thirds full. Tie on lid and double thickness of waxed paper over top of pan and steam for two hours or until done.

 
Sunshine Sauce
1/2 cup evaporated milk, well chilled
2 tablespoons lemon juice
1 egg yolk
1/2 cup mild honey
1 tablespoon melted butter
1/2 tsp salt
nutmeg
2 tablespoons vinegar

Chill milk and whip until light and fluffy.
Add lemon juice during the whipping,
Stir in egg yolk and gradually beat in the honey and butter. Fold in salt, nutmeg and vinegar.
This sauce will stand up several hours

 

Notes for reference: I modified the original recipe by adding molasses and decreasing amount of granulated sugar used. I used dry buttermilk powder with water instead of fresh buttermilk.  Steamed in the old steamer from Mom Humphrey that has the clamps and steam vent like a pressure canner for about two hours.  Used the standard family hard sauce recipe (see separate recipe)  but the sunshine sauce in this post sounds good too.

Had tried earlier to make Grandma McP suet pudding recipe from the handwritten recipe card I had been given as a wedding present. It came out as a failure since I did not use the right amount flour “to make a stiff batter” and the suet had been in the freezer for at least five years and had an off texture so bought new suet.

Tried a box of Atora band shredded suet ordered that I ordered from Amazon. No fresh suet available at meat market right now.

Always remembered Grandma’s suet pudding was very dark and dense so she must have added molasses so I modified this recipe. Spent some time researching other recipes for suet pudding on the internet and Connie sent recipes from Mary Cary and Delia McPherson.   So modified this recipe to see if I could come close to memory of what Grandma made.  This modifed recipe is a keeper. Hard Sauce came out great too.

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Hard Sauce

February 8, 2023 by Serena Leave a Comment

1 cup sugar
1 tablespoon flour
1 tablespoon vinegar
1 teaspoon vanilla
1 tablespoon butter
1 cup boiling water

Cream the butter, sugar and flour together.
Add rest of ingredients (vinegar and vanilla)
Stir in boiling water and mix well.
Cook in saucepan until thickened

handwritten recipe for hard sauce

 

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Fudge Brownies – King Arthur Baking

January 18, 2023 by Serena Leave a Comment

Fudge Brownies – King Arthur Baking

Fudge Brownies Recipe _ King Arthur Baking

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Christmas Pudding with Hard Sauce

January 18, 2023 by Serena Leave a Comment

Christmas Pudding with Hard Sauce – The Good Plate

Christmas Pudding with Hard Sauce from http://the-good-plate.com

in plastic sleeve in recipe binder 2023 printed

 

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