Monday, February 27, 2012

Indian Pudding

It's so cold tonight, that this recipe sounds delicious!

Indian Pudding
4 cups milk
1/2 cup yellow corn meal
2 TB butter, melted
1/2 cup molasses
1 ts salt
1 ts cinnamon
1/4 ts ginger
2 eggs

-Scald milk, then pour slowly over corn meal, stirring.
-Cook over hot water for 20 minutes.
-Combine the butter, molasses, salt, cinnamon and ginger.
-Beat eggs well, add to molasses mix, then combine with corn meal.
-Pour into greased baking dish, place in pan of hot water, and bake at 350 for 1 hour.
-Serve with whipped cream or ice cream.

Monday, February 20, 2012

Shoo-Fly Pie

This oddly named molasses crumb pie has its own Wikipedia page.

Shoo-Fly Pie

Liquid:
1/2 cup molasses
1 egg yolk, beaten
1/2 TB baking soda dissolved in 3/4 cup boiling water

Crumbs:
3/4 cup flour
1/2 cup brown sugar
2 TB shortening (or butter)
1/8 tsp nutmeg
1/8 tsp ginger
1/8 tsp cloves
1/2 tsp cinnamon
1/4 tsp salt

1 unbaked pie crust

-Combine the dry ingredients, working in the shortening/butter.
-Put the pie crust into the pie plate.
-Top with alternating layers of crumbs and liquid. Top with crumbs.
-Bake at 450 degrees for 15 minutes.
-Reduce heat to 350 and bake for 20+ minutes until firm.

Wednesday, February 15, 2012

Frosting for all your cookie and cake needs!

What's better than 8 minute abs??

Seven Minute Frosting

2 egg whites
1 1/2 cups sugar
"Few grains salt"
1/4 ts cream of tartar
1/3 cup water
1 ts vanilla extract

-Combine the egg whites, sugar, salt , cream of tartar and water, and place over boiling water
-Beat with beater for 7 minutes, until frosting holds shape.
-Mix in vanilla extract

Tuesday, February 7, 2012

Sweet and Sour Pork

This recipe has a record number of ingredients, so bear with us. Grammy loves this dish when we go out to her favorite restaurant.

Sweet and Sour Pork

3/4 lb pork shoulder, cut into 1/2 cubes
1 TB soy sauce
1/2 ts salt
3/4 cup flour
2 TB cornstarch
1/4 ts baking powder
1/4 ts salt
3/4 cup water
2 cups plus 2 TB oil
2 medium onions, cut into eighths
2 medium carrots, slice diagonally
1 green pepper, cut in 1" chunks
1 garlic clove, chopped
1 cup canned pineapple chunks, drained

-In a bowl, combine pork, soy sauce and salt. Set aside.
-Combine flour, cornstarch, baking powder, baking soda, salt and water. Blend until smooth.
-In a wok, heat 2 cups oil to 365. Coat pork in batter and fry pieces for 5 minutes until crisp.
-In a saucepan, combine a sauce of the following:
1 cup water
1/3 cup dark brown sugar
2 TB cornstarch
2 TB cider vinegar
2 TB ketchup
2 TB soy sauce

-Add vegetables and cook in sauce for 2 minutes.
-Stir pork into sauce. Serve immediately with rice.

Wednesday, February 1, 2012

Edna's Spinach Dip

Good evening!
We're a few days away from the Superbowl (Go Pats!), and this was as close as I could find in the recipe box to Superbowl food. If you serve this, it will probably be the healthiest thing on the table. Enjoy!



Edna's Spinach Dip
1 pkg chopped spinach - drained
1 pt sour cream
1 cup mayonnaise, "Hellmann's"
1 pkg Knorrs vegetable soup

-Mix, and refrigerate for 3 hours.
-Serve with carrot sticks, cauliflower, celery sticks, tortilla chips.