Monday, December 13, 2010

Norwegian Mocha Cake

Ingredients

2/3 c. butter
1 1/2 c. sugar
3 eggs separated
3 tsp. baking powder
3 c. flour
1/4 tsp. salt
1 c. strong coffee

Cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Add egg yolks and cream. Add dry ingredients and coffee alternately to creamed mixture. Beat egg whites until stiff add to mixture. Pour into well greased cake pans. Bake in a 350 degree oven until done (about 25 minutes).

Sunday, December 12, 2010

Ice Box Rolls (with potatoes)

Ingredients

1 c. hot mashed potatoes
1 c. cold water
1 c. potato water
1 scant c. melted lard
2/3 c. sugar
2 eggs
1 cake yeast

Mix potatoes, water, potato water, lard, sugar and yeast and let stand two hours. Add 1 tbsp. salt, beaten eggs and flour. Mix well to make a stiff dough and knead well. Grease top and set in ice box. Remove from refrigerator 3 hours before baking and shape into rolls or biscuits. Bake at 350 degrees until golden brown.

Ice Box Cookies (version 3.0)

Here's another one. Try them all!

Ingredients

1 c. butter
1 c. sugar
1 c. nuts or toasted coconut
1 egg
2 c. flour
1/2 tsp. baking soda
1/4 tsp. salt
1 tsp. vanilla

Mix in order and make into a roll. Put in ice box overnight. Cut into slices, place on greased cookie sheet and bake at 375 degrees for 10 to 12 minutes.

Ice Box Cookies

This is a different recipe for Ice Box Cookies

Ingredients

2 c. sugar
3 c. flour
1 c. butter
1 c. nuts (chopped almonds, walnuts, or pecans)
1 tsp. baking soda
1 tsp. cream of tartar
2 egg

Combine all ingredients in a mixing bowl and mix well. Drop by spoonfuls on greased cookie sheet. Bake at 375 degrees for 10 to 12 minutes. Store any unused dough in refrigerator and use as desired.

Ice Box Rolls

Today we might call these refrigerator rolls. But how fun is it reach back into history for a delicious roll you can enjoy now?

Ingredients

1 c. hot milk
1/2 c. shortening
2 cakes yeast
2 eggs beaten
1/2 c. sugar
1 tsp. salt
4 c. flour

Add shortening to the hot milk. Allow to cool until lukewarm. Crumble in yeast and stir until dissolved. Ad beaten eggs, sugar and salt. Beat thoroughly. Add flour and beat it all together. Let stand in warm place until it doubles in bulk. Punch it down. Put in a greased bowl, cover and place in refrigerator.

Remove from refrigerator three (3) hours before using. Let dough raise until double in bulk. Form into rolls and bake at 350 degrees until golden brown.

Simple Basic Frosting

Ingredients

1 c. sugar
1/4 tsp. cream of tartar
2 egg whites
3 tbsp. cold water
1 tsp. vanilla

Mix sugar, cream of tartar, egg whites and water using a wooden spoon. Then place over boiling water and beat 4 to 5 minutes. Add vanilla.

Pineapple Upside Down Cake

Ingredients

2 tbsp. butter
1 c. brown sugar
1 medium can pineapple slices
3 eggs (separated)
1 cup sugar
5 tbsp. pineapple juice
1 cup flour
1 tsp. baking powder

Preheat oven to 350 degrees

Melt butter slightly in heavy frying pan. Spread over the brown sugar then lay on pineapple. In a separate mixing bowl beat egg yolks, add sugar, pineapple juice, flour sifted with baking powder. Beat egg whites stiff and fold in. Pour over pineapple in the frying pan and bake for about 30 minutes.