2 cups butter 1 cup sugar 1 egg, well beaten 4 cups sifted flower 1 teaspoon vanilla Let butter soften. Cream, adding sugar gradually. Beat in egg. Stir in flour to form a sift dough. Add vanilla. Form dough into a ball, cover and refrigerate for at least an hour, Roll dough out on lightly […]
baking
Polish Mazurek Tea Cakes
Polish Mazurek Tea Cakes 1 1/2 cups sugar 2 cups flour 1/4 teaspoon salt 1/2 cup soft butter 3 eggs 3 tablespoons heavy cream 1 1/4 cups golden raisins 1 pound pitted dates 1 cup chopped nuts juice of 1 orange and 1 lemon candied cherries pineapple, citron & orange peel 1 jigger rum […]
Candy potatoes
Candy Potatoes 1 1/2 cups sugar 1/2 cup evaporated milk or cream 1 tablespoon butter 2 tablespoons Stanley’s Crystal White Syrup 1/4 tablespoon salt 1 teaspoon vanilla 2 teaspoon cinnamon Mix sugar, Milk, butter, syrup and salt together in saucepan. Cook to boiling point, stirring constantly. Continue cooking, stirring occasionally, to 234 degrees F., or […]
Rabarbragrøt (Rhubarb Compote)
In honor of the Norwegian Curling Team I am going to mix things up and add a few Norwegian recipes. Rabarbragrøt (Rhubarb Compote) To server 6 or 8 2 cups water ¾ cup sugar 1½ pounds rhubarb, washed, scraped and cut into ½” pieces (about 4 cups) ½ teaspoon vanilla 3 tablespoons cornstarch ¼ […]
Polish Fritters
Polish Fritters 12 egg yolks 1 whole egg ¼ lb powdered sugar Mix Together and beat until light-colored. Add 1 wine glass of cognac. Work gradually into this mixture about 1 quart of well-sifted flour. When dough is rather stiff, knead it lightly, cover and let stand for an hour or two. Then roll […]