Showing posts with label Desserts. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Desserts. Show all posts

Monday, August 24, 2026

Homemade Chocolate & Vanilla Pudding Mix

Chocolate

3/4 cup powdered milk
7/8 cup cornstarch, 1 cup minus 2 Tbsp
1-1/2 cup sugar
3/4 cup cocoa powder
1/4 tsp salt, rounded

Combine all the dry ingredients and store in an airtight container. 
The mix fits in a quart jar.

To prepare:
Add 2/3 cup mix to a saucepan.
Add 2 cups milk and stir until blended.
Bring to a boil, reduce heat and simmer while stirring constantly until thickened.
Cool and serve.

Vanilla

1-1/4 cup powdered milk
1-1/4 cup cornstarch
1-5/8 cup sugar
1/4 cup ground nutmeg
3/8 tsp salt

Combine all the dry ingredients and store in an airtight container. 
The mix fits in a quart jar.

To prepare:
Add 1/2 cup mix to a saucepan.
Add 2 cups milk and stir until blended.
Bring to a boil, reduce heat and simmer while stirring constantly until thickened.
Remove from heat and add 1/2 tsp vanilla extract.
Cool and serve.

Sunday, July 19, 2026

Butter Swim Cinnamon Roll Biscuit Cake

Mix together:

2.5 cups flour
¼ cup brown sugar (or less than ¼ cup honey)
1 Tbsp baking powder
1.5 Tbsp cinnamon

Then add:

2 cups milk or cream
1 tsp vanilla
¾ cup raisins

Melt 1/8 cup butter in an 9x9 baking dish.

Drop dough on top of butter and spread around.

Bake at 450 deg F for 25 minutes.

Optional Icing

Mix together:

1.5 cups icing sugar
3 Tbsp melted butter
1 tsp vanilla
2 Tbsp heavy cream

Monday, August 24, 2020

Country Vanilla Ice Cream

No cooking!

1 cup sugar
2.5 cups milk
2 cups heavy cream
2 tsp vanilla
1/8 tsp salt

Mix ingredients thoroughly and pour into ice cream maker. Freeze as directed.

Friday, August 21, 2020

Homemade Ice Cream (custard base)

1) Combine in saucepan:
3/4 cup sugar
3 Tbsp flour
1/4 tsp salt

2) Scald 2-1/2 cups milk and slowly stir in to above mixture.

3) Cook over low heat for about 10 minutes, stirring constantly until mixture is thickened.

4) Mix small amount of hot mixture into beaten eggs. Add to hot mixture and cook 1 minute longer.

5) Chill in refrigerator.

6) Add 2 cups heavy cream and 2 tsp vanilla.

7) Pour into ice cream maker and follow directions.



Tuesday, September 10, 2019

Grandma W's Donuts

4 cups flour
3/4 cups Crisco
1 cup sugar (can use a little less)
1 tsp salt 
Cut up as in making pie pastry

2 pkg yeast in 4 cups lukewarm water.  Let rise.

6 beaten eggs.  Add to flour mixture with the yeast.  Add flour as necessary to make soft dough.  
Let rise.  Punch down. Rise again (can let it rise once to save time).  Make into donuts.
Let rise and roll dough into 1/3" thickness.  Fry.

Glaze while warm
1 lb (approximately - can use less) icing sugar
1 Tbsp butter
Vanilla and hot water to make paste.

Makes 100 donuts.  Can half the recipe.

Tuesday, May 24, 2016

Fruit Platz

Temp: 350°F  Time: 45 minutes

1/2 cup sugar
1/2 cup softened butter or margarine
1 egg
1/4 cup milk
1 tsp vanilla
1 cup flour
1 tsp baking powder
Fresh or frozen fruit, one kind or mixture if preferred

Mix sugar and butter, add egg, milk and vanilla. Add dry ingredients. Spread dough in a greased 9 x 13 pan. Put fruit on top of dough. Spread crumb mixture over fruit and bake.

Crumb mixture:
1 cup flour
1 cup sugar (I use half this amount)
1/4 cup hard butter or margarine

Friday, February 5, 2016

Mom's Fruit Platz (Coffee Cake)

Base:
1-1/2 cups all-purpose flour
1 Tbsp baking powder
1 tsp sugar
1/2 cup butter
3/4 cup (approx) light cream or whole milk

Spread in a 9 x 9 pan.

Spread 4 cups fruit on top of the base, then sprinkle with crumbs (ruebel).

Ruebel:
1 cup sugar
1/2 cup flour
3 Tbsp butter
2 to 2-1/2 Tbsp cream

Rub in the butter until it makes crumbs. Sprinkle over top the fruit.
Bake at 350 deg F for 30-45 minutes.

Thursday, October 29, 2015

Pie Crust


Pie/Pastry Dough

Blend together the following ingredients with a pastry blender:

2 cups flour
1 cup vegetable shortening
1/2 cup cold water

Roll out and form into pie plates. Can be frozen for use later.