Wednesday, December 24, 2014

Lemon Meringue Pie

LEMON PIE
1 large package of lemon cook-to-serve pudding (4.3 oz)
1-2 large lemons, juiced
2 egg yolks
1/2 cup sugar
Finely grated peel of half a lemon
2 TB butter
2 tsp vanilla
water

Juice the lemons and set aside. Make lemon pudding according to the directions on the box, but use as much lemon juice as you have to replace some of the water. Thicken on stove. Add butter, vanilla, and lemon peel.

Pour into a baked pie pastry and cool to room temperature.

MERINGUE
4 egg whites at room temperature
1/2 tsp lemon extract or vanilla
8 TB sugar (or 2 TB for each egg white, if you change the amount of egg whites)

Heat oven to 350 degrees. Beat egg whites with a hand mixer gradually stirring in sugar and extract. Beat until stiff and glossy and all sugar has dissolved. Spread egg mixture over room temperature lemon pie. Bake for ten minutes. Cool for four hours. Refrigerate.



 

Grandma Connie's Popcorn Balls

2 bags of cooked popcorn

Topping
1 cups of sugar
1 overflowing TB dark corn syrup
1 overflowing TB honey
1/2 c milk

Mix ingredients together in a sauce pan. Cook over medium heat stirring constantly until mixture reaches the soft ball stage (when dropped in cold water, makes a round, soft ball) -- about ten minutes.

Place popcorn in a large pan or bowl. Drizzle topping over popcorn and stir to coat. Spread coated popcorn over a sheet of waxed paper. Shape into balls while still warm.


Connie usually makes twice this much--it makes a lot (plenty so share) so I halved the recipe because it is too much for our family.

Saturday, December 6, 2014

French Bread

French Bread
(Taken from the 25th ward cook book--original recipe from Ardith Parkinson)

3 c Hot water  ( hot to touch, not boiling)
2 Tbls instant yeast
3 Tbls sugar
1 Tbls salt
7-9 cups flour

In a bowl add hot water, sugar, yeast , salt and about 4 cups of flour.  Mix together on low spead for  30-60 seconds, stop mixing and allow to sit for 10 minutes (sponging). Using low speed mix in the rest of the flour 1 cup at a time until the dough starts to pull away from the sides and bottom of the bowl.  ( it usually takes my bread about 8 cups of flour)  Knead on medium speed for 4-5 minutes.  Turn dough out on a lightly oiled counter. Cut into 2 even sized loaves. Raise in the oven @ 150 degrees for 10 minutes then increase the over to 350 degrees and continue to bake for 20-25 minutes.  
Prior to putting the loaves in the overn, you can brush the tops of the loaves with beaten egg white mixed with 1 TBL water for a shiney top.

Can half recipe if you only want one loaf.

Sunday, August 24, 2014

Best Chocolate Cake Ever

Ingredients
  • Chocolate Cake
  • 2 cups all-purpose flour
  • 2 cups sugar
  • ¾ cup unsweetened cocoa powder
  • 2 teaspoons baking powder
  • 1½ teaspoons baking soda
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 1 teaspoon espresso powder (I used Postum)
  • 1 cup milk
  • ½ cup vegetable oil or ½ melted butter
  • 2 eggs
  • 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
  • 1 cup boiling water
  • Chocolate Buttercream Frosting Recipe
Instructions
  1. Preheat oven to 350ยบ F. Prepare two 9-inch cake pans by spraying with baking spray or buttering and lightly flouring.
  2. For the cake:
  3. Add flour, sugar, cocoa, baking powder, baking soda, salt and espresso powder to a large bowl or the bowl of a stand mixer. Whisk through to combine or, using your paddle attachment, stir through flour mixture until combined well.
  4. Add milk, vegetable oil, eggs, and vanilla to flour mixture and mix together on medium speed until well combined. Reduce speed and carefully add boiling water to the cake batter. Beat on high speed for about 1 minute to add air to the batter.
  5. Distribute cake batter evenly between the two prepared cake pans. Bake for 30-35 minutes, until a toothpick or cake tester inserted in the center comes out clean.
  6. Remove from the oven and allow to cool for about 10 minutes, remove from the pan and cool completely.
  7. Frost cake with chocolate buttercream frosting. 

Sunday, March 16, 2014

Fruit Pizza

Crust:
1 cup soft butter
1/2 cup powdered sugar
2 cups of flour
dash of salt

Combine and mix. Press into a greased pizza pan. Bake at 350 degrees for 15 minutes, until golden brown.

Filling:

1 envelope of Dream Whip
1/2 cup sugar
1 8 oz package of cream cheese
Mix and spread onto crust and chill.

Top with fruit - strawberries, bananas, kiwi, etc.