Kai's "Old-Fashioned" Recipe Thread

Kai - I could not locate your thread, so I started you a new one. Maybe others will post some here for us too ((hint, hint...))

Desserts: Brown Sugar Chews

1 egg white
1 cup brown sugar
1 tablespoon flour
Pinch of salt
3/4 cup pecans, chopped

Beat egg white until stiff froth;
add brown sugar and continue beating.
Stir in flour and salt.
Fold in pecans.
Drop by small teaspoons on buttered cookie sheet and bake at 325 degrees for 10 minutes.
Partly cool before removing from cookie sheet.
YIELD: 36 cookies

GINGER COOKIES
If you enjoy having fresh, warm cookies around the house, this recipe is for you--you can keep the dough in the refrigerator for several days and bake it as needed. Makes about 4 dozen.

3/4 cup shortening
1 cup sugar
1 egg, at room temperature
1/4 cup molasses
2 cups flour
2 teaspoons baking soda
1 teaspoon cinnamon
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon ginger
1/2 teaspoon cloves

Combine shortening, sugar, egg, and molasses; mix well.
Sift together dry ingredients.
Add to molasses mixture; mix well.
Chill dough 1 to 2 hours.
Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Form 1-inch balls; dip in sugar.
Bake 8 to 10 minutes.


Shaker Lemon Pie
This is a simple, but unusual recipe from the Shaker community of the past. You will see that the true flavor of the lemon is in the rind.

2 Uncooked 9-inch pie shells (freshly made or frozen)
2 Lemons, large
2 cups Granulated sugar
4 Eggs

Slice the whole lemons (peel and all) into paper thin slices (a mandolin slicer works well).
Remove any seeds you may see.
Toss the slices with the sugar.
Allow to rest 3 to 4 hours, stirring frequently.
Beat the eggs and add them to the lemon mix.
Place the mixture in one of the pie crusts (inside a pie pan).
Invert the second crust over the pie to form the top crust.
Seal the edges and trim off any excess.
Place a small slit in the top crust.
Place in a pre-heated 425 oven for 15 minutes.
Reduce the temperature to 350 and cook for 20 minutes longer or until the pie is lightly browned.
Serves 8

GREEN TOMATO PIE
Wow--something to do with green tomatoes besides fry them! Try this recipe on anyone you know who loves fruit pies, and don't tell them at first what's in it. They'll love the pie--and be astonished to learn that the primary ingredient is tomatoes. Serves 8.

Unbaked pastry for 9-inch 2-crust pie
1-1/4 lb green tomatoes (about 5)
3/4 cup raisins
1-1/2 tsp grated lemon rind
2 tbsp lemon juice
1 tbsp cider vinegar
1/2 tsp salt
1 cup sugar
3 tbsp flour
1/2 tsp cinnamon
1/8 tsp ground ginger
1 tbsp fine breadcrumbs
2 tbsp butter or margarine

Preheat oven to 425 degrees. Wash tomatoes; cut in quarters and slice
very thin. Put into a 3-qt bowl; stir in raisins, lemon rind, lemon
juice, vinegar, and salt.

Blend sugar with flour and spices. Line pie pan with pastry; sprinkle
evenly with breadcrumbs. Add 2 tbsp of sugar mixture. Add remaining
sugar mixture to tomato mixture.

Turn tomato mixture into pie pan, spreading evenly. Dot with butter.
Moisten rim of pastry and lay on top crust. Press gently all around to
seal. Trim and crimp edges. Bake 15 minutes; reduce heat to 325
degrees and bake 50 minutes longer. Cool on rack 2-3 hours before
serving.



BROWN SUGAR PIE
I know it's hard to imagine making a pie that requires an entire pound of brown sugar. But the incredible, caramelly results, served warm with a dollop of slightly sweet whipped cream, are truly marvelous.
Serves 8 to 12.

9-inch unbaked pie shell
1 pound light brown sugar
4 tablespoons flour
3 eggs, at room temperature
3/4 cup melted butter
3/4 cup Half and Half

Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
In a mixing bowl, combine sugar and flour.
Beat in eggs one at a time, scraping the bowl after each addition.
Gradually add butter and Half and Half; mix until well combined.
Pour into pie shell; bake 40 to 50 minutes, until set.

SHOO-FLY PIE
No wonder bakers of the past had to shoo flies away as this pie cooled in the window--it's more than a little sweet. But it's also delicious, quick, and easy to make, and a real trip back through time. If you wish, you can serve pieces of the pie topped with whipped cream.
Serves 8.

1 unbaked 9-inch pie crust
1/2 cup molasses
1/2 cup boiling water
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1-1/2 cups flour
1/2 cup sugar
1/2 cup butter

Preheat oven to 400 degrees.
Mix molasses, water, and baking soda.
Pour into pie shell.

Cut together flour, sugar, and butter with a pastry blender or two
forks, until mixture resembles crumbs.
Sprinkle over molasses mixture.
Bake 25 minutes, until crust is browned.


LOADED COOKIES

1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking soda
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/3 cup butter
1 cup dark brown sugar
1 cup granulated sugar
1/2 cup cooking oil
2 eggs
1 teaspoon vanilla
1 1/2 cup rolled oats
1 cup coconut
1 cup raisins
1 cup semisweet chocoloate pieces
1/2 cup chopped walnuts

DIRECTIONS:
In a bowl, stir together flour, baking soda and salt, set aside.
In a very large mixing bowl, beat butter with electric mixer 30 seconds.
Beat in sugars, oil, eggs and vanilla.
Add flour mixture, beat till well combined.
Stir in rolled oats, coconut, raisins, chocolate pieces and walnuts. Drop by rounded teaspoons 2 inches apart on an ungreased cookie
sheet.
Bake in a 325 degree oven for 10 to 12 minutes or till edges are lightly browned.
Cool 1 minute on cookie sheet and transfer to wire racks to set.

Frozen banana mousse

3 bananas
2 eggs
3/4 cup milk
1 tbs flour
pinch of salt
3 tbs sugar
1 1/2 tsp vanilla
1 1/2 cups cream

Beat eggs well with sugar,salt and milk and cook in a double
boiler until thickened. Cool. Put peeled bananas in blender
with vanilla and puree. Whip until thick. Combine all ingredients
and put into individual glasses. Place in freezer for 2 hours
before serving.

You can make a puree of cooked and dried apricots in place of the
bananas or add a few tablespoons of grated coconut or chopped nuts.
Or you can use canned fruit well drained.

one pint of flour,one of milk,three eggs braten well together.Bake in cups.

This is strait out of the cookbook,word for word.:)

Chocolate Silk Pie

1 cup Sugar
6 ounces Butter
6 ounces Chocolate, bittersweet (unsweetened)
4 Eggs
2 teaspoons Vanilla
1 Tablespoon Kahlua (optional) (Coffee-flavored liquor.)
1 Pie shell (9-inch), pre-baked according to package directions
Whipped cream

Pre-bake the pie shell and allow cooling.

Melt the chocolate in a bowl over simmering water.
Set aside and allow to cool slightly.
Using an electric mixer, cream together the butter and sugar until smooth.
Add the chocolate, vanilla and Kahlua (if used) and blend.
With the mixer running, add 1 egg and beat for 5 minutes.
Repeat with the remaining 3 eggs (mixing each for 5 minutes).
Pour the mixture into the shell.
Cover and chill in the refrigerator for at least 2 hours (overnight is best).
Be sure to thoroughly chill this no-bake pie before attempting to slice it.
Serve cold, topped with whipped cream.
Serves 6-8

Here's a hand written recipe grom my great great aunts cookbook

cookies- best ever oatmeal

1 cup butter and spry mixed
1 cup brown sugar
1 cup white? (sugar i think)
2 eggs well beaten
1 teaspoon almond flavor
1 teaspoon vanilla
2 cups rolled oats
2 cups flour
1 teaspoon soda
1 cup raisins
1/2 cup citron
1/2 cup coconut
1 cup nuts
mix and bake

Saffran Bread

2 cups sponge
1 cup scalded milk
3 tablespoons butter
1 egg
3/4 cup sugar
2 tablespoons boiling water
pinch of saffran

pour boiling water over saffran and add it to mixture to give a good color. Mi in enough flour to make a stiff dough. let rise, work down and let rise agin, Fashion into a braid and let rise to double. Sprinkle with cinnamon and bake.

Klempor

2 tablespoons of butter
4 tablespoons of flour
1 cup boiled milk
chopped almonds

Melt butter, add flour stirring til smooth. Add milk. Cook until mixture leaves sides of pan. Pour into bowl and sprinkle with chopped
almonds. When cool serve in 2-3 teaspoons in a bowl with bullion or broth.

Some of these other recipes are in swedish others well IF Interested I
will post them as written but most seem to assume the cook knows a lot more about what's going on than I do:p

If anyone in Ohio has ever been to Zoar village, this recipe comes from there. It's a village that was founded in the early 1800s as a religious community, and most of the original buildings are still there and have been restored. It's a very pretty place, and there's a fantastic used bookstore and a tavern that serves really good bratwurst.

Zoar ginger cookies:

1 cup shortening
2 eggs
2 cups sugar
1 t. salt
1 & 1/2 t. cinnamon
1 & 1/2 t. ginger (yes, these amounts are correct, these cookies are spicy!)
1 & 1/2 Tb. baking soda
1 Tb. baking powder
1 t. vanilla
4 & 2/3 cups flour
1 cup molasses

Cream shortening, eggs, and sugar. Add spices, salt, baking powder and soda, vanilla, and half of the flour and half of the molasses. Beat well, add rest of flour and molasses. Roll out on floured board, cut with cookie cutters. Bake at 350 for about 12 minutes or until cracks disappear from surface of cookies. Bake less time if softer cookie is wanted. Makes about 40 cookies.

Some people don't like these because they think they're too spicy, but I think they're wonderful. They're especially good dunked in coffee or hot chocolate, so I never put icing on them.

note to "The Fugative" -

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Some of these other recipes are in swedish others well IF Interested I will post them as written but most seem to assume the cook knows a lot more about what's going on than I do

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Share ! Share ! I am sure someone will be able to offer suggestions if we work on the together ! ;)

Kai : Here is a cool site I found - http://www.grandmaskitchen.com/Grand...ge/Gramshp.htm offers tons of recipes including over 140 Amish recipes. Let us know which ones you try :)

This isn't "old fashioned"; but they sure are good :
Cinnamon Praline Pecans

2 lbs. pecan or walnut halves
1 egg white
1 tsp. water
1-cup sugar
1 tsp. cinnamon
1 tsp. salt
1/2 tsp. cocoa
Cayenne pepper to taste

Preheat oven to 325 degrees.
Beat egg whites and water together.
Stir in pecans and toss quickly.
Mix together sugar, cinnamon, salt and cocoa.
Pour over pecans and toss quickly.
Pour pecans into a greased 9" x 14" baking pan.
Bake 45 minutes, stirring every 10 minutes.
Using spatula, loosen pecans immediately from the baking pan.
Cool.
Can be stored up to two weeks in an airtight container.
Yield: 2 pounds

OK OK

Here's two for hard tack, thats the "Bread/Biscuts" that the troops
ate during the civil war, its pretty indestructable (inedible?).

:p ;) :rolleyes: :eek: ;) :p


HARD TACK #1

2 cups buttermilk
2 cups rye flour
1/2 cup sugar
1 cup fat
1 teaspoon soda
1/2 teaspoon salt
White Flour

Sift rye flour, soda & salt. Add fat & buttermilk. Mix hard with white
flour. Roll thin and bake. Then let dry on top of oven until crisp.

HARD TACK #2

3/4 cup lard
2 cups ground oatmeal
3 cups flour
1/4 cup sugar
1 1/2 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon soda
1 1/2 cups buttermilk

Mix dry ingrediants add buttermilk in which soda has been dissolved
Roll thin, Prick with fork. Bake in hot oven


Tuna Fish Pudding :eek:

1 1/2 cups milk
1/2 cup bread crumbs
3 tablespoons melted butter
1 teaspoon chopped parsley
1 teaspoon onion
a tad of salt?
about 7 ounces of tuna fish
2 eggs

mix first 5 items and bring to scald, Add tuna that has been flaked, add eggs and beat. Bake in dish until done.

Indian Pudding

1 quart scalded milk
1/3 cup tapioca
1/4 cup corn meal
salt
1 cup molasses
2 tablespoons butter
1 cup milk

cook the milk, tapioca and corn meal until done, Stir in molasses, add salt and butter. Put in buttered baking dish and pour on one cup cold milk, do not stir, bake about 1 hour until done serve with whipped cream.

Molasses Pie

1 1/2 cups brown sugar
1 1/2 cups corn syrup
2 tablespoons flour
5 eggs
butter size of walnut
lemon juice
vanilla

cream sugar & butter, add flour then syrup. Beat eggs then add to mixture. Add flavoring, pour into crust . Cover with nuts and Bake in moderate oven.

Sprit Bakelser

this is a cookie recipe but there are NO directions only
an ingrediant list :p

1 cup drawn butter
1/2 cup sugar (scant)
2 egg yolks
2 tablespoons cream
2 cups flour
almond & vanilla flavor

good luck :D



I'll Add some more tomorrow

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