Monthly Archives: December 2005

Baked Pineapple Bread Pudding

1 stick butter (1/4 lb)
3/4 cup sugar
4 eggs, beaten well
1 can pineapple chunks (with juice)
5 hot dog rolls (you can also use 5 slices of bread but hot dog rolls work best)
1 1/2 quart casserole dish, greased with butter

Cream butter and sugar. Add well beaten eggs. Stir in pineapple. Stir in bread. Pour into casserole and bake uncovered at 350 degrees for 45 minutes.

This side dish goes well with ham. Heck, it’s even a great dessert. I LOVE IT! I make it for Thanksgiving, Christmas, and Easter.

Fleischmann’s Cranberry White Chocolate Chip Cookies

Absolutely DELICIOUS!

(makes about 2 Dozen Cookies)

1 1/2 cups of all-purpose Gold Medal flour
1 tsp baking powder
1 cup (2 sticks) Fleischmann’s margarine
1 1/2 cups brown sugar
1/2 cup sugar
1/2 cup Egg Beaters or 2 large eggs
1 tsp vanilla extract
3 cups old-fashioned rolled oats
1 cup sweetened dried cranberries
1 cup white chocolate chips

1. Combine flour and baking powder. Set aside.

2. In a mixing bowl, beat Fleischmann’s margarine and sugars until fluffy. Mix in Egg Beaters and vanilla extract until well blended. Add flour mixture and stir until just combined. Stir in oats, cranberries, and white chocolate chips.

3. For each cookie, drop a rounded tablespoon of dough onto a cookie sheet, leaving about 2 inches between each. Bake at 350 degrees F for 12 to 14 minutes or until edges of cookies turn golden brown and centers are still soft.

Seasons

My accomplishments were small but at least some things got finished. I spent most of the day nibbling on cookies and surfing the web. This evening I will spend watching TV. Hopefully there will be some Christmas movie or tv show on.

I MUST buy a present for Lenka. And for dad. And Lisa. And John. Presents for Mom and Audra have been purchased. Tomorrow I could go to Rice’s Market, EXCEPT I DON’T HAVE A CAR. And Ray might be coming over to install the heat pump. He said either Tuesday or Wednesday. I wish he could have been a bit more definite.

Ann Amore, president of Rosemont College passed away last night. It was just a week ago I received a letter saying that she was taking a medical leave of absence. I only met her once or twice but she seemed like a nice woman. I feel bad and I wonder what occurred. I’m going to guess cancer.

Looking around

The second day of my vacation and so far I have created a second blog to house my recipes, finished the NYTimes crossword puzzle, ate leftover ziti and meatballs, drank a glass of wine and ate two pieces of chocolate. I feel somewhat caged since my car is still at Howard’s and I am not going to get it back until Thursday. That pretty much means I am stuck at home. I would really like to go Christmas shopping but that ain’t gonna happen. Not unless I hitchhike.

I went into the parlor and I gotta say, considering we had a party, there really isn’t much of a mess at all. I think the people we invited were respectful. I remember when I had the open house party, the place was a wreck afterward. Spills and garbage EVERYWHERE! It was horrible. The only thing I need to do is run the vacuum and wipe down the coffee table. Oh, and I also have to clean the fireplace but I am thinking I may light it tonight. We shall see.

Nanny’s Pumpkin Pie

Click here for the original recipe

1 quart Pumpkin (4 cups)
1 quart milk- ½ evaporated
1 cup sugar (or more)
1 T flour
1/4 t salt
1 t cinnamon
1/4 t nutmeg
1 t vanilla
5 beaten egg yolks
¾ cups shredded coconut
5 egg whites
2 pie shells

Mix first 8 ingredients, be sure to blend well. Then add coconut and fold in egg whites which have been beaten to soft peaks. Pour or ladle into shells, add topping, bake, etc.

Bake at 350 degrees for 50-60 minutes.

After cooked and stil hot, sprinkle with:
½ cup 10X sugar
1 tsp cinnamon
¼ tsp ground cloves.

Chocolate Kringles

These are easy to make and absolutely delicious! My family usually makes them around Christmas time.

1 package of Devils Food Cake Mix 1lb 2 ½ oz)
2 eggs (slightly beaten)
1 T Water
½ c Shortening
Confectioner’s sugar

Mix first four 4 ingredients with spoon until blended. Shape into walnut size balls. Roll in confectioner’s sugar.
Space 1 ½ “ apart in greased pan.
Bake 375 degrees, 8-10 minutes.

Paska

1 package yeast
1 small can of evaporated milk, warm
1 stick of butter, warm
1 cup warm water
¼ cup sugar
2 egg yolks beaten
6 cups flour

Mix yeast in warm water and T sugar.
Mix flour and sugar. Add milk and better and eggs and yeast. Then water as needed. Knead until smooth. Let raise. Punch down. Good for Babalki or cabbage bread etc…

Futchkey / Bobalky

Bobalky

1 tb Butter
1 pk Yeast
2 tb Sugar
1/4 c Water, lukewarm
2 1/2 ts Salt
7 c Flour, all purpose, sifted
2 c Milk, scalded

Into a mixing bowl, place butter, sugar, and salt. Add scalded milk; let cool until lukewarm. Add yeast dissolved in water. Add enough flour to make a soft elastic dough. Turn onto a floured board and knead. Place in a greased bowl and let rise until double in bulk (1 to 1 1/2 hours) in a warm place, free from drafts. Punch dough down with fingertips and let rise again (about 45 minutes). Divide the dough into two – four portions. Toss lightly on floured board, knead, and roll out flat. Sprinkle generously with poppy seeds. Roll dough jelly roll style. Cut into pieces about 1/2 – 1 inch in diameter. Place on cookie sheet. Let raise in warm place for 10 or 15 minutes. Bake at 375-F for 15 minutes or until lightly brown. When cool, place in bowl and pour boiling water over bobalky. Let sit until soft but not soggy. Drain. Place in bowl and drizzle with honey.