Lemon Snowflake Cookies Recipe

Lemon Snowflake Cookies Recipe

1 box lemon cake mix
1 egg
2  1/4 cups whipped topping
Confectioners sugar

preheat oven 350
In a large bowl, combine cake mix,
egg and whipped topping.
Stir until blended.
Batter will be sticky.

Drop by teaspoonfuls into sugar &
roll; coating lightly

Place on ungreased baking sheet

Bake 10-12 minutes or until light brown
tops will be cracked =o)
Place on wire racks to cool




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Original Sugar Plum Recipe

 Original Sugar Plum Recipe

You'll need several clean Mason jars with lids.
Wash plums well.
Prick each one with a fork.
Sprinkle with sugar.

Lay plums, out on the counter or on brown paper to dry.

Pack sugared plums in jars.
Be sure and sprinkle the sugar plums with a little more sugar during packing.

The sugar in the jar adds to the beauty and the taste

of this home made confection.

You can also tie a jute or rag-tie bow around the top

with a personalized label and give this old fashioned favorite as a gift.

Use either red or wild goose plums.



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Blackberry Dumpling Recipe

Blackberry Dumpling Recipe

1 quart fresh blackberries
1 cup + 1 Tbls sugar, divided
1/2 tsp lemon extract
1 1/2 cup all purpose flour
2 tsp baking powder
3/4 tsp salt, divided
1/4 tsp ground nutmeg
2/3 cup cream / milk


In a Dutch oven, combine the following:
blackberries
1 cup sugar
1/4 teaspoon salt
lemon extract.

Bring to a boil.
Reduce the heat and simmer for about 5 minutes.

While the blackberry mixture is boiling;
In a large mixing bowl, combine the flour, baking powder, nutmeg, 1 Tbls sugar and 1/2 tsp salt.
add the milk last.
Stir just until mixed together.

The dumpling dough will be extremely thick.
Drop by heaping tablespoons full , making six mounds on the top of the hot blackberry mixture in the dutch oven.

Cover dutch oven tightly and simmer for an additional 15 minutes.

Spoon into serving dishes.

Serve with a dollup of whipped cream if desired.

Options:
May use frozen blackberries.
May leave out the milk altogether.
May use half and half instead of milk cream.





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Kentucky Bourbon Oatmeal Cookies Recipe

Kentucky Bourbon Oatmeal Cookies Recipe
Old recipe (late 1940's)

This recipe originated back when cake mixes first became readily available. It was in the middle to late 1940's that Duncan Hines began marketing boxes of dry cake mixes

preheated 375 degree oven

1 cup margarine, softened
1 1/2 cup brown sugar
1 egg, beaten
1 box of yellow cake mix, divided in half
3 Tablespoons Kentucky Makers Mark Bourbon
3 cups Quick cooking Oats
1 cup chopped nuts *optional

Cream together margarine and sugar in a med to large mixing bowl
Add egg, water, 1/2 package of the cake mix, bourbon, oats and *nuts.

Drop by teaspoonful on un-greased baking sheet about 2 inches apart.
Bake for 10 minutes. Do not over bake - bake for
Only 10 minutes, the cookies wont look like they are done,
but they will harden as they cool.

cool slightly before removing cookies from baking sheet.
Place the other half of the cake mix in a storage bag and seal.
You will be making another batch sooner than you think !




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Old Time Molasses Cake Amish Recipe

Old Time Molasses Cake - Amish Recipe

2 cups all purpose flour
3/4 cups molasses
1/4 cup sugar
2 tsp soda
1 egg
1/2 cup buttermilk or sour milk
1/2 cup hot water

Mix all of the ingredients thoroughly.
Bake in your cake pan
at 325 to 350 degrees for 30-40 minutes




*Tell me this one isn't easy ...
ky cook


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Kentucky Coffee Pie Recipe

Kentucky Coffee Pie Recipe

2 oz slivered almonds
1 Tblspoon butter, melted
20 large marshmellows or 2 cups minis
1 cup very strong black coffee
1/2 pint heavy cream, whipped
9" pre-baked pie shell

Topping:
Spread almonds on a cookie sheet and
drizzle with melted butter
Bake for 10 minutes in a preheated 300 degree oven.
set aside.

Filling:

Place marshmellows in a large saucepan, stirring to melt.
Add coffee.
Cook over low heat until marshmellows are melted.
Cool.
Fold in whipped cream.

Spread filling evenly in pie shell.
Sprinkle toasted almonds on top.
Refrigerate.




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Derby week- Special Kentucky Recipes

Happy Derby Week


This week we are sharing some Special Kentucky Recipes
and the lyrics to My Old Kentucky Home.




My Old Kentucky Home Lyrics


Kentucky spice muffin recipe


Kentucky pie recipes


Kentucky Pie recipe II


Kentucky Pie Recipe III


Kentucky Spare ribs recipe








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Kentucky Cream Cake Recipe

Kentucky Cream Cake Recipe
courtesy:Mrs. H
preheat oven to 350 degrees

1/2 Cup veg oil
1 stick margarine, softened
2 Cups regular sugar
5 egg yolks
5 egg whites, beaten
2 /4 C all purpose flour
1 tsp soda
1 Cup buttermilk
1 tsp vanilla
1 Cup coconut
2/3 Cup chopped nuts (your favorite)

In large bowl, cream shortening and margarine with sugar.
Add egg yolks, one at a time. Beat Well.
Add flour and soda alternately with buttermilk.
Add vanilla, coconut and nuts.
Fold in egg whites.
Makes 3 8x8 layers
Bake for 35 to 40 minutes.


Whipped Snow frosting recipe




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Kentucky Golden Bars Recipe

Kentucky Golden Bars Recipe

Heat oven to 350 degrees
Grease and flour 13 x 9 pan

In a medium bowl, mix the following ingredients:

2 cups of Baking Mix
1 and 1/2 cups Packed Brown Sugar
3 eggs
1 tsp. vanilla
1 cup Chocolate chips
1/2 cup Flaked Coconut
1 cup of your favorite chopped Nuts* optional

Spread in pan.
Before baking.
In a double broiler or in the microwave in a m/w safe bowl,
melt 3 (1 oz.each) squares semi-sweet Bakers Chocolate.

Cool a bit and then pour over the top of your bar mixture.
Cut through batter with a knife to swirl chocolate, making a marble effect.

Bake bars for 30-35 minutes.

When Cool:
Sprinkle with powdered sugar.
Cut into bars about 2 x 1 inch.


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Original Old fashioned Chow Mein Candy Recipe

Original Old fashioned
Chow Mein Candy Recipe


1 6 oz. pkg. Chocolate Morsels
1 can Chow Mein Noodles
2 pkgs. Butterscotch Morsels
1 Cup Salted Cashews
Melt morsels in double boiler,
add noodles and nuts.

Drop by coffeespoon (teaspoonful)
on a cookie sheet covered with wax paper.


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Old Fashioned Kentucky Crumb Cake Recipe

Old Fashioned Kentucky Crumb
Cake Recipe

2 Cups Brown sugar
3 Cups plain flour
1/2 Cup Butter
1/2 Cup Lard
1 Cup Sour Cream
1 & 1/2 tsp. Soda
3 Eggs
1 Cup Raisins
1 tsp. Allspice
1 tsp. Cocoa

In a large bowl, mix together with hands:
brown sugar, flour, butter and lard.
*Reserve 1 cup for topping layer.
Add to the bowl with the brown sugar mixture:
sour cream, soda, eggs, raisins, allspice and cocoa.

Pour into greased 9 x 13 pan.
Crumble the reserved cup of topping over the cake.

Bake at 350° for 45- 50 minutes.




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Kentucky Gooey Butter Cake Recipe

Kentucky Gooey Butter Cake Recipe

preheat oven to 350 degrees
1 box Butter Cake mix
1 Egg
1 stick margarine
1 box Powdered Sugar
8 oz. Cream Cheese
2 Eggs

In medium bowl, mix cake mix, 1 egg and margarine together
Press mixture in bottom of greased 13 x 9 pan to make a bottom layer.
Mix powdered sugar, cream cheese and 2 eggs together.
Pour over bottom layer

Bake for 45 minutes.

~Merry Christmas Eve


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Kentucky Christmas Caramel Crunchies Recipe

great for Christmas...

KENTUCKY CARAMEL CRUNCHIES RECIPE

24 squares Graham crackers
1/2 c. party peanuts, chopped
1 c. semi-sweet chocolate chips
36 caramels
2 Tablespoons Milk
*optional last layer - 1 cup + of mini marshmallows

Place graham crackers in single layer on well-greased large cookie sheet.
Evenly sprinkle peanuts and chocolate chips over grahams.
Microwave caramels and milk in a small bowl, for about 1 to 1 and 1-1/2 minutes; stirring every 30 seconds or so, until the caramels will pour easily.
Evenly drizzle caramel mixture over peanuts and choc chip layer.

Bake at 350 F for 10 minutes.

*optional layer of mini-marshmallows:
If you would like to add marshmallows prepare as directed above; except bake at 350 for only 8 minutes, sprinkle on the marshmallows and bake an additional 2 minutes, just until marshmallows just begin to puff.

Cool completely.
Cut or break apart into squares.
Store in airtight container.

Makes appoximately 24 squares.


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Kentucky Bourbon Tarts & Cream Cheese Pastry Recipes

Kentucky Bourbon Tarts &
Cream Cheese Pastry Recipes

Preheat oven to 350 degrees

Cream cheese pastry recipe

1 cup all purpose flour
3/4 teaspoon baking powder
Pinch salt
1/2 cup softened margarine
1 pkg (3 ounces) Cream cheese, softened
2 teaspoons sugar

In small bowl, combine flour baking powder and salt.
In large bowl mix margarine, cream cheese and sugar until well combined. Stir in flour mixture until well blended.
Using your hands, Press dough firmly into balls.

Just to make it easier to work with, divide dough in half.
Each half makes 12 tarts.
On floured surface, roll out pastry to 1/8 inch thick
*If needed, add small amount of flour to keep pastry from sticking.
Cut into 12 -2 1/4 inch rounds
Press rounds evenly into bottoms and up the side using a
mini muffin pan. (1 and 3/4 inch)
Repeat with other half of pastry dough.
Refrigerate.


Tart Filling:
2 eggs
1/2 cup granulated sugar
1/2 cup Karo light or dark corn syrup
2 Tbls Kentucky bourbon
1 Tbls margarine, melted
1/2 teaspoon vanilla
1 cup chopped pecans
Powdered sugar

In medium bowl beat eggs slightly.
Stir in granulated sugar, corn syrup, bourbon, margarine
and vanilla until well blended.
Spoon 1 heaping teaspoon of pecans into each pastry lined cup
top with 1 tablespoon of the corn syrup mixture.
Bake 20 to 25 minutes or until lightly browned.

Let cool in pan five minutes.
Remove from pan and cool completely on wire rack.
Sprinkle with powdered sugar when cool.

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Original Kentucky Buttermilk Pie Recipe

Original Kentucky Buttermilk Pie Recipe

2 cups sugar
1/2 cup butter
3 eggs, beaten
1 cup buttermilk
3 Tbs flour
dash of nutmeg

In a large mixing bowl;
Cream butter and sugar until fluffy.
Add eggs and flour.
Fold in buttermilk and nutmeg.

Pour in an uncooked pie shell
Old Fashioned Pie Shell Recipe

Bake in a moderate oven for approximately 45 minutes or until a knife, when inserted in your pie, comes out clean.
(350-375 degrees)




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TASTY KENTUCKY TURNOVER RECIPE

KENTUCKY TURNOVER RECIPE

There are many many recipes for home made turnovers, popovers and similar regional treats floating around. You may decide to use a specific type of flour or refrigerator dough or a yeast dough or maybe a secret dough ingredient passed down in your family.
One of my favorite quick turnover ideas.
Use cresent roll dough and a jar of your favorite jam or preserves...


Today, I wanted to share an easy and tasty favorite for a quick cream cheese turnover dough.


TASTY KENTUCKY TURNOVER RECIPE

Preheat oven to 375 F

1/4 lb. cream cheese
1/4 lb. butter
1 cup flour
Your favorite filling

Filling suggestions:

Apple Pie Filling
Blueberry Pie Filling
Lemon Pie Filling
Lemon Curd
Peach Jam or Preserves
Rasberry Jam or Preserves
Red Raspberry Jam or Preserves
Strawberry Jam or Preserves
Crushed Pineapple

Cream the cheese and butter together well.
Stir in flour amounts until batter mixes to a smooth dough.
Chill finished dough for at least 45 minutes before rolling out.

Roll out dough on a surface which has been lightly dusted with flour.
Roll out thin and cut into rounds using a biscuit cutter.

Place small portions of your favorite filling in the center of each circle.You can mix and match fillings if you like.
For example make half a batch with apple and the other half with peach.

Turn over your turnovers and crimp together the edges with a fork, sealing well.
Make several small slits in the top of the dough to allow steam to escape.
*You can put 2 slits in the apple ones and 3 in the peach ones so you can tell them apart.
:)
Bake just until light brown.

Other Options:
Brush your turnover with a glaze just before baking to add some shine.
Simple Pastry Glaze:
1 egg yolk
2 tablespoons water
mix well


After Baking:
Sprinkle turnovers with cinnamon / a sugar & cinnamon /or a cinnamon & splenda mixture.
Sprinkle turnovers with a little powdered sugar.

These turnovers are great with a cup of coffee for breakfast or as a dessert at the end of a special meal. Any type of simple dessert can be dressed up.

For a special dessert idea - place 1 or 2 turnovers on a pretty plate, drizzle with a small amount of honey or a white powdered sugar glaze and a spring of mint.
If you use blackberry preserves, place a few blackberrys on the plate.
Using apple pie filling, use a few slices of apple.
Strawberry filling, accent the plate with one or 2 strawberries.
:)

Use your imagination.



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Kentucky Rhubarb Crunch Recipe

Kentucky Rhubarb Crunch Recipe

Mix the following until crumbly:
1 C flour
3/4 C oatmeal
1 C packed brown sugar
1/2 C melted butter
1 tsp cinnamon

Press half of crumbs in a greased 9" pan.
Cover with 4 Cups diced rhubarb.

Combine the following in a saucepan.
1 C sugar
1 C water
2 Tbl cornstarch
1 tsp vanilla

cook until thick and clear.
Pour over rhubarb layer.
Top with remaining crumb mixture.

Bake at 350 for 1 hour.



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Old Fashioned Fruit Vinegar Recipe -undated

Old Fashioned Fruit Vinegar Recipe

1 quart of fruit
raspberries or strawberries or black currants, etc...
1 quart of cider vinegar

Crush the Fruit well.
Bring the measured vinegar to 'just' boiling in a stainless steel or enameled pot.
Turn off the heat and add your fruit.

Cover and let stand at room temperature for 2 days.*
After 2 days,
Strain mixture.
Pour into a clean, dry jar or bottle and cap tightly.
Store properly.




*Remember many of these old recipe instructions do not meet todays food safety standards. Be sure and check with your local extension office for the latest information concerning food safety.
The only date of the origins for this recipe is pre civil war.


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Bread Pudding 1860's Recipe

Bread Pudding Recipe 1860's

Two coffee cups of grated bread crumbs
2 cups granulated sugar
1/2 cup butter
1 quart new milk
6 eggs
1 cup blackberry jam

Beat all together
put in pudding dish and bake lightly.
Take from stove,
cover the top with jam,
and then meringue with three of the whites
and enough sugar to make it stiff.

Brown in the oven;
eat cold with hard sauce.


unknown original author
recipe found in old cookbook


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A QUICK DESSERT - from early 1900's

A QUICK DESSERT -
from early 1900's

4 pieces toast
4 slices cheese
Nutmeg
1 1/2 c. applesauce
1/4 c. sugar

Add sugar and nutmeg to applesauce.
Put applesauce on toast, about 3 tablespoons on each piece of toast.
Lay a slice of cheese over the sauce.
Bake in a moderate oven until the cheese melts.
Serve hot.


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