Welsh Cookies

2 eggs
6 tablespoons milk
3 cups flour
1 tsp baking powder
1/2 tsp baking soda
1 tsp salt
1/4 to 2 tsp nutmeg (optional)
1 cup sugar
1 cup raisins or currants
1 cup shortening


1.  Heat frying pan to 350 degrees
2.  Beat together eggs and milk
3.  Add dry ingredients & shortening in a mixing bowl, blend well
4.  Add wet and dry mixtures, stir well until mixed
5.  Cut shapes with floured glass or cookie cutter
6.  Fry in electric fry pan until golden brown on each side

I was told these can also be baked.

Chocolate Cake

Chocolate Cake Express

** Double recipe for 9x13 or 2 layer round cake

1.5 C all purpose flour
3/4 C granulated sugar
1/3 cup unsweetened cocoa
1 tsp baking soda
1/2 tsp salt
1 TBS vanilla extract
1 TBS cider vinegar
1/2 C vegetable oil
1 C water
1/2 C bakers chocolate chips

Preheat oven to 375 F. Grease and flour (or cocoa) an 8"x8"x2" baking pan. In a mixing bowl combinethe first 5 ingredients. Make a well in the center of the mixture and add the vanilla, vinegar and oil, then gradually stir in the water. Continue stirring until thoroughly blended, but do not over mix! Stir in bakers chocolate chips :) Pour batter into the baking pan and bake, uncovered for 25 to 30 minutes, or until a toothpick comes out clean. Don't over bake; the secret of the cake is moistness. Cool in the pan on a wire rack for 10 minutes, then remove the cake from the pan to the rack to cool completely. Serves around 6.

* Note: When I made it for Vilo's birthday we made a 4 layer cake with strawberry jam in between each layer and a dark chocolate frosting. It was a bitter dark chocolate cake. If you like sweet add, 1 cup sugar and semi-sweet chocolate chips instead.

Other suggestions include adding a tiny amount of cinnamon and or cayenne for a mexican cocoa kick. Enjoy!!!

Banana Bread

BANANA BREAD!!!!



1 1/2 cups white flour
2 tsp baking powder
1/4 tsp salt
2 oz butter
3/4 cup sugar
1 tsp cinnamon
1 tsp vanilla
1 egg
2 mashed bananas
5-6 Tbsp milk





350 oven. Grease bread pan. Sift flour, baking powder, and salt. Cream butter and sugar. Stir in cinnamon, vanilla, egg, and bananas. Mix thoroughly. Add flour mixture gradually, alternating with the milk. Pour into pan. Bake 1 hour until toothpick comes out clean.

Butterscotch Brownies

3/4 cups sifted flour
1 teaspoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/4 cup chopped nuts
1/4 cup butter or margarine
1 cup packed brown sugar
1 egg
1/2 tsp vanilla extract

Sift together flour, baking powder and salt. Stir in nutmeats. melt butter in top of double boiler, gradually add sugar and cook for 2 minutes. Remove from heat, and beat in egg and vanilla. Stir in flour-nut mixture. Turn into a greased 8x8 pan and bake in slow oven (300 F). 30 minutes. Cut into 2-inch squares before removing from pan. Makes 16 brownies.

Apple Brown Betty

7 slices bread
6 cups cored, peeled, diced tart apples
3/4 cups brown sugar
1/2 tsp cinnamon
1/4 tsp salt
1/2 cup water
1 tsp almond extract
1/4 cup melted butter


Cut the bread into small cubes. Toast the cubes lightly in a shallow ban in the oven. Put a third of bread into a buttered 9 inch round or square baking dish. Cover bread with half of apples. Mix sugar, cinnamon and salt and sprinkle half over the apples. Add another third of the bread. Spread balance of apples over crumbs. Sprinkle the rest of sugar mixture over the apples. Cover this with the rest of the bread crumbs. Add almond extract to water and pour over the mixture. Pour melted butter on top. Cover with aluminum foil. Bake in a pre-heated oven at 35o degrees for 30 minutes. Uncover and bake for an additional 15 minutes. Serve warm or cold.

Seminary Cake

• 2 cups sugar
• 1/2 cup applesauce (or 1 cup shortening)
  
• 3 eggs
• 4 Tbs vanilla
  
• 2 tsp almond extract
  
• 1 tsp salt
• 4 tsp baking powder
• 3 1/2 cups flour
• 1 can evaporated milk*
  
• 1/2 cup sugar
• 1/2 cup cinnamon
  

*You can make evaporated milk by combining 3/4 cups hot water with 1/2 cup of regular powdered milk. You'll need to double this recipe for the cake.

Cream applesauce/shortening and 2 cups sugar, add eggs and then vanilla and almond extract. Then add dry ingredients and milk alternately. Butter and sugar the Bundt pan. Put in 1/3 of batter, then sprinkle with 1/2 cup cinnamon and 1/2 cup sugar mixture, then another 1/3 of batter. Bake at 350 degrees for 1 hour.

I often make it with only 1/2 can of milk. This makes the cake a little heaver and more chewy.

Makes 1 cake.