Ingredients: 1 Large cream cheese – 8 ounces 2 sticks butter 3 cups flour Dough: 1. Cream butter and cream cheese. 2. Add flour and blend well to make a dough. 3. Roll dough into logs approx. 2 inches in diameter and 10 inches long. 4. Wrap logs in wax paper and refrigerate […]
Moist Vanilla Cake
Ingredients: 1 cup butter,, softened 1 1/2 cup sugar 8 egg yolks 3/4 cup whole milk, room temperature 1 1/2 teaspoon vanilla 2 cups cake flour (see note) 2 teaspoons baking powder 1/2 teaspoon salt Directions: Preheat oven to 350 Grease and flour 2 8″ cake pans or ( I used a smaller 9×13 […]
Sheet Pan Pizza
Pierogi ( Polish Dumplings) Martha’s Dough
Poppy Seed / Nut Rolls
Pizza dough without yeast – St Louis Style
Yield: makes 2 – 12 inch pizzas Dough: 2 cups flour 2 tablespoons cornstarch 2 teaspoon sugar 1 teaspoon baking powder 1 teaspoon salt 1/2 cup plus 2 tablespoons water 2 tablespoons olive oil Directions: 1. Combine flour, cornstarch,, sugar, baking powder, and salt in a large bowl. 2. Combine water and oil in […]
Better Biscotti
Shortbread Cookies
Ingredients: 2 1/4 cup flour 1/2 teaspoon salt 16 tablespoons butter, softened 1/2 cup confectioners’ sugar sanding sugar for decoration Yield: 3 dozen cookies 1. Whisk flour and salt together in a medium bowl. 2. Using an electric mixer, beat butter and confectioners sugar until light and fluffy, ( approx 3 minutes) 3. Reduce […]
Fresh Pasta without a machine
Molasses Spice Cookies
1/3 cup sugar for cookie 1/2 cup sugar for rolling 2 1/4 cup flour 1 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon 1 1/2 teaspoon ginger 1 teaspoon baking soda 1/2 teaspoon ground cloves 1/4 teaspoon ground allspice 1/4 teaspoon black peppper 1/4 teaspoon salt 12 Tablespoons butter, softened 1/3 cup packed brown sugar 1 large egg yolk 1 […]