Recipes

Chocolate Syrup (kinda like Hershey's)

Chocolate Sauce

1/2 cup of cocoa
1 cup of water
1 1/2 to 2 cups of sugar
1/8 tsp of salt
1/2 tsp of vanilla

Mix the cocoa and water in a saucepan. Heat and stir until the cocoa is dissolved. Add the sugar, stir until dissolved. Boil for 2 minutes and then add the salt and vanilla. Then store in the frig and use as needed. It will last a long time in the frig, but because of our daughter ours always disappears  quickly!

Pecan Pie Muffins

Pecan Pie Muffins

1 cup chopped pecans
1 cup brown sugar
1/2 cup flour
2 eggs
1/2 cup (stick) butter or margarine, melted****

Combine first 3 ingredients. In separate bowl beat eggs until foamy and add butter. Pour egg mix into dry ingredients and blend until moistened. Don’t over blend. Pour into muffin tins with papers. Bake at 350° for 20-25 minutes.

****TO MAKE DAIRY FREE USE FLESHMAN'S UNSALTED MARGARINE. IT IS THE ONLY PRODUCT THAT DOES NOT HAVE DAIRY.  IT IS THE GREEN BOX****

Toffee Blondie in a jar

For the jar:

1 cup brown sugar
1/2 cup mini chocolate chips
1 cup flour
1 teaspoon baking powder
1/4 teaspoon salt
3/4 cup chopped pecans or walnuts
1/2 cup Heath Chips
1 quart size mason jar

To make the Toffee Blondies:

You will need the contents of the jar
1/4 cup melted butter
2 lightly beaten eggs
1 teaspoon vanilla

 

This is what the jar looks like after you layer everything. :O)

Grandma Giro's Potica Bread

DOUGH

2 C milk scalded and cooled to lukewarm

2 TBSP butter

1/2 C sugar

2 tsp salt

1 cake yeast dissolved in 1/4 c warm water

5 1/2 C flour

2 well beaten eggs

Let rise, punch once, roll on floured board.

 

FILLING

2 LBS walnuts ground

1/2 C sugar

1 tsp vanilla

Half and Half cream to make paste

 

Grease 3 loaf pans.  Butter top of bread and pierce with tooth pick.

Bake 375 for 15 minutes

Bake 300 for 30 minutes

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