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U P Style Pasties

Filling

2 cups diced raw potato
1 large diced raw onion
1 cup diced raw rutabaga
1⁄2 cup diced raw carrots
1 1⁄2 tsp salt
1⁄2 tsp pepper
1-1⁄2 lb raw pasty meat (coarsely ground lean beef)

Mix above ingredients and set aside.

Crust

1 lb shortening (vegetable)
6 cups flour
1 T salt

Mix flour, shortening and salt until crumbly

Directions:

Divide dough into about 6 rounds and roll out flat. Divide filling onto each crust. Fold over and crimp edges. (May add oleo or butter before folding.) Place on ungreased cookie sheet and bake at 350 degrees for about 1 hour, 15 minutes.  

Bread Machine Nisu     

 

1 cup [Pet or Carnation] evaporated milk

1/4 cup  water

1 egg, beaten

3 T butter, softened

3 to 4 cups bread flour.  I use  3-1/2.

1/2 cup sugar

1 tsp salt

1 tsp crushed cardamom or 3/4 tsp powdered

1 tsp dry yeast.

 

Place ingredients in bread machine in above order.

Set machine for light setting

2 hours to bake - estimated, depends on  the  bread  machine..

Yield 1 big bread loaf. 

                    Bread Machine Cinnamon Rolls.  Yields 24 rolls. 

 

1-1/2 cups lukewarm milk

1/2 cup sugar

1/4  cup melted butter

1/4  tsp salt

1 egg, beaten

2 T Cardamom - (optional)

4 cups flour

1-1/4 tsp yeast

 

 Place items in bread machine in the above order.

Select dough/pasta setting.

There is a 25 minute delay before it mixes.

When beeper goes off, take the dough out and 

divide it in half and have a lightly oiled surface

ready to roll each half out flat.

Each portion should  be about  14'' x 9'' x 1/2” thick.

 

 Have the following ingredients ready for filling

 (make 2 separate batches):

                2 T melted  butter

                     2 tsp or (or more) more of cinnamon      

                     1/2 cup brown  sugar

 

Roll up and cut into 1" or 1 ½” pieces.

Place onto greased jelly roll pan (12 on each  pan).

Let rise in a warm place until they double in size

(about  45 minutes).

Bake at 350 degrees for 14 minutes (approximate

 

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El Beck's Prune Tarts

 

 Pastry:

      

 5 cups flower
3-1/2 tsp baking powder
1 tsp Salt
1 cup sugar
3 Sticks softened butter
1 cup milk
Mix  together like for pie crust

 

 Filling:

1 pound pitted prunes

One cup water
Bring to boil so prunes get soft
Add 1/4 cup sugar

 

 Bake:

 

 13 minutes at 385 degrees
cool on rack
 
Lemon  Pie
 
      4 eggs
    1 lemon (remove elongated end, quarter and remove seeds)
      1-1/2 cup (or less) sugar
       1/2  cup margarine ( I use slightly less)
              Blend all ingredients well in blender
      Pour in unbaked pie shell
      Bake 350 degrees for 35 - 40 minutes
      Top with whipped cream.
 
Sweet  Potato  Pie 
 
Boil and peel 4 sweet potatoes
Have a 9 inch unbaked pie shell ready
Ingredients:
2 Cups mashed sweet potatoes
1/2 cup melted butter
1 cup sugar
2 eggs, beaten
1 tsp vanilla
1/4 tsp nutmeg & cinnamon
1/8 tsp cloves & salt
 1 cup evaporated milk
Mix altogether 
 and pour into unbaked pie shell
Bake for 45 minutes 
 or until silver knife poked  in comes out clean (until set )
 

 

 

Strawberry Pie

 

You will need 2 baked pie shells  

Poke unbaked pie shells with fork many times before baking

Bake at 450 degrees for about 12 minutes

 

3 pints strawberries, cleaned  

 

Cook:

2 cups sugar

6 T cornstarch

4 T white Karo syrup

2 cups water

Boil this for 5 minutes

 

As soon as mixture is removed from heat,

add small amount of red food coloring

Next add 4 T strawberry jello to hot mix and stir well

Place berries  in pie shells

Pour mixture over berries   

Chill for one hour

 

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Cinnamon Sugar Almond (or Walnuts)

 

Butter the sides of a 2-quart sauce pan

 

Combine:             1 cup sugar

                        ½ cup water

                        1 tsp cinnamon

                        ½ tsp salt

 

Heat and stir until sugar dissolves and mixture boils.

Cook without stirring to soft ball stage (236 degrees)

Remove from heat

Beat by hand for 1 minute until it just begins to get creamy

 

Add 1-1/2 tsp vanilla and warm nuts

Spread out onto a jelly roll pan and

occasionally toss until mixture dries.

 

Recipe does not work well when doubled
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Good Lemon Bars
 
Melt 2-2/3 sticks of butter
add:
2/3 cup powdered sugar
2-2/3 cup flour
1 rounded tsp salt
 
Mix together and pat down into 9 x13 pan
Bake at 325 degrees for 20 minutes
 
Wisk 5 eggs
add:
2-1/4 cup sugar
1/2 cup flour
2/3 cup lemon juice
 
Pour over baked crust and bake 25-30 minutes longer
Sprinkle with powdered sugar
 
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