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M I C H E L L E C I O C I A D A M S ' BUCKEYES INGREDIENTS DIRECTIONS 18-ounce jar creamy peanut butter 1) Cream peanut butter and butter. ⁄ cup butter, softened or 1/2 cup 2) Add sugar and vanilla and mix well. margarine, softened 3) Form into 1-inch balls and refrigerate. 1 pound confectioners' sugar (about 3.5 cups) 4) Melt chocolate chips with paraffin wax in a double boiler. 1 tablespoon vanilla 5) Dip balls into chocolate with a 12 ounces chocolate chips (milk or toothpick about 3/4 of the way covered. semisweet) 6) Place chocolate side down on waxed 3 - 4 ounces paraffin wax paper. (I use 1/4 of a standard block) 7) Let set at room temperature or refrigerate. STORY I'm an Ohio girl! These are a traditional holiday cookie there, representing Ohio's state tree. [email protected] S H A R N E L L E J O N E S ' BLUE JAYS NESTS INGREDIENTS DIRECTIONS 1 package Martha White Blueberry 1) Heat oven to 425 degrees. Lightly spray Flavored Muffin Mix, 7-ounce medium muffin cups with non-stick cooking spray or line with baking cups. 1/4 cup milk 2) Combine muffin mix and milk in a small 1 teaspoon butter bowl and stir until moistened. Fill muffins cups about 2/3 full. 1 slice cheese 3) Bake at 425 degrees for 14 to 17 salt minutes. pepper 4) When muffins are done cooking, crack 4 eggs in a small bowl. Add a "pinch" of 4 medium eggs salt and pepper, then mix well. 5) Tear the cheese in pieces, add to the STORY eggs, then stir. 6) Add teaspoon of butter to a small pan My brother and I knew it was a special and heat on medium low. When butter is school morning when we were awakened melted and bubbling, add eggs and by the warm smell of blueberries. We scramble to your preference. would rush to the kitchen to find freshly basked blueberries muffins and scrambled 7) Serve muffins and eggs on a small eggs with cheese. This recipe is meaningful plate. ENJOY! to me because it reminds me of my mom's love, it reminds me of childhood, it reminds me of home! J A C K I E A N D R E W S ' CHOCOLATE CHIP BUNDT CAKE INGREDIENTS DIRECTIONS 1 box chocolate cake mix 1) Mix all ingredients together and pour into bundt pan. 1 box instant chocolate pudding 2) Bake for 1 hour at 350 degrees. Cool on 1 package chocolate chips (or rack in pan for 1/2 hour. semisweet chocolate chips) 3) Remove from pan and sprinkle with 3/4 to whole pint sour cream powdered sugar. 4 eggs STORY 1/2 cup warm water This cake is a family favorite! My mom has 1/2 cup canola or vegetable oil made it since I was little. Now I make it! We have it all year round for holidays, reunions or anytime we want it! [email protected] J A N E T M I L L E R ' S KRIS KRINGLE COOKIES INGREDIENTS DIRECTIONS 1 cup butter 1) Mix together all ingredients. 2 cups sugar 2) Place in fridge to chill for 2 hours or overnight. 3 eggs 3) Flour surface. 1 1/2 teaspoons cream of tartar 4) Roll out dough. 1 1/2 teaspoons baking soda dissolved in 2 tablespoons milk 5) Cut out with your favorite cookie cutter. 1 teaspoon salt 6) Bake at 400 degrees for 10 to 15 min on ungreased cookie sheet. 1 teaspoon vanilla or anise oil 4 1/2 cups flour STORY My mom, grandma, aunt and I would make these cookies at Christmas time. The recipe has been passed down from generation to generation. Now I make them with my granddaughters. [email protected] G L O R I A C O C K R E L L ' S MINT MELTAWAYS INGREDIENTS DIRECTIONS 20-25 starlight mint candies 1) Put unwrapped starlight mint candies in a heavy duty plastic food bag and crush 12 ounce bag of vanilla or white baking candies with a meat pounder or other chips kitchen utensil. (When my kids were little they used plastic toy hammers. This is the 3 tablespoons vegetable shortening favorite part of the recipe for children.) Red food coloring 2) In a bowl, melt the bag of vanilla flavored morsels with 2 tablespoons of 12 ounce bag of semisweet chocolate vegetable shortening for approximately 1 chips minute in microwave. Stir in crushed candy. Add a drop or two of red food coloring. 3) Drop mixture by tablespoonfuls, 3 inches apart, onto waxed-paper-lined STORY baking sheets. Smooth the top to make patties. Refrigerate about 1/2 hour to harden. We started making this recipe 23 years ago when Carlee was a toddler. I ripped the 4) In microwave, melt 3/4 cup semisweet recipe out of a parenting magazine and chocolate chips with 1 tablespoon have kept it ever since. Carlee, Caleb and vegetable shortening in wide-mouth mug Canon have grown up crushing the candies or bowl with taller sides. Dip hardened and dipping the patties as one of our peppermint patties into the chocolate to Christmas cooking traditions. cover half of each patty. Place on waxed paper and let stand at room temperature [email protected] approximately 1 hour to set chocolate. G L O R I A C O C K R E L L ' S CHRISTMAS FUDGE INGREDIENTS DIRECTIONS 2 cups sugar 1) Bring sugar, milk, butter, and salt to a boil in a saucepan. Stir continuously. Boil 3/4 cup evaporated milk for 2 minutes. 2 tablespoons butter 2. Remove from heat, add chocolate chips, vanilla, and pecans (if you are making a 1/2 teaspoon salt batch with nuts). Stir until chips are melted. 12-ounce bag of semisweet chocolate chips 3. Pour into a greased 8-inch square pan, chill until firm, cut into squares. 1 teaspoon vanilla 2 cups chopped pecans (you can omit the pecans for nut-free fudge) STORY This is my paternal grandmother's recipe and I remember making it as a child and then making it with my children. Now they make it on their own. It is one of the easiest, yummiest fudge recipes I have found. [email protected] M A U R E E N H E A T L E Y ' S ALMOND CHRISTMAS LOGS INGREDIENTS DIRECTIONS 3 tubes of crescent rolls 1) Open crescent rolls according to package. 1 can of Solo almond filling 2) Line the bottom of 9x13 inch pan with 1/3 cup butter, melted parchment page. Grease the sides of the pan. 2 cups 10x sugar (confectioner's sugar) 3) Fill each crescent with a slightly 3-5 tablespoons hot water rounded teaspoon of filling, placing it near the longest edge of the dough and red and green food coloring spreading it across. Roll up the dough forming a log (not a crescent shape). almond flavoring 4) Place rolled up log into the pan. Repeat, placing logs next to each other, touching but not crammed. STORY 5) Bake at 375 degrees for 15-20 minutes, or until golden brown. Cool. We just love almond pastries and these are our Almond Christmas Logs 6) Mix icing: melted butter, 1.5 teaspoons [email protected] almond flavor, mix while adding the powdered sugar gradually. Add the hot water as you go until desired consistency. 7) Divide icing in half, coloring half green, half red. Drizzle both onto cooled logs. M I C H E L L E S T O C K T O N ' S APPLE CRISP INGREDIENTS DIRECTIONS 4 cups sliced apples 1) Heat oven to 375 degrees. 2/3 cup brown sugar 2) Grease 8x8 inch pan. 1/2 cup flour 3) Arrange apples in a pan. 1/2 cup oatmeal 4) Mix remaining ingredients with a fork. Sprinkle mixture over apples. 1 1/2 teaspoons cinnamon 5) Bake at 375 for 30 minutes. 1 1/2 teaspoons nutmeg 1/3 cup softened margarine STORY My grandparents had apple trees on their property and along with making cider each year, my grandma would make this delicious apple crisp. Now that she's passed I love getting out the recipe card to read her handwriting. And of course, the smell takes me back to those memories. [email protected] M I C H E L L E S T O C K T O N ' S MOLASSES CRINKLES INGREDIENTS DIRECTIONS 3/4 cup shortening 1) Mix dry ingredients together. 1 cup brown sugar 2) Mix wet ingredients. 1/4 cup molasses 3) Combine all ingredients. 1 egg 4) Roll dough into balls and roll in sugar. 2 1/4 cups flour 5) Place on baking sheet and bake at 350 degrees for aproximately 10-12 minutes, 2 teaspoons baking soda or until golden brown. 1 teaspoon cinnamon 1 teaspoon ginger 1/2 teaspoon cloves STORY 1/4 teaspoon salt My mom made these for every holiday or granulated sugar special occasion. I remember bringing containers of them with us when we would travel to visit my grandparents. They were my grandfather's favorite and now I make them for my family. [email protected] A D E L A I D A K I M ' S SUGAR CRUST CAKE INGREDIENTS DIRECTIONS 6.5 ounces milk 1) Mix warm milk, dry yeast and 2 tablespoons of sugar and leave it in warm 2 tablespoons sugar place for 10-15 minutes for yeast to start working.