Crullers (Round)
This recipe for crullers uses choux pastry to make ring-shaped fritters. Ingredients ¼ cup (60 ml) granulated sugar ½ teaspoon salt ¼ cup (60 ml) shortening 1 cup (240 ml) boiling water 1 cup (240 ml) sifted all purpose flour…
Ingredients all-purpose flour
Butter Tart
Butter tarts (tartes au sucre) are an extremely common dessert in Canada. Many versions are made; some are gooey while some are not, and different nuts, fruits, and other fillings can be used. Similar tarts can be found in the…
Buñuelos (Sweet Fried Pastry)
Buñuelos are a type of Latin-American fried pastry. Ingredients 5 eggs ¼ cup white sugar 1 teaspoon vegetable oil 2 cups all-purpose flour 1 teaspoon baking powder 1 teaspoon salt 1 cup white sugar 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon 1 cup…
Brown Sugar Brownies
Ingredients 1 cup packed light brown sugar ½ cup (1 stick) butter or margarine, softened 2 eggs 2 ounces (2 squares) unsweetened chocolate, melted ½ cup all-purpose flour 1 cup coarsely-chopped walnuts Procedure Preheat oven to 325°F. Grease an 8…
Banana Roll with Cream Cheese Filling
This banana roll consists of a thin banana cake, topped with cream cheese frosting and rolled into a log shape. It is similar to a jelly roll or a Swiss roll. Ingredients Cake Powdered sugar ¾ cup all-purpose flour ½…
Banana Cream Pie I
Banana cream pie consists of a pastry shell pie filled with fresh sliced bananas in a vanilla pudding type base. A layer of whipped cream is added to the top. Ingredients Pie crust Grandma’s Pie Crust Pie filling ½ cup…
Apple Crumb Cake
Apple crumb cake or apfelstreuselkuchen is a thin yellow cake with a thin layer of sliced apples and streusel on top. It is somewhat similar to apple crisp or apple cobbler, except that the base is a cake. The flavor…
Apple Crisp I
Apple crisp is a dessert made up of a baked apple filling and a crispy crumb topping. It is similar to cobbler, which has a biscuit-like (USA biscuit that is) or cake-like topping. It is also similar to a crumble,…
Apple Cobbler
Apple Cobbler is a dessert made up of a baked apple filling and a simple biscuit-like topping. It is similar to apple crisp, which instead has a crunchy topping often made with oatmeal. Ingredients Filling 6 cups sliced, peeled, and…
Homemade Yellow Cake Mix
This cake mix is simple to make and can be used to make cakes. Ingredients Mix 1 kg (7 cups) all-purpose flour 1 kg (5 cups) white granulated sugar 4 tablespoons baking soda 1 tablespoon salt Cake 2 tablespoons butter…
Homemade Biscuit Mix
Ingredients Procedure Blend together dry ingredients. Cut in shortening with a pastry blender to make mixture as granular as possible. Use in recipes like you would use Bisquick©. Conversion notes
Ginger Biscuits
This recipe is adapted from the public domain cookbook Mrs. Beeton’s Book of Household Management. Ingredients 3½ cups (475 g lb) all-purpose flour 2 sticks (250 g oz) unsalted butter 1 cup (225 g oz) caster sugar 2 tablespoons ground ginger 2 eggs Milk…