Shepherd’s Pie I
Cottage pie, or shepherd’s pie, is a meat pie with a mashed potato top. It is traditionally made with leftover roast meat, but today it is more often made with fresh minced meat. Ingredients 30 g (1 oz) lard (optional)…
Ingredients lard
Pastry for Cornish Pasties
Any good pastry dough can be used for Cornish pasties, but it should be neither too rich nor too flaky. This works very well. Adjust amounts as required. See also Cookbook:Pasties. Ingredients 1 lb (450 g) flour ½ lb (225…
Grotten Hans (Steamed Sweet Bread)
Grotten hans is a recipe that has been called a big dumpling but is basically a steamed pudding. The recipe was traditional in the German areas of Russia. Ingredients Batter ¼ cup lard or oil 1 tsp salt 1 cup…
Baking Powder Biscuits
Baking powder biscuits are a type of quick bread sometimes served with lunch or dinner, especially for an informal or casual meal. Sometimes biscuits are served with gravy. Often biscuits are served with breakfast. Eaters typically apply butter, honey, jam,…
Refried Beans
Oddly enough, refried beans (frijoles refritos) are only fried once. The prefix “re” is a Spanish prefix meaning “very” or “well”, inappropriately tacked onto a non-Spanish word. Ingredients Pinto beans or black beans Butter (optional) or home-rendered lard (optional) Procedure…
Apple Pie I
Ingredients Crust 8 oz (225 g) plain flour 4 oz (110 g) margarine 2 oz (55 g) lard 1 pinch salt 2 tbsp cold water Filling 1 lb (500 g) apples, sliced 2 tbsp lemon juice 1 oz (28 g)…
Traditional Pie Crust
This is the traditional pie crust. To ensure a flakey crust (considered desirable), you need to use lard and you need to keep the lard from melting. It’s best to use a cold stone rolling pin and surface, and to…
Szegedin Goulash
Szegedin goulash is a variety of goulash that adds sauerkraut and sour cream to the traditional ingredients. Most people believe that the name “Szegedin Goulash” derives from Szeged, a town in Hungary. But in fact, the Hungarian name “Székély goulash”…
Jamaican Patty
A Jamaican patty is a street food that contains various fillings and spices baked inside a flaky pastry shell. As its name suggests, it is commonly found in Jamaica, and is also eaten in other areas of the Caribbean. It…
Hot Water Crust Pastry
Hot water crust is a type of pastry dough used for savory pies, such as pork pie and steak and kidney pie. As it contains lard, it is unsuitable for vegetarians. Vegetable fat or shortening can be substituted in equal…
Homemade Wheat Tortillas
Tortillas are a type of flatbread popular in Mexico and Central America commonly made from wheat flour or masa. This recipe is for the wheat flour variety; see Corn Tortilla for the masa version.. Ingredients 4 cups (950 ml) unbleached…
Holzknechtnocken (Austrian Boiled Dumplings)
Holzknechtnocken, translated as Lumberjacks’ Dumplings, is a traditional dish from Ebensee in Austria. In former times lumberjacks had to stay in the forest for days and would prepare dumplings. Hot water was poured over flour and salt to make the…