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Amish Egg Nog Pie Recipe

1 tsp gelatin
1 TBS cold water
1 cup milk
1/2 cup white sugar
2 TBS cornstarch
1/2 tsp salt
1/8 tsp nutmeg, if desired
3 egg yolks, beaten
1 TBS butter
1 TBS vanilla
1 cup whipping cream

Soak gelatin in cold water.

Scald milk. Combine sugar, cornstarch, nutmeg and salt - mix together well.

Add the sugar mixture to the milk and cook until thick. Add the eggs and cook a little longer.

Add the butter and gelatin. Cool, then fold in whipped cream and pour into pie shell. Cover with plastic wrap and chill for at least 3 hours. Serve with pecans and/or whipped topping.

The next time you’re making hamburgers, blt’s or other Summertime sandwich, give French Fries the night off and try these Onion Patties instead!

Amish Onion Patties

3/4 cup flour
1 tsp. salt
dash of pepper
2 tsp. baking powder
1 Tbs. cornmeal
1 Tbs. white sugar
2/3 cup whole milk
2-1/3 cups chopped onions

Mix the ingredients together well and form patties. Fry in a few inches of oil.

After they’re golden brown, pat off the extra oil and serve warm. It doesn’t get much easier than that, does it?!

These Amish Onion Patties are the perfect companions for hamburgers, hot dogs, corn dogs, sloppy Joe’s, etc. They also make ideal appetizers. When you’re familiar with the recipe, of course, you could always experiment with various additions: garlic powder, pepper flakes, more onions, etc.

I think you’ll love these.

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AMISH POPPYSEED BREAD

3 c. flour
1 1/2 tsp. salt
1 1/2 tsp. baking powder
3 eggs, beaten
1 1/2 c. oil
2 1/2 c. sugar
1 1/2 c. milk
1 1/2 tsp. vanilla
1 1/2 tsp. almond flavor
1 1/2 tsp. butter flavor
1 1/2 tbsp. poppy seeds

GLAZE:
1/4 c. orange juice
3/4 c. sugar
1/2 tsp. almond flavor
1/2 tsp. butter flavor
1/2 tsp. vanilla

Sift together first 3 ingredients. Add remaining ingredients (of the top group - not the Glaze ingredients). Mix together well and place in 2 greased and floured bread pans.

Bake 1 hour at 350 degrees or until toothpick test comes out clean.

For the Glaze: Stir all ingredients together. After baking, prick bread loaves with a fork and pour glaze over while hot.

Delicious!

AMISH BLUEBERRY CAKE

3/4 c. sugar
1/4 c. vegetable oil
1 egg
1/2 c. milk
2 c. flour
2 tsp. baking powder
1/2 tsp. salt
2 c. blueberries, well drained

TOPPING:

1/4 c. butter
1/2 c. sugar
1/3 c. flour
1/2 tsp. cinnamon

Cream together sugar, oil and egg until lemon colored. Stir in milk.

Sift together flour, baking powder and salt and stir into creamed mixture. Gently fold in blueberries. Spread batter into greased and floured 9×9 square pan.

Combine the topping ingredients with a fork or pastry cutter. Crumble over cake batter. Bake for 45-50 minutes at 375 degrees.

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RECIPE FOR AMISH YEAST ROLLS

DRY:
7 c. flour (save 1 c. to knead)
2 pkgs. quick yeast
1/2 - 3/4 c. sugar
1/4 tsp. salt

WET:
2 sticks butter
1 c. sour cream
1/2 to 1 c. milk

Place in microwave. Heat until butter melts. Add the wet ingredients to the dry ingredients and knead 10-
15 minutes.

Put in warm place and let rise about 20 minutes. Put dough on floured board and punch down. Shape in desired shapes.

Let rise again, 20 minutes or until doubled. Brush tops with melted butter. Bake 20 minutes at 350 degrees.

Makes 2 dozen or more.

This recipe takes a lot of kneading, and you’ll want to go all the way with it. Don’t stop after 5 minutes, thinking “That’s more than enough!” - for the best results, you honestly have to knead the heck out of this dough! It’s more than worth it, though. This is about as good as it gets.

6 cups sliced apples
1 cup sugar
1 cup water
2 Tbs cornstarch
1 cup flour
3.4 cups quick oatmeal
1 cup brown sugar
1/2 cup melted butter
cinnamon

Spread apples in a 9″ baking dish. Cook the sugar, water and cornstarch until mixture is clear and thickened. Pour over the apples, sprinkle with cinnamon.

Mix the flour, oatmeal, sugar and butter until crumbly. Sprinkle over apples and bake at 350 degrees for 40 minutes or until apples are tender.

The kitchen smells like a slice of Heaven when this is baking! You could, of course, serve it with ice cream, if you wanted to - but it’s amazing all alone as well.

Joi

1 cup margarine
1 cup white sugar
1 cup brown sugar
1 egg, beaten
1 tsp cream of tartar
1 cup oatmeal
1 cup coconut
1 cup vegetable oil
2 Tbs. vanilla
3 cups unsifted flour
1 tsp salt
1 tsp soda
1 cup Rice Crispies
1 cup chocolate chips

Mix in order given, then drop by teaspoons onto ungreased baking sheet. Bake at 350 degrees until golden brown, between 8 - 12 minutes. Don’t overbake.

I love “busy” cookies, and these are just about as “busy” as they could be. I’ve never thought “Everything Cookies” seemed like a cool enough name for these guys, but if you try to come up with an alternative - it sounds ridiculous. I mean Chocolate Chip Coconut Oatmeal Crispies doesn’t exactly roll off the tongue, does it?

So, Everything Cookies they are and Everything Cookies they’ll remain.

By the way, they’re delicious - they’d be perfect to keep in mind when doing your Christmas cookie baking. The recipe’s ridiculously fast and easy and the cookie is different from the typical Christmas cookies.

Joi

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1 Cup Pancake Mix
1 egg
1 Tbs. Vegetable Oil
1 bouillon cube (chicken)
1/2 cup boiling water
1 inch oil - at 350 degrees
peeled and sliced onions

Dissolve bouillon cube in boiling water and cool. Beat together pancake mix, egg, and oil. Add cooled bouillon mixture.

Dip onion rings, one at a time into the batter. Drain the rings for a minute before putting them into the heated oil. Be careful not to overfry - Golden Brown, perfect. Dark Brown, not so perfect.

I’m not exactly sure why, but some of the best food you can ever hope to eat comes by way of the Amish. I think part of it comes from the fact that food is such an important part of their lives -dinnertime, for the Amish, isn’t just nourishment - it’s also entertainment!

They’re notorious for their skillmanship, cooking, canning, crafts, etc. They’re brilliant and we could all learn a thing or twenty from them.

I’m most impressed with their culinary brilliance, and frequently use Amish-based recipes in my own cooking. The recipe above is a pretty clever way to approach onion rings - they’re different and suprisingly good.

4 eggs, separated
1 cup granulated sugar
1 cup brown sugar
2 cups pumpkin
2 tsp. pumpkin pie spice
4 Tbs. flour
pinch of salt
2 tsp. vanilla
5 cups pet milk, heated

Beat egg whites, then beat egg yolks and brown sugar together. Add granulated sugar, then the rest of the ingredients. Fold in egg whites last.

Bake at 425 degrees until brwn, thent 325 degrees for 45 mnutes

Yield: 2 pies

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COMBINE:

1 bundle broccoli, cut up
1 medium onion, diced
2 cups grated sharp cheddar cheese
6 pieces bacon - fried and torn into small pieces
1 cup chopped cauliflower

SAUCE:

3/4 cup sour cream
3/4 cup mayonnaise
1/2 cup sugar
1/4 tsp. salt

Mix sauce ingredients and pour over broccoli mixture. Can be made a day ahead.