by Joi on February 23, 2010
Basset Hound Cookie Jar
Amish Orange Juice Cookies
2/3 cup shortening
3/4 cups sugar
1 egg
1/2 cup orange juice
2 cups flour
1/2 tsp baking powder
1/2 tsp baking soda
1/2 tsp salt
Cream shortening and sugar together. Add the egg and blend well. Add the orange juice, baking powder, baking soda, and salt. Beat well. Add the flour.
Bake at 400 degrees until set and golden brown – between 7 and 9 minutes, depending upon the size of the cookies. (Check at 7!)
Orange Butter Icing
2 cups powdered sugar
2 TBS butter
2 TBS orange juice
Blend together and spread onto cooled cookies. The quality and brand of your orange juice will affect the intensity of the orange flavor. Even the cookies with the least “orange” flavor are still outstanding, though. And when I say outstanding, I mean can’t eat just one delectable!
******* The gorgeous cookie jar at the top of the post is just one of an entire collection of dog and cat cookie jars available. I chose the beautiful Basset Hound in honor of one of my favorite dogs we’ve ever had – Honey. She was, undoubtedly, one of the sweetest, most warm-hearted animals to ever live and I simply adored her. If you click through the link, you can find your own dog or cat’s breed.
by Joi on November 12, 2008
Amish Horse and Buggy in Winter Photographic Print
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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.
Amish Buggy Art Print
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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.
by Joi on October 2, 2006
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.
by Joi on December 1, 2005
Irish Setter Cookie Jar
Amish recipes are always sensational – mark it down! This cookie recipe is no exception. These Amish Butterscotch cookies are melt in your happy mouth delicious and it’s a recipe you’ll return to again and again and again.
And again.
These Amish cookies are extra delectable when served with coffee or hot tea. You’ll enter a whole other world.
Amish Cookies Recipe: Amish Butterscotch Cookies
2 cups brown sugar
3 eggs
1 cup shortening
4 cups flour
1 tsp baking soda
1 tsp cream of tartar
1 cup chopped nuts
Mix all ingredients (except the nuts) thoroughly. Stir the nuts in by hand.
Roll the dough into ropes about 2″ thick. Cut in thin slices. Cross-press with a fork to make a design.
Bake at 350 degrees for 8 – 12 minutes.
Yield: 7 – 8 dozen cookies
If you’re looking for unique cookies to make this Christmas – in addition to the traditional favorites – this cookie recipe is very, very simple and uses things that are normally on hand anyway. For the nuts, I think it’s hard to beat plain old peanuts, but almonds, pecans, or walnuts are also perfect.
The gorgeous cookie jar at the top of the post is just one of an entire collection of dog and cat cookie jars available. The one shown is one of the most gorgeous dogs on the face of the earth – the Irish Setter. Stunning. If you click through the link, you can find your own dog or cat’s breed…. and I know yours’ is as stunning as the redhead we just spoke of!
