Aunt Edith’s Pizzelles

Okay, when going through all the old recipes I have inherited… it would seem that my family really only cooks biscotti and pizzelles. I apologize for the lack of diversity, but hey you can make all the varieties and have a taste test and report back and tell me which of my relatives won!  4 …

Pumpkin Roll

Cream until light, 3 eggs, 1 cup sugar.  Fold in 2/3 cup pumpkin, 1 tsp lemon juice, fold in ¾ cup flour, 1 tsp baking powder, 2 tsp pumpkin pie spice. Filling: one 8 oz. cream cheese, 1 tsp vanilla, 1 cup powder sugar, 4 Tbls .melted  butter, mix well together. Cake part:  Mix all …

Poverty Cake

2 cups of Water2 cups raisons (or less)1 cup sugar1 tsp cinnamon1 ¼ tsp of cloves2 Tbsp oil Boil these ingredients for 3 minutes.  Then cool.  Then add 2 cups of flour1 tsp baking sodaNuts optional Beat about 200 strokes, until mixture is bubbly.  Bake in  8 by 8 or a bread loaf pan which …

Aunt Edith’s Cheesecake

Chill can milk Bowl 1:  ¼ lb. oleo, 2 Tbls. Powdered sugar and 2 cups of graham cracker crumbs.  Save a little of the crumbs to sprinkle on top at the very end.  Press the rest of the crumbs into glass 9 by 13 inch casserole dish and back shell for 8 min. at 350 …

Aunt Edith’s Nutroll

1 large cake yeast soft in ½ cup warm water, Add 1 Tbs sugar Cream together:1 stick oleo3 Tbs sugar Then add:3 eggs (add 1 egg at a time)½ cup sour cream4 to 5 cups flour, soft enough to knead Divide into 3 balls.  Refrigerate for 1 hour.  Be sure to wrap the ball of …