Chinese egg tarts are a descendant of Portuguese egg tarts (Pasteis de Nata) adapted to Chinese tastes, etc. and are a good example of how food ideas move across cultures. This recipe is an adaptation of a recipe in livingthegourmet.com. It takes about and hour and makes 6 single-serving tarts. Two parts which were a Read More …
This is an adaptation of a cookie recipe brought from Ukraine to the US in 1910, passed down to a granddaughter, and printed in Good Housekeeping Favorite Recipes: Cookies. It makes 48 cookies and takes about 4 hours including chilling time. The recipe calls for Prune Butter as a filling and suggests fruit preserves as Read More …
A common eastern European filling for cookies and pastries is Prune Butter. An example is Grandma’s Rolled Crescents which is a cookie from Ukraine. I was able to find Prune Butter for sale on line, but californiaprunes.org had a recipe online which is very easy to make. ½ lb. prunes ¾ cup water ¼ tsp. Read More …
Hucklebucks are what Carol calls a beloved cookie from her childhood. It consists of a pair of soft cookies with a filling containing marshmallow cream. Carol made them for Christmas and commented that she made them smaller than she remembered them. As I looked over the internet for the origin of this unusual name, I Read More …
These cookie bars are adapted from a King Arthur Flour recipe. It makes one 8-inch pan and takes a total of about 1-1/2 hours including cooling time. For the gingerbread bars 150 g. (1-1/4 cups) all-purpose flour 1 tsp. ground ginger 1 tsp. ground cinnamon ½ tsp. ground allspice ¼ tsp. ground nutmeg ¼ tsp. Read More …
Tarte Tatin is a classic French dessert, a nicely caramelized upside-down apple pie. (Unusually for apple desserts, it does not have any cinnamon, which is a plus for one cinnamon-hating relative!) I have made this car camping (Tart Tatin (French Upside Down Apple Pie) – Camping Version) and won a Scoutmasters’ Cookoff making one at Read More …
I was looking for a kid-friendly cookie recipes to make with my granddaughters and spotted this one at www.upstateramblings.com. They were easy to make and were enjoyed by both kids and adults. I increased the amount of jam in a second batch from the original to 1/3 cup. A batch will make about 20 cookies Read More …
This is a variation of Nestle’s Toll House chocolate chip cookies in which the chips are caramel (vs. chocolate) and there is cocoa powder in the dough. Otherwise, it is the same cookie. This recipe will make about 60 cookies and takes about an hour. They were popular at last night’s choir party. These would Read More …
Nanaimo Bars are a no-bake dessert which is a Canadian classic, named after the city of Nanaimo in BC. It is a three layer bar – a base of crushed cookies, nuts and coconut, a middle layer of a vanilla buttercream, and a top layer of chocolate ganache. Each layer is simple, and the total Read More …
I bought a bag of whole wheat pastry flour from Bob’s Red Mill and was looking around for ways to use it. I spotted on their website a molasses spice cookie recipe which is adapted in this posting. I liked the cookies and did not notice any obvious taste difference from whole wheat vs. white Read More …