Pineapple Pie

I thought this sounded so interesting when I seen the recipe (can't remember where I found it though). Not only is it super easy to whip up, it is delicious! I made it for the guys in the field tonight (they're seeding wheat), and not an hour later a truck drove up on the yard asking 'if they're was possibly another piece of pie leftover?'

 

Pineapple Pie

9-inch pie crust, unbaked
3 eggs
1/3 c. butter, melted
1/2 c. pineapple juice (drained from the can)
2 Tbsp. lemon juice
1 c. sugar
1/4 c. flour
1/4 tsp. salt
1 -20oz. can crushed pineapple, drained (save the juice)

Lightly beat the eggs, add in melted butter, pineapple and lemon juice and blend. Mix in the sugar, flour an salt and beat until smooth. Stir in the drained crushed pineapple and pour mixture into the crust. Bake at 400 for ~40 minutes or until set.

See, easy peezy ;)

Cream Puffs

I know these look intimidating but they really aren't that hard to make, and they taste so good fresh. For an even easier finish just dust them with icing sugar or leave off the garnish altogether. 

 

Cream Puffs

1 c. boiling water
1/2 c. margarine
1/4 tsp. salt
1 c. flour
4 eggs
whipped cream

Combine water, margarine and salt in a medium saucepan, stir to melt margarine and bring to a boil. Add flour all at once and stir vigorously until it forms a ball and pulls away from the sides of the pan. Remove from heat. Add eggs, one at a time, beating thoroughly after each is added. Drop by spoonful's onto greased baking sheet (leave room for them to expand). Bake at 425 for 30 minutes. (They should look dry) When cool you can either pipe whipping cream into each puff or cut off the tops and fill with whipping cream.
To garnish: you can melt chocolate in microwave and drizzle on top, dust with icing sugar or enjoy them as they are.

Chocolate Velvet Dessert

Some people buy their Valentine chocolates and flowers, I bake! And this was part of Lyndon's Valentines' gift this year, and oh boy! was it delicious! Don't count calories with this one, because you don't want to know, but once a year it is fun to make something special and memorable. You only need a thin slice because it is filling. This would be an awesome WOW dessert to make for a crowd :)

 

 

Chocolate Velvet Dessert

 

1 1/2 c. chocolate crumbs

1/4 c. butter, melted

2 c. semi-sweet chocolate chips

6 egg yolks

1 3/4 c. heavy whipping cream

1 tsp. vanilla

 

Combine crumbs and melted butter and press into a greased 9" spring form pan, bake at 350 for 10 min. Meanwhile, melt chocolate chips in a large pot, stir till smooth and allow to cool slightly. In a large bowl whisk together egg yolks, cream and vanilla, slowly add to melted chocolate whisking beating vigorously until smooth. Pour into crust and bake at 350 for an additional 45 minutes. Allow to cool for 1 hour, then run a knife around the edge and refrigerate overnight.

 

1/2 c. butter, room temperature

3 c. icing sugar

3 Tbsp. cocoa

3-4 Tbsp. milk

 

Beat together, and pipe onto cooled cake.

Dutch Apple Tart

Our families version of a Dutch classic...

 

Dutch Apple Tart

1 c. butter (or margarine)
2 c. flour
1 c. sugar
1 egg, beaten (saving a little to brush on top)
sliced apples
1/2 c. sugar
1 Tbsp. flour
1 tsp. lemon juice
1 tsp. cinnamon

Combine butter, flour, sugar, and egg (remembering to save a little for the top), mix till it just starts to come together. Save 1/4 for the lattice and press the rest into the bottom of a 9" springform pan going 1" up the sides. Fill with sliced apples, topping with remaining ingredients. Roll out remaining dough and make a lattice for the top (Cut long thin slices and lay in lattice pattern). Brush with extra egg. Bake at 350 for 50 minutes, turn off oven and let cool in oven (the secret to a softer crust, thanks mom:)).

Caramel Chocolate Sheet Cake

The caramel layer on this traditional sheet cake makes this cake out-of-this-world! Makes a big batch for a big crowd.

 

Caramel Chocolate Sheet Cake

1 c. margarine
6 Tbsp. cocoa
1 c. hot water
2 c. sugar
1 tsp. baking soda
1/2 tsp. salt
1 tsp. vanilla
2 c. flour
2 eggs
1/2 c. sour cream

Boil together margarine, cocoa and water, remove from heat and put into mixing bowl. Add sugar, baking soda, salt, vanilla and flour, beat until smooth. Add eggs and sour cream. Spread into jelly roll pan. Bake at 350 for 20 minutes or until done. Meanwhile prepare caramel sauce:

3/4 c. margarine
3/4 c. brown sugar
3 Tbsp. corn syrup
1 can sweetened condensed milk

Boil sauce ingredients for 2 minutes, watch carefully as it scorches easily.

Remove cake from oven, let sit for 5 minutes, poke holes in cake with meat fork about 1/2 inch apart. Spoon some of sauce over the cake, filling all the holes. Let remaining sauce cool till spreading consistency. Then spread remainder of sauce over cake.
When cake is no longer warm, whip:

1 1/2 c. heavy whipping cream

Spread over caramel layer and top with:

2-3 Skor bars, crumbled

Store in fridge until serving, enjoy:)

Lazy Daisy Cake

This is an oldie goldie, that you would probably find in your grandmothers cookbook, but we still love it at our house. If you omit the topping (which I think is the best part) you can use it as a shortcake.

Lazy Daisy Cake

2 large eggs
1 c. sugar
1 tsp. vanilla
1 c. flour
1 tsp. baking powder
1/2 tsp. salt
1 c. milk
1 Tbsp. margarine

Beat eggs till frothy, add sugar 2 Tbsp. at a time while beating, until thickened. Add vanilla and beat well. In a separate bowl combine flour baking soda and salt, stir into egg mixture. Heat milk and margarine in a saucepan (I also use the microwave, so not patient some days :) ) until margarine is melted. Add to flour mixture. Stir well. Pour into greased 9 x 9 pan and bake at 350 for 25-30 minutes.

Coconut Topping
3 Tbsp. margarine
1/2 c. packed brown sugar
2 Tbsp. milk
1/2 c. flaked coconut

Bring first 3 ingredients to a rolling boil (once again either in a saucepan or in the microwave), stirring occasionally. Add coconut and spread evenly over hot cake. Return to oven and bake about 3 more minutes until top is bubbly. Original recipe says to let cool on wire rake but we like it best warm.

Pear & Blueberry Crisp

This combination is amazing!

I made an extra one in August when blueberries and pears are cheap and froze it, and it turned out just as good as when I made it fresh. The picture with this post is actually the frozen crisp after it was baked. It also makes a big recipe which is nice for entertaining, but I usually halve the recipe when I make it for just my family.

 

Pear & Blueberry Crisp
8 ripe pears
2 c. fresh or frozen blueberries
1/4 c. sugar
1 Tbsp. cornstarch
4 tsp. lemon juice
1 1/4 c. flour
1/2 c. sugar
1/2 c. brown sugar
1/2 c. butter (or margarine)

Put fruit in 9 x 13 baking dish. Combine the first amount of sugar and cornstarch then toss with fruit. Sprinkle lemon juice over top. In a separate bowl combine flour and sugars, cut in butter until crumbly and sprinkle over fruit. Bake at 400 for 30-35 minutes. Let sit for 40 minutes before serving.

Spiced Apple and Banana Bundt Cake

So we're going to trying this blogging thing out. I love to bake and cook and it always seems people are asking me for recipes. So I thought that as I made recipes I enjoy that I would snap a quick photo and post them here, and hopefully soon I'll have a little collection for people to choose from. Hope you enjoy, Stephanie

Here is a recipe I tried for the first time the other day, (yes, I have a huge collection of need to try recipes, that often sit there for years before I get to them :) ) Anyways it turned out pretty good, which was good because I served it all to company and I really like that it used up that last of my apples and some bananas that were well ripened.

Spiced Apple and Banana Bundt Cake
1/4c. melted butter (I used margarine)
1/4c. oil
5-6oz. yogurt or sour cream (small 3/4cup)
2 eggs
1c. sugar
1/4c. brown sugar
1 Tbsp. vanilla
1/2tsp. cinnamon
1/4tsp. ginger
1/4tsp. nutmeg
1/4tsp. cloves
1c. mashed banana
1c. shredded apples
2c. flour
1 1/2tsp. baking soda
1/2tsp. salt

Mix butter, oil, yogurt, eggs, sugar, vanilla and spices till smooth. Add bananas and apples till just combined. In a separate bowl combine flour, baking soda and salt, then add to wet mixture till just combined. Pour into greased bundt pan and bake at 350 for 40 minutes. Allow to sit for 15 minutes before removing from pan to cool. When cool glaze with following Vanilla Caramel Glaze, mmm fall has arrived:)

Vanilla Caramel Glaze
1/4c. melted butter (or margarine)
1/3c. brown sugar
2Tbsp milk
1Tbsp vanilla
1 1/2 to 2 cups icing sugar

Rapidly boil butter and brown sugar for 2 minutes, stirring continuously. Allow to sit 1 minute before adding cream. Stir cream in vigorously, then whisk in vanilla. Add icing sugar 1/2 cup at a time till it reaches a still pourable but not run right off the cake consistency.