Dave's Cookbook
Cherry Cheese Cakes
3-8 oz packages of cream cheese
4 eggs large
1 tsp. vanilla
1 cup sugar
2 tbsp. flour or corn starch
24 vanilla wafers
1 can of cherry pie filling.
Mix first five ingredients. Place vanilla wafer in cupcake cup. Pour batter over wafers. Bake 15-20 min. at 325 - 350. Top with cherries.
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Coconut Bonbons
14 oz coconut
2 lb powdered sugar
1/2 stick butter
1 can eagle brand condinsed milk
Mix together, shape into balls. Coat with chocolate.
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Texas SheetCake
1/2 lb butter
4 tbs coco
1 cup water
2 cups flour
2 cups sugar
1 pinch salt
2 tsp cinnamon
1 tsp baking soda
Cake
Flour, sugar, salt & baking soda mixed together in a separate bowl. Bring to boil butter, coco, & water in small saucepan. Add liquid to dry ingredients plus 2 unbeaten eggs, 1 cup butter milk & 1 tsp vanilla. Pour into lightly greased cookie sheet. Bake at 350 deg f for 20 min.
Icing
Bring to boil 1/2 cup butter, 4 tbs coco, 6 tbs butter milk. Pour over 1 lb box confectioner sugar & mix well.
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Coconut Oatmeal Cake
Cake:
1 1/2 cup boiling water
1 cup quick oats
1 1/2 cup sifted flour
1 tsp baking soda
1/2 tsp salt
1 tsp cinnamon
1 stick butter
1 cup sugar
1 cup firmly packed light brown sugar
2 eggs
Topping:
1 stick butter
1/2 cup brown sugar
1/4 cup evaporated milk
1 cup coconut
1 cup chopped nuts
1 tsp vanilla
Cake:
Pour boiling water over oats, add butter, let stand 20 min.
Mix dry ingredients. Put oatmeal mixture in mixer, add dry ingredients a little at a time, add eggs one at a time. Bake 35 min. at 350 deg f.
Topping:
Mix well, Spread on cake brown in broiler.
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HomeMade Bread
1 cake compressed yeast or 1/2 cake dry yeast
1 tbs sugar
1 1/2 tsp salt
1 tbs melted shortening or lard
1 1/2 cup lukewarm water
5 to 5 1/4 cups flour
Soften yeast in water, add sugar, salt, & shortening. Add flour regularly. Beating throughly after each addition until the dough is just stiff enough to kneed. Turn onto lightly floured board, kneed until dough is smooth & elastic. Cover with warm damp cloth, set in warm place & allow to double in bulk. Work down & cover with warm damp cloth & allow dough to double in bulk. Work down lightly & form into loaves. Place in well oiled pans. Again cover with warm damp cloth. Set in a warm place & let rise until double in bulk. Bake in hot oven at 450 deg f for 15 min. Reduce heat slightly & allow to bake at 410-425 deg f for remainder of time (total baking time 40-45 min.). 4-4 1/2 hours are
required for entire process. Yelds 2 medium sized loaves.
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Heavenly Salad
2-8 oz cream cheese
1 cup mayonnaise
mix together
drain 1 #2 can crushed pineapple
add 1 lb miniature marshmallows
fold into first mixture
beat 1 pint of whipping cream & fold in. add 1 cup nutmeats & 1 cup maraschino cherries & chill throughly.
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Snowball Cookies
1/2 cup shortening all or part butter
2 tbsp sugar
1 cup sifted flour
1/2 tsp vanilla
1 cup chopped nuts
1 pinch salt
Mix all ingredients well. Shape into small balls & bake on a lightly greased cookie sheet for 45 min. at 300 deg f. when slightly cooled roll in confectioner sugar. Roll a second time if needed.
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Hard Candy
2 cups sugar
2/3 cups light corn syrup
3/4 cups water
1 dram flavorings (cinnamon or other)
Mix first three ingredients in a large sauce pan & heat to 310 deg f stirring constantly to avoid boiling over (use candy thermometer). After boiling has ceased , stir in flavoring & pour onto a lightly greased cookie sheet. At this point you can let harden & crack when cooled or while still hot & candy is starting to get a little stiff separate & form smallballs & roll into confectioners sugar (once candy starts to stiffen speed is nessessary due to candy hardening quickly).
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Oatmeal Cookies
1 1/4 cup flour
1 tsp salt
1 tsp baking soda
1/2 tsp ground cinnamon
3/4 cup sugar 3/4 cup brown sugar
3 cups quick oats
2 cups or 12 oz. butterscotch chips
1 cup chopped walnuts (optional)
2 eggs
1 tsp vanilla
1 cup butter (softened)
Mix dry ingredients. Mix all liquid ingredients. Mix together. Bake in preheated oven in lightly greased cookie sheets at 375 deg f for 7-8 min. for chewy cookies or 9-10 min. for crunchy cookies. Yields approx 4 dozen cookies.
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