Monday, January 9, 2012

Valentine's Pound Cake With Buttercream Icing




Pound Cake

Ingredients
⅔ cup shortening
1¼ sugar
⅔ cup milk
1 teaspoon lemon extract
2 cups sifted enriched flour
1 teaspoon salt
½ teaspoon double-action baking powder
3 eggs

Method
1.                  Preheat the oven to 300°.

2.                  Cream shortening and sugar until light and fluffy.

3.                  Add milk and extract; blend.

4.                  Sift dry ingredients, add to creamed mixture.

5.                  Beat until smooth.

6.                  Add eggs, one at a time and beat well after each addition.

7.                  Beat entire mixture well before pouring into floured greased loaf pan.

8.                  Bake for 1 hour and 25 minutes.

Buttercream Icing
1 cup solid vegetable shortening
1 cup butter or margarine
2 teaspoon Clear Vanilla Extract
8 cups sifted confectioners sugar
2 tablespoons milk 

Method

1.                  Cream butter and shortening with electric mixer. 

2.                  Add vanilla.

3.                  Gradually add sugar, one cup at a time, beating well on medium speed.

4.                  Scrape sides and bottom of bowl often.

5.                  When all sugar has been mixed in, icing will appear dry.

6.                  Add milk and beat at medium speed until light and fluffy.

7.                  Keep icing covered with a damp cloth until ready to use.

8.                  For best results, keep icing bowl in refrigerator when not in use.  Refrigerated in an airtight container, this icing can be stored 2 weeks.  Rewhip before using. 

Cake was made and decorated by  Shirley-Ann Pearman  

Photography by Shirley-Ann Pearman  

Cake Recipe was taken from Bake-King Pure Aluminum to which I have had for over 30 years. 

Icing Recipe was taken from Wilton Enterprises of their year books of over 30 years ago.  

Decorating of Cake: 

·         Top border – Wilton’s tip 22

·         Bottom border – Wilton’s tip 32

·         Star borders – Wilton’s tip 16

·         Flowers – Roses – Wilton’s tips 12 and 103; Ateco nail 7”

·         Icing Color – Concentrated Gel – Christmas Red

·         Pan Wilton’s 9” heart pan.

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Saturday, January 7, 2012

Quiche


Quiche
Ingredients
Plain Pastry
1½ cups sifted all-purpose flour
½ teaspoon salt
¼ cup butter or margarine
¼ cup shortening
4 to 5 tablespoons cold water  

Filling

3 beaten eggs
1½ cups milk
¼ cup onions
¼ teaspoon salt
¼ teaspoon pepper
1 ½ cups cheddar cheese
1 tablespoon all-purpose flour 

Optional:  Meats:  ¾ cup chopped cooked, ham, chicken, turkey, or crabmeat
Optional:  Cheese:  Swiss, Cheddar, Monerey Jack, or Havarti (6 ounces)
Optional:  Vegetables:  Brocolli, Spinach or Greens (Collard) etc. 

Method 

1.                  Sift flour and salt together.
2.                  Cut in shortening with pastry blender till pieces are the size of small peas.  (For extra tender pastry, cut in half the shortening till like cornmeal.  Cut in remaining till like peas.) 
3.                  Sprinkle 1 tablespoon water over part of mixture.  Gently toss with fork; push to side of bowl.  Repeat till all is moistened.   Form a ball.
4.                  Flatten on lightly floured surface by pressing with edge of hand 3 times across in both directions (picture 2).  Roll from center to edge till 1/8 inch thick.
5.                  Fit pastry into pie plate; trim ½ to 1 inch beyond edge; fold under and flute edge by pressing dough with forefinger against wedge made of finger and thumb of other hand.  Prick bottom and sides well with fork. 
6.                  Bake at 450° for 10 to 12 minutes or till golden.
7.                  Meanwhile, in bowl stir together eggs, milk, onions, salt, pepper, and nutmeg. 
8.                  Pour egg mixture into hot pastry shell.
9.                  Bake in 325° oven for 35 to 40 minutes or until knife inserted near center comes out clean.  Let stand 10 minutes before serving. 

Quiche was made and prepared by Shirley-Ann Pearman  

Photography by Shirley-Ann Pearman  

Recipe for Pastry was taken from Better Homes and Garden New CookBook, the chapter on “Pastry”, page 230 the Third Printing 1970.  The original recipe has, however, been altered a little in the case of butter and shortening.  The original recipe called for all shortening to which I used half of each butter/margarine and shortening.  

Recipe for Quiche Filling was taken from Better Homes and Gardens All-Time Favorites, the chapter on “Main Dishes” page 33.  All-Time Favorites is a mini cookbook of all the time-honored recipes, taken from the 11 editions of the Better Homes and Gardens New Cook Book.


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Sausage Rolls - Patties


Sausage Rolls – Patties
Ingredients
Plain Pastry
3 cups sifted all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon salt
½ cup butter or margarine
½ cup shortening
8 to 10 tablespoons cold water


Sausages
8 to 10 Sausages
Seasons
Garlic Salt
Pepper
Chives

Method
1.                  Sift flour and salt together.
2.                  Cut in shortening with pastry blender till pieces are the size of small peas.  (For extra tender pastry, cut in half the shortening till like cornmeal.  Cut in remaining till like peas.) 
3.                  Sprinkle 1 tablespoon water over part of mixture.  Gently toss with fork; push to side of bowl.  Repeat till all is moistened.   Form a ball.
4.                  In a separate bowl remove the skins of the sausages and mash with a fork; season with a little garlic salt, pepper and chives.
5.                  Divide dough into two and roll out one at a time to about ¼ inch thick. 
6.                  Cut into round circles with a cookie cutter of about 1 inch.
7.                  Take about 1 teaspoon of sausage and place in the center of  half of the rolled out dough of circles, then take the remaining circles and place on top of the sausage ones.  Water may be required to seal the bottom to the top.  Take a fork and press going around each. Repeat accordingly.  
8.                  Place on cookie sheet and bake at 375° for approximately 15 to 20 minutes.
9.                  Remove from oven and place on cooling rack.
10.              Serve accordingly warm or cold.  

Sausage Rolls - Patties were made and prepared by Shirley-Ann Pearman  
Photography by Shirley-Ann Pearman  
Recipe for Pastry was taken from Better Homes and Garden New CookBook, the chapter on “Pastry”, page 230 the Third Printing 1970.  The original recipe has, however, been altered a little in the case of butter and shortening.  The original recipe called for all shortening to which I used half of each butter/margarine and shortening.  

As for the sausage I used 8 “Drover” Irish Beef Sausages to which I removed the casing or skin and added a little additional seasonings. 
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Baking-Powder Biscuits - Buttermilk



Baking-Powder Biscuits – Buttermilk
Ingredients
2 cups sifted all-purpose flour
2 teaspoons baking powder
¼ teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon salt
1/3 cup shortening
About ¾ cup buttermilk 

Method 

1.                  Preheat oven to 450°.  Sift flour with baking powder and salt into medium bowl.
2.                  Cut shortening into flour mixture, with a pastry blender or 2 knives (used scissors-fashion), until mixture resembles coarse cornmeal.
3.                  Make a well in the center.  Pour in 2/3 cup milk all at once.  Stir quickly round the bowl, with a fork.  If mixture seems dry, add a little more milk, to form dough just moist enough (but not wet) to leave side of bowl and from ball.
4.                  Turn out dough onto a lightly floured surface, to knead.  Gently pick up dough from side away from you; fold over toward you; press out lightly with palm of hand.  Give the dough a quarter turn.  Repeat ten times.
5.                  Gently roll out dough, from center, to ½ to ¾ inch thickness.
6.                  With floured 2 ½ inch biscuit cutter, cut straight down into dough, being careful not to twist cutter.
7.                  Place on ungreased cookie sheet; bake 12 to 15 minutes.

Biscuits were made and prepared by Shirley-Ann Pearman  

Photography by Shirley-Ann Pearman  

Recipe was taken from McCall CookBook, the chapter on “Quick Breads”, page 64 an edition of between 1950 – 1960s.   




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