Archive for May, 2009

Fruit Cobbler

Sunday, May 31st, 2009
Recipe : Fruit Cobbler
Method :

3/4 Stick butter

3/4 c Flour

3/4 c Milk

1 c Sugar

2 ts Baking powder

2 c Sweetened fruit

Contributed to the echo by: Pat Knox Fruit Cobbler Melt butter in deep casserole dish. Mix sugar, flour, baking powder, and milk together; pour over melted butter. Don't stir. On top, pour 2 cups sweetened fruit. Bake for 45 minutes to 1 hour at 325 degrees.

Fruit Buckle

Sunday, May 31st, 2009
Recipe : Fruit Buckle
Method :

1/4 c Shortening

1 Egg

1/2 ts Baking powder

1/4 c Milk

1/2 c Sugar

1 c Flour

1/2 ts Salt

Fruit of choice Contributed to the echo by: Pat Knox Fruit Buckle Cream together shortening and sugar. Add 1 beaten egg, then sift flour, baking powder, and salt to mix. Add flour mixture, alternating with 1/4 cup milk to the egg mixture. Pour into greased 8 inch pan. Spread fruit on top and sprinkle with crumb topping.

Fruit Bread, Glarus Style (Glarner Fruchtebrot)

Sunday, May 31st, 2009
Recipe : Fruit Bread, Glarus Style (Glarner Fruchtebrot)
Method :

1 Package yeast

3/4 c Milk

3/4 c Water

4 T Butter

3 c Flour

1 t Salt

------------------------------FOR THE FILLING------------------------------ 12 oz Dried pears

6 oz Dried prunes, pitted

2/3 c Raisins

3/4 c Walnuts, coarsely chopped

1 T Kirsch

2 1/2 T Sugar

1 pn Ground cloves

1 pn Nutmeg

1 Egg yolk

Dissolve yeast in lukewarm milk: add melted butter. Sift flour with the salt. Add milk to flour. Knead until smooth, allow to rise in covered bowl in a warm place, about 1 hour. Soak pears and prunes overnight in cold water. Cook in the soaking water about 20 minutes, drain off water and put fruit through a meat grinder. Add coarsely chopped nuts to the fruit mixture. Soak raisins in kirsch: add to the mixture, along with sugar and spices. Knead mixture into one-third of the dough, and shape into two narrow loaves. Roll out remaining dough, cut into two rectangles, and wrap around the fruit loaves. Fold the ends under and place on metal baking sheet with the seam on the bottom. Prick several times with a fork. Allow to rise in a warm place for one hour. Brush with egg yolk and bake in a pre-heated 340F oven for about one hour. (From CULINARY EXCURSIONS THROUGH SWITZERLAND, Sigloch Editions, D-7118 Kuenzelsau, Germany, 1985,1988. No ISBN. A translation of KULINARISCHE STREIFZUEGE IM SCHWEIZ, by the same publisher. These people specialize in German regional cookbooks: other titles (unfortunately not translated) include "culinary excursions through" Swabia, Bavaria, Hesse, the Rheinland, Friesland, Baden, Franconia, Pfalz, Westphalia and Niedersachsen.)

Fruit Balls Ii

Sunday, May 31st, 2009
Recipe : Fruit Balls Ii
Method :

1 sm Bottle cherries

1/4 lb Walnuts

1/4 lb Coconut

1/4 lb Chopped dates

Put all ingredients through food chopper and mix well with 1 beaten egg. Roll by tsp. into small balls and roll in sugar.


Frozen Strawberry-Yogurt Pie

Sunday, May 31st, 2009
Recipe : Frozen Strawberry-Yogurt Pie
Method :

16 oz Yogurt, vanilla

2 c Strawberrys, frozen, sweetnd

16 oz Topping, non-dairy; thawed

2 ea Pie crust, graham cracker

Fold Yogurt into whipped topping, blend well; fold in strawberries. Spoon into crust Freeze until firm, 4 hrs. or overnight. Remove from freezer 30 minutes before serving and keep chilled in refrigerator. Garnish with additional whole strawberries, if desired. Store any leftover pie in freezer.