Grandma Jan's Recipes

Pancakes from Scratch

2013-01-04T17:45:00.001-06:00

Materials
2 c. Flour
1 c. Confectioner's Sugar
1 tbsp Baking Powder
1 tsp Salt
2 c. Milk
3 eggs

Directions
Sift flour, sugar, baking powder and salt. Set aside. Blend milk and eggs well. Stir into flour mixture. Use ladle and pour 6-8 inch round cakes onto medium hot skillet. Flip when bubbles appear throughout pancake.

You may have to experiment a little to get the heat just right with your skillet. I use a little vegetable oil to lightly coat the skillet before I heat it up. This keeps them from sticking. Pam cooking spray works well also.

Snicker-doodles or Rolly-Polies

2012-12-12T07:00:00.001-06:00

Material List
2 3/4 cups flour
2 tsp cream of tartar
1 tsp baking soda
1 cup shortening
1 1/2 cups sugar
2 eggs
2 tbsp sugar
2 tsp cinnamon

Directions
Add together flour, cream of tartar, soda, and salt. Set aside. Cream shortening and sugar, add eggs and beat well. Add flour mixture and blend well. Chill dough in fridge. Form dough into balls and dip in sugar and cinnamon mixture. Bake 350 for 10-12 mins.

Sugar Cookies

2012-12-12T07:00:00.000-06:00

Material List
1 cup shortening
2 eggs well beaten
1 cup sugar
4 tbsp sweet milk
1 tsp vanilla
3 cups flour
2 tsp baking powder
1 tsp soda
1/2 tsp nutmeg

Directions
Mix all ingredients thoroughly. Chill dough for 2 hrs, roll and cut out. Bake 10-12 mins at 375 degrees.

Hershey Kiss Peanut Butter Cookies

2012-12-11T08:00:00.000-06:00

Material List
1 cup peanut butter
1/2 cup sugar
1/2 cup brown sugar (firmly packed)
1 egg
Hershey Kisses

Directions

Stir all ingredients together. Make into small balls on cookie sheet. Bake 8 mins at 350 degrees. Remove from oven and press Hershey Kiss on top while still hot.

These cookies are absolutely my favorite of all time. I recently discovered a twist to the recipe. I mixed everything up, and realized I didn't have any Hershey Kisses. I had some bite size candy bars left over from Halloween. I cut the candy bars in half. Then I opened the dough balls and stuck the candy bars inside and repacked the balls. I'm sure you can find your own favorite way to do these with a little experimenting.

Deviled Eggs

2012-12-10T11:30:00.000-06:00

Materials List
6 eggs boiled and pealed
1 tsp mayonnaise
1/2 tsp mustard
1/4 tsp vinegar
Salt & pepper to taste
Paprika

Directions
Split the eggs in half long wise. Put yolks in a small bowl. Mash yolks and add mayonnaise, mustard, vinegar, salt and pepper. Mix well and put back in egg halves. Sprinkle with paprika.

Chocolate Cake

2012-12-09T21:07:00.004-06:00

Materials List
3/4 cup butter
1 3/4 cup sugar
2 eggs
1 tsp vanilla
1 1/3 cup water
2 cups flour
3/4 cup cocoa
1 1/4 tsp baking soda
1/2 tsp salt

Directions
Cream together butter and sugar. Add eggs and vanilla. Beat on min at med speed. Add combined dry ingredients and water alternately. Grease and flour a 9 x 13 pan and pour ingredients into pan. Bake at 350 for approx 30 mins.

Butter Cream Chocolate Frosting

Materials List
6 tbsp butter
3/4 cup cocoa
2 2/3 cups powdered sugar
1/3 cup milk
1 tsp vanilla

Directions
In a small bowl, beat to spreading consistency. May have to add more milk or more powdered sugar depending on humidity. Makes about 2 cups of frosting.

Green Peppers with Tomato Sauce

2012-12-08T08:24:00.000-06:00

Materials List
1/2 cup chopped celery
1 small onion, chopped
2 tbsp shortening
1 lb ground beef
6 medium green peppers
2 cups cooked egg noodles
1 tsp salt
1 1/2 cans tomato soup

Directions
Cook celery and onion in shortening until soft. Add meat, cook till pink disappears. Cut peppers lengthwise, boil for 6 minutes. Drain. Add noodles, seasonings, and 1/2 can soup to meat mixture. Put peppers in greased dish, pour meat mixture over top. Bake at 375 degrees for 30 minutes. Pour full can of soup over top, bake additional 15 minutes.

(You can hollow out peppers and stuff with filling. Bake for the same times.)

Microwave Fudge

2012-12-07T09:00:00.000-06:00

My sister's recipe:

Material List
1/4 lb real butter
1/4 tsp vanilla
16 large marshmallows
2 1/4 cup sugar
1 1/2 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips
3/4 cup evaporated milk
Nuts are optional

Directions
In a large bowl, mix together butter, vanilla, marshmallows, chocolate chips and nuts. In VERY large bowl, mix sugar and evaporated milk -- microwave on high 8 minutes. Pour over other ingredients and stir quickly until well blended. Pour in lightly buttered 8 x 8 pan. Let set until firm. Cut into pieces.

Apple Cake

2012-12-07T08:36:00.004-06:00

Material List
2 cups sugar
1/2 cup shortening
2 eggs
2 tsp baking soda
4 cups diced apples (approx 4 large apples peeled)
2 1/2 cups flour
2 tsp cinnamon
1/2 tsp salt

Directions
Mix in order given. Put in 9 x 13 pan. Bake at 350 degrees for approx 45 minutes.

Never Fail Pie Crust

2012-12-06T17:10:00.004-06:00

Material List
3 cups flour
1 tsp salt
1 tbsp vinegar
1 cup Wesson oil
1 egg
5 tbsp cold water

Directions
Add oil to flour. Mix rest of ingredients. Ad to flour mixture and mix well. Roll out between wax paper. Wet table to hold bottom paper in place.

Makes 1 double crust pie.

Cinnamon Rolls

2012-12-06T13:47:00.001-06:00

Material List
2 tbsp shortening
2 cups warm water
1 cake yeast
1/2 cup cool water
2 eggs
1 tsp salt
1 cup sugar
7-8 cups flour

Directions
Melt the shortening in the warm water. Add the yeast which has been dissolved in cool water. (Use warm water if dry package yeast is used.) Beat the eggs, salt and sugar together. Add the yeast mixture. Stir in the flour. Cover and let rise until it has doubled in size. Poke it down. Using rolling pin, roll to 1/2 inch thick. Brush with melted butter, sprinkle sugar and cinnamon pretty thick. Roll up and slice. Let rise again. Bake at 350 degrees for 20-25 minutes. Frost.

Dumplings

2012-12-06T13:38:00.001-06:00

Material List
1 egg
1/2 tsp salt
1/2 cup milk
flour

Directions
In a mixing bowl, beat one egg, add 1/2 tsp salt and 1/2 cup milk. Stir in enough flour a little at a time until thick enough for spoon to stand. Drop dumplings into hot liquid using a teaspoon. Cook 8-10 minutes. Boils over easily so watch closely. Pepper to taste.

I use these with beef broth or chicken broth.

Bread Pudding

2012-12-06T13:36:00.000-06:00

Material List
2 eggs
1/2 cup sugar
2 cups milk
2 tsp vanilla
Bread
Cinnamon

Directions
Beat 2 eggs, add 1/2 cup sugar, 2 cups milk, 2 tsp vanilla. Break up bread in it to soak it up. Sprinkle with cinnamon. Bake 250 degrees 35-40 minutes.

If your kids don't like to eat the heals from bread, save them in a plastic bag in the freezer. When you get enough, make the pudding.

Hamburger Casserole

2012-12-06T13:25:00.003-06:00

Material List
1 1/2 lb hamburger
1 (10 oz) can cream of chicken soup
2 tbsp Worcestershire sauce
1 soup can water
1/3 cup uncooked rice
1/2 tsp salt
Pepper to taste
1 1/2 oz chow mien noodles

Directions
Brown hamburger. Combine all ingredients except chow mien noodles in 2 quart casserole. Bake uncovered for 50 minutes at 250 degrees. Sprinkle noodles over top and bake 10 more minutes. Let set for 10 minutes before serving.

Cherry Cake Cobbler

2012-12-06T13:21:00.001-06:00

Material List
3 cans cherry pie filling
3 tsp lemon juice
1 pkg white cake mix
1/2 cup melted oleo

Directions
Spread filling in 9 x 13 pan. Sprinkle lemon juice on top. Combine cake mix and butter. Mixture will be crumbly. Sprinkle over filling. Bake at 350 degrees for 45-60 min or until browned.