This coffeecake includes slices of apples and a cinnamon-nut mixture in the middle of the cake and extra cinnamon/sugar/nuts sprinkled on top. Apple Cream Coffeecake 1/2 cup chopped nuts 1/2 cup sugar 1 teaspoon cinnamon
Category: Desserts
Fastnachts (German Doughnuts)
There are two different traditions in my life related to the German yeast doughnuts known as fastnachts or fashnachts. My German mother-in-law made fastnachts on Good Friday because they abstained from meat on that day (I never understood how eating warm freshly made yeast doughnuts was a sacrifice but I considered it a great tradition every Good Friday…
Mmmmm…. Chocolate
Pennsylvania has a long history of chocolate and candy making — from the well-known large companies such as Hershey, Ludens and 5th Avenue (both of the last two companies were originally located in Reading) to small companies such as Wilbur Chocolates in Litiz or Reppert’s in Oley. There are also many very small chocolate makers such as Lorah’s Handmade Chocolates. Started forty…
Easy Apple Dumplings
This is a quick way to make apple dumplings using refrigerated pie crust to wrap around the cored and peeled apple. Even though the recipe does not use home-made pie crust, by the time you add the apple and drizzle the syrup on top, it tastes great. If you are a fan of nutmeg, add 1/2 teaspoon along…
Oatmeal Raisin Cookies
This is a great recipe for oatmeal cookies that includes raisins and nuts. The cookies are thick and chewy but don’t cook them too long in order to preserve the soft texture. Oatmeal Raisin Cookies 1/2 cup plus 6 tablespoons butter, softened 3/4 cup firmly packed brown sugar 1/2 cup granulated sugar 2 eggs
Chunky Apple Cake
Nothing is better in the fall and winter than the smell of apples cooking in the oven. When baking apples I like to use a variety that maintains its shape such as Golden Delicious, Jonagold, Granny Smith, or Braeburn. This recipe takes advantage of that characteristic with slices of apple in the cake. Chunky Apple…
German-Style Apple Coffee Cake
This is an apple coffee cake that was made by my German mother-in-law. It has a yeast dough base and is topped with sliced apples. My mother-in-law also used sliced plums on top of the cake in place of the apples when the plums were in season. German Apple Coffee Cake
Raspberry Bars
The first time I had raspberries was after I got married and we went to New York state to visit my husband’s parents. His mother grew raspberries and blueberries and a whole new “berry world” was opened to me. In south Arkansas, the extent of our fresh berries were pretty much blackberries, which grew wild by the…
Apple Bread Pudding
Bread pudding is a great use stale bread or when you buy a brand of bread that no one in the family likes. It is also a good way to use up extra milk if you find yourself with an extra carton that is starting to get old. This recipe includes sliced apples with…
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