Name: Mom's Oatmeal Cookies
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 15 min
Ingredients: 3/4 C shortening; 1 C brown sugar; 1/2 C granulated sugar; 1 egg; 1/4 C water; 1 tsp vanilla; 1 1/2 C flour; 1 tsp salt; 1/2 tsp baking soda; 2 C quick oats; 1 C chocolate chips (Can use any chips, nuts, etc, to about a cup. Or a bit more)

Mom’s Oatmeal Cookies

Mom's Oatmeal Cookies

Course

Dessert

Prep Time

15 minutes

Cook Time

15 minutes

Servings

Ingredients

3/4 C shortening
1 C brown sugar
1/2 C granulated sugar
1 egg
1/4 C water
1 tsp vanilla
1 1/2 C flour
1 tsp salt
1/2 tsp baking soda
2 C quick oats
1 C chocolate chips Can use any chips, nuts, etc, to about a cup. Or a bit more

Course

Dessert

Prep Time

15 minutes

Cook Time

15 minutes

Servings

Ingredients

3/4 C shortening
1 C brown sugar
1/2 C granulated sugar
1 egg
1/4 C water
1 tsp vanilla
1 1/2 C flour
1 tsp salt
1/2 tsp baking soda
2 C quick oats
1 C chocolate chips Can use any chips, nuts, etc, to about a cup. Or a bit more

Instructions

Mix first 6 ingredients, with beater, add dry ingredients except oats and chips. Add oats and chips and mix by hand. Bake at 350F 12-15 minutes.

Recipe Notes

This is my mum's recipe, and this is how I learned to bake cookies. Yep, that's what the recipe cards looked like! I'll elaborate when I have more time, but I wanted to get these amazing cookies online as soon as possible! I love these things!

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Spice Cake

Course

Dessert

Cuisine

American

Prep Time

20 minutes

Cook Time

35 minutes

Servings

servings

Ingredients

1 3/4 C Cake flour See notes on how to make cake flour
2 1/4 tsp baking powder
1/4 tsp salt
1 tsp cinnamon
1/2 tsp nutmeg
1/2 tsp cloves
few grains of cayenne optional - I didn't use for my cakes
2 Tbsp boiling water
1/2 C shortening Says butter or shortening - prefer shortening
1 C sugar separated
2 eggs separated
2 egg yolk
2/3 C buttermilk

Course

Dessert

Cuisine

American

Prep Time

20 minutes

Cook Time

35 minutes

Servings

servings

Ingredients

1 3/4 C Cake flour See notes on how to make cake flour
2 1/4 tsp baking powder
1/4 tsp salt
1 tsp cinnamon
1/2 tsp nutmeg
1/2 tsp cloves
few grains of cayenne optional - I didn't use for my cakes
2 Tbsp boiling water
1/2 C shortening Says butter or shortening - prefer shortening
1 C sugar separated
2 eggs separated
2 egg yolk
2/3 C buttermilk

Instructions

Sift the flour, measure and resift 3 times with the baking powder and salt. Combine the spices and mix thoroughly with boiling water. Cream the butter until soft and smooth, blend in 3/4 C of the sugar, and add the beaten egg yolks. Beat until light and fluffy. Stir in spice mixture; then add flour mixture and milk alternately, beginning and ending with flour and beating until smooth after each addition. Beat egg whites, add remaining 1/4 C sugar, and continue beating until very stiff; fold into batter. Turn into two 8-inch cake pans which have been lined with thin plain paper in bottom. Bake in a moderate oven (350F) for about 25 minutes, until springy when pressed lightly with the finger tips. Cool 5 minutes before removing from pans and then turn out and cool thoroughly on cake racks. Put together with orange frosting.

Recipe Notes

I changed the recipe slightly from what was in the cooking encyclopedia. First, I changed to shortening rather than butter: though both were listed as options, I prefer shortening. I also added an egg yolk to try to counteract the dryness. That didn't work as well as I'd hoped, so I'm going to add 2 egg yolks next time, and look into changing from milk to buttermilk.

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Nutrition Facts

Spice Cake

Amount Per Serving

Calories 193 Calories from Fat 36

% Daily Value*

Total Fat 4g 6%

Saturated Fat 1g 5%

Polyunsaturated Fat 2g

Monounsaturated Fat 1g

Cholesterol 53mg 18%

Sodium 179mg 7%

Potassium 27mg 1%

Total Carbohydrates 36g 12%

Dietary Fiber 0.1g 0%

Sugars 15g

Protein 3g 6%

Vitamin A 7%

Vitamin C 0.3%

Calcium 10%

Iron 9%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.

Sweet Roll Dough

The basic magic dough to create a glamorous coffee cakes, such as Swedish Tea Ring, and Stollen, as well as dinner and luncheon rolls in many interesting shapes.

Course

Dessert

Cuisine

American

Prep Time

10 minutes

Cook Time

40 minutes

Passive Time

90 minutes

Servings

slices

Ingredients

1/4 C warm water 110 - 115F
1/4 oz. fast rising yeast 1 pkg.
3/4 C milk
1/4 C sugar
1 tsp salt
1 egg
1/4 C shortening Country Crock works well
3 3/4 C flour plus extra for kneading

Course

Dessert

Cuisine

American

Prep Time

10 minutes

Cook Time

40 minutes

Passive Time

90 minutes

Servings

slices

Ingredients

1/4 C warm water 110 - 115F
1/4 oz. fast rising yeast 1 pkg.
3/4 C milk
1/4 C sugar
1 tsp salt
1 egg
1/4 C shortening Country Crock works well
3 3/4 C flour plus extra for kneading

Instructions

Mix the dry yeast with 2 C flour, the sugar and salt. Heat milk and water to 110-115F; add to flour mixture with egg and shortening. Mix until smooth. Add enough flour to make a dough that is easily handled.
Turn onto lightly floured board and knead until smooth (about 5 minutes). Round up in greased bowl, cover with a cloth and let ruse in warm place about 25 minutes.
Punch down and shape. Let rise and bake as directed in specific recipes.

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Nutrition Facts

Sweet Roll Dough

Amount Per Serving

Calories 177 Calories from Fat 9

% Daily Value*

Total Fat 1g 2%

Saturated Fat 0.5g 3%

Polyunsaturated Fat 1g

Monounsaturated Fat 0.3g

Cholesterol 11mg 4%

Sodium 126mg 5%

Potassium 83mg 2%

Total Carbohydrates 36g 12%

Dietary Fiber 2g 8%

Sugars 3g

Protein 5g 10%

Vitamin A 3%

Calcium 3%

Iron 9%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.