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 Ingredients: 1 Cup Butter 1 Cup Cream Cheese 2 Cups AP Flour 1/4 Teaspoon Salt Directions: Put all ingredients in bowl and blend until soft. Chill at least 6 hours. Roll on floured surface about 1/3-inch thick.  Cut with rim of small glass dipped in flour. Depress center with thumb and fill with blueberry, apricot or poppyseed filling.  Bake on cookie sheet 25-30 minutes in 350°F oven.  Dust with powdered sugar when cool.      The pastry dough is the family recipe. The fillings are from  ToriAvey  I love her site. So informative and homey. There are other fillings listed for this recipe.  Poppyseed Filling:  2 cups poppy seeds 1 cup milk or water (8.5 ounces/240 grams) 1 1/2 cups granulated sugar (10.5 ounces/300 grams) 1 Tablespoon fresh lemon juice or 3 tablespoons unsalted butter Pinch salt 1 tsp grated lemon zest (optional) To Make Poppy Seed Filling: In a nut grinder, coffee grinder, food processor, or blender, grind the ...

   AUNTIE JULIE’S STRUDEL DOUGH: 2 C Flour 1 Tsp Salt 2 Tbsp Melted Butter 1 Egg ¾ C Warm Water USE THIS APPLE FILLING: 5 Granny Smith Apples, peeled, cored and sliced ¾ C Sugar  1 Tsp Cinnamon ¼ Lb. Butter, in pieces ¼ C plain bread crumbs, sprinkled OR THIS CHEESE FILLING: 32 Oz. Cottage Cheese ¾ C Sugar 1 Tsp Cinnamon ¼ Lb. Butter, in pieces ¼ C plain bread crumbs, sprinkled DIRECTIONS: Mix all ingredients together with a fork. On a floured surface, knead with more flour approximately 10 minutes. Put back in bowl. Cover and let rest for 30 minutes. Roll into large circle, hand stretch as thin as possible without tearing. Add filling; roll up, place on baking pan. Bake 45 minutes at 350°F. Turn out onto new pan immediately. Serve warm.  Gluten Free Alternative: Use 1 C Almond Flour plus 1 C AP Gluten Free Flour. Knead for a couple of minutes gently. Bake 30 minutes instead of 45.

MOTHER’S BANANA NUT BREAD Preheat Oven to 325F. Grease Loaf Pan. INGREDIENTS: 1 Cup Sugar 1 Teaspoon Baking Soda\ 2 Eggs  3 Mashed Bananas 1 stick Butter ¼ Cup Chocolate Chips 2 Cups flour ¼ Cup Chopped Nuts DIRECTIONS: Mix all ingredients together in large bowl. Pour into greased bread pan. Bake for one hour till toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool ten minutes in pan, then remove and set on rack to cool. As you can see, this is a much loved recipe!

Instead of canned poppyseed filling, I am using fresh made poppyseed filling  because I have access to ground poppyseed. And instead of 2 cups sugar, I am substituting 1 1/2 cups honey.  I expect it to be absolutely delicious. Found the homemade poppyseed filling at www.allrecipes.com under Hungarian Poppyseed Filling Recipe.  But, just in case the link gets broken, here is the recipe: 1/2 pound poppy seeds (1 & 1/2 Cups) 1 Cup milk 1/4 Cup Butter 3/4 Cup sugar (called for cane, but I used coconut) pinch salt 2 Eggs, beaten Grind poppy seeds in a mill or grinder. Combine milk, butter and sugar in saucepan. Cook on low heat, stirring often, until sugar dissolves. Gradually pour about half of the hot milk into the beaten eggs, whisking constantly. Return the egg and milk mixture back to the pan. Continue to cook and stir until the mixture begins to thicken and coat the back of a metal spoon (Run your fingers down the coated spoon, i...

Beanie Weenie Scallopini  When my son Phillip was a toddler, we listened to The Adventures of Patch the Pirate . On one of his adventures he landed in the old west and met a fascinating character who ate a dish called Beanie Weenie Scallopini. Phillip asked me what was in it, because, as you well know by now, Moms know everything. Though the story does not say, the title gives us direction. 8 Hot Dogs 1 LB Elbow Macaroni Noodles ( I have used various other pastas over the years, but always come back to macaroni) 1 15 OZ Can Baked Beans (any flavor will do) 1 15 OZ Can Cream of Mushroom Soup Shredded Cheddar Cheese Prepare Noodles according to package; drain. Warm hot dogs; slice and add to noodles. Add beans (do not drain or rinse). Continue stirring over low heat. Stir in mushroom soup. Heat all the way through.  Remove from heat. Spoon into bowls and sprinkle cheese.  Serve immediately with bread n butter.  A meal fit for the imagination of a ...

While the original title on this recipe was probably Old Fashion Banana Cake, I got it from my Mom. Now it's Mother's Old Fashion Banana Cake. Preheat oven 350F Ingredients: 2 1/4 Cups Sifted Flour 1 2/3 Cups Sugar 1 1/4 Teaspoons Baking Powder 1 1/4 Teaspoons Baking Soda 1 Teaspoon Salt Sift above ingredients into 3-quart bowl. *********** 2/3 Cup Evaporated Milk (if not on hand, just use regular milk) 4 Teaspoons Vinegar Mix milk and Vinegar in separate small bowl. Let sit. *********** 2/3 Cup Soft Shortening ( I use Butter Crisco) 1 1/4 Cups Mashed Bananas (4 Bananas) Beat well together in medium bowl. *********** 3 Eggs Directions : Add to flour in 3-quart bowl, half of the milk mixture and all of the banana mixture; Beat hard 2 minutes. Add rest of the milk and 3 whole eggs. Beat hard 2 minutes. Bake in 9"x13" cake pan for 45 minutes or until toothpick inserted in middle comes out clean. Remove from oven and let cool. See how nice it...

ZLINKROFE Dough: 2 Cups All Purpose Flour           1/2 Teaspoon Salt 2 Tablespoons Water   >Mix all ingredients and knead well. Let rest 15 minutes. 2 Eggs 1 Tablespoon Vegetable Oil             Roll dough and cut into squares. Filling: 2 Cups Leftover Meat, Ground          >I remember eating this using the gizzards. 1/2 Cup Bread Crumbs or Cracker Crumbs     3 Tablespoons Butter or Broth 2 Eggs 1 Clove Garlic                 >Saute garlic and let cool. Add meat, crumbs, eggs, butter and seasonings. Place on squares of dough and wrap and seal edges. Drop into boiling broth or water and cook 20 minutes. Remove from broth and serve. Some of us eat it with salt, pepper and butter. Some with butter and sugar. Tools: Measuring Cups & Spoons Large Mixing Bowl Knife or Pastry Cutter (to make squares) Meat Grinder or Food Proces...