This is the family recipe of the previous generation. For a recipe modified from the can of Libby’s pumpkin, click here. Crust:1 ½ cups flour½ cup Crisco½ teaspoon salt 3 tablespoons water Reserve ¼ cup flour. Stir together the dry ingredients, and used to knives or a pastry blender to cut the Crisco into the… Continue reading Piecrust (single) and Pumpkin Pie
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Pumpkin Polenta
Approximately 5 cups water, chicken stock or vegetable stockHave available 2 cups boiling water or stock1 teaspoon salt1 1/3 cups cornmeal¾ cup canned pumpkin½ cup cream cheese, cut into small pieces½ teaspoon nutmeg Before heating the water or stock, stir in salt and cornmeal until smooth. Bring mixture to a boil, stirring constantly. If the… Continue reading Pumpkin Polenta
Mom’s Old-Fashioned Sugar Cookies
Before I tasted these, I didn’t much care for sugar cookies. This is the archetypal Christmas cookie in our household. My spouse is the third generation of family bakers using this particular recipe. It simply is not Christmas time without it. 8 ½ cups flour 1 ½ cups shortening (melted) 3 cups sugar 3 eggs… Continue reading Mom’s Old-Fashioned Sugar Cookies
