German Potato Salad from Georgia Varozza


German Potato Salad from Georgia Varozza

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Ingredients

Dressing

Instructions

  • Combine all salad ingredients in large bowl and then prepare dressing.
  • Fry bacon in a skillet until crisp.
  • Remove the bacon bits and add to salad.
  • Beat together eggs, sugar, vinegar, water, and spices.
  • Pour mixture into the hot bacon grease and cook, stirring, until mixture thickens, about 10 minutes.
  • Pour over the potato mixture and mix gently.
  • Refrigerate for several hours before serving, or eat when itโ€™s cooled down to room temperature.
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Course; Salad
Cuisine; Amish / European / Germany

Fruit Cream Pie


Fruit Cream Pie

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Ingredients

Instructions

  • In a large heatproof mixing bowl stir together the sugar, flour, and salt.
  • Add the beaten eggs and stir again.
  • Bring the milk to almost boiling and then slowly add it to the egg mixture, stirring constantly.
  • Pour it into the unbaked pie shell and sprinkle the fruit over the top.
  • Bake at 350ยฐ for about 45 minutes or until the custard is set.
  • Cool.

Notes & Wine Advice

You can serve this plain, or top with meringue or sweetened whipped cream.
You can use almost any fruit for this pie. My favorites are blackberry, blueberry, cherry, currant, raspberry, and strawberry.
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Course; Fruit / Pie
Cuisine; Amish

Five-Hour Beef Stew


Five-Hour Beef Stew

This stew is perfect for those days when youโ€™re busy and donโ€™t want to fuss in the kitchen.
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Ingredients

  • 2 lb. beef stew meat cubed
  • 3 onions chopped
  • 6 carrots chopped
  • 1 cup celery chopped
  • 2 cups peas fresh or frozen
  • 1 28- ounce can tomatoes including liquid
  • 2 T. tapioca
  • ยฝ T. sugar
  • 1 T. salt
  • 1 slice stale bread torn into small pieces
  • 4 potatoes peeled and cubed

Instructions

  • Mix together all ingredients.
  • Place in a large covered casserole dish (about 3-quart size).
  • Bake at 250ยฐ for 5 hours.
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Course; Beef / Stew
Cuisine; Amish

Dutch Slaw


Dutch Slaw

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Ingredients

Instructions

  • Discard outer leaves of cabbage.
  • Wash the remainder of the cabbage, drain well, and then shred leaves.
  • Mix together the cream, salt, sugar, and vinegar and beat very well.
  • Just before serving, combine the cabbage and dressing and mix well.
  • This is classic coleslaw to my way of thinking.
  • If desired, you can add a bit of diced onion, carrot, or bell pepper.
  • For a change of pace, I sometimes add a can of drained mandarin oranges.
  • Delicious!
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Course; Salad
Cuisine; Amish / Dutch / European

Dutch Meat Loaf


Dutch Meat Loaf

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Ingredients

Instructions

  • In a large bowl and using your fingers, mix together all ingredients, reserving ยฝ cup catsup for the top.
  • Form meat into two loaves and put them in loaf pans.
  • Spread the remaining catsup over the tops and bake at 350ยฐ for 1 hour and 15 minutes or until done.
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Course; Beef / Side Dish
Cuisine; Amish / Dutch / European

Cottage Cheese Pancakes


Cottage Cheese Pancakes

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Ingredients

Instructions

  • Mix together all ingredients until well blended and batter is smooth, although there will still be small lumps of cottage cheese.
  • Fry on lightly greased griddle or frying pan; leave plenty of room between pancakes for turningโ€ฆand turn quick because the batter is thin, but youโ€™ll soon get the hang of it.
  • If youโ€™ve ever eaten cheese blintzes or crepes, these pancakes will prove reminiscent.
  • Not really a pancake, per se, these delicate pancakes make for an excellent light brunch or lunch when paired with a tossed green salad or fruit.
  • Or try them rolled around a bit of blackberry jam and then sprinkled with powdered sugar.
  • I make these for breakfast, lunch, and sometimes even dinner because theyโ€™re just that good!
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Cuisine; Amish

Cottage Cheese


Cottage Cheese

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Ingredients

Instructions

  • Pour the milk into a large, nonreactive pot (such as stainless steel) and slowly heat the milk to 180-190ยฐ F.
  • (No need to stir.
  • ) When the milk has reached the proper temperature, remove from the heat and add the vinegar.
  • Stir to mix and then let the mixture set for about 30 minutes or until the curds and whey completely separate.
  • Pour the curds and whey into a colander that has been lined with a double thickness of cheesecloth.
  • Allow the whey to drain completely, about 15 minutes.
  • Wrap the cheesecloth around the curds and rinse with cool tap water for several minutes, gently kneading the curds as you rinse.
  • Drain again and then place the curds in a bowl.
  • Add some cream or half and half and salt to taste.
  • Note: You can use the whey to replace milk or water (there will be a lot!
  • ) in many recipes, such as biscuits, bread, cornbread, cooked oatmeal, and even smoothies.
  • But remember that the whey from this recipe is acidic from use of the vinegar, so it will add a tangy taste to your food.

Notes & Wine Advice

In this recipe, low-fat or nonfat milk works well. I think it makes the curds โ€œcurdier.โ€
Making cottage cheese is quick and easy!
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Course; Cheese
Cuisine; Amish

Cornflake Baked Chicken


Cornflake Baked Chicken

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Ingredients

Instructions

  • In a bowl, mix together the mayonnaise, salt, garlic salt, and rosemary.
  • Brush pieces of chicken with the mayonnaise mixture and then roll them in the crushed cornflakes.
  • Place the chicken, skin side up, in a lightly greased baking pan; donโ€™t crowd the pieces.
  • Bake uncovered in a 350ยฐ oven for 1 hour or until all chicken pieces are thoroughly cooked.
  • Iโ€™ve used this recipe with boneless, skinless chicken breasts with great success, although I reduce the bake time by about 20 minutes.
  • How long you bake the chicken is contingent upon the size of the individual pieces.
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Course; Chicken
Cuisine; Amish

Coffee Cake from Georgia Varozza


Coffee Cake from Georgia Varozza

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Ingredients

Coffee Cake:

Cinnamon Nut Topping:

Instructions

Prepare Cinnamon Nut Topping:

  • In a small mixing bowl, mix together the brown sugar, chopped nuts, flour, and cinnamon; add butter and mix together until mixture resembles coarse crumbs; set aside for now.

Prepare Coffee Cake:

  • In a large mixing bowl, stir together flour, sugar, baking powder, and salt.
  • Pour milk into another bowl; stir in egg and melted butter.
  • Pour all at once into the flour mixture and stir just until mixed.
  • Pour batter into a greased 8 ร— 8-inch baking dish.
  • Sprinkle the Cinnamon Nut Topping over the top of the batter and bake at 375ยฐ for 20-25 minutes or until baked through.
  • This is a rather plain Jane coffee cake, but itโ€™s so good that youโ€™ll turn to this recipe again and again.
  • Itโ€™s also excellent without nuts.
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Course; Cake
Cuisine; Amish

Chocolate Sauce


Chocolate Sauce

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Ingredients

Instructions

  • In a small bowl, mix together the cocoa powder and salt; set aside.
  • In a 3- or 4-quart pot, mix together the water and sugar.
  • Turn heat to medium and heat to boiling, whisking constantly.
  • Once the sugar water is boiling, add the remainder of the ingredients, whisking constantly.
  • Note that when the cocoa powder is added, the mixture will bubble up in the pot.
  • Lower the heat and continue to whisk and cook the sauce for about 15 minutes; the liquid will be reduced and the sauce will thicken slightly.
  • Cool and use it over ice cream, fruit, cake, or mixed with milk for chocolate milk or hot chocolate.
  • You can also water-bath can the chocolate sauce.
  • Use half-pint or 4-ounce canning jars and process for 15 minutes.

Notes & Wine Advice

Part of what I love about this recipe is that all the ingredients can usually be found on my pantry shelves. Love that!
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Course; Chocolate / Sauce
Cuisine; Amish