I know, I know. Another Apple Pie recipe after just baking Apple Crisp yesterday. Oh well, what can we do? We just have so many apples and my brother’s family just loves freshly baked home-made Apple Pie goodness. Before sharing the recipe, here is a tip for choosing baking apples. Apple varieties good for bakingRead More
One-Crust Pie
8 or 9-Inch Double Crust 1 level cup all-purpose flour 1/2 teaspoon salt 1/3 cup shortening (half butter/half margarine) 1 to 4 tablespoons ice water Procedure for the Crust 1. Combine flour, salt in bowl. Create well. 2. In the well, add margarine and butter.
Sylvannas From Sally’s Bake Shop
I grew up smelling the sweet aroma of freshly baked cakes and bread as early as 9 years old. I practically grew up baking. My mom started a bakeshop when I was around 8 years old. She named it Sally’s Home Bake Shop after her nickname. Her inspiration came after watching a movie. She noticedRead More
Flan De Huevos Blancos
This recipe became a part of my mom’s bakeshop, Sally’s Home Bake Shop tradition. My sister shares this recipe to all of you. Here is what she wrote: I wanted to make use of the eggwhites that were set aside from the eggyolks for our Leche Flan. We had already been baking Angel cake andRead More
Kitchen Equivalents
Before we freak out about the metric and English systems of measurement, here is my sister, Lorna’s own table. 1 ounce = 28.4 grams (rounded off) 1 gram = .035 oz. 1 kilogram = 2.21 lbs. (or 2.2 lbs.) 1 oz. = 28.35 gms. (or 28.4 gms., rounded up) 1 lb. = 453.59 gms. (orRead More
Lemon-Coconut Squares
My sister got this from a Southern States recipe book (I believe it was a Georgia recipe)… This is SO good — and so calorific! The calamansi will make the dish slightly sweeter. This is best made with lemons because of the grated lemon peel. I baked Lemon Squares for Christmas and it’s always oneRead More