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nana’s gingerbread

Make with nana’s hard sauce.

  • 1/2 cup butter
  • 1/2 cup sugar
  • 2 eggs
  • 1 cup molasses
  • 1 cup hot water
  • 2 1/2 cup flour
  • 1 t cloves
  • 1 t cinnamon
  • 1 t ginger
  • 1/2 t salt
  • 2 t baking soda

Sift together flour, salt, spices, and soda. Cream butter and sugar. Add eggs. Add molasses. Add half of dry ingredients. Add hot water, than other half of dry ingredients.

Grease pan or line with parchment.

Bake at 350 ° for 30 minutes.
From ‘Weasel Cooks 2007′ by Jenifer Burke – a collection of favorite family recipes.

peach kuchen

  • 2 cup flour
  • 1/4 t baking powder
  • 1/2 t salt
  • 2 T sugar
  • 1/2 cup butter

Combine dry ingredients. Cut in butter until crumbly. Pat into a 9×13 pan. Cover the bottom and press halfway up the sides.

Slice peaches and place in rows over crust.

  • 1 cup sugar
  • 1 t cinnamon

Sprinkle over peaches and bake at 400 ° for 15 minutes.

  • 2 egg yolks
  • 1 cup heavy cream

Mix together and pour over peaches. Bake 30 minutes longer.
From ‘Weasel Cooks 2007′ by Jenifer Burke – a collection of favorite family recipes.

ginger scones

  • 2 1/4 cups unbleached pastry flour or unbleached all-purpose flour
  • 1/3 cup granulated sugar
  • 1 tablespoon baking powder
  • 1 teaspoon finely chopped lemon zest (about 1/2 lemon)
  • 1 1/2 sticks (6 ounces) unsalted butter, cut into 1-inch cubes and frozen
  • 4 1/2 ounces candied ginger, finely chopped into 1/4-inch pieces to equal 2/3 cup
  • 3/4 cup heavy cream, plus extra for brushing the tops of the scones

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