My old Betty Crocker says that you can make either an apple pie or a blueberry pie “Dutch” by pouring a little heavy cream into the filling, either before you put the top crust on your blueberry pie, or 15 … Continue reading Peaches and Cream Pie
Here’s another often-used recipe from my old Joy of Cooking, that makes use of whatever summer fruit is ripe. It’s sweet and moist, but light enough for a summer dessert. I guess you could add ice cream or whipped cream, … Continue reading Plum Cake Cockaigne
So, I asked, “Do you want some kind of a dessert for the Fourth, something with fruit, berries, maybe whipped cream or cream cheese?” And he says, “Yeah. Coconut cream pie.” What? Not the kind of fruity, easy to throw … Continue reading Coconut Cream Pie
These bars came out with just the creamy texture I was looking for, unlike some of the pasty, gummy bars I’ve tried in testing. As I suggested in my post about searching for the right buttermilk bar, I think most … Continue reading Buttermilk Coconut Bars
A few weeks ago, I tried the popular web recipe for Cream Cheese Squares and I noted that I thought they were overly sweet. Here’s my original post with a link to a video of the original recipe. I also … Continue reading Improved Cheese Danish Bars
Here’s a video for a quick dessert using packaged ingredients. http://allrecipes.com/video/4732/cream-cheese-squares/detail.aspx It’s simple enough that you could add to it and make it your own. I love a cheese danish as is, but fruit or jam in the filling would … Continue reading Quick Cheese Danish Bars
Jump ahead to New Year’s Day 2019 🎉 and I’m making the pies with the Serious Eats Easy Pie Dough, a butter crust, and I’m using coconut milk in the custard filling in place of half and half (since the … Continue reading Custard Pie
I’m just about off for the holiday and making some cutout cookies to take with me, to see if my three year old granddaughter will help me decorate them. I found a great recipe at Sally’s Baking Addiction. I’ll put … Continue reading Cookies for Decorating
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