Moravian Scotch Cakes Recipe

Ingredients:

o       1 1/2 cups butter

o       1/2 cup sugar

o       4 cups flour

o       2 tsp. caraway seeds

Directions:

1.      Mix the flour, caraway seeds and sugar together.

2.      Work in the butter with the finger tips until well blended.

3.      Roll out about 1/3 inch thick on floured board.

4.      Cut in small squares.

5.      Bake on a greased cookie sheet at 325° about 15 minutes.

6.      When cold, cover with boiled icing and sprinkle with colored sugar.

Moravian Christmas Cookies Recipe

Ingredients:

o       2 cups shortening

o       2 1/4 cups brown sugar

o       1 quart molasses

o       8 cups flour

o       1 Tbsp. cloves

o       1 tsp. cinnamon

o       1 tsp. ginger

o       1/2 tsp. baking soda, dissolved in 1 tsp. vinegar

Directions:

1.      Use a mixture of butter and lard for the shortening.

2.      Sift the flour and spices together.

3.      Add sugar and mix well.

4.      Work in the shortening with the finger tips or with a pastry blender.

5.      Add baking soda and molasses and mix thoroughly.

6.      Chill.

7.      Roll very thin on floured board and cut with fancy cookie cutters.

8.      Bake at 350° F about 10 minutes.

Ginger Cakes Recipe

Ingredients:

o       1 cup shortening

o       1 cup brown sugar

o       2 each egg, well beaten

o       1 cup molasses

o       4 cups flour

o       1 tsp. baking soda

o       1 Tbsp. boiling water

o       1 tsp. ginger

o       1 pinch salt

Directions:

1.      Use a mixture of butter and lard for the shortening.

2.      Cream the shortening and sugar together.

3.      Add eggs and beat thoroughly.

4.      Add the molasses and baking soda (which has been dissolved in the boiling water).

5.      Sift the flour and ginger together and combine with the other ingredients.

6.      Mix well.

7.      Pour into well greased muffin pans and bake at 350° about 20 minutes.

Soft Ginger Bread Recipe

Ingredients:

o       1 cup sugar

o       1 cup molasses

o       1/2 cup butter or other shortening

o       3 cups flour

o       1 cup milk, sour

o       2 tsp. ginger

o       2 tsp. cinnamon

o       1 tsp. cloves

o       1/4 tsp. nutmeg

o       2 eggs, well beaten

o       1 tsp. baking soda, dissolved in 1/4 cup boiling water

Directions:

1.      Cream the shortening and sugar, add the eggs and molasses, and mix well.

2.      Sift the flour and spices, and add alternately with the milk to the first mixture.

3.      Stir in the dissolved baking soda.

4.      Pour into well greased cake pan and bake at 350° F for 30 minutes.

Orange-Cranberry Chicken with Sweet Potatoes Recipe

Ingredients:

1 orange
1 4 lb. roasting chicken
1/2 tsp. pepper
1 lb. sweet potatoes
1 Tbsp. olive oil
1 cup chicken broth
1 cup whole berry Cranberry Sauce
2 Tbsp. white wine vinegar

Directions:

1.      Preheat oven to 375°.

2.      Grate rind from orange (don't include the bitter white part).

3.      Rinse chicken & pat dry.

4.      Sprinkle with salt, pepper, and 1/2 the grated orange rind.

5.      Place, breast side up, on a rack in large roasting pan.

6.      Roast for 30 minutes.

7.      Meanwhile, pare & cut the sweet potatoes into 1 inch slices, then toss with olive oil.

8.      Place in single layer in the bottom of roasting pan.

9.      Continue roasting 1 hour & 45 minutes, turning potatoes occasionally & basting chicken & potatoes frequently, until chicken juices run clear when the thickest part of the thigh is pierced with a fork and leg moves freely.

10.  During the last 1/2 hour of roasting, combine chicken broth, cranberry sauce and vinegar in a small saucepan.

11.  Bring to boiling over medium heat; boil 20 minutes or until reduced to 1 1/2 cups.

12.  Peel white pith from orange, seed flesh & chop.

13.  Stir remaining rind & chopped orange into saucepan; simmer 5 minutes.

14.  Let chicken rest for 20 minutes before carving.

15.  Cut chicken in half lengthwise down the middle.

16.  Spoon Cranberry Sauce mixture over chicken and serve with Sweet Potatoes.

Butternut Squash Recipe

Ingredients:

o       2 Butternut Squash, halved with seeds removed

o       Margarine or Butter

o       Salt
1/2 cup brown sugar, firmly packed

o       1/2 cup honey

o       1/2 tsp. ground ginger

o       1 tsp. pumpkin pie spice

o       4 Tbsp. butter or margarine, melted

Directions:

1.      Preheat oven to 400° F.

2.      Place squash cut side down on greased shallow baking pan.

3.      Bake uncovered about 45 minutes or until fork tender.

4.      Wipe cut surface with a little butter and sprinkle with salt.

5.      Return to bake cut side up about 10 minutes longer or until browned and soft.

6.      Reduce oven temperature to 325°.

7.      Scrape out the squash into a mixing bowl.

8.      Add sugar, honey, ginger, pumpkin pie spice and butter.

9.      Beat with electric mixer at medium speed until smooth.

10.  Put in buttered casserole.

11.  Return to oven, covered, for 30 minutes.

Apple Dumplings Recipe

Ingredients:

o       2 cups flour

o       4 tsp. baking powder

o       1 tsp. salt

o       4 Tbsp. Shortening

o       1 cup milk

o       6 apples

o       Sugar

o       1 tsp. cinnamon

Directions:

1.      Pare and core apples.

2.      Sift flour, baking powder and salt; cut in shortening, add milk and mix to smooth dough.

3.      Turn onto floured board and divide into six portions.

4.      Roll each portion large enough to cover one apple.

5.      Place an apple on each piece of dough; fill with cinnamon and sugar; wet edges of dough and fold over apple.

6.      Place on greased baking sheet, and bake at 350° until apples are tender (about 40 minutes).