Recipe Type: Desserts

Fresh Peach Pie

Fresh Peach Pie

(Patrice Ringger shared this with us at one of the cooking group gatherings I organized)2 Tbsp. cornstarch 1 cup sugar 3 oz. pkg. peach Jell-o 2 or 3 cups sliced peachesCan use strawberries and...

Flan

Flan

4 eggs 2 cups milk 1/2 cup sugar 1/4 teaspoon salt 1 teaspoon vanillaSyrup: 1 cup sugar 1/4 cup water In heavy medium saucepan combine eggs, milk, sugar and salt. Cook and stir over...

Empanda Filling Variations

Empanda Filling Variations

Butterscotch: Substitute 6 Tbl brown sugar for sugar. Add 1 Tbl butter to cooked filling. Chocolate: Add 2 squares melted unseeted chocolate to hot milk, beat well before adding eggs. Increase sugar to ½...

Empanada Crust

Empanada Crust

(I came across this recipe when I served a mission at Adam-ondi-Ahman) 1 ¼ cup flour ¼ teaspoon salt ½ cup butter (or margarine, or shortening) ¼ cup ice water Stir together flour and...

Chocolate Macaroon Cake

Chocolate Macaroon Cake

4 oz semisweet chocolate, chopped 2 cups whole blanched almonds 3/4 cup sugar 8 large egg whites (4 in each of two bowls) 1 teaspoon grated orange rind  Lightly grease an 8 inch spring...

Empanada Filling (Vanilla cream)

Empanada Filling (Vanilla cream)

1 ¼ Cup milk 2 Tablespoons cornstarch OR 4 Tablespoon flour ¼ Cup sugar 2 egg yolks ½ teaspoons vanilla Combine sugar and cornstarch. Stir in milk and cook over medium high heat until...

Empanada Filling (Lemon)

Empanada Filling (Lemon)

1 ½ Cup sugar 3 Tbl. cornstarch 3 Tablespoons flour 1 ½ Cups water 3 eggs 2 Tablespoons butter ½ tsp. lemon peel ½ Cups lemon juice Cream sugar, cornstarch and flour, sugar, butter, and eggs....

Eric’s Praline Icing for Cinnamon Rolls

Eric’s Praline Icing for Cinnamon Rolls

Eric uses this when Nicole made some cinnamon rolls for us when we visited on our way back home from our mission at Adam-ondi-Ahman in 2015. This is the best icing or glaze! ½ Cup firmly...

Carrot Honey Bundt Cake

Carrot Honey Bundt Cake

We enjoyed carrot cake at Grandma Joan’s at many birthday celebrations. She was not one to pass up a cake mix, so when I found this recipe written in her own handwriting among her...

Mini Caramel Apples

Mini Caramel Apples

seedless green grapes 1 bag caramels cream chopped peanuts toothpicks Wash and dry grapes thoroughly. Place toothpicks in each grape. Melt caramels in the microwave with a little cream, stir.  Dip grapes in caramel sauce, then coat with...