Plain Muffins

Plain Muffins  

I am not to sure what is up with the heading. Plain muffins and other bland foods. I have made this recipe before. You can either add fruit, cinnamon or simple add cheese.

Cheese Waffles

Cheese Waffles - I think these would be fabulous with bacon crumbles or ham added to them.

Vintage Halloween Recipes

Butterscotch Pin Wheels

Banana Cream Pie

Homemade Banana Cream Pie

4 Tbsps Cornstarch

3/4 cup Sugar

1/8 tsp Salt

2 cups Milk (I used whole)

2 Eggs

1 Tbsp Butter

1 tsp Vanilla ( I used Watkins Baking Vanilla)

1 tsp Watkins Banana Extract 

1 9 inch pie shell ( graham or a baked pastry)

1 pint of Whipping Cream, Whipped

4 Bananas, Sliced

Mix cornstarch, sugar and salt and add gradually to cold milk in saucepan.  Stir constantly over medium heat until mixture is thick and bubbles, 4 to 5 minutes.  Beat eggs slightly and add part of hot mixture with a whisk.  Blend and return to saucepan.  Cook, stirring constantly, for 2 minutes.  Remove from heat and blend in butter.  Add Vanilla and Banana extract.  Cool.  Slice 4 bananas and arrange them in your baked pie crust on the bottom.  Pour mixture on top of bananas.   Chill and then topped with whipped cream or a meringue as desired.

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Home Made Ice Cream

Although technically not a vintage type recipe.  I have decided to include this recipe because ice cream has been a popular desert and treat ever since the ice cream cone was introduced at the 1904 World's Fair in St Louis.   This super easy recipe can easily be made at home without an ice cream freezer.  Enjoy!

Home Made Ice cream - Easy - No ice cream freezer required

1 14 oz can of sweetened condensed milk
2 teaspoons Watkins Baking Vanilla OR your favorite Watkins Extract
Pinch of salt
2 cups of heavy cream, cold (whipping cream)
1 metal loaf pan 9x5x3, chilled in the freezer

Directions

In a separate, large bowl mix together the condensed milk, vanilla or extract, & salt.
Whip the cream with a mixer on medium high speed until firm peaks form, about 2 minutes.
Fold about 1 cup of the whipped into the condensed milk with a spatula.  Then add the remaining whipped cream until everything is well blended.  Pour into the chilled metal loaf pan.  Freeze, covered until completely frozen.

If you are adding mix-ins like fruit, cookies etc.  Freeze the mixture for 2 hours until soft serve consistency.  Swirl in desired mix-ins with a spoon.  Then return to the freezer and continue to freeze for additional 3 hours.

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Bob Hope's Favorite Lemon Pie

Bob Hope's Favorite Lemon Pie

Ingredients:

1 cup sugar plus 2 Tbsp extra sugar

3 Tbsp. Corn starch

1 cup Boiling water

4 Tbsp.  Lemon Juice

2 Tbsp Butter

4 egg yolks

Pinch of Salt

Grated rind of 1 lemon

Preparation:

Combine corn starch and sugar, add water slowly, stirring constantly, until thick and smooth.   Add slightly beaten egg yolks, butter, lemon rind and juice, and salt.  Cook 2 or 3 minutes.  Pour into baked shell.  Cover with meringue made from 3 egg whites beaten stiff, and 2  1/2 Tbsp.  sugar.  Bake in slow oven 15 minutes, or until light brown.

Wilted lettuce? Add lemon juice to a bowl of cold water and soak the lettuce in the fridge for an hour.