A Closer Look at this Previously Featured Amish Recipe
1 cup raisins
1 cup water
1 cup sugar
1/3 cup oleo or butter
1 teaspoon cinnamon
1 teaspoon cloves
1 teaspoon nutmeg
Combine ingredients in saucepan and bring to a boil; let boil 5 minutes. Cool.
Add:
2 cups flour
3/4 teaspoon soda,
1/2 teaspoon baking powder
dash of salt
Mix together and spread in 10 x 15 inch pan. Bake 25 minutes at 350o. When cool, frost with icing made with 1 cup powdered sugar, 2 tablespoons butter, 1/2 teaspoon vanilla and enough milk to make spreading consistency.
Back to Current RecipesThe Amish Way cookbook, compiled by Adrienne Lund, published by Jupiter Press, copyright revised edition 1994. Adrienne Lund is the author-publisher of nine Amish cookbooks and a children's book about the Amish way of life. Her books are available in our gift shop and in our online store. Visit her website at amishwaycookbooks.com. Used by permission.
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