Currently Featured Amish Recipes

1 cup flour

2 teaspoons baking powder

1/4 teaspoon salt

3/4 cup sugar

2 tablespoons cocoa

1 3/4 cups hot water

1/2 cup milk

2 tablespoons vegetable oil

1 cup chopped nuts

1 cup brown sugar

1/4 cup cocoa

Preheat oven to 350^o.  Sift together in a bowl: flour, baking powder, salt, sugar and 2 tablespoons cocoa.  Stir in milk, vegetable oil and nuts.  Pour into 9 inch square pan.  Sprinkle with brown sugar and 1/4 cup cocoa.  Pour hot water over mixture.  Bake in 350^o oven for 45 minutes.  Cake mixture will rise to the top.  Serve with or without whipped cream.

1/2 cup raisins

2 cups water

1 cup brown sugar

1 tablespoon vinegar

2 tablespoons cornstarch

pinch of salt

unbaked pie crust

Place all ingredients in a saucepan except for the cornstarch.  Bring to a boil, add the cornstarch to thicken.  Cool.  Pour into unbaked pie shell

Crumbs:

1 cup flour

1/2 cup brown sugar

1/4 cup shortening

1/2 teaspoon soda

Mix and put on top of raisin filling.  Bake at 375^o until shell is firm.