Currently Featured Amish Recipes

2 cups sugar

1/3 cup cocoa

1/2 cup milk

1 stick butter (1/2 cup)

pinch of salt

1 cup flaked coconut

1/2 cup walnuts, coarsely chopped

1/2 teaspoon vanilla

In a 2 quart saucepan, place sugar, cocoa, milk and butter.  Bring mixture to a boil, stirring to combine.  Remove from heat and stir in remaining ingredients.  Drop by heaping teaspoons onto waxed paper.  Allow to cool before removing from paper.  You may cool Haystacks quickly by placing in refrigerater.

1/4 cup warm water

3/4 cup scalded milk

1/4 cup shortening

1 egg

1 1/2 packages dry yeast

1/4 cup sugar

1 teaspoon salt

3 1/2 cups flour

Mix yeast nd warm water and let stand. Mix sugar, shortening, salt and egg.  Pour hot milk over mixture and let cool.  Add yeast, water and flour.  Roll out on floured board and spread with the following:

2 tablespoons butter

2 teaspoons cinnamon

1/2 cup brown sugar or white sugar

Preheat overn to 350^o.  Roll up and form one ring.  Make cuts about 1 1/2 inch wide all around with scissors.  Bake at 350^o about 30 minutes.

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 350^o.  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.