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.

1 tablespoon gelatin

1/4 cup cold water

3 cups fresh peaches

3/4 cup sugar

1/8 teaspoon salt

1/2 cup cream, whipped

1 baked pie shell

Heat gelatin and water over hot water to dissolve gelatin.  Slice peaches. Add sugar to peaches and let stand 10 minutes.  Add dissolved gelatin and salt to peaches  Fold in whipped cream.  Pour into baked pie shell.  Chill for 2 hours or more.

1/2 head shredded lettuce

1 pound bacon, crisply fried

2 packages frozen peas, thawed

6 hard boiled eggs, chopped

1/2 medium onion, minced

1 pint salad dressing

1 cup shredded Swiss cheese

Mix peas, bacon pieces, eggs, onion and salad dressing.  Spread on top of lettuce and sprinkle with cheese.  Serve chilled.