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Nana’s Ricotta Pie

Nana’s Ricotta Pie
 
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Recipe type: Dessert
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Makes (2) 10-inch deep pies
Ingredients
crust:
  • 4 c. flour
  • ¾ c. sugar
  • 1 c. Crisco
  • 4 tsp. baking powder
  • 1 egg
  • 1 tsp. orange extract
  • ½ c. milk
Filling:
  • 3 lbs. ricotta
  • ½ tsp. orange extract
  • 6 eggs
  • 1 ½ c. sugar
  • 1 tsp. vanilla
  • 1-1 ½ c. cooked rice
  • 3 Tbsp. diced maricino cherries
  • 3 Tbsp. chocolate bits (mom adds extra)
Instructions
For crust:
  1. Blend flour, sugar, shortening, and baking powder w/ pastry blender.
  2. In small bowl, mix 1 egg, 1 tsp. orange extract, ½ c. milk. Add to above.
For filling:
  1. In a large bowl, mix ricotta, orange extract, eggs, sugar, and vanilla.
  2. Add 1-1½ cups cooked rice per your preference.
  3. Yummy extras:
  4. Grandma adds chopped up Marrichino cherries and Dona adds chocolate chips. Lots.
  5. Mix well, pour into shells, sprinkle w/ cinnamon & sugar
  6. bake @ 350 for 40 min in metal pan,
  7. or 325 for 60-65 min in pyrex
  8. *watch for burning crust; pies thicken upon standing

Nana’s Never Fail Chocolate Cake

Nana’s Never Fail Chocolate Cake
 
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Recipe type: Dessert
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Ingredients
  • 1 Egg
  • ½ cup Cocoa
  • ½ cup Crisco
  • 1 ½ cups Flour
  • 1 tsp. Vanilla
  • 1 tsp. Baking Soda
  • ¼ tsp. Salt
  • 1 cup Sugar
  • ½ cup strong Instant Coffee
  • ½ cup Sour milk or Buttermilk
Instructions
  1. Put all in bowl in order given.
  2. Mix only after last item is added.
  3. Bake in 300 oven one hour.
  4. inch tube pan or 8x8x2 inch pan.
  5. In making cup cakes - 300 oven for 25 or 30 minutes.

Nana’s Grape-Nut Pudding

Nana's Grape-Nut Pudding
 
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Recipe type: Dessert
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This is my favorite thing ever!!! Mom always makes a double batch and this is the amount I remember Nana bringing to Grandma's at various times.
Ingredients
  • ½ cup grape nuts
  • hot water
  • 3 eggs
  • ½ cup sugar
  • 1 tsp. vanilla
  • pinch of salt
  • 2 cups milk
Instructions
  1. Measure ½ cup grape nuts into measuring cup.
  2. Add enough hot water to make 1 cup.
  3. Beat 3 eggs in deep bowl.
  4. Add ½ cup sugar, 1 tsp. vanilla, pinch of salt and beat well.
  5. Add 2 cups milk and beat again.
  6. Add grape nuts .
  7. Butter casserole dish and pour mixture set in pan of water. Bake at 350 for 1 hour and 10 min. or until knife comes out clean.
  8. *I made this with soymilk one time and it took forever to set. I think I cooked it for an extra half hour or so and it was still jiggly when I took it out, but firmed up as it cooled.
  9. **DonaMom made this before with the lactose free milk and it tasted great. I don't think she had to adjust the recipe at all.

Nana’s Baked Rice Pudding

Nana's Baked Rice Pudding
 
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Ingredients
  • ⅓ c. raw regular white rice *Cannot be instant!
  • 5 c. milk
  • 1 tsp. salt
  • 4 eggs
  • ¾ c. sugar
  • 1 ½ tsp. vanilla or lemon
Instructions
  1. In top of double boiler, combine rice & 4 cups of the milk, salt. Cook over boiling water, stirring occasionally one hour. Preheat oven to 350. Grease a 2 quart casserole. Place in baking pan.
  2. In a large bowl combine eggs, sugar, vanilla & remaining 1 cup milk. Beat just until blended. Gradually stir in hot rice mixture. Pour into prepared casserole. Pour hot water to one-inch depth around casserole. Bake uncovered for 60 minutes or until silver knife inserted in custard 1 inch from edge of casserole comes out clean. Remove from hot water to wire rack to cool. Then refrigerate until well chilled, at least 3 hours or overnight.