Recipes Featuring Raisins
- Coffee Cake | 1 quart of lively yeast sponge
1 quart of lively yeast sponge
1 teacup of warm water
3/4 of a teacup of lard
2 eggs
1 1/2 teacups sugar
1 cup of seedless raisins
1 teaspoon salt - War Cake | 1 cup brown sugar
1 cup brown sugar
1 1/2 cups water
1 cup raisins, seeded
2 ounces citron, finely cut
1/3 cup shortening
1 tsp ground cinnamon
1/4 tsp cloves
1/4 tsp nutmeg
1/2 tsp salt
2 cups flour
5 tsps b - Old Fashioned Dried Fruit Cake
1 cup dried apples
1 cup prunes, stoned
1 cup molasses
1/2 cup water
1/2 cup shortening
1 cup sugar
2 cups currants
3/4 cup raisins, seeded & quartered
1/4 tsp baking soda, dissolved in 2 tsps - Steamed Fruit Pudding
1 3/4 cups flour
1/3 tsp salt
1 1/2 tsps baking powder
1/2 tsp ground cinnamon
1 cup dates, figs or raisins, cut small
1/2 cup chopped nuts or shredded coconut (optional)
1/3 cup shortening, mel - Rock Cakes | 2 cups flour
2 cups flour
1/3 tsp salt
2 tsps baking powder
1/2 cup shortening
2/3 cup sugar
1/2 cup seedless raisins
1/4 cup candied citron, finely cut
2 eggs, beaten
About 2 Tbsps milk
- Raisin Dressing
3 cups stale bread crumbs
2/3 cup butter, melted
1/2 cup raisins, seeded & cut in small pieces
1/2 cup English walnuts, broken into small pieces
1 tsp sage, powdered
1 tsp salt
2/3 tsp pepper
- Cream Filling for Cake
Sour cream
Chopped nuts
Raisins
Lemon juice
Powdered sugar - Fruit Loaf Cake
1/2 cup butter
1 cup sugar
2 eggs
1/2 cup milk
1 tsp vanilla
1 cup raisins, seeded & quartered
1/4 cup citron, finely chopped
1 3/4 cups flour
1/4 tsp salt
2 tsps baking powder
- Indian Loaf Cake | 1 lb Indian meal
1 lb Indian meal
1/4 lb butter
Milk
2 eggs
1/2 lb sugar
1/4 lb raisins, seeded
1/4 lb currants
- Irish Soda Bread--Greg's Mom/Grandma recipe
4 c flour
1 T baking powder
½ c sugar
1 t baking soda
1 ½ c buttermilk (make by adding 1½ t lemon juice to regular milk and let it sit until curdled)
1 c raisins (can soften by soaking thes
