Caroline’s Rhubarb Coffee Cake

 

2 eggs

1¼ c. sugar


1  t. baking soda


½ t. salt


2 c. flour

1 c. sour cream

2 ½ c.  fresh rhubarb (or thawed frozen)

Crumble Topping:

1 c. sugar

¼ c. flour

¼ c. butter (unsalted)

1 T. cinnamon

Preheat oven to 350 degrees and grease a 9X13 baking pan. In a large mixing bowl combine egg, flour, sour cream, salt, baking soda and sugar, using an electric mixer on low speed. Increase to medium speed and beat about 1 minute. Fold in rhubarb. Pour into prepared cake pan. 

Topping: In a medium bowl, combine sugar, flour and cinnamon. Cut butter into flour and sugar mixture. Mix until crumbly.  Sprinkle crumb topping over top of cake batter.

Bake for 45-50 minutes or until cake tester comes out clean. Cool on wire rack.

Doris V.'s Ole Koeken

1 1/2 c. milk

1 1/2 c. water

Heat until warm. Add:

3/4 c. sugar

2 t. salt

4 eggs, slightly beaten

1 t. vanilla

1 T. soft butter

1 package raisins ( or half currents)

1 apple, cut fine

6 c. sifted flour

Dissolve 2 yeast cakes in 1/2 cup warm water and 1/2 teaspoon sugar. Combine ingredients in order. Allow 1 hour to rise. Stir and allow to rise again. Batter will be soft and thin. Drop by tablespoonfuls into deep fat fryer which is about 360 degrees. They should flip themselves when the first side is done, but if not then turn when golden. Remove when golden brown on both sides. Set on paper bags to drain fat. Roll in sugar. Taste best when warm.

Pumpkin Bread

2 c. pureed pumpkin
1 c. oil
4 eggs
2/3 c. water
3 c. sugar
3 1/2 c. flour
2 t. baking soda
1 1/2 t. salt
3 t. nutmeg
3 t. cinnamon

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Mix first 5 ingredients. Sift remaining ingredients together in a separate bowl. Slowly add to pumpkin mixture. Mix well. Pour into two greased loaf pans. Bake for 50-60 minutes.

Banana Bread

Grandma Jennie P's
1 (2) egg(s), beaten*
1 c. sugar
2 T. butter
2 bananas, mashed
1/2 c. sour milk
1 t. baking soda
1 t. salt
2 c. flour

Place in greased bread pan(s) and bake at 350 degrees- 1 hour for one large pan, 3/4 hour for two small pans.

* I found two different copies of this recipe. The one that looks older and more used calls for 2 eggs. The other one that I'm assuming to be a copy and more recently used, calls for one. 

Lorraine P's
2 eggs
1 c. sugar
1/2 (3/4) c. margarine*
2-3 bananas, mashed
1 t. vanilla
1 t. baking soda
1 (1 1/2) c. flour*

Beat eggs, sugar, and margarine. Continue beatind and add bananas, flour, and soda. Let stand for 15 minutes. 15 minutes in floured pan. Bake for 50 minutes at 350 degrees.

*Both of these measurments are noted on the recipe. I'm not sure which is correct.

Zucchini Bread

Make 2 regular sized loaves or 5 small loaves



If you have nut allergies, just leave them out. It's still yummy!

3 eggs, beaten

2 c. sugar

3 t. vanilla

1 c. oil

2 c. shredded zucchini

3 c. flour

1/4 t. baking powder

1 t. baking soda

1 t. salt

3 t. cinnamon

1 c. chopped nuts

Beat eggs until light and fluffy. Add sugar, vanilla, and oil. Blend well. Stir in zucchini, flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt, and cinnamon. Fold in nuts. Pour into greased loaf pans and bake at 350 degrees for 1 hour.



Oliebollen (Dutch doughnuts)

Netherlands

1 1/2 c. sugar

6 c. flour
6 t. baking powder
2 t. salt
4 eggs
1/4 c. butter, melted
1 c. warm milk
1/4 c. wine
1/2 box currents
2 apples, chopped fine
juice of 2 oranges

Mix ingredients. If batter seems too thick, add a bit more wine. Drop by tablespoonfuls into deep fat fryer which is about 360 degrees. They should flip themselves when the first side is done, but if not then turn when golden. Remove when golden brown on both sides. Set on paper bags to drain fat. Roll in sugar. Taste best when warm.

Recipe notes: Oliebollen (translated literally as "grease balls") are a type of doughnut or fritter that Dutch families traditionally enjoy on New Years Eve. Usually this is the only time during the year that they are made. Every family has their own special recipes, passed down for generations. My sister-in-law, who moved to the USA from Belgium when she was eight insists that her family recipe is better, but I personally think ours has a better flavor. If you plan to make these, be sure to have some paper bags on hand to drain them on. They do live up to their name*.

(*These are also known as "Ole Koeken" or "oil cakes.")

The morning has gold in its mouth ~Dutch saying

Banana Bread

1 c. mashed bananas
1 c. sugar
1/3 c. shortening
2 eggs
1 3/4 c. flour
2 t. baking powder
1/2 c. nuts, optional
1 t. vanilla
1/4 t. salt

Cream shortening, sugar, and eggs. Sift dry ingredients and slowly to egg mixture. Stir in the mashed bananas. Put in greased loaf pan. Bake at 350 degrees for about 1 hour. Makes 1 loaf.

Recipe notes: Can substitute other fruit for bananas. Cranberry sauce is good (reduce sugar to 1/2 cup). Pumpkin is also good (add 2 t. cinnamon, ½ t. cloves, ½ t. allspice, 1 T. molasses).

Time flies like an arrow; fruit flies like a banana ~Groucho Marx