[pinterest] Open Sesame Pie won the 6th Pillsbury Bake-Off in 1954. Recipe on Pillsbury.com by Dorothy Koteen of Washington. I have to admit that I wasn’t very excited to make this pie. Among the ingredients are dates, whipping cream and gelatin. Although I do love dates, I’ve never thought of or wanted to combine them with cream…
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My Inspiration Cake – Recipe #5 of 52 Pillsbury Grand Prize Recipes in 52 Weeks
[pinterest] “My Inspiration” Cake won the 5th Pillsbury Bake-Off in 1953. Recipe on Pillsbury.com by Lois Kanago of Webster, South Dakota. You’ll need 1 cup of chopped pecans. How do you say it? Pe-cawns or Pee-cans? Either way, it’s a good start if you ask me. I love anything with nuts. Do you? 2 oz. of “grated”…
German Chocolate Doughnuts
Here’s the recipe I entered in the 46th Pillsbury Bake-Off. I was one of 100 finalists in the contest. Mine was not the Million Dollar winning recipe but it won me a trip to Las Vegas and a chance to compete in the competition which was so much fun! Print German Chocolate Doughnuts Ingredients Recipe…
Pillsbury Valentine’s Recipes – As Seen On TV!
I was so excited to be able to demonstrate 3 Pillsbury Valentine’s Recipes on Fox 5 in Atlanta this morning. All of these recipes are available on Pillsbury.com Print Sweetheart Cinnamon Rolls Ingredients Recipe courtesy of Pillsbury® 1 can 13 oz. Pillsbury® refrigerated flaky cinnamon rolls with icing Instructions Heat oven to 350°F. Spray 9-inch…
Homemade Doughnuts
Homemade Doughnuts are canned biscuits shaped into donuts, fried in oil and dipped in icing or cinnamon sugar. Who doesn’t love doughnuts, right? Or is it donuts? Either way, they are so yummy and one of my favorite treats! I had some Pillsbury Grands Honey Butter Biscuits in the fridge that would be expiring soon,…
Snappy Turtle Cookies
Snappy Turtle Cookies are turtle shaped sugar cookies with pecans and a creamy chocolate frosting on top. Just like mom used to make. Today was the perfect day to bake because it SNOWED! And we live in Georgia. Yay! But it also got me distracted, so as promised, here are the photo instructions (one day…
Starlight Double Delight – Grandma’s Chocolate Cake
Starlight Double Delight or Grandma’s Chocolate Cake is a homemade chocolate cake topped with a chocolate mint buttercream frosting. Starlight Double-Delight Cake – from the 3rd Pillsbury Bake-Off in 1951. Recipe on Pillsbury.com by Helen Weston of La Jolla, California. I also like to call it Grandma’s Chocolate Cake because that’s what it reminds me…
Orange Kiss Me Cake – Recipe 2 of “52 Grand Prize Recipes in 52 Weeks!”
Orange Kiss Me Cake – from the 2nd Pillsbury Bake-Off contest in 1950. Recipe on Pillsbury.com by Lily Wuebel, Redwood City, CA. So you start with oranges. Obviously. Well, actually you only use 1 orange. Squeeze the juice which you reserve for later. Place the remaining pulp and peel in a food processor. Add the…
No-Knead Water Rising Twists – Recipe #1 of 52 Grand Prize recipes in 52 weeks!
As many of you may know, I was a finalist in the 46th Pillsbury Bake-off last year. It was such a wonderful experience and I have become fascinated with the history of the contest. It started in 1949 and as of now, there have been exactly 52 grand prize winning recipes. So I got a…
Recipe: Apple Cranberry Crunch Casserole (or Pie)
So I got a new camera and wanted to post my first attempts at taking photos of my baking projects. This is a recipe that I’ve had for a very long time. I think I was about 10 or 11 when I wrote the recipe on this card (circa 1975). My handwriting has definitely changed…