Last week's baking project recipe got me in the mood for pie. Lime Cream and Strawberry Pie to be more specific. This one's like a key lime pie with strawberries. This recipe comes from a cookbook called Icebox Pies by Lauren Chattman and available on Amazon.com Start by making a Vanilla Wafer Crust. Add butter, vanilla and a little salt to crushed wafers. Press into a 9-inch pie plate. Bake. You'll need the zest of 1 lime and 1/2 cup of juice (about 4 limes). 1 lime … [Read more...]
Open Sesame Pie
[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 and/or jello. But this is a baking project which contains every single grand prize winning recipe in the PIllsbury Bake-off, so here goes. As shown … [Read more...]
My Inspiration Cake
[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" semisweet chocolate. I used a big Ghiradelli chocolate bar and found that a potato peeler worked better than the traditional grater. Recipe calls for 4 egg … [Read more...]
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! German Chocolate Doughnuts Recipe courtesy of Pillsbury Bake-Off®4 cups Crisco® Pure Vegetable Oil1 cup Pillsbury® Creamy Supreme® Coconut Pecan Frosting1/2 cup Pillsbury® Chocolate Frosting1 can Pillsbury® Grands!® Flaky Layers … [Read more...]
Sweetheart Cinnamon Rolls
Sweetheart Cinnamon Rolls shaped like hearts are the perfect way to gain your sweetie's attention. All you need is a can of refrigerated cinnamon rolls and some sprinkles (if you like). I'm sharing the recipe below, but first wanted to say that I was so excited to be able to demonstrate these adorable Sweetheart Cinnamon Rolls on Fox 5 in Atlanta. In addition to the cinnamon rolls, I also demonstrated Valentine Cookie Pops and Hershey's Bliss Crescent Rolls. Valentine's Treats - As … [Read more...]
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, so I thought I would make some doughnuts. I had heard about them for years but never tried it myself. With a small rolling pin, I gently rolled the biscuits out … [Read more...]
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 late - shhhh) on how to make these yummy cookies. About This Recipe Snappy Turtle Cookies won the 4th Pillsbury Bake-Off in 1952. Recipe by Beatrice Harlib of Lincolnwood, Illinois … [Read more...]
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 of. It's one of my favorites of all the winning recipes from the Bake-Off! So right off the bat, I knew this recipe was a little … [Read more...]
Orange Kiss Me Cake
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 raisins and the walnuts. Process until fairly smooth. It doesn't look very pretty, so I decided not to photograph it. Then you add the not so lovely mush to … [Read more...]
No-Knead Water Rising Twists
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 crazy idea! Why not make all 52 Grand Prize winning recipes this year and blog about the process. That's 1 recipe per week which I think is totally doable. So here goes... The first grand prize winning recipe in … [Read more...]