[pinterest] Accordion Treats won the 9th Pillsbury Bake-Off in 1957. Recipe on Pillsbury.com by Gerda Roderer of Berkeley, California. These treats remind me of a cookie recipe my grandmother used to make called Butterfingers, except hers were dipped in powdered sugar. They would just melt in your mouth. This is a similar kind of butter and nut…
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Open Sesame Pie – Recipe #6 of 52 Pillsbury Grand Prize Recipes in 52 Weeks
[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…
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!
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…