[pinterest] California Casserole won the 8th Pillsbury Bake-Off. Recipe on Pillsbury.com by Hildreth H. Hatheway of Santa Barbara, California. This was the first savory dish of the 52 and I have to be honest, I wasn’t very excited to make this. But once I tasted it, I was glad I did. This is basically a chicken and dumplings dish, except…
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Ring-A-Lings won the 7th Pillsbury Bake-Off in 1955. Recipe on Pillsbury.com by Bertha Jorgensen of Portland, Oregon. Think of a butter and nut filled sweet yeast roll with a hint of orange. Start by zesting an orange and reserving 1/4 cup of the juice. Heat milk and butter until very warm. Add to a mixture of flour, sugar, salt, orange peel and yeast,…
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Fat Tuesday is on March 4th this year (2014), so why not make some Mardis Gras cookies! Easy Mardis Gras cookies are super simple! I just used Pillsbury® Ready To Bake!™ refrigerated sugar cookies and Pillsbury® vanilla creamy ready-to-spread frosting. And sprinkles, of course. Bake cookies according to the package instructions. This was the first time I used my new Baker’s…
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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…
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[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…
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