Grandmas Butter Creams Recipes

GRANDMOTHER'S OLD FASHIONED BUTTER ROLL

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Lightly grease a 7x11 inch baking pan.
• In a large bowl, mix together flour and salt. Cut shortening in thoroughly with a pastry blender until mixture resembles breadcrumbs. Stir in water and press dough together with your hands. Roll out pastry into a large rectangle. Spread the butter evenly over the pastry, then sprinkle on 1/4 cup sugar and nutmeg. Roll up the dough jelly roll style and pinch to seal. Cut into 12 even slices. Place the rolls in the prepared pan.
• In a small saucepan, heat milk, 2/3 cup sugar and vanilla until mixture begins to bubble. Pour milk mixture over rolls.
• Bake in preheated oven until brown, about 30 to 40 minutes.

GRANDMA'S CREAMY PEANUT BUTTER FUDGE

Steps:

• Sift sugar through a fine-mesh strainer into a large bowl.
• Heat butter and peanut butter in a saucepan over medium heat. Whisk to combine and cook until bubbles appear on the edges, 3 to 5 minutes. Stir in salt and vanilla extract. Pour over powdered sugar in the bowl. Mix together using a spatula until smooth.
• Spread mixture into an 8x8-inch baking pan lined with plastic wrap. Wrap fully and refrigerate until firm enough to cut but not too hard, 1 to 3 hours.
• Unwrap fudge and cut into small cubes. Let warm up on the counter before cutting if needed.

GRANDMA'S BUTTER CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat gas oven 350 degrees, electric 325 degrees. All ingredients should be room temperature. Grease and flour 2 (9-inch) round cake pans. Sift flour, add baking powder and salt. Set aside. On medium speed, cream butter and sugar, until light and fluffy. (Or 150 strokes by hand.) On medium speed, (or another 150 strokes) add 1 egg at a time. After 2 eggs add 2 tablespoons flour. Add flour mix alternating with the milk, ending with the flour. Add extracts. Place cake pan in middle of oven. Pans should not touch. Baking time approximately 35 minutes.
• In a hot cast-iron skillet or heavy saucepan melt butter and brown sugar together on high heat, stirring until sugar is thoroughly melted. Transfer into mixing bowl and, using mixer on low speed, starting and ending with confectioners' sugar; alternately add heavy cream with vanilla, beating until frosting becomes spreadable. Spread on cooled cake.;

GRANDMA'S PEANUT BUTTER PIE

Steps:

• Mix peanut butter and powdered sugar together(it will be like crumbs), put 2/3 of mixture on top of the baked pie crust.
• Cover this with small instant pudding, made according to package directions.
• Spread with layer of whipped toping.
• Sprinkle the rest of peanut butter mixture on top. Chill.

GRANDMA'S BUTTER TARTS

Steps:

• Melt butter.
• Beat in eggs.
• Beat in all other ingredients except raisens or currents.
• Stir in raisens.
• Fill tart shells 2/3 full.
• Bake at 400 degrees until pastry is brown & center is bubbling. Approximately 10-13min.

GRANDMA'S BUTTER CREAMS

Steps:

• Cream butter in mixer until fluffy.
• Add marshmallow cream and cream again.
• Add sugar 1/2 cup at a time until dough isn't sticky any more (I usually mix the last cup by hand as if kneading bread dough).
• You might need more or less sugar to get the right consistency- firm and not sticky.
• Roll dough into one inch balls and place on cookie sheet that has been covered with wax paper.
• Put in refrigerator until chocolate is ready.
• Melt chocolate in top of double boiler.
• You can use bitter, semi-sweet or milk chocolate according to your own taste.
• I add a bit of wax to thin the chocolate out and make it easier for dipping.
• When chocolate is all melted, take balls out of the refrigerator.
• Dip them into the coating (I use a darning needle) and replace on cookie sheet.
• If they start getting soft, just pop the cookie sheet back into the refrigerator for a few minutes until they firm up again.
• Also, this is usually a good time to reheat the chocolate as it gets thick after a while.
• When all the balls are coated, put in the refrigerator for an hour or so until they set, then put in an airtight container for storage.
• I like to keep mine in the refrigerator so they stay firm.