baking – Page 2 – Mama Toni's Family Recipes

Empanada dough (no filling recipe)

4 cups bread flour 3/4 cup lard 2 tablespoons unsalted butter 1 teaspoon salt 1 tablespoon granulated sugar 1 cup cold water 1 egg well beaten Place the bread flour, lard, and butter in a medium mixing bowl. Rub the lard and butter into the flour until evenly blended. Easiest to do this by pinchingContinue reading “Empanada dough (no filling recipe)”

Pasta Frola (shortcake with jam)

1 1/2 cups all purpose flour 1/2 cup sugar 2 tsp baking powder 1/2 tsp salt 1/2 cup of butter, frozen 2 eggs, well beaten 1 tbsp water 1 tsp vanilla Jam. Any flavor. Preheat oven to 350. Put in the bowl, flour, sugar, baking powder; and salt. Whisk to combine. Grate frozen butter intoContinue reading “Pasta Frola (shortcake with jam)”

Cranberry Orange Bundt Cake

1 box yellow cake mix (I use Duncan Hines but any will work) 1 small box vanilla instant pudding 1 cup water 1/2 cup butter softened 3 teaspoons grated orange peel 4 eggs 1 1/2 cups fresh or frozen cranberries, chopped (do not thaw frozen cranberries) Powdered sugar for dusting Preheat oven to 325°F. GreaseContinue reading “Cranberry Orange Bundt Cake”

Banana, Coconut, Pecan Muffins

1 1/2 cups flour 1 tsp baking powder 1/4 tsp salt 2 overripe bananas (works best if they’ve been frozen and then thawed) 1 stick (1/2 cup) butter melted and cooled a little 2/3 cup sugar 1 egg 1/2 tsp vanilla 1/2 cup sweetened shredded coconut 1/2 cup chopped pecans Preheat oven to 375. PrepareContinue reading “Banana, Coconut, Pecan Muffins”

Buttermilk Biscuits

2 cups all purpose flour (may also do half and half of all purpose and cake flour for a lighter biscuit) (240 grams) 1 tbsp baking powder 1/2 tsp baking soda 1 tsp sugar 1/2 tsp salt 8 tbsp (one stick) COLD unsalted butter 3/4 cup COLD buttermilk Preheat oven to 450 degrees with rackContinue reading “Buttermilk Biscuits”

Who am I, and why should you be here?

My name is Toni. I’m a Gen X mom of four and completely untrained in cooking. I DID, however, grow up in a house where cooking as a family was a weekly event. At 9 years old, my mom went to work outside the home, and we each took turns making dinner. I started withContinue reading “Who am I, and why should you be here?”