While browsing through some recipes given to me by a long-time friend, several caught my eye as items that might be of interest to homemakers looking for ways to add some variety to late summer meals.
Two of those recipes are featured this week.
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German Coleslaw
- 1 medium-sized cabbage
- 2 qts. boiling water
- 2 onions, grated
- 1 green pepper, finely chopped
- 1/4 cup vinegar
- 2 egg yolks, beaten
- 1 tsp. salt
- 1/4 tsp. pepper
- 3 tbsps. olive oil
- 1 cup dairy sour cream
Wash cabbage and then cut very fine. Place in bowl and blanch with hot water. Drain and squeeze out all water.
Combine cabbage with onion, green pepper and vinegar.
Beat egg yolks, salt and pepper. Add olive oil very gradually, beating steadily in blender or with electric mixer.
Pour over cabbage mixture, tossing thoroughly. Add sour cream and stir until evenly blended. Refrigerate until serving time.
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Amish Baked Apple Slice
- 4 cups cake flour, sifted
- 1 cup and 6 tbsps. sugar
- 1/2 tsp. salt
- 1 cup butter
- 4 eggs, separated
- 1/2 cup dairy sour cream
- 1 tbsp. fine bread crumbs
- 3 lbs. apples, peeled and sliced
- 1/2 tsp. cinnamon
Frosting:
- 3/4 cup confectioner’s sugar
- 2 tbsps. hot cream or milk
- 1/4 tsp. vanilla
Mix together flour, 4 tbsps. sugar and salt. Cut in butter with pastry blender. Beat egg yolks and mix with sour cream. Add to dry mixture, stirring well.
Form dough into a ball, wrap in wax paper and refrigerate overnight.
Cut chilled dough into four equal parts. Grease a 14x16 inch sheet pan well.
Roll dough to fit pan, using two parts for the bottom and two for the top. Use hands freely to patch dough if necessary.
Sprinkle bottom crust with bread crumbs then cover with apple slices.
Add cinnamon to 1 cup sugar and sprinkle over apples. Cover with remaining pastry and seal edges. Brush top with slightly beaten egg whites and sprinkle on remaining 2 tbsps. sugar.
Bake in a preheated 375 degrees F oven for 40-50 minutes until browned and crisp looking.
While baking prepare frosting by mixing sugar with cream or milk and add vanilla.
While slice is still warm, brush on frosting. Cool before cutting. Makes about 12 slices. May be frozen.
Joyce Walter can be reached at ronjoy@sasktel.net
