Pennsylvania Dutch Cooking

Dutch Scalloped Potatoes

2009-12-07T06:48:00.001-08:00

* 6 potatoes, sliced
* 1 onion, chopped
* 2 tsp. salt
* pepper
* 3 tblsp. butter
* 2 tblsp. flour
* 2 cups hot milk
* ¾ cup grated cheese

Melt butter in double boiler or sauce pan. Add flour, seasoning and stir smooth. Slowly add the hot milk stirring constantly. When it thickens melt the grated cheese in the sauce. Into a buttered baking dish or casserole put layers of the sliced potatoes, onions and cheese sauce, repeating until all ingredients are used. Bake in a moderate oven (350-f) for 1 hour.

Pennsylvania Dutch Gingerbread Men Cookies

2009-12-04T18:49:00.001-08:00

* ⅔ cup shortening
* ½ cup brown sugar
* 2 tsp. ginger
* 1 tsp. cinnamon
* ¼ tsp. cloves or allspice
* 1½ tsp. salt
* 1 egg
* ¾ cup molasses
* 3 cups flour, sifted
* 1 tsp. soda
* ½ tsp. baking powder

Cream together shortening, brown sugar, spices and salt. Add the egg, mix thoroughly. Add molasses and blend. Sift together twice the flour, soda, baking powder and add to the molasses mixture. Stir well and chill. Roll out a fourth of the dough at a time, on floured board to a little more than ⅛ inch thick. Cut with gingerbread man cutters or other shapes. Bake on greased cookie sheets in moderately hot (375-f) oven, 8 to 10 minutes. Cool before decorating.

Pennsylvania Dutch Fried Tomatoes

2009-07-05T19:52:00.001-07:00

* 4 tomatoes
* 3 tblsp. hot fat and butter
* 2 tblsp. brown sugar
* Flour
* ½ cup milk
* salt and pepper

Cut large, solid, ripe tomatoes in ½ inch slices. Dredge thickly with flour. Fry quickly in 2 tablespoons of hot drippings or butter, browning well on both sides. Remove to serving platter, sprinkle with salt, pepper and brown sugar. Keep warm. Add 1 tablespoon of butter to the pan fryings and blend in a tablespoon of flour. Add the milk and cook, stirring constantly. It should be about the consistency of thick cream. Pour it over the tomatoes and serve.

Dutch Meat Rolls

2009-03-07T05:55:00.001-08:00

* 2½ lbs. beef
* 10 potatoes
* 2 tablespoons butter
* 2 tablespoons minced parsley
* 1 chopped onion
* ½ teaspoon salt
* ½ cup milk
* 3 eggs
* 2½ cups flour
* 2 teaspoons baking powder
* 1 tablespoon shortening
* 1 tablespoon butter

After seasoning the meat with salt and pepper, stew the meat for two hours. Then make dough with flour, baking powder, salt and the shortening. Mix into a pie-crust dough. Roll into a dozen circles 8 to 10 inches in diameter. Steam the potatoes, pared and sliced thin; add salt and pepper, 2 tablespoons of butter; the parsley and onions and then beat lightly the three eggs into the mixture. Put this mixture on the circles of dough after it has stood a little while. Fold half the circle of dough over like a half moon and press edges together tightly. Drop these into the pot with the meat and stew water. Cover tightly and cook for 30 minutes. Into a frying pan put a couple of tablespoons of fat skimmed from the stew before putting in the dough rolls, add to this 1 tablespoon of butter. In this brown small cubes of hard bread and stir in a half cup of milk. Pour this milk sauce over the Meat rolls when serving.

Wiener Schnitzel

2009-02-05T17:38:00.001-08:00

* 2 lbs. veal steak
* 1 egg, beaten
* salt
* bread crumbs
* lemon juice
* pepper

Veal should be about ½ inch thick and cut into serving portions. Season with salt and pepper. Dip pieces in bread crumbs, then into the beaten egg and again in the crumbs. Let stand in the refrigerator a while before cooking. Brown in hot fat on both sides, cover and simmer for 30 minutes. Sprinkle with lemon juice.

Dutch Noodle Cheese Ring

2009-02-04T08:10:00.001-08:00

* 1 cup egg noodles
* 3 tblsp. butter
* 3 tblsp. flour
* ½ tsp. salt
* ½ tsp. paprika
* 1½ cups milk
* 2 eggs, well beaten
* Swiss cheese (¼ to ½ lb.)

Boil noodles in salted water until tender. Drain and place in well-greased ring mold. Melt the butter, add flour and blend smooth. Stir in milk and cook, stirring constantly until it thickens. Add seasoning and cheese cut in small pieces. Cook until cheese melts. To ½ of the sauce add the well-beaten eggs and mix well. Pour this over the noodles. Set mold in pan of hot water and bake in moderate (350-f) oven 45 minutes. Unmold on large platter, pour over the remaining hot cheese sauce. Fill center with peas, and carrots or spinach.

Dutch Meat Loaf

2009-02-03T17:46:00.000-08:00

* 2½ lbs. hamburger
* 2½ cups bread crumbs
* 1 cup cheese (cubed small)
* salt and pepper
* ½ green pepper, chopped
* 1 small onion, chopped
* 2 eggs
* 1 cup catsup

Mix all ingredients, form into two loaves. Pour some catsup over top of loaves. Bake at 350 until done.

Beef Pot Pie

2009-01-24T06:51:00.001-08:00

* 2 lbs. stewing beef
* 6 medium potatoes
* pot pie dough
* 2 onions
* chopped parsley
* salt and pepper

Cut the beef into 1" cubes cover with water, season and boil until tender. Peel potatoes, cut in ¼" slices and slice the onion. Into the hot broth drop layers of potatoes, onions, a sprinkling of parsley and dough squares alternately, ending with dough on top. Cover and boil for 20 minutes. Stir meat thru pot pie.

For the pot pie dough:

To 2 cups of flour add a little salt, 1 egg, beaten and enough milk to make a stiff dough. Roll out thin (⅛") on floured board and cut into 2" squares. Equally good with veal or pork.

Beef with Onions

2008-12-05T18:22:00.000-08:00

* 1½ lbs. boiled beef
* 2 tablespoons butter
* 1 tablespoon vinegar
* 1 onion
* 2 tablespoons flour
* 1 pinch of pepper
* ½ cup meat stock
* salt

Mince the onion. Simmer in butter until soft. Add flour and simmer until brown. To this add vinegar, salt, pepper and meat stock and let come to a boil. Cut the meat in slices and serve hot, with the onion sauce.

Amish Recipes: Stuffed Acorn Squash

2008-10-31T08:30:00.001-07:00

* 3 acorn squash
* ⅓ cup molasses
* 1 tsp. salt
* 1 lb. pork sausage
* 1 tsp. sage
* bread crumbs

Wash squash and cut in halves, remove seeds. Put a tablespoon of molasses in each half, sprinkle with salt and a pinch of powdered sage (if the sausage does not contain sage). Fill the cavity with sausage and top with bread crumbs. Place the squash halves in a baking pan, add about an inch of water to the pan. Cover and bake in hot oven (400-f) for 40 minutes. Remove cover and brown.

Potato Pancakes

2008-10-22T13:46:00.001-07:00

* 2 eggs, separated
* 1 cup mashed potatoes
* ½ cup flour
* 1 cup milk
* 2 tsp. baking powder

Add egg yolks to the mashed potatoes and mix well. Add the flour and baking powder alternately with the milk until smooth. Fold in the stiffly beaten egg whites and drop spoonfuls on hot greased griddle or skillet. Finely chopped onion is sometimes sprinkled on the batter on griddle before turning. Serve hot with meat.

Pumpkin Custard

2008-10-22T13:44:00.001-07:00

* 2 cups pumpkin, sieved
* 1 cup soft bread crumbs
* 2 eggs, separated
* 1½ cups milk
* 1 cup sugar
* 3 tblsps. butter, melted
* ¼ tsp. salt
* 1 tsp. orange flavoring

Combine ingredients except egg whites in the order listed and mix well after each addition. Pour into baking dish or custard cups. Bake in a slow oven (325-f) until mixture thickens and browns. Beat the egg whites, adding 2 tablespoons of sugar, until stiff, spread on top of custard and brown lightly.

Apple Pandowdy

2008-10-22T13:43:00.001-07:00

* 4 tart apples
* ½ cup molasses
* ½ teaspoon cinnamon
* 2 tablespoons butter
* biscuit dough

Pare and slice apples and arrange in a well greased shallow baking dish. Sprinkle with cinnamon, drizzle over molasses and dot with butter. Cover with biscuit dough which has been rolled to about ½ inch thickness. Cut gashes in dough to allow steam to escape. Bake in moderate oven about 375 degrees for 30 minutes. Serve hot, cutting out squares of the biscuit to use as a base for the fruit mixture. Serve with cream flavored with nutmeg.

Potato Filling

2008-10-22T07:54:00.000-07:00

* 2 cups mashed potatoes
* 1 egg, beaten
* 1 qt. stale bread, cubed
* 2 tblsp. butter
* 1 onion, minced
* ½ cup celery, diced
* 1 tblsp. minced parsley
* 1 tsp. salt
* pinch of pepper

Put the beaten egg into the mashed potatoes and mix well. Melt the butter in a large skillet and saute the onion and celery. Stir in the bread crumbs to toast for a few minutes, stirring constantly. Add all the other ingredients, combine with the potatoes and mix thoroughly.

Dutch Cabbage Rolls

2008-09-27T15:50:00.001-07:00

* 1 lb. ground beef
* ⅓ cup rice, uncooked
* 1 egg
* 1 onion, chopped fine
* 2 tblsp. shortening
* Juice of 1 lemon
* 1 can tomato soup
* ½ cup celery, chopped
* 1 tsp. sugar
* 1 tsp. parsley, minced
* 6 cabbage leaves
* salt and pepper

Combine meat, salt, pepper, rice and egg, mix well. For the sauce: saute onion in the butter until soft. Add tomato soup and equal amount of water to onion, also celery, parsley, lemon juice, sugar, salt and pepper. Cook for 10 minutes. Wash the cabbage leaves and boil until tender. Put equal amounts of the meat mixture into cabbage leaves, roll tightly and secure with toothpicks. Place rolls in sauce pan, pour sauce over them, cover pan and cook very slowly for 3 hours.

Dumplings (Spaetzle)

2008-09-27T15:47:00.001-07:00

* 1 cup milk
* 2 cups flour
* 2 eggs
* 1 tsp. salt

Add milk to flour slowly, stirring constantly to keep mixture smooth. Add 1 egg at a time, beating well after each addition. Salt and mix well. When cooking in boiling salted water or meat broth, pour the batter from a shallow bowl, tilting it over the boiling kettle. With a sharp knife slice off pieces of the batter into the boiling liquid. Dip knife in the liquid before each cut to prevent sticking.

Philadelphia Pepper Pot

2008-09-27T15:46:00.001-07:00

* 1 lb. honeycomb tripe
* 1 veal knuckle
* 1½ qts. water
* 2 tablespoons salt
* 1 tblsp. red pepper, diced
* 1 tblsp. green pepper, diced
* 1 tablespoon powdered thyme
* 6 peppercorns
* 4 potatoes, diced
* 2 bay leaves
* 3 whole cloves
* 3 tablespoons chopped parsley
* 2 stalks celery, diced
* 2 carrots, diced
* 2 tomatoes, peeled, cut up
* 4 onions, thinly sliced
* 1 piece pimento, cut fine

Wash and scrub tripe thoroughly. Place in large kettle and cover with plenty of cold water. Bring to a boil and simmer until tender. Simmer without boiling, that is the secret of making tripe tender. Drain and dice, ½ inch squares. In the meantime place the veal knuckle in another kettle adding 1½ qts. of water and all ingredients except the potatoes. Simmer at least one hour, put in potatoes and simmer for another hour or until meat falls off the bone. Remove bone and take off all the meat. Cut it into small pieces and together with the tripe put it back into the soup. Bring to a boil and the soup is ready to serve. This soup keeps well and can be reheated.

Dandelion Salad

2008-09-27T15:45:00.002-07:00

* Young dandelion greens
* 4 thick slices bacon
* ½ cup cream
* 2 tblsp. butter
* 2 eggs
* 1 tsp. salt
* 1 tblsp. sugar
* 4 tblsp. vinegar
* ½ tsp. paprika
* black pepper

Wash dandelions and pick over carefully. Roll in cloth and pat dry. Put into a salad bowl and set in warm place. Cut bacon in small cubes, fry quickly and pour over dandelions. Put butter and cream into a skillet and melt over low heat. Beat eggs, add salt, pepper, sugar and vinegar, then mix with the slightly warm cream mixture. Cook over high heat until dressing is quite thick. Pour, very hot, over the dandelions, stir well and serve.

Potato Salad Dressing

2008-09-27T15:45:00.001-07:00

* 1 beaten egg
* ½ cup sugar
* 1 tbsp. flour
* ½ cup water
* ½ cup vinegar
* 2 tbsp. butter
* ½ tsp. salt
* ¼ tsp. pepper

Combine in the order given, stirring after each addition. Boil until thick. Cool before adding to the salad.

Pepper Cabbage

2008-09-27T15:43:00.003-07:00

* 2 cups shredded cabbage
* 1 large green pepper
* ½ cup hot salad dressing
* 1 tsp. salt

Mix the cabbage, pepper, chopped fine and salt. Let stand 1 hour in cool place. Drain off all liquid. Make a hot dressing with:

* 1 tblsp. butter
* 1 tsp. flour
* ½ tsp. dry mustard
* salt and pepper
* yolk of 1 egg
* ½ cup vinegar

Melt the butter and blend in the flour. Add vinegar and stir until mixture thickens. Mix mustard, salt and pepper and add to the liquid. Cool for 4 minutes, pour over the beaten egg yolk and mix well. Cook for 1 minute more. Pour this over the pepper cabbage and mix well.

Pennsylvania Dutch Salad Dressing

2008-09-27T15:43:00.001-07:00

* 2 hard boiled eggs, mashed
* a little grated onion
* 3 tablespoons salad oil
* 1 tablespoon vinegar
* ½ teaspoon salt
* pinch of pepper

Mix well together, then put on lettuce and turn and stir until it is well covered with the dressing. Good with any green salad.

Beet and Apple Salad

2008-09-27T15:40:00.001-07:00

* 2 cups apples, diced
* 2 cups cooked beets, diced
* ¼ cup chopped nuts
* 2 hard boiled eggs
* ½ cup salad dressing
* parsley

Mix the apples, beets, and chopped eggs. Add salad dressing (see Grandma’s salad dressing). Mix and garnish with chopped nuts and parsley.

Fruit Salad Dressing

2008-09-27T15:39:00.001-07:00

* ½ cup sugar
* 1½ tblsp. flour
* 2 eggs
* ½ cup pineapple juice
* ½ cup lemon juice
* 1 cup whipped cream

Combine the fruit juices and stir slowly into the flour and sugar. Cook. Stirring constantly, until it thickens. (or cook in double boiler) Add the beaten eggs and cook for another minute. Let cool and fold in the whipped cream.