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*JAMES BEARD AWARD FINALIST IN THE BAKING/DESSERT CATEGORY*
We all have fond memories of a favorite dessert our grandmother or mother used to bake. It's these dishes that give us comfort in times of stress, help us celebrate special occasions, and remind us of the person who used to bake for us those many years ago.
In Heirloom Baking , Marilynn Brass and Sheila Brass preserve and update 150 of these beloved desserts. The recipes are taken from their vast collection of antique manuscript cookbooks, handwritten recipes passed down through the generations that they've amassed over twenty years. The recipes range from the late 1800s to today, and come from a variety of ethnicities and regions. The book features such down-home and delicious recipes as Brandied Raisin Teacakes, Cuban Flan, Cranberry-Orange Cream Scones, Chattanooga Chocolate Peanut Butter Bars, and many more. Accompanying the recipes are stories from the lives of the families from which they came.
The Brass Sisters have taken care to update every recipe for today's modern kitchens. More than 150 photographs showcase the scrumptious food in full-color detail. Finally, the Brass sisters encourage each reader to begin collecting his or her own family recipes in the lined pages and envelope at the back of the book.
Author Notes
Marilynn Brass and Sheila Brass are home cooks with more than 119 years of experience between them. They have appeared in their own television cooking specials including T he Brass Sisters Holiday on the Cooking Channel and The Brass Sisters: Queens of Comfort Food on WGBH, the PBS affiliate in Boston. They have also been guests on the Food Network's Bobby Flay's Throwdown and on PBS's Simply Ming , hosted by Tsai Ming. They have also made appearances on Antiques Roadshow FYI . Heirloom Baking was nominated for the James Beard Foundation Award in the category of "Baking and Dessert." They are the authors of Heirloom Cooking with the Brass Sisters, also published by Black Dog & Leventhal (2008).
Marilynn Brass and Sheila Brass are home cooks with more than 119 years of experience between them. They have appeared in their own television cooking specials including T he Brass Sisters Holiday on the Cooking Channel and The Brass Sisters: Queens of Comfort Food on WGBH, the PBS affiliate in Boston. They have also been guests on the Food Network's Bobby Flay's Throwdown and on PBS's Simply Ming , hosted by Tsai Ming. They have also made appearances on Antiques Roadshow FYI . Heirloom Baking was nominated for the James Beard Foundation Award in the category of "Baking and Dessert." They are the authors of Heirloom Cooking with the Brass Sisters, also published by Black Dog & Leventhal (2008).
Table of Contents
Preface | p. 10 |
How to Use This Book | p. 14 |
The Essence of Heirloom Baking | p. 22 |
Chapter 1 Waking Up to Breakfast | p. 26 |
Applesauce Cake | p. 30 |
Helen's Coffee Bans | p. 32 |
Carrot Cream Cheese Muffins | p. 33 |
Elinor Jennings' Peanut Butter Waffles | p. 35 |
Cranberry-Orange Cream Scones | p. 36 |
Sugar Doughnuts | p. 38 |
Lemon Poppy Seed Cake | p. 40 |
Brown Sugar Rhubarb Cake | p. 42 |
Pineapple Walnut Breakfast Bars | p. 43 |
Pumpkin Walnut Muffins | p. 45 |
Mrs. Marasi's Biscotti | p. 46 |
Mrs. Orcott's Bran Bread | p. 47 |
Winchester Nut Bread | p. 48 |
Dorothy Katziff Brass' Refrigerator Coffee Rolls | p. 50 |
Chapter 2 Keeping the Cookie Jar Filled | p. 52 |
Elva Ross' Peanut Cookies | p. 56 |
Aunt Ida's Poppy Seed Cookies | p. 57 |
Libby's Coconut Washboards | p. 58 |
Lacy Oatmeal Cookies | p. 59 |
Maple Syrup Cookie Sandwiches with Lemon Cream Filling | p. 60 |
Marshmallow Fudge Brownies | p. 62 |
Libby Cockrey's Chocolate and Vanilla Pinwheel Cookies | p. 65 |
Donna's Ginger Snaps | p. 66 |
Brown Sugar Macaroons | p. 67 |
Nell's Wonderful Peanut Butter Cookies | p. 68 |
Brandied Raisin Teacakes | p. 70 |
Chocolate Coconut Chews | p. 71 |
Frosted Pan Hermits | p. 73 |
Libby's Lacy Chocolate Crisps | p. 74 |
Chapter 3 A Southern Lady Pours Tea | p. 76 |
Elinor's Lemon Drop Cookies with Lemon Gremolata | p. 80 |
Marion Freeman's Date and Nut Bread | p. 81 |
Frozen Citrus Pie | p. 82 |
Pineapple Upside-Down Cake | p. 85 |
"The Radio Lady's" Pecan Wafers | p. 86 |
Marmalade Cookies | p. 87 |
Oklahoma Strawberry Shortcake | p. 88 |
Buttermilk Biscuits | p. 90 |
Dixie Dinner Rolls | p. 91 |
Mrs. Tate's "Old and Tried" Orange Cake | p. 93 |
Lannie's Lord Have Mercy Sweet Potato Pie | p. 94 |
Mrs. Moore's Angel Pound Cake | p. 96 |
Chattanooga Chocolate Peanut Butter Bars | p. 97 |
Chapter 4 Coming to America | p. 98 |
Winnie McCarthy's Irish Bread | p. 102 |
Bessie's Taglich (Bubbe's Cookies) | p. 104 |
Marta's Hazelnut Cake | p. 106 |
Libby's Coconut Linzer Bars | p. 107 |
Hungarian Crisscross Cookies | p. 109 |
Sheila's Pie Crust | p. 110 |
Pistachio Crescents | p. 112 |
Auntie Dot's Dutch Apple Cake | p. 114 |
Canadian Sugar Pie (Tarte au Sucre) | p. 115 |
Chinese Almond Cookies | p. 117 |
Mexican Devil's Food Cake with Butter-Fried Pine Nuts | p. 118 |
Cuban Flan | p. 120 |
Mrs. Hall's French Cream Puffs | p. 121 |
Mrs. Mattie James' Jamaica Caramel Ice Cream | p. 122 |
Chapter 5 The Minister Comes to Dinner | p. 124 |
Chocolate Bread and Butter Pudding with Plum Jam | p. 128 |
Mrs. Fleisher's Almond Cake | p. 130 |
Rich Poppy Seed Cake | p. 132 |
Christian Service Cookies | p. 133 |
Reverend Brown's Cake | p. 135 |
Lemon Cake Pudding Pie | p. 136 |
Grape-nut Puff Pudding | p. 137 |
Cheddar Cheese and Dill Biscuits | p. 138 |
Black Pepper Hush Puppies | p. 140 |
Banana Dessert Croquettes | p. 141 |
Lost and Found Honey Cake | p. 143 |
Mrs. Carl Winchenbach's Banana Cream Pie | p. 144 |
Mama's Blueberry Pie | p. 145 |
Steamed Chocolate Pudding | p. 146 |
Chapter 6 Bridge With the Girls | p. 148 |
Butterscotch Bars with Brown Sugar Meringue Topping | p. 152 |
Daddy's Bangor Brownies | p. 154 |
Graham Cracker Fudge | p. 155 |
Chocolate Fudge Pie | p. 156 |
Louise Zimmerman's Cookies Without a Name | p. 158 |
Charlotte Cusato's Date and Coconut Cookies | p. 159 |
Mrs. Chubb's Nut Cake | p. 161 |
Mandelbrot with Cherries and Walnuts | p. 162 |
Chopped Apple Cake with Sticky Toffee Topping | p. 164 |
Sour Cream Spice Cake | p. 165 |
Marion Carter's Blueberry Lemon Bread Pudding | p. 166 |
Mah Jong Candy | p. 168 |
Forget-Me-Not Cookies | p. 169 |
Chapter 7 Holidays with Family and Friends | p. 170 |
Baked Indian Pudding with Maple Spiced Nuts | p. 174 |
The Church Lady's Ohio Spoon Bread | p. 175 |
Elinor Jennings' Persimmon Pudding | p. 176 |
Pumpkin Cheesecake Bread Pudding | p. 178 |
Chocolate Apricot Hamantaschen | p. 180 |
Fluffy White Cake | p. 183 |
Ida's Cheese Turnovers | p. 184 |
Custard Rice Pudding | p. 185 |
Holiday Apple Custard Pie | p. 186 |
Apple Walnut Strudel | p. 188 |
Passover Doughnut Rolls | p. 189 |
Pumpkin Pie with Maple Spiced Nuts | p. 191 |
Mama's Challah | p. 192 |
Soft Caramel Sauce | p. 193 |
Chapter 8 Comforting the Family | p. 194 |
Cold Tea Gingerbread | p. 198 |
Banana Bread | p. 199 |
Winthrop Beach Brownies | p. 201 |
Oatmeal Cookies with Dried Cranberries and Toasted Walnuts | p. 202 |
Penny's Cousin Pearl's Bran Muffins | p. 203 |
Cheese Blintzes | p. 204 |
Compromise Cake | p. 206 |
Miss Emma Smith's War Cake | p. 207 |
Marion Carter's Steamed Blueberry Pudding | p. 208 |
Mary Williams' Coffee Cake with Streusel | p. 210 |
Classic Bread Pudding | p. 212 |
Lotty Peck's Brown Bread | p. 213 |
Pineapple Raisin Dessert Kugel | p. 215 |
Canadian Fruitcake | p. 216 |
Mrs. Justo's Orange Carrot Cake | p. 217 |
Chapter 9 In the Good Ole Summertime | p. 218 |
Peach Streusel Pie | p. 222 |
Evalyn's Lightly Lemon Cake | p. 223 |
One, Two, Three Open-Faced Blueberry Pie | p. 224 |
Mrs. Charles Barker's Blue Ribbon Blueberry Cake | p. 226 |
Mrs. Paul Knight's Bittersweet Chocolate Sauce | p. 227 |
Nectarine Betty | p. 228 |
Caramelized Apple Bread Pudding | p. 230 |
Lemon Cheesecake with Lemon Curd Topping | p. 232 |
Famous Strawberry Fritters | p. 234 |
Strawberry Rhubarb Pie | p. 235 |
Dorothy Brass' Pineapple Pie | p. 237 |
Double Lemon Shortcake | p. 238 |
Bavarian Fig Tart | p. 239 |
Esther Pullman's Plum Torte | p. 240 |
Chapter 10 Baking with Mama | p. 242 |
Mama's Apricot Strudel with Cream Cheese Crust | p. 246 |
Grandma's Secret Warm Banana Meringue Pudding | p. 248 |
Grandmother's Biscuits | p. 249 |
Esther Pullman and Mary Brinkman's Irish Sponge Cake | p. 251 |
Mrs. Marasi's Butterballs | p. 252 |
Auntie Dot's Fruited Tea Bread | p. 253 |
Aunt Ida's Pecan Ring | p. 255 |
Daddy's Fudge | p. 256 |
Aunt Liz O'Neill's Shortbread | p. 257 |
Greta Leonard's Canadian Butter Tarts | p. 258 |
Virginia P. Lima's Portuguese Sweet Bread | p. 261 |
Chapter 11 For the Love of Chocolate | p. 262 |
Chocolate Coconut Bread Pudding | p. 266 |
French Chocolate Cake with Mocha Frosting | p. 268 |
Hot Fudge Sauce | p. 269 |
Chocolate Peanut Butter Cake | p. 271 |
Brown Sugar Brownies | p. 272 |
Mama's Chocolate Velvet Cake | p. 273 |
Chocolate Lemon Cream Cheese Pound Cake | p. 274 |
Chocolate Tangerine Sugar Cookies | p. 276 |
Chocolate Walnut Icebox Cookies | p. 277 |
Chocolate Graham Toffee Fingers | p. 278 |
Mocha Ricotta Cake with Ganache Topping | p. 280 |
Mocha Rounds | p. 281 |
Milk Chocolate Sauce | p. 282 |
Ida's Spice Cake | p. 283 |
Sources | p. 284 |
Bibliography | p. 285 |
Acknowledgments | p. 286 |
Conversion Charts | p. 287 |
Index | p. 288 |