Savory

Steak and Onion Pie

• 1 lb round steak, cubed
• ¼ cup bacon fat
• 1 cup sliced onions
• 2½ cups hot water
• 2 cups diced potatoes
• ¼ cup flour
• 2 tsp salt & pepper
• ½ tsp paprika
• dash ginger
• dash allspice
• 1 cup flour
• ½ tsp salt
• ⅓ cup shortening
• 3 tbsp cold water

1. Mix ¼ cup flour, salt, pepper, and spices. Dip meat in flour mixture.
2. Brown meat in bacon fat. Add onions. Cook until golden.
3. Add water and cover. Simmer 45 minutes.
4. Add potatoes and cook for 10 minutes.
5. Make crust with 1 cup flour, ½ tsp salt, and shortening. Slowly add cold water.
6. Turn into a pie plate and cover with crust.
7. Bake at 450°for 25 minutes.

Scalloped Sweet Potatoes and Apples

• 6 medium sweet potatoes
• ½ cup brown sugar
• 1½ cup sliced apples
• 4 tbsp butter
• ½ tsp salt
• 1 tsp mace

1. Boil sweet potatoes until tender. Slice into ¼" pieces.
2. Butter pie plate and put a layer of sweet potatoes at the bottom, then a layer of apples.
3. Sprinkle with sugar, salt, and mace. Dot with butter. Repeat layers until pie plate is filled, having the top layer be apples.
4. Bake at 350°for 50 minutes.

Quiche Lorraine

• 3 cups flour
• 1 cup shortening
• 8-9 tsp cold water
• 1 lb bacon, crisply fried and crumbled
• 3 cups shredded swiss cheese
• 2 cups finely chopped onion
• 8 eggs
• 2 pints whipping cream
• 1½ tsp salt
• ½ tsp sugar
• ¼ tsp cayenne red pepper

1. Make pie crust with flour, shortening, water and a pinch of salt.
2. Place in pie plate and prick bottom and sides with fork. Bake at 450°for 10-12 minutes.
3. Shred or grate cheese, chop onion, and set aside.
4. In a bowl, beat eggs lightly with a fork for about 30 seconds. Add cream, sugar, salt, and pepper.
5. Spread one layer each of bacon, cheese, and onion. Add cream mixture.
6. Bake at 425° for 15 minutes, then reduce temperature and bake at 300° for 30-40 minutes. Let stand for a few minutes before cutting.

Pastel De Fuente

• ½ onion, chopped
• 1 tbsp oil
• 2 lbs ground beef
• 2 hard-boiled eggs, chopped
• 6 green olives, choped
• ½ cup raisins
• 2 tsp sugar
• salt & pepper
• 1 lb potatoes, cooked & mashed
• 2 tsp butter

1. Cook onion in oil until golden. Add beef and cook 10 minutes over medium heat, stirring to keep it crumbly.
2. Mix in eggs, olives, and raisins. Add sugar and season with salt and pepper to taste.
3. Place meat mixture in pie plate and cover with a thick layer of mashed potatoes. Dot potatoes with butter.
4. Bake at 300°for 30 minutes.

Cornbread Muffins (for cast iron pan)

• 1 cup AP flour
• ¼ cup sugar
• 3 tsp baking powder
• 1 cup yellow corn meal
• 1 egg, well-beaten
• 1 cup milk
• 5 tbsp butter, melted

1. Preheat oven to 375.
2. Mix together flour, sugar, baking powder, and salt. Add corn meal.
3. Add to mxture: egg, milk, and melted butter. Beat until smooth but don’t over-mix.
4. Bake in greased muffin pan at 375° for 12-15 minutes or until lightly browned.

Popovers (for cast iron pan)

• 1 cup sifted AP flour
• ½ tsp salt
• 2 eggs
• 1 cup milk
• 1 tbsp vegetable oil

1. Preheat oven to 425. Grease muffin pan and set aside.
2. Combine all ingredients in a bowl and beat until smooth.
3. Heat pan in oven and remove.
4. Fill pans slightly less than half full.
5. Bake about 35 minutes.