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Birthday party dessert advice needed
the early-90s Fannie Farmer. I’ve made it before. It’s tasty, not too chocolatey, easy and looks impressive. It has a coconut-pecan icing between the layers and I decorate the top with pecan halves. We like chocolate...
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Raised waffles recipe in CI
This sounds similar to the “Raised Waffles” recipe from Fanny Farmer that I have been making for a while now. These also raise overnight, but on the countertop. Nice fermented yeast flavor, incredibly crisp and light!...
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1966 Pancakes vs. 2006 Pancakes
While they are not pancakes, for my money the gold standard for griddle cakes are the immortal yeast-raised waffles of Fannie Farmer, which even Marion Cunningham (in her edition of the 100th anniversary edition of The Fannie...
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Homemade crackers?
Hi Science Chick! Crackers are hard to make but very rewarding. The best modern book I’ve seen on them is the Fannie Farmer Baking book by Marion Cunningham. She has many varieties of them, including a triticale, whole...
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LAUSD peanut butter bread?
_1_cups-peanut-butter?pg=1 Here are some other LAUSD recipes: http://articles.latimes.com/1999/aug/25/food/fo-3351 What was it like? Maybe we can find a similar recipe? This is an old (paraphrased) Fanny Farmer's PB Bread recipe. Is...
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promised pumpkin muffin recipe!
I make a recipe for pumpkin bread that’s pretty similiar (Fannie Farmer), and I substitute yogurt for half of the oil. I like the texture better this way (less dense).
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Best absolute beginner cookbook?
i always found “joy of cooking” to be a huge pain in the ass. flipping back and forth to compete recipes with other recipes, painful. second hand fannie farmer, will set you back about 5 bucks and is easier to use....
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Can Buttermilk be Frozen?
: The pound cake i bake is in the new version of Fannie Farmer's Baking Book—Lemon-Buttermilk Pound Cake. My family and I find it delicious.
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Strawberry Jam - Thanks dixieday and foam question
dixieday’s recipe has about half as much sugar as the Fanny Farmer recipe, it tastes just as sweet. I’m going to probably give it one more try, but will probably try a recipe with pectin to see if that’s a bit...
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It takes 3 days
recipe I’ve used). I used Marion Cunningham’s recipe in the Fanny Farmer Baking book for years and years and still love it, but that bread, though good, looks a bit like amateur night in comparison to these long-rising...
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[MSP] Valentine's Day Happiness with Regina's Chocolates
'm surprised at how good they are – I was expecting something a little lower than Fanny Farmer's or Abdallah’s chocolates. But I think they’re quite a bit better. (I also have a box of Abdallah’s, so...
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Pumpkin Gingerbread recipe?!?!?!?!
I made up one! I took my favourite gingerbread recipe (Fannie Farmer sour cream gingerbread, but I almost always use plain yogurt because that’s what I’ve got on hand). To that recipe, I added one 12 ounce can of...
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weird potato question--oldtimers' trick?
I read in that old online Fanny Farmer cookbook that when boiling large whole potatoes, to cook them thoroughly and evenly you should add a cup of cold water to the pot toward the end of cooking, which “drives the heat...
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Anyone have a Hermit Cookie Recipe?
Growing up, we made two recipes for hermits – one on an ancient recipe card, the other from Fannie Farmer. The thing both had in common was that the dough was spread down a pan in two long strips, then baked and sliced....
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Question for all of you - Who makes the best Spaghetti and Meatballs?
, like George, has been trading on memories: falsely recovered ones. I’d avoid, unless lines are so long everywhere else in the Circle that you’re ready to settle. As for meatballs, make 'em yourself! Easy! Try any...
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