Tasty and Easy Recipes

This is a Recipe  I posted in the past. It never fails and everyone just loves it!

enjoy

Ingredients:
1 cup vegetable shortening
1 cup brown sugar, packed
1/2 cup white sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla
3 eggs
5 cups flour
1 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon baking soda
2 teaspoons baking powder
1/2 cup orange juice
1/2 cup flour

Cooking Method:
Blend shortening, sugars, eggs and vanilla until light and fluffy in mixer. Sift together all dry ingredients. Add dry ingredients alternately with orange juice. Add another 1/2 cup flour (usually will be needed). If the dough still seems too soft to roll, refrigerate; don’t add more flour unless you absolutely have to.
Roll out dough to 1/8″ thick, and cut into circles. Put 1 teaspoon filling in center and pinch into hamantaschen shape. Bake at 375°F for 12 to 15 minutes or until golden brown.

Ingredients:
* about 1 kg pumpkin cut into big cubes
* 1 carrot
* 1 onion
* 3 garlic cloves
* 4-5 cups water
* 3 tablespoons chicken soup mix (optional)

Method:
1. Cut the pumpkin, carrot and onion into cubes. (you can fry the onions prior to this stage if you like)
2. Place above vegetables and garlic in a soup pot. Add water and soup mix.
3. Bring soup to a boil and then simmer for 1 1/2 hours, until the pumpkin is soft.
4. Using an insertion blender, blend the vegetables from the soup until smooth.
5. Season with salt and fresh pepper according to taste.

Ingredients:

25 grams yeast
1 Tbsp. sugar
1 Tbsp. water
1 Tbsp. flour
3 cups flour
1/4 cup margarine, melted
dash of salt
3 Tablespoons sugar
2 egg yolks
1 1/4 cups water
jelly
oil for frying
powdered sugar

Method:
1. To make the dough: Combine the first four ingredients in a bowl. Mix cover, and wait until it rises. In another bowl, mix 3 cups of flour with the melted margarine, salt, sugar and egg yolks. Combine the yeast mixture with the flour mixture. Slowly add water while stirring. When batter is smooth, cover the bowl with a towel and let it sit and rise again
2. To make the doughnuts: After the batter has risen, pour it onto a floured surface and roll it out. Use a glass with a small opening to cut out circles of the dough.  Cover the doughnuts with a towel and let rise.
3. To fry the doughnuts: Heat oil in a deep pot until very hot. Drop the doughnuts into the oil and fry on both sides until brown. Remove with a slotted spoon and sprinkle with powdered sugar.
4. Insert some jam in each doughnut