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Pennsylvania Dutch Sand Tarts Recipe
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Many who grew up in central Pennsylvania will understand that it’s just not Christmas without these crispy cut-out sugar cookies! These are a traditional Christmas treat in the region that includes and surrounds the Mennonite, Pennsylvania Dutch, and Amish communities.
I thought they were called “sand tarts” because the colored sugar used to decorate them is called “sanding sugar” (at least, it’s labeled as such when sold at Pennsylvania Dutch/Amish markets). It is also suggested that the name derives from "sand hearts" or "saints' hearts," because the cookies originally were cut into heart shapes. Still other say it’s...
Many who grew up in central Pennsylvania will understand that it’s just not Christmas without these crispy cut-out sugar cookies! These are a traditional Christmas treat in the region that includes and surrounds the Mennonite, Pennsylvania Dutch, and Amish communities.
I thought they were called “sand tarts” because the colored sugar used to decorate them is called “sanding sugar” (at least, it’s labeled as such when sold at Pennsylvania Dutch/Amish markets). It is also suggested that the name derives from "sand hearts" or "saints' hearts," because the cookies originally were cut into heart shapes. Still other say it’s...
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Creamed Chipped Beef: Ultimate Comfort Food
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I Would Do Anything For Meatloaf
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Recipe below for: Meg’s Italian-Style Meat Loaf 1 lb ground beef 1 lb ground pork 3 cloves fresh garlic, minced ⅓ - ½ cup finely-chopped shallots and/or yellow onion ⅓ - ½ cup finely chopped green bell pepper 1.5 teaspoons Italian seasoning 1 teaspoon dried oregano (or marjoram) 1 teaspoon salt ¼ teaspoon black pepper 1 teaspoon dried parsley (or 2 teaspoons fresh parsley, chopped) 1 slice of f...
Central Pennsylvania Barbecue Recipe
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RECIPE BELOW What the whole rest of the world calls "Sloppy Joes", in parts of Pennsylvania is called "Barbecues." We know, southerners, that this is *not* what YOU call barbecue. We do know the difference. But, for reasons that aren't entirely clear, we call this stuff barbecue, and it's a must-have at any casual pot-luck or church gathering. Here's my grandma's version: "Hamburg" Bar-B-Q - fr...
Better Than Sex Cake
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RECIPE BELOW! There are several different recipes circulating with this salacious title, but all of them start with a boxed cake mix and add additional ingredients to *zhuzh* it up. (No one knows how to spell that, but you know what I mean.) We settled on the chocolate-cake-based version because the yellow-cake-based version has pineapple and coconut, which lack chocolate's universal appeal. I ...
Easy Sous-Vide Steak with Bearnaise Sauce
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RECIPES BELOW! Up your date night game with this RIDICULOUS recipe! If you haven't tried this technique for cooking a steak to perfection, well, you're about to have your mind blown. The sous-vide cooking method results in a tender, perfectly-pink steak, and a quick sear on both sides to finish it makes it perfect. Bonus: It's really easy to do. Bearnaise sauce is one of those things that makes...
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CLICK HERE FOR VIDEO NOTES! I'm not cooking this time, but do join me as I browse through the recipes in the Pennsylvania State Grange Cookbook from the early 1970s. Find out what Farm Ladies cook on Very Busy Days, consider whether mayonnaise belongs in cake, and tell me if I'm the only one who's picking up on some serious double entendre in the cake section (wink, wink). If you have recipes f...
How to Make Grandmama's Pound Cake
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GRANDMAMMA BOYD’S POUND CAKE - recipe below!! This recipe was published in “A Cook’s Tour of Athens”, compiled by the Junior Assembly of Athens, Georgia, 1963. The “Cakes and Frostings” section of the cookbook is announced with a photograph of the “new Coliseum...with its massive, soaring concrete beams… a center for University [of Georgia] sports events...completely modern in design.” Because,...
Congealed Jello Salad? Heavens NO!
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CLICK HERE - RECIPE BELOW! Some dishes require actual cooking, and others are just... assembling stuff. This one is definitely the latter. If you were a kid in the 60s, 70s or 80s, then you probably remember molded Jello "salads" (the fruity kind of salad). They were heavy on the Cool-Whip and canned fruit, usually contained nuts and something creamy, and almost always included those sweet red ...
How to Freeze Sweet Corn Off the Cob
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READ BELOW: Here’s how to freeze fresh sweet corn (with details I forgot in the video): This isn’t as much a recipe as it is a how-to, and it’s pretty easy. The most important thing is to buy sweet corn that’s freshly-picked, and picked at the right time. Don’t waste your time with the stuff they sell at grocery stores - it’s been trucked in and has been off the stalk for days. Find a farm stan...
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How to Make Chow Mein from the 1970s
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FLUFFY WHITE BREAD, just like Grandma used to make!
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FLUFFY WHITE BREAD, just like Grandma used to make!
Thanks for sharing your knowledge and your story, you finally graduated to the cutting corn job, cute ! we all have stories about corn.
Hey! I buy all my baking needs from Vanwert store.. i came accross your channel looking for a way to better pick up my cookies to put on the cookie sheet. So nice to meet ya! Looking forward to viewing your videos!
Love it. NY childhood as well
LoL you said i wish you could smell it. And i sniffed my phone. 😅😅😅
If it seperates, just pour it over a layer of saltine crackers.
It's raining and the comments say it will cause the sugar and butter to separate. 🙈🤔🤔☹️
What was the weather when it separated? Certain candy wont work when damp weather??
Great question - I have also heard that about the weather, but can't recall specifically
I think rerolling is necessary and not a bad thing to get the most out of the dough. I have done both add some new dough and just simply rerolling the scraps. Thanks for your video.
I’ve made it like Hite’s and it’s yummy and gone almost before it’s ready! 🎉🎉❤
Talker. I forget what im waiting for
It seperates because you've over cooked the mixture. Also make sure the thermometer doesn't touch the bottom of the pan. Because then you're taking the twmp of the pan not the mixture.
I do think there's something to the length of time it takes to come up to temp... and I'm careful about the thermometer not hitting the bottom of the pan. I can also kind of tell now by how it looks and behaves when it's ready!
To prevent it from seperating use more sugar than butter. I use 1 stick of butter to 1 cup of sugar. I also use 1 tablespoon of glucose syrup per cup of sugar. Havent had any batches seperate in years, decades actually lol Im in Florida and have made this during rain or shine or hurricane, humidity at 100% and never had problems with the toffee. Those must be old "wives tales" bcuz I make lots of candies and never had a problem...❤
That's interesting, I'll have to try that!
The true Pennsylvania Amish would not waste dough. My family always rerolled the dough over and over, adding a little new dough and cutting the shapes until there was no dough left, no difference in taste. We always sifted the flour and used baking powder. Also we only used black walnuts for the tops of the cookie.
That's true - I usually do incorporate my scraps at least one time, maybe twice. And I remember black walnuts as a topping, and cinnamon/sugar!
Butter has to be fresh.
I hadn't considered that as a source of the issue but I do sometimes freeze butter - maybe previously frozen butter is more likely to cause separation?
Add vanilla aftercookin
I saw someone that had a temperature spatula! It was really amazing and a great idea!
OMG I want one
Yes i do it the way you just did. Add a little fresh to your already rolled.
You're cooking it you're not supposed to cook it no more than 3 minutes once it starts boiling you cooked it way too long
It has to come up to temp - this recipe requires that the sugar/toffee mixture reach the hard crack stage
Stop stirring before it reaches the hard crack stage and it shouldn't separate. It works well to stir the almonds into the syrup.
My cousin stirs almonds into hers - I want to try it that way!
Add 1 Tbsp. light corn syrup to the mixture before cooking to keep it from separating.
I'm intrigued - several people have suggested this.
Thank you for sharing your story and your recipe! I enjoyed it very much.
Regarding the separation. Someone on another video said… real butter will make it separate so he exclusively uses margarine instead.
ehhhh I don't think that's it. If butter is wrong, I don't wanna be right!
Ok you drinking a glass of wine in your warm lovely kitchen made me feel like I was hanging out with my girlfriend while she showed me a fabulous recipe! Thank you for sharing!
That's the goal! Glad you enjoyed!
I reuse dough with more dough. My favorite cookie!!
Are you using real butter? Because my grandma always insisted on margarine maybe that’s why it’s separated.
This one absolutely has to be real butter.
Mrs Nye 😂
One other comment... I've been watching a lot of cooking shows on RUclips lately and it seems like all of the chefs are using parchment paper now. You can even buy it in sheets pre-cut to fit cookie sheet pans instead of aluminum foil. Just thought I'd pass this on...
We have parchment here and use it for lots of things - have not tried it for brickle though.
The Saltines on the bottom layer is a very popular item in the New England area.😊. Your candy looks DELICIOUS!
YES, that one is great! Or Matzoh! For that recipe, you don't cook the toffee mixture the whole way to "hard crack" - it comes out before that, then you pour it over the crackers and then it goes into the oven.
I'm here in Mount Union shucking corn right now to freeze and take back
Thanks for bringing back my memories and doing corn with my grandma here in Ontario Canada. 😊
Always added green peppers. We called them mango peppers when I grew up in central PA.
I really enjoyed your video it was heartfelt and full of love just as sweet easy video to watch thank you so much
You forgot the shallots or onions I didn't see you putting them in unless I missed it.
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I love how she speaks just a normal nice person !!!
I never spray the pan before roasting nuts. Looks delish.
Look burnt!!!
It wasn’t!
Sooo if my dough is too dry do I add a little more milk or butter?
Perhaps a little more milk will bring it together before you’ve tried to form it into a dough
My mom made English toffee every Christmas, only, she used toasted English walnuts on top...
Walnuts would be yummy, I think!
Looks mighty good
You are quite entertaining and I love that you are drinking wine!!! Made my day!!
I watched someone else make an they said another add 1teaspoon baking soda an it make it soft inside if you prefer 🎄⛄🎄⛄🎄⛄🎄⛄🎄⛄🎄⛄🎄⛄🎄⛄🎄⛄🎄⛄🎄⛄🎄⛄ Have a Wonderful Christmas. ⛄🎄🙏⛄🎄
Interesting!
Great recipe,but the background music was distracting to me.
Noted
You made my mouth water💖. Our family made peanut brittle using salted peanuts and added 1 tsp soda. We would take it immediately outside and carefully sit the pan on a leveled snow drift. Then the giggling would start like young girls when it would start cracking and warp. Beautiful Christmas Memories 🎄🙏💖
OH yes - baking soda definitely goes in peanut brittle! Thanks for sharing your precious memories.
My gosh. This is soooo delicious! I made it exactly as said and I’ve made 3 batches this year. I have an induction stovetop and the highest level is 8, so I cooked it right through on 4. I have a candy thermometer and t’s a great gadget to have! Thank you for sharing Sara!
so happy to hear it's worked for you - thanks for sharing!
Thank you for sharing ❣️. I was wondering what number to use. 👋🇨🇦
My family recipe calls for 2lbs flour, 4 cups light brown sugar, 1lb butter, and 3 eggs plus the egg wash. Cook at 350 for 6 minutes. I think it’s so interesting how much sand tart cookie recipes vary.
Indeed!
You make all my foods from Pittsburgh!
When measuring brown sugar, you have to pack it.
YUM!!!
Wow, I Like the fact you are having a glass of red wine while making candy! so I subscribed