My Nana was born in Wales in 1921. She immigrated to Timmins, Ontario in the late 1920s with her mother and 2 siblings. Her father had gone ahead of them and was working in the Gold Mine in Timmins. This scones recipe was Nana’s mother’s mother’s recipe. You can see Grandma Mary Aston in this…
Near the front of Nana’s recipe box at all times was this Chocolate Chip Cookies Recipe Card. She’s rewritten it a number of times over the years. She often baked these for my sisters and I and when she lived with us; she baked them for her great granddaughter, Darla too 🙂 Chocolate Chip Cookies…
This Crescent Canes Recipe is one of my favourite cookie recipes. We used to have them at Christmas and other Holidays too – they are perfectly sized and textured just like shortbread. Nana always used margarine when she baked but these cookies are equally delicious if you choose to use butter instead! Crescent Canes Cookie Recipe…
Balmoral Fruitcake Balmoral Fruitcake Recipe Type: Cake Author: Nana Prep time: 12 mins Cook time: 1 hour 15 mins Total time: 1 hour 27 mins Serves: 1 cake Ingredients 1 cup of raisins, or cherries cut up 2 cups flour ½ tsp baking powder ¼ tsp salt 3/4 cup margarine 1 cup sugar 3 eggs…
Banana Bran Loaf Banana Bran Loaf Recipe Type: Breads Author: Nana Prep time: 10 mins Cook time: 50 mins Total time: 1 hour Serves: 2 loaves Ingredients 1½ cups all-purpose flour 2 tsp baking powder ½ tsp baking soda ¾ tsp salt 4 tbsp melted butter ½ cup sugar 1 egg beaten 1 cup…
Baked Custard Baked Custard Recipe Type: Dessert Author: Nana Prep time: 14 mins Cook time: 30 mins Total time: 44 mins Serves: 6 servings Ingredients 3 eggs slightly beaten ¼ tsp salt 1/3 cup sugar 2 cups hot milk ½ tsp vanilla ½ tsp nutmeg Instructions Combine the eggs, salt and sugar. Add milk…
Apple Sauce Muffins Apple Sauce Muffins Recipe Type: Muffins Author: Nana Prep time: 10 mins Cook time: 20 mins Total time: 30 mins Serves: 18 muffins Ingredients 1/2 cup margarine 1/4 cup sugar (or equal) 1 egg (beaten) 1 3/4 cup flour 1 tsp baking soda 1 tsp baking powder 1 tsp cinnamon 1/4…
Fruit Crisp Topping Fruit Crisp Topping Recipe Type: Topping Author: Nana Prep time: 10 mins Cook time: 35 mins Total time: 45 mins Serves: 1 dish Ingredients ½ cup oats ½ cup flour 1/3 cup brown sugar ¼ cup cold butter Instructions Combine the oats, flour and brown sugar in a bowl. Cut the butter…
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