Archive for May, 2008

Crust

1-cup flour
1/4 tsp. salt
1/4-cup water
1/4-cup soft butter
1/4 tsp. anise
Greased 10″ pie plate

Filling

4 eggs
1-cup sugar
2 lbs Ricotta cheese
1 tsp. Anise
2 tsp. Vanilla
3 tsp. Lemon juice

Directions

Crust: Mix flour, water, butter, salt, and anise
Roll out and put in 10 inch pie plate.
Filling: Mix eggs, sugar, ricotta, anise, vanilla, and lemon juice and pour into crust.

Bake at 400 for 15 minutes
Then bake at 350 for 45 minutes.

Rita

Ingredients

• 2 lbs carolina rice
• 1 1/2 qts water (6 cups)
• 2 1/2 cups milk
• 1 lb ground beef
• 2 sticks butter
• 5-6 large eggs
• 1 1/2 cups grated romano cheese
• 4 oz can tomato sauce

Flour, egg, and breadcrumbs for coating rice balls.
Oil for deep frying rice balls.

Directions

• In a large saucepot, bring water & rice to a boil.
• Over low heat cook until water is evaporated.
• Add milk, butter, beaten eggs, cheese, and cook, stirring, until rice is very thick & pasty.
• Transfer to a flat pan and cool overnight.
• (Cooking and thickening may take up to an hour)

To Assemble

• Brown ground beef and drain.
• Add tomato sauce and mix well.
• Place a mound of rice in the palm of your hand and make a well with the back of a spoon.
• Fill with a spoonful of meat mixture.
• Cover with another mound of rice and shape into a ball (like making a snowball).
• Continue shaping rice into balls.
• Roll each ball into flour, dip in egg, and coat with breadcrumbs.
• Deep fry in oil over med-high heat until golden brown.
• Makes about 35 rice balls.

Deb

Cookies

• 1-cup butter
• 1-cup sugar
• 4 eggs
• 1 tsp. Anise
• 1 tsp. Vanilla
• 4 cups flour
• 1/4 cup baking power
• 1/2 tsp. Salt

• 1 bottle non-pareils

Frosting

• 2 cups confectionary sugar
• 1 tsp. Anise
• 2 tbsp. Water

• 1 drop food color (red)

Directions

• Combine butter, sugar, eggs, anise, and vanilla.
• Sift flour with baking powder and salt and add to mix.
• Refrigerate for 1 hour.
• Roll in to 1″ balls.
• Bake on ungreased cookie sheet at 350 for 10 Minutes.
• Let cool, then frost and top with non-pareils.
• Makes 6-dozen.

Rita