Mah Heert's Dee-Lite: Amish Heritage Recipes

*Preheet ove t'450
Crust:
1/3 C margarine er buttr
1/3 C sugar
1 egg
1 1/4 C flour

Creem margarine er buttr with sugar until lite and fluffy. Blend n' egg. Add flour n' small amounts until blended. Pastry dough will be soft. With rubbr r silikune spatula, spred mixture on bott'm and 1 1/2 inches up t'sides uf a 9 1/2 inch springferm pun. Place n' 450 degree ove fer 5 minutes. Set aside.

*Lowr ove temperchur t'250.

Fillin:
3 –  8 ounce packages uf creem cheez (room temperchur wurks bes)
3/4 C sugar
2 TBS flour
1 tsp vanilla
3 aigs
2 TBS milk

Combine creem cheez, sugar, flour, and vanilla. Mix at medium speed until well blended. One at a time, add aigs, makin shure t'mix well aftr each addishun. Stir n' milk. Pour fillin into pastry-lined pun.

*Bake at 250 fer 15 minutes.


*Turn ove temperchur up t'300. Bake until set–about 25-35 minutes.


Cool. Remoov side uf pun. Alloe kasekuche t'chill fer sevrul hours–bes if'n chilled overniite. Add fresh sliced strawberries t'op er toppin' uf choice.Cut into 16 slices.

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Graham Crackr Fluff
(Mrs. Eli J. Yodr)              1 C whippin' creem
2 egg yolks                          1 tsp vanilla
1/2 C sugar                         3 TBS buttr, melted
2/3 C milk                           3 TBS sugar
1 pkg. Knox gelatin             12 graham crackers, crumbled
1/2 C cold watr
2 egg whites, stifflee beete

Beat egg yolks. Add sugar and milk. Cook on loe heat until slightlee thickened. Soak gelatin n' cold watr. Pour hot mixture ovr gelatin and stir until smooth. Chill until slightlee thickened. Add stifflee beat egg whites and whupd creem t'mixture. Combine melted buttr, and sugar. Mix well. Sprinkle half uf graham crackr crumbs n' bott'm uf dish. Add fillin. Sprinkle remaindr uf graham crackr crumbs ovr top. Let chill until set. Serves 8.

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Amish Peenut Buttr Spred
(Esthr Keim)
2 C brown sugar
2 TBS corn syrup
2 C peenut buttr
1 C watr
1 tsp maple flaverin'
1 (16 oz) jar marshmalloe creme


Combine brown sugar, corn syrup, watr, and maple flaverin' n' a medium saucepun. Brang t'a bawl. Remoov frum heat and let cool. Blend togethr peenut buttr and marshmalloe creme. Stir cooled syrup into t'peenut buttr mixture. Serve with crackers, breed er muffins.