Sunday, August 31, 2014

Bierocks by Grandma Durham

This past week my last grandparent passed away.  Arlene Durham was an amazing woman of God who loved her family.  When talking to my cousins at her visitation, we realized we didn't have any of her signature recipes.  I went home that evening hoping to find her famous fudge recipe or her zucchini bread somewhere inside my Mama's things but she did not have them.  However, I remember these filled biscuits that she made, lo and behold my mama had that recipe.  In honor of this amazing woman I thought I would share her recipe with you. Below is her handwritten recipe.

Ingredients:

  • 1 lb ground beef (or deer)
  • small head of cabbage chopped
  • 1 medium onion chopped
  • 1 clove of garlic
  • 1 1/2 tsp salt
  • 1 1/2 tsp lemon pepper
  • 2 T Worcestershire sauce
  • 2 tsp caraway seed (optional)
  • 2 loaves of frozen bread

Directions:

Cook the meat, cabbage, and onion together then add the garlic, salt, lemon pepper, Worcestershire sauce, and caraway seed.  Roll out bread into  6" to 8" circles. place ingredients in each ( a spoonful or so). Roll up and pinch together the edges.  Brush with butter. Bake at 350 degrees for 30 minutes.

Grandma Woods Oatmeal Cookies

Every Christmas I can remember helping my grandma make cookies.  This is a wonderful memory for me because it is where I formed a love of baking.  Going through my Mama's recipe book I came across this cookie recipe and thought I would share.

Ingredients:

1 C butter
1 C brown sugar
1 C white sugar
2 eggs
1tsp. vanilla
3 C quick oatsmeal
1 1/2 C flour
1 tsp salt
1/2 C pecans (fine)

Directions:

Mix and form in roll and chill one hour.  Slice and bake at 375 degrees for 10 minutes,
Makes approximately 5 dozen medium cookies.