Pennsylvania Dutch Recipes

"My daughter Amanda found this recipe in a old church cookbook, that I have had for years. Its the kind of cake that you want to stick your face in the pan and never come up for air."

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Ingredients: cream cheese, eggs, sugar...

"This is a different and delicious way to make Scrambled Eggs, my MIL used to make them this way and we loved them! Very creamy. She said originally they used to make eggs this way to stretch the eggs further when feeding a large family, now we just make them because we like them! From the Mennonite Cookbook. *Caution: These eggs are of a very creamy..."

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Ingredients: eggs, milk, salt...

"This is a personal, absolute favorite of mine!!! Mom never would tell us where she got this recipe (which always made Dad raise one eyebrow...LOL!) And she never gave us girls the recipe while she was here --- it was something truly special to her as well, although I don't know exactly why. I found the old, yellowed, hand-written recipe hidden deep..."

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Ingredients: cream of tartar, egg whites...

"I was in a search for a great cocoa mix that tasted very similar to the store bought kind. I tried a couple of recipes but they just weren't it. So, I combined a few of them together and came up with this! My family just thinks it is fabulous. You can substitute different flavors of pudding but we find Chocolate fudge works the best!"

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Ingredients: instant chocolate fudge pudding, non-dairy coffee creamer...

"This recipe I believe is Pennsylvania Dutch. It has been passed down in my family for generations and they have all absolutely loved it and still do!! Try it for yourself. The ham flavors the potatoes and green beans and gives them a wonderful flavor! Its quick and easy and complete meal for your family!"

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Ingredients: ham, canned ham, salt & pepper...

"The classic chocolate cream pie, served at the Hershey Hotel. And now a little history: While the nation was suffering through the Great Depression, the "Chocolate King," Milton S. Hershey, had a vision. Though close friends and associates called him crazy and urged him not to do it, he was determined to build a grand hotel high atop Pat's..."

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Ingredients: pastry shells, cornstarch...

"This is adapted from an old Pennsylvania Dutch casserole to fit my ballet diet:) It is extremely good, low fat and has no "empty calories"- everything fits into the AHA/Diabetic Exchange system. Original credit goes to Rachel Sitler of Berwick, PA for a great, versatile recipe. 1 additional cup of tomato juice can be substituted for tomatoes..."

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Ingredients: eggplants, McCormick's salt-free all-purpose seasoning...

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Ingredients: dry mustard, eggs, milk...

"Great idea for a football party, graduation party, any potluck get-together. I was assigned a hot side dish for a potluck work luncheon, served aside of hot dogs and other party appy's, and decided to try this out in the crockpot and it worked. It went over well; many people went back for seconds and came looking for the leftovers the next day.....it..."

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Ingredients: pepper, pierogies, salt...

"Traditional Pa Dutch New Year's Day meal. Serve with mashed potatoes. :)"

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Ingredients: pork loin roast, salt...

"found this recipe on allrecipes.com.by Laura, sounds good. I'm going to be starting one so I need variations."

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Ingredients: instant lemon pudding mix, eggs...