Chocolate Squares or Cookies- Baker's Favorite Chocolate Recipes

Baker's Favorite Chocolate Recipes is an interesting 1955 cookbook. It is unusual in that it opens from the top instead of the left side. It has over 200 recipes using unsweetened chocolate, German sweet chocolate, cocoa and what it refers to as "the lively newcomer semi-sweet chocolate chips. I am going to quote what it says about chocolates food value, they do a great job of making it sound like a health food. "Chocolate is a real food in itself- not just a food accessory. It is highly concentrated, small in bulk, but has remarkably high food value. Because of this, armies from the days of the Revolution through to our present-day armed forces have carried chocolate in their rations. Chocolate is a nourishing food, containing fats, carbohydrates, proteins, minerals, and sometimes added vitamins. In addition, it is high in energy value. For this reason, many people find that some form of chocolate taken between meals helps give the "lift" they need to carry on the day's activities." It goes on to later say "chocolate has an important place in menu planning too." I am convinced I'll pack some in my lunch tomorrow.

This is a versatile recipe:

Chocolate Squares or Cookies

1 1/2 cup sifted flour

1 1/2 teaspoon baking powder

1/2 teaspoon salt

3 squares Baker's Unsweetened Chocolate

4 tablespoon butter or other shortening

1 cup sugar

1 egg, unbeaten

3/4 cup milk

1/2 teaspoon vanilla

1 cup chopped walnut meats, optional or

2/3 cup chopped dates or chopped raisins and 2/3 cup chopped nut meats

Sift flour once, measure, add baking powder and salt, and sift together three times. Melt chocolate and shortening over hot water; cool to lukewarm. Add sugar and mix well. Add egg, and beat thoroughly. Add flour, alternately with milk, stirring only to blend. Add vanilla. Mix in any optional ingredients.

For squares, spread in two greased 9x9x2-inch pans and bake in moderate 375 degree 12 minutes, or until done. Let cool in pan, when almost cool, cut in squares. Remove from pan. Makes 50 squares.

For cookies, drop from teaspoon on ungreased baking sheet, Bake in moderate 375 degree oven 9 minutes or until done. Cool slightly; remove from pan. Makes 3 dozen cookies.

Deep-Dish Apple Pie- Metropolitan Cook Book

This is from the 1964 edition of the Metropolitan Cook Book. These cookbooks are known for their happy face food illustrations. The cookbook is full of them and they are really cute. But I am a big fan of anything cute.
Deep-Dish Apple Pie
6 tart apples
1/2 cup sugar
1/2 cup brown sugar
1/2 teaspoon nutmeg
Grated rind of 1 lemon
Grated rind of 1 orange
3 tablespoons butter or margarine
Recipe for 1 crust pie

Set oven for hot 400 degrees. Pare and core apples; cut in eighths. Place in a greased 8x8x2-inch baking dish. Combine sugar, brown sugar, nutmeg, lemon and orange rinds. Sprinkle over apples. Dot with butter or margarine. Roll out pastry; adjust over apples. Prick with a fork. Bake 50 to 60 minutes. Makes 6 servings.

Apple Recipes- Meat Recipe Rally

The Meat Recipe Rally copyright 1958 has meat recipes has the title suggests but also has a variety of other recipes. This pie sounds good.

Swiss Apple Pie

1 unbaked 9-inch pie crust

1/3 cup granulated sugar

1/4 cup brown sugar

1/4 teaspoon salt

2 tablespoons flour

5 cups very thinly sliced apples

2/3 cup cream

1/8 teaspoon cinnamon

Mix together sugars, salt and flour. Add apples. Put apple mixture into unbaked pie shell. Pour cream over apples. Sprinkle with cinnamon. Bade in a 375 degree over 50 to 60 minutes, or until apples are tender.

This one sounds good also but I doubt anyone would use lard nowadays.

Apple-Peanut Squares

2 1/2 cups sifted enriched flour

1 teaspoon baking powder

1 teaspoon salt

1 teaspoon soda

1/2 cup lard

1 cup granulated sugar

1/2 cup brown sugar, packed

2 eggs

1 cup milk

2 cups coarsely grated apples

1/2 cup coarsely chopped peanuts

2 tablespoons brown sugar, packed

Whipped cream, if desired

Line a 9 1/2x13x2-inch baking pan with waxed paper. Sift together flour, baking powder, salt and soda. Cream lard, and sugars until light and fluffy. Beat in eggs, one at a time. Add sifted ingredients alternately with milk, mixing thoroughly after each addition. Fold in apples and pour batter into baking pan. Mix together peanuts and 2 tablespoon brown sugar. Sprinkle evenly over batter. Bake in a 350 degree oven 50 to 55 minutes. Cut into 15 pieces. Top with whipped cream, if desired.

This main dish also uses apples.

Beef and Apple Birds

1 beef round steak, cut 1/2 inch thick

1/2 cups flour

1 1/2 teaspoons alt

1/4 teaspoon pepper

1 1/2 cups soft bread crumbs

1/4 cup raisins

1/4 cup finely chopped celery

1 cup chopped apple

2 teaspoons prepared mustard

1/2 teaspoon sage

1/2 teaspoon salt

1 tablespoon apple juice

3 tablespoons lard or drippings

1 cup apple juice

Mix together flour, 1 1.2 teaspoons salt and pepper. Pound seasoned flour into steak. Cut steak into 5 or 6 servings. Mix together crumbs, raisins, celery, apple ,mustard, sage, 1/2 teaspoon salt and 1 tablespoon apple juice. Place about 1/3 cup apple mixture on each piece of steak and roll like a jelly roll. Fasten with wooden picks or skewers. Brown meat slowly in lard or dripping. Pour off drippings. Add 1 cup apple juice. Cover tightly and cook slowly for 1 1/2 hours or until meat is tender. Thicken cooking liquid for gravy, if desired. 5 to 6 servings.

Ginger Apple Pudding- World Scope Encyclopedia

The above photo in the inside cover of the World Scope Encyclopedia cookbook that I mentioned in the previous post. This is another frugal apple recipe.
Ginger Apple Pudding
1/4 cup sugar
1/4 cup water
3 apples, sliced
1/3 cup sugar
1 1/2 cups flour, sifted
1 teaspoon soda
1/2 teaspoon ginger
1/2 teaspoon nutmeg
1/2 teaspoon cloves
1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 egg
1/2 cup molasses
1/2 cup hot water
1/4 cup shortening, melted
Combine 1/4 cup sugar and water to make syrup. Cook apples in syrup till half done. Drain off extra syrup and spread apples over bottom of well-greased square cake pan. Sift together dry ingredients. Add egg, molasses and hot water. Beat well. Add melted shortening, beat well, and pour batter over apples. Bake in a moderate 350 degree oven 40 minutes. Pour extra syrup over top.