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Basic Easy Pie Crust

For my grandmother, Eva Koehler, this was what passed for "easy." For me, easy means opening the box and removing the sleeve, cutting the end and…

Grandma Koehler's Pumpkin Pie

Grandma Koehler preferred the long neck green stripe pumpkin (actually a gourd) for her pies. The result was that in addition to the unique taste…

Drop Sand Tarts

This is a holiday cookie! It is an easier version of an old-fashioned rolled out cookie. It tastes very similar, but is not as unique as when they…

Moravian Sugar Cake

Lititz, PA was founded in 1756 as a closed Moravian community and remained that way for 100 years. The town is built around the Moravian Church…

Dutch Pearl Tapioca Pudding

This is also known as "fish eye" tapioca. The "pearls" are large round pieces of tapioca.

Red Velvet Cake with Butter Creme Frosting

This recipe is from an old newspaper clipping. It is said to be from the The Akron (PA) Restaurant (now out of…

Shoofly Cake

Easier than shoofly pie, but has the same great aroma and flavor!

Shoofly Pie

Traditional PA Dutch food and prize winning recipe.

Molasses Cakes

Large, cake-like cookies were often called "cakes."

Coconut Cake