Betty Crockers 1956 Simplified Puff Pastry Food

CREAM PUFFS

Steps:

• Heat oven to 400°F. In 2 1/2-quart saucepan, heat water and butter to rolling boil. Stir in flour; reduce heat to low. Stir vigorously over low heat about 1 minute or until mixture forms a ball; remove from heat. Beat in eggs, all at once; continue beating until smooth.
• On ungreased cookie sheet, drop dough by slightly less than 1/4 cupfuls about 3 inches apart. Bake 35 to 40 minutes or until puffed and golden. Cool away from draft, about 30 minutes.
• Make one of the fillings (directions below). Cut off top third of each puff and pull out any strands of soft dough. Fill puffs with filling; replace tops. Cover; refrigerate until serving. Store covered in refrigerator. Eggnog Fluff Filling: In large bowl, beat pudding mix, milk, rum extract, nutmeg and ginger with electric mixer on low speed until well blended. Add whipping cream; beat on high speed 1 to 2 minutes or until soft peaks form. Fill puffs. Serve immediately, or cover and refrigerate up to 3 hours. Just before serving, sprinkle with powdered sugar or brush tops with light corn syrup and sprinkle with colored sugar or nonpareils. Peppermint Whipped Cream Filling: In large bowl, beat ingredients with electric mixer on high speed until stiff peaks form. Fill puffs. Serve immediately, or cover and refrigerate up to 4 hours.

BETTY CROCKER'S 1956 SIMPLIFIED PUFF PASTRY

Steps:

• Measure flour into mixing bowl,and mix salt through it. With a pastry blender, cut in shortening until shortening particles are the size of giant peas. Sprinkle with water, a Tbsp. at a time...mixing lightly with a fork until all the flour is moistened. Gather dough together with fingers so it cleans the bowl. Press firmly into a ball. Then roll out, or keep in waxed paper in refrigerator. --- For the Puff Pastry: When you make the pie dough and are ready to roll it out- roll to 1/8 - inch thick. Dot with 1/3 cup of firm but not hard butter or not to soft. Fold dough onto itself over butter 1/2 way so both sides meet in the middle... seal by pressing side edges of pastry with fingers. Fold ends to the center and seal. Then wrap in waxed paper and chill. When ready to roll out, for pie like you normally would or roll out and cut into 4 inch squares or circles and make into tart shells. makes about 10 tart shells.

FRENCH BREAKFAST PUFFS

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350°F. Grease 15 medium muffin cups, 2 1/2x1 1/4 inches.
• Mix shortening, 1/2 cup sugar and the egg throughly in large bowl. Stir in flour, baking powder, salt and nutmeg alternately with milk. Divide batter evenly among muffin cups.
• Bake 20 to 25 minutes or until golden brown.
• Mix 1/2 cup sugar and the cinnamon. Roll hot muffins immediately in melted butter, then in sugar-cinnamon mixture. Serve hot.

BETTY CROCKER'S SALMON LOAF

Steps:

• Rinse and drain salmon, picking out any bones or skin you find. Let sit to drain well.
• Prepare White Sauce: In saucepan on stove, heat margarine, flour, salt, pepper, and milk. Stir over low heat until slightly thickening. This should be the consistency of a coffee cream.
• Grease 9x5x3 loaf pan. Preheat oven to 350.
• Beat eggs until light fluffy. Add lemon juice.
• Toss together the bread cubes and salmon. Pour egg mixture over and toss gently. Add white sauce and toss gently.
• Add mixture to loaf pan and gently press to fill loaf pan firmly.
• Bake at 350 for 35-45 minutes.
• Before serving, combine soup and water to make a sauce to top loaf.
• You can turn out of loaf pan or serve in pan. Pass around the sauce (in gravy/sauce dish) to pour atop servings. ENJOY!

DANISH PUFF

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350°F. Place 1 cup flour in medium bowl. Cut in 1/2 cup softened butter, using pastry blender (or pulling 2 table knives through ingredients in opposite directions), until particles are size of coarse crumbs. Sprinkle 2 tablespoons water over mixture; toss with fork.
• Gather pastry into a ball; divide in half. Pat each half into 12x3-inch rectangle, about 3 inches apart on ungreased cookie sheet.
• In 2-quart saucepan, heat 1/2 cup butter and 1 cup water to rolling boil; remove from heat. Quickly stir in almond extract and 1 cup flour. Stir vigorously over low heat about 1 minute or until mixture forms a ball; remove from heat. Add eggs; beat until smooth. Spread half of the topping over each rectangle.
• Bake about 1 hour or until topping is crisp and brown; remove from pan to cooling rack. Cool completely.
• In medium bowl, mix all glaze ingredients except nuts until smooth and spreadable. Spread over top of pastry; sprinkle with nuts.