Recipes
This desert features blueberries, but cherries or raspberries will also work: Blueberry Cream Cheese Squares ¼ c. cornstarch ½ c. water ½ c. sugar ⅔ c. blueberries, rinsed & drained Combine, cook until thick, and then cool. 1 ½ sticks butter, melted 2 (8 oz.) pkg. cream cheese 2 tsp. Vanilla 2 c. graham cracker … Read more
Want to make something ahead that you can pull out later? This recipe freezes well! Cinnamon Coffee Cake ½ c. margarine 2 eggs 1 tsp. baking soda ½ tsp. salt 1 tsp. vanilla 1 c. sugar 2 c. flour 1 tps. baking powder 1 c. commercial sour cream Cream butter and sugar; add eggs, one … Read more
Our recipe this week is the last one we’ll be featuring from The Ronneburg Recipe Album: German Style Cooking. It’s spring and summertime favorite — rhubarb pie! Ronnenburg’s Old Fashioned Rhubarb Pie This is our most popular spring and summer dessert. It always brings raves and midmorning phone inquiries asking, “Are you serving rhubarb pie today?” 1 … Read more
Our recipe this week is is another from The Ronneburg Recipe Album: German Style Cooking: Potato Soup 6 cups mashed potatoes 3 cups beef broth 1 10 ¾ – ounce can of cream of celery soup Salt and white pepper In saucepan combine mashed potatoes and soup. Stir until smooth. Over low heat, gradually add beef … Read more
This week’s recipe from The Ronneburg Recipe Album: German Style Cooking is a popular dish that will keep several days in the refrigerator: Pickled Ham A big favorite! Many times our guests cannot finish their main course because they have over-indulged on the pickled ham. However, it never seems to deter them from ordering it again, the very … Read more
Our recipe this week is is another from The Ronneburg Recipe Album: German Style Cooking, and comes with a note from author Elsie Oehler: Nut Bread My sister’s own recipe for nut bread. It’s everyone’s favorite and the family refers to it simply as “the nut bread”. 2 eggs 2 cups brown sugar 2 cups buttermilk … Read more
Our recipe this week is is another from The Ronneburg Recipe Album: German Style Cooking: Green Beans with Bacon and Onions 2 pounds fresh green beans 8 slices bacon ½ medium onion, chopped 1 ½ cups water Wash beans and snip off ends. Leave beans whole or cut into pieces. In saucepan or skillet, over moderate … Read more
Our recipe this week is is another from the The Ronneburg Recipe Album: German Style Cooking, best made using Amana beef! Swiss Steak 2 pounds tenderized round steak, ½ inch thick, cut into pieces 3 to 4 tablespoons lard ½ cup flour 1 teaspoon salt ¼ cup onion, chopped 1 teaspoon seasoning salt ¼ cup parsley chopped … Read more
This week we’re moving on to posting recipes from a different cookbook, the The Ronneburg Recipe Album: German Style Cooking! The book is a 42-page guide put together by Elsie Oehler, then proprietor of the Ronneburg Restaurant located in Amana. Published in 1981, the book combines the past and the present with recipes for authentic German foods that are still served … Read more
Icebox Cookies 2 cups brown sugar 1 cup granulated sugar 1 cup vegetable shortening 4 eggs, beaten 4 cups flour 1 teaspoon baking powder 1 teaspoon baking soda 1 teaspoon vanilla 1 cup nuts, hickory or walnut, chopped fine Preheat oven to 350*. Cream sugars and shortening, beating until fluffy. Combine eggs with creamed mixture–mix … Read more