Recipes
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
Reise mit Citronsosse / Rice Balls with Lemon Sauce For rice balls 1 ½ cups rice ½ teaspoon salt 5 cups water For lemon sauce 3 tablespoons cornstarch ¾ cup sugar 3 cups water 2 egg yolks, beaten Juice of 1 lemon Combine rice ball ingredients and boil in top of double boiler for about 1 … Read more
Last week we posted a recipe for filled noodles, as well as a basic noodle filling. This week we’ve got another filling recipe for you that is best when made using Amana beef! It’s good for using up leftovers too: Roast Beef Noodle Filling 1 smaller pot or blade roast (or leftovers from a large … Read more
This filled noodle recipe is one that we’ve used at Zuber’s when we’re serving lunch during the winter months! Be sure to check back next week too for a second filling recipe: Gefülltenudeln / Filled Noodles 3 eggs 6 tablespoons water 1 ½ cups flour 1 teaspoon salt 2 egg whites Noodle filling or roast beef … Read more
This hot dish will be a good one to help you warm up during these cold winter’s nights! Fleisch Küchlein / Beef Cakes in Gravy 1 pound ground beef 1 small onion, minced 1 egg 1 cup fresh bread crumbs Salt and pepper to taste 1 tablespoon butter or margarine 1 tablespoon flour ¾ to 1 … Read more
This recipe we’ve featured from the Seasons of Plenty: Amana Communal Cooking book is from after the Great Change. But as the note below explains, it’s still just as much a part of Amana history as the older recipes! Mrs. Moershel’s White Chocolate Cake ⅓ pound white chocolate, broken into chunks ½ cup water 1 cup butter … Read more
We’ve got one more cookie recipe to share to finish off the month of January on a sweet note! Drop Cookies 4 eggs, beaten until frothy 1 cup granulated sugar 1 cup brown sugar 3 tablespoons butter, melted 3 ½ cups flour 3 teaspoons baking powder 1 teaspoon vanilla 1 cup raisins (or coconut or … Read more