Dorina’s Crostolini (Bow Cookies)

Ingredients:
1 1/4 cup of flour
3 egg yolks
1 egg white
1 tablespoon of vinegar
1 tablespoon of dark rum

Steps:
Mix all the ingredients together and knead for about 3 minutes until you form a smooth ball. Cut in half and roll each half as thin as you can. Cut into strips 1 inch wide and 10 inches long and make a bow. Fry in hot vegetable oil until golden. Flip them over once quickly. As soon as you take them out, sprinkle with powdered sugar.

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Dorina’s Apple Upside Down Cake

Ingredients:
4 tablespoons butter or margarine
2/3 cup sugar
6 red delicious apples, pared and sliced

Cake:
1 cup sifted all-purpose flour
1 tablespoon sugar
1 1/2 tsp. baking powder
dash of salt
1/4 cup shortening
2/3 cup of milk
1 egg

Steps:
1. Preheat oven 350 degrees.
2. Melt butter or margarine over low heat in 10-inch skillet. Add sugar, stirring until melted. Remove from heat and transfer into a baking dish.
3. Arrange apple slices overlapping on sugar mixture.
4. Make cake. Into medium bowl sift flour with granulated sugar, baking powder and salt. Add shortening and milk. With electric mixer beat 2 minutes at medium speed.
5. Add eggs and beat two minutes longer. Pour cake batter over apples spreading evenly.
6. Bake 40 to 45 minutes.
7. With small spatula, loosen cake from edge of baking dish. Cover with serving plate; invert, then carefully lift off baking dish.
8. Serve cake warm top with whipped cream or ice cream.

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Dorina’s Chocolate Mousse

Ingredients:
1 cup whipping cream
1 cup of semi-sweet chocalate chips, melted and cooled
2 egg yolks
1 tablespoon of Grand Marnier liquer
2 egg whites
2 tablespoons of sugar

Steps:
In a blender, place whipping cream, melted chocolate, the egg ypolks, and orange liquer. Cover; blend till smooth and slightly thickened about 1 minute. Beat egg whites till soft peaks form and gradually add 2 tablespoons of sugar. Fold in chocolate mixture. Pour into serving dishes. Chill several hours or overnight. Serve with whipped cream and/or Dorina’s Sponge Cake.

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Dorina’s Sponge Cake

Ingredients:
4 eggs
3/4 cup of sugar
1/4 cup of potato starch
1/4 cup of flour
1 tsp. baking powder
half lemon peel grated or dash of vanilla

Steps:
Separate eggs, beat egg whites stiff and put aside. In a separate bowl beat egg yolks with sugar, grated lemon peel and/or dash of vanilla until thick and light in color. Beat whites into the egg yolk mixture. Sift flour and potato starch with baking powder and beat into mixture. Bake at 350 degrees for about 30 minutes.

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