Grammy's Recipes
Since 1970 I have collected recipes. A storage spot was necessary because I could never find a recipe that I wanted. In addition, my family will be able to continue using our family recipes.
Monday, August 3, 2026
Tuesday, June 30, 2026
The Best lemon Pie Bars with graham cracker crust
https://butterloveandsalt.com/the-best-lemon-pie-bars-with-graham-cracker-crust/
For the crust
1 1/2 cup graham cracker crumbs or 12 full crackers finely crushed
3 tbsp brown sugar
6 tbsp melted butter
For the filling
14 oz sweetened condensed milk
4 oz cream cheese room temp
2 tbsp sugar
6 large egg yolks
1 cup fresh lemon juice
1 tbsp fresh lemon zest
For the topping
1 1/2 cups heavy cream
3-4 tbsp powdered sugar
1 tsp vanilla extract
Lemon zest for garnish
Preheat oven to 350°. Line a 8 x 8 baking dish with parchment paper, leaving overhang on two sides for easy lifting.
In a small bowl, combine graham cracker crumbs, brown sugar, and melted butter, mixing until texture resembles damp sand. Press the mixture evenly into the bottom of the pan. Bake 10 minutes, or until the crust is lightly golden and set. Remove from the oven and let it cool completely. Reduce oven temp to 300°.
In a medium bowl, beat cream cheese until smooth. Then add the sweetened condensed milk to cream cheese and and whisk periodically. Next, whisk in egg yolks, sugar, vanilla, lemon juice and 1 tablespoon of lemon zest. Carefully pour the filling over the cooled crust.
Return the pan to oven and bake at 300° for 30-35 minutes until the filling is set in center but has a jiggle like jello don’t over bake cool completely for 2 hours on wire rack.
Cover and refrigerate at least 3 hours before slicing and serving. Use the parchment liner to lift the bars for easier cutting.
Prepare the topping using a hand mixer, beat the heavy cream, powdered sugar and vanilla in a medium bowl until peaks form. Spread the whipped cream evenly over the bars and finish with a sprinkle of lemon zest.
Sunday, June 28, 2026
Greek Lemon Potatoes
https://www.olivetomato.com/greek-roasted-potatoes-with-lemon-and-garlic-patates-fournou/#recipe
Authentic Greek Lemon Potatoes- Patates Fournou Lemonates
Ingredients
- 2 pounds potatoes cut in small wedges (if long cut wedges in half)
- ½ cup olive oil
- 2-3 teaspoons dry oregano
- 1-2 tablespoons lemon juice
- 3 cloves (optional)
- 3 allspice (optional)
- 2 garlic cloves quartered
- ½ teaspoon salt
- freshly ground pepper
Instructions
- Place the cut potatoes in cold water for a ½ hour.
- Preheat oven with the fan at 400 degrees Fahrenheit (200 degrees Celsius).
- Drain the potatoes and dry with a towel.
- Place potatoes in a bowl with all the ingredients except the water and mix well (with hands preferable, until olive oil has coated all the potatoes).
- Spread potatoes in a pan (they should all be one layer, not piled on top of each other) along with the olive oil that is left in the bowl.
- Pour some warm water in the corner of the pan, tilting the pan so that the water spread throughout the whole pan. You want the liquids to come up halfway (covering the potatoes halfway). Do not pour the water directly above the potatoes as this will wash out the olive oil.
- Roast (with the fan) for about 10 minutes until the liquids start to boil. Reduce heat to 320 degrees Fahrenheit (160 Celsius) and continue roasting for about 45 minutes. Test the potatoes with a fork, they should be soft, but not falling apart.
Notes
Nutrition
This was very good.
Friday, June 19, 2026
Peggy’s Mom’s Pizza Dough
4 cups flour
1/3 cup oil
2 pkg yeast or 4 1/2 tsp loose yeast
1 tbsp sugar to dissolve yeast
2.5 cups warm water
1 tsp salt
Put flour in bowl and add oil
When most of lumps are broken up prepare the yeast
Put yeast in small bowl, add 1 tbsp sugar then add warm water
Mix until dissolved after dissolved add flour to mixture with wooden spoon
Mix all ingredients with a fork. Try to make sure you have enough water. You might need a little more.
Mix until smooth. If too sticky add flour
Knead for 5 minutes.
Roll out the dough. Let it rise.
Oil bottom of bowl and top of dough cover and let rise until double
Pinch down and stretch to fit pizza pan
Put sauce and cheese on dough after it rises and bake for 20 minutes at 425°. Put mozzarella and pepperoni on and bake 10 more minutes. You can add caramelized onions and sausage too
Sunday, June 14, 2026
Authentic Italian Pizza Dough Recipe Straight from Naples
Authentic Italian Pizza Dough Recipe Straight from Naples
- 1 kg flour 00
- 600 ml water
- 3 gr dried yeast
- 15 gr salt
- To prepare the dough for the pizza, start pouring the flour in a large mixer bowl.
- In a small bowl add luke-warm water and then add the yeast, mixing gently until the yeast is dissolved.
- Turn the mixer on with the hook mounted on medium-to-low speed and start pouring the water little by little, making sure you wait for the previous dose to be absorbed by the flour.
- Keep kneading until the dough gets smooth and homogeneous. When it gets to that point, keep kneading for about 15/20 minutes.
- Add the salt and keep the mixer running until the salt is fully combined with the dough.
- When the salt is fully absorbed, remove the dough from the mixer and knead with your hands until you get a large ball.
- Place it in a large bowl, cover with foil or a clean humid cloth, then let it rise in the oven with the light on.
- Wait until the mixture has at least doubled in volume (after 1.5 h). Ideally, you should let it triple in size (at least 3 hours).
- Once the dough has risen, transfer it on a work surface.
- Divide it into 4 equal parts and shape them as balls using your hands. Once done, cover them with a clean cloth and let them stand for 30 minutes at room temperature, before using them to make your pizzas.