Sarah's Orphans (47 page)

1 cup shortening

2 eggs

1 tsp. vanilla

2¾ cups flour

1 tsp. baking soda

½ tsp. salt

1 T. sugar

1 T. cinnamon

Cream together the sugar and shortening. Add the eggs and beat well. Stir in the vanilla. In a separate bowl, mix together the flour, baking soda, and salt and then add to the shortening mixture.

Stir together the 1 T. sugar and cinnamon. Roll the dough into balls and then roll in cinnamon sugar mix. Bake 8 minutes at 400°.

 

Twelve-Egg Pound Cake

1 pound butter

3½ cups sugar

¼ tsp. salt

4 cups sifted flour

1 tsp. baking powder

12 eggs

1 tsp. pure vanilla extract

Cream the butter thoroughly and then gradually add the sugar, beating until light and fluffy (about 2 minutes).

Mix together the salt, flour, and baking powder. Add ¼ cup of the flour mixture to the butter and sugar mixture and beat well. Alternate adding the remaining flour and the eggs until all have been added and blended well. Add the vanilla and mix well again.

Bake in two 10-inch tube pans for 1 hour at 325°.

GLOSSARY

Aenti
—aunt

Bruder
—brother

Dat
—father

Danki
—thank you

Englischer
—non-Amish person

Fraa
—wife

Freinden
—friends

Gotte's wille
—God's will

Grandkinner
—grandchildren

Gut
—good

In lieb
—in love

Kapp
—prayer covering

Kinner
—children

Mamm
—mom

Mammi
—grandmother

Nein
—no

Onkel
—uncle

Ordnung
—the unwritten set of rules and regulations that guide everyday Amish life.

Schweschder
—sister

Wunderbaar
—wonderful

Ya
—yes

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Vannetta Chapman
writes inspirational fiction full of grace. She has published more than one hundred articles in Christian family magazines, receiving more than two dozen awards from Romance Writers of America chapter groups. She discovered her love for the Amish while researching her grandfather's birthplace of Albion, Pennsylvania. Her novel
Falling to Pieces
was a 2012 ACFW Carol Award winner.
A Promise for Miriam
earned a spot on the June 2012 Christian Retailing Top Ten Fiction list. Vannetta was a teacher for 15 years and currently writes full-time. She lives in the Texas hill country with her husband. For more information, visit her at
www.VannettaChapman.com
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