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In August 1999, my Aunt Barbara sent to me several recipes for which she was famous including one for her special nut rolls. Baking this wonderful bread/dessert back in Ohio was nearly a competitive ...

One sector of the economy that has been holding its own is the candy industry. Pearson's Candy Company in St. Paul has been producing the Salted Nut Roll for nearly 80 years. Each day, 225,000 Salted ...

Nadene Bruhl’s mother made a fine nut roll, but her sister’s potica is something else. “My oldest sister makes the best I’ve ever eaten,” Bruhl says. “Her delicacy is always served for friends and ...

ST. PAUL, Minn., May 26, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Minnesota-based Pearson Candy Company is adding a spicy twist to an old favorite. The Salted Nut Roll is now available in two new limited-edition ...

Here’s how I help prepare Thanksgiving dinner: I get out of the way. My husband’s family has it down to an art, and besides, my cooking skills start and end with boiling water. Throw me into the ...

It's been a mission every Christmas. Ted Bauer of North Canton has been trying to find a nut roll as good as the ones he used to buy at the Sacred Heart of Jesus Church on Clark Avenue SW. "There were ...

Patricia Sasselli thought her poor health would preclude her from making her beloved nut rolls for Christmas. Thanks to her palliative nurse, however, Sasselli was able to keep up the holiday ...

Easter is a big season for small family-owned bakeries in Northeast Pennsylvania. At Premo’s Bakery on George Avenue in Wilkes-Barre, owner Susan Sorbelli was busy last week preparing nut rolls with ...

For the dough: Mix flour, sugar, salt and butter as for a pie dough. Dissolve yeast in milk. Add yeast mixture, egg, yolk and sour cream to the flour mixture and combine to form a soft dough. Combine ...

1. To make dough, bring sour cream to a boil in a large saucepan. Remove from heat. Stir in butter, sugar and baking soda. Cool to lukewarm. 2. Add eggs and yeast, stirring until yeast is dissolved.

Salted Nut Roll Ale from Tin Whiskers Brewing: We love a good local collaboration, and it doesn’t get any more St. Paul than Pearson’s Candy, which has been making delicious candy bars in the Twin ...