Get the latest Mennonite recipes from Group Recipes. http://www.grouprecipes.com/tag/mennonite This is another recipe from my Mom, in the Mennonite tradition. It has a cake like base, fruit topping of your choice, and a wonderful streusel topping. When the aroma of it fills the house the kids come running. My favorite fruit to use is , of course, rhubarb! http://www.grouprecipes.com/64971/moms-fruit-platz.html Mrs. Rob gave my mother this wonderful pastry recipe when she was first married back in the 1950's. It's one of our family heirlooms, having past through 2 more generations since it was first handed down, and having come through generations before that. It's great with a double crust apple pie, mile high peach pie, or two homemade chocolate or butterscotch pies. Some people will tell you to only use cold or ice cold water in a pastry recipe, or the dough will get tough. However, the boiling water used in this recipe has led to nothing but the finest flakey pastry you've ever tasted. [makes 2 crusts] * See my Rustic Harvest Apple Pie Recipe for something decadent and comforting to wrap this around. http://www.grouprecipes.com/45032/flakey-pie-crust-pasty.html My family hails from Waterloo County, with a rich German Mennonite history, and some of the most delicious food you've ever tasted in your life. One of our family's favourite comfort foods was the homemade apple pie that my mother used to bake for Sunday dinner after church each week. Her recipe came straight from a Mennonite favourite, and continues to be passed down in our family. This pie was especially good when it was made out of the apples we helped pick during one of our annual fall outings to a local orchard. There's nothing better than picking a crisp, fall day to make a family trip to the orchard and pick a bushel of Macintosh apples together. It's a great way to reconnect with your kids. (No batteries required.) Wonderful when served with a dolop of french vanilla ice cream, or a slice of old Canadian cheddar cheese. http://www.grouprecipes.com/45030/rustic-harvest-apple-pie.html A classic Mennonite dish . I have had it without the cabbage and it was still wonderful. http://www.grouprecipes.com/25794/bierocks---meat-pies.html