CRUST 1/2 c Butter/margarine; softened 1/4 c Sugar 1 c Flour; sifted -TOPPING – 1/3 c Flour; sifted 1/2 ts Baking powder 1/4 ts Salt 1 c Brown sugar; packed 2 Eggs; well beaten 1/2 ts Vanilla 1/2 c Pecans; chopped fine Cover apricots with water. Boil 10 minutes. Drain, cool and chop. Grease 7x11x2 […]
Baking
Fresh Cornbread
Cut corn from cob, scraping cob to remove the pulp. Combine corn, eggs, milk, bacon drippings, ugar, baking powder, and salt; stir well. Gradualy stir in flour. Heat a well greased 8 inch cast-iron skillet in a 400 degree oven until very hot. Pour batter into hot skillet, and bake at 425 degrees for 25 […]
New Hampshire Maple Syrup Pie
Combine syrup, hot water and butter and bring to a boil. Mix cornstarch, salt and enough cold water to make a thin paste, add egg yolks and beat well. Add hot syrup mixture gradually, return to heat and cook untill thickened, stirring constantly. Cool slightly. Pour into cooked pie shell. Beat egg whites stiff, adding […]
Salad Dressing Cake
Mix sugar and cocoa. Mix water and baking soda. Add to cocoa mixture and stir. Add salad dressing and mix well. Add flour, all at once. Mix just long enough to blend. Add vanilla. Bake at 350 degrees for 35 minutes or until cake is done.
Johnny Cake
Combine all dry ingredients in a bowl. Beat eggs and add milk, stir into dry ingredients and lastly add melted shortening. Put in greased 8×8 pan and bake in 375 oven for 20-25 min.
Unbaked Cake
Crunch wafers real fine & mix with pecans, Coconut & fruit. Pour milk into mixture. Mix well, press into a pan. The harder it is pressed the better. Cool in refrigerator, cover. Cut into squares.
Texas Longhorn Touchdown Brownies
In a 3-4 quart pan over low heat, stir butter with cocoa until melted. Off the heat, beat in sugar. Add eggs and vanilla; beat well. Add flour, pecans, and chocolate; mix well. Spread batter in buttered 9×13″ pan. Bake in a 325~ oven until top feels dry in center, about 35 minutes. Cool in […]
James Beards Mothers Fruit Cake
Place cherries, apricots, pineapple, peel, raisins, sultanas, currants in a bowl. Marinate in brandy 2 days stirring occasionaly. Add nuts and 1/4 cup of flour, stir well. Cream butter with two sugars add eggs mixing well between each. Add chocolate and brandy. Sift in flour, cinammon, nutmeg, cloves, baking powder. Add fruit mix and blend […]
Daks Ranch Wheat Bread (bread Machine)
Put all the ingredients into pan in the order listed, select “whole wheat” and push “start.”
