In the eastern part of North Carolina, barbecue sauce is a spicy blend of apple cider vinegar and red pepper flakes.
Yield: 2 1/4 cups
2 cup apple cider vinegar
2 teaspoons granulatedsugar
1 tablespoon plus 2 teaspoons red pepper flakes
1 1/2 teaspoons tabasco sauce
1 tablespoon freshly ground black pepper
2 teaspoons Kosher salt
In a 1-quart mixing bowl, whisk together [...]
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Recipe for hummingbird cake, a Southern white layer cake made with mashed bananas, crushed pineapple, pecans and spices. The story goes it’s so good you’ll hum while you eat it.
A recipe for North Carolina-style pulled pork barbecue with a Lexington, NC style dry tub and basting sauce.
1 cup warm water (110 degrees)
1 Tbsp. sugar
1 package active dry yeast (about 1 Tbsp.)
3 cups bread flour
1 1/2 tsp salt
2 Tbsp vegetable shortening
Sesame seeds
In a 2-cup glass measuring cup, combine water and sugar. Stir in
yeast. Let stand until foamy, 5 to 10 minutes.
In a food processor
fitted with the steel blade, combine 3 cups flour, [...]
A recipe for benne brittle, a nineteenth century sesame seed candy made in Charleston and the South Carolina Low Country.
A traditional cornbread recipe used by my family for almost 75 years.
Cordials were very popular in the late nineteenth century; they are easy to make and are a refreshing and elegant way to end a dinner party.
A traditional pumpkin pie recipe based on one from the 1890s made with pure maple syrup, cinnamon, ginger and nutmeg.
An old Southern family recipe for lemon pound cake made with real butter. It has a fine crumb and a delicious lemon flavor.
