1/2 cup unsalted butter, softened
1 cup sugar
2 eggs, lightly beaten
2/3 cup dark molasses
1 cup whole milk
4 cups sifted flour
1 teaspoon salt
1 1/2 teaspoons powdered ginger
1 teaspoon cinnamon
1 teaspoon ground cloves
1/8 teaspoon nutmeg
1 teaspoon baking soda
In a large mixing bowl using an electric mixer, cream together butter and sugar. Add eggs, molasses, and milk; well.
In a [...]
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This is a recipe from the Gullah, who inhabit the islands in the South Carolina Low Country.
2 large sweet potatoes
2 eggs, beaten
1â„2 cup sugar
1 teaspoon nutmeg
2 tablespoons margarine, melted
1â„2 teaspoon salt
1 cup dark cane sugar
Peel and grate sweet potatoes. Add other ingredients and mix thoroughly. Pour into greased baking dish and cook in slow oven [...]
Star of stage, screen, and Dinner on the Grounds!
4 whole eggs, separated
2/3 cup sugar
1/8 teaspoon salt
2 tablespoons cornstarch
3 cups milk
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
2 bananas sliced
vanilla wafer cookies
For the meringue:
5 tablespoons sugar
1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
Beat 4 eggs yolks slightly. Add sugar, salt and cornstarch. Add mixture [...]
1 1/2 cup light brown sugar, packed
1/2 cup white sugar
1 cup Buttermilk
1/2 cup Unsalted butter
3 tablespoons Light corn syrup
1 teaspoon Baking soda
1 teaspoon Vanilla extract
1/2 cup Coarsely chopped pecans
Combine the sugars, buttermilk, butter, syrup, and baking soda in a heavy saucepan. Bring to the boiling point, then reduce the heat [...]
A treat we always had every winter, this is a delicious dessert.
1 cup persimmon pulp
1 egg, beaten
1 1/4 cups white sugar
1 cup all-purpose flour
1 1/4 cups milk
1/4 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/4 cup butter, melted
Preheat oven to 350 degrees Buttera 9×13 inch baking pan.
In a blender or food processor, [...]
The quintessential New Orleans candy. In New Orleans, they are pronounced PRAW-leens, NOT PRAY-leens.
3/4 cup brown sugar
3/4 cup white sugar
1/2 cup evaporated milk
1/2 teaspoon vanilla
2 tablespoons butter
1 cup pecans
Combine the sugar and milk and cook slowly in a heavy pot over a low flame until it reaches the soft ball stage (238 degrees on a [...]
1/4 cup plus 2 tablespoons butter
1 1/4 cups sugar, divided
3/4 cup all-purpose flour
2 teaspoons baking powder
Dash of salt
3/4 cup milk
2 cups sliced peaches
Melt butter in a 2-quart baking dish. Combine 3/4 cup sugar, flour, baking powder, and salt; add milk, and stir until mixed. Pour batter over butter in baking dish, but do not stir. [...]
This is a New Orleans tradition at Mardi Gras (or Carnival, as the natives of that city call it). A little doll or coin is baked inside, and the person who gets it has to buy the King Cake at the next party!
1/4 C butter
16 ounces sour cream
1/3 C ugar
1 tsp. of salt
2 [...]
This dish dates back to Colonial America. A delicious way to enjoy fall’s bounty.
4 cups coarse fresh bread crumbs
1/2 cup (1 stick) butter, melted
4 baking apples, peeled, cored and thinly sliced
1/3 cup brown sugar
1 tablespoon fresh lemon juice
1 teaspoon ground ginger
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
3 tablespoons dry sherry (optional)
Whipped cream for serving (optional)
Pre-hHeat oven [...]
Coconut cakes are the crowning glory of the Christmas feast in many a Southern household. They are found throughout the region, and recipes date back to the early years of the nineteenth century.
This cake was part of every Christmas from my first to the present day, some half century later. I remember my grandfather heading [...]
