Category: Sweets
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Pear Strudel
We have a pear tree in our front yard that bear’s an abundance of fruit each and every year. I freeze and can most of the fruit so I can prepare dishes throughout the year. This dish is adapted from an apple strudel recipe that I found in Dr. Weil’s and Rosie Daley’s recipe book…
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Pear Crumble
Directions: Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Melt butter in large skillet; add maple syrup, cinnamon and lemon juice. Add sliced pears and stir; saute over medium heat for 3-5 minutes or until pears are tender.Mix the cornstarch with the water together in a small bowl until pasty. Stir into the pears, and simmer, covered on low…
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Kahlua-Walnut Brownies
A great Valentine’s gift… Directions: Soak 1 cup toasted walnuts in Kahlua for 4-6 hours. Drain, discarding Kahlua. Melt butter and chocolate in a heave saucepan or double boiler over low heat. Beat eggs, sugar, and instant coffee with an electric mixer 7-8 minutes. Gradually add chocolate mixture, beating at low speed until blended. Add…
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Mardi Gras King Cake
History of the King Cake The holiday season has passed and winter is now a reality in Mobile and so is our Mardi Gras celebration. For nearly 300 years Mobilians have observed this pre-Lenten celebration which climaxes on Shrove Tuesday the day before Ash Wednesday on the Christian calendar. While originating in Mobile, Mardi Gras is too much…
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Lemon-Poppyseed Cake
I work in sales and every year for Christmas, I bake about 130 cakes for my customers. This means that beginning the week after Thanksgiving, I am baking 6-8 cakes a night. This is one of the recipes that I use — Directions: Combine first 6 ingredients in a large mixing bowl. Beat at medium…
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Quick Caramel Coffee Ring
This caramel coffee ring is one that I serve every year at our family Christmas Brunch. So delicious! Directions: Heat oven 375 degrees. In small saucepan, melt butter. Coat bottom & sides of ungreased 12 cup bundt pan with 2 tbsps of melted butter. Sprinkle 3 tbsps of nuts over bottom of pan. Add remaining nuts, brown…
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3-Layer Cake
Directions: Melt butter in saucepan, add flour and pecans. Press in bottom of 13×9 baking dish. Bake 350 degrees until brown. Let cool. Mix cream cheese, powdered sugar and Cool Whip until blended with mixer then spread onto the crust. Beat vanilla pudding, chocolate pudding and milk until thickened. Spread onto the cream cheese layer.…
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Mawmaw’s Red Velvet Cake
Cake: Cream together 1/2 cup crisco and 1-1/2 cup sugar; beat 2 eggs into mixture. In seperate bowl mix 2 cups flour (sifted), 1 tbsp. cocoa, and 1/2 tsp. salt. Add (alternatly with dry ingredients) 1 cup buttermilk, 1 tsp. vanilla, and 1 – 2oz. red food coloring. Add 1 tsp. baking soda dissolved in…
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Sweet Potato Casserole
Directions: Mix mashed sweet potatoes (or can), butter, sugar, eggs, vanilla and milk. Transfer to greased baking dish. Mix brown sugar, chopped pecans, softened butter and four. Spread over potato mixture in baking dish. Bake at 350° for 45 minutes. Source: Pam Bolan
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Jiffy Banana Pudding
Directions: Fold (don’t beat!) milk, Cool Whip, sour cream and pudding in mixing bowl. Layer wafers, bananas, pudding mixture; repeat. Sprinkle crumbled wafers on top.
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Deluxe Pecan Pie
Directions: Beat eggs slightly mix corn syrup, sugar, butter, vanilla, and salt. Add nuts and pour in unbaked pie shell Bake at 350° for 30-35 minutes. Note: Pie is slightly less set in the center. You can add 1 tbsp. cornstarch to corn syrup before adding to egg mixture. Source: Eleizabeth Gates (1980)
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Caramel Popcorn
Directions Cook sugar & butter over medium heat stirring constantly for about 10 minutes. Remove from heat and add vanilla & soda. Pour over popcorn & pecans; stir well. Pour spread on baking sheets and bake at 250° for 1 hour. Note: This is a great Halloween treat!