27 very southern Recipes

buttermilk pecan pralines 1970 s, southern living, soda, buttermilk, sugar, butter, salt, white corn syrup, vanilla, pecan halves, add soda to buttermilk. mix sugar, buttermilk mixture, butter, salt and syrup., cook until it forms a rather hard ball when dropped into water ., add vanilla and then pecans, and stir a short time., cool rapidly. spoon pralines on waxed paper ., makes 22-48 pralines .

butter or margarine, softened, granulated sugar, light brown sugar , firmly packed, eggs, all-purpose flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt, milk, vanilla extract, grease and flour three nine-inch round cake pans and preheat oven to 350of. cream the butter or margarine with both granulated sugar and light brown sugar until very light and fluffy, then add the eggs, 1 at a time, beating well after each addition. sift the flour with the baking powder, baking soda and salt and add to the batter alternately with the milk, beginning and ending with the dry mixture. stir in the vanilla extract. divide batter evenly among the prepared pans and bake in the center of the preheated oven for twenty-five to thirty minutes or until a wooden pick inserted in the center of the layers comes out clean. cool layers in their pans over a rack for ten minutes, then loosen and turn out layers directly onto racks for cooling. cool layers thoroughly before icing (recipe follows). recipe yields a nine-inch, three-layer cake.

unpeeled, jumbo cooked shrimp, remoulade sauce, whole pickled okra, very thin crispy breadsticks, broken in half, garnish: grape tomato slices

all-purpose flour, salt, baking powder, baking soda, butter, light brown sugar, granulated sugar, egg, vanilla, granny smith apples, peeled and very coarsely chopped, pecans, chopped, caramel candies , unwrapped, milk

butter, melted, dijon mustard, garlic powder, ritz cracker crumbs, parmesan cheese, chicken cutlets (the very thinly sliced variety)

head green cabbage, cored, and very finely shredded, kirby (pickling ) cucumbers, peeled, seeded and sliced paper thin, kosher salt, white vinegar, granulated sugar, salt, dijon-style mustard, vegetable oil, heavy cream, sour cream, salt and fresh ground pepper to taste

very ripe tomatoes, sugar, bell peppers, chopped, onions, chopped, rib celery, chopped, garlic cloves, minced ( or 1 1/2 tsp minced ), salt and black pepper to taste, whie pepper, bread crumbs, divided use, fresh grated parmesan cheese (optional), browned ground beef if using as main dish

very fat 5 lb. stewing chicken, whole onion, stalks celery, salt, pepper, flour, salt, baking powder, eggs, shortening, milk

white cake mix* (duncan hines classic white , my choice), eggs, sour cream, water, vegetable oil, note: spice , chocolate or your favorite cake mix may be substituted, after baking , these layers can be spread with icing or filling between the layers, then top and sides iced., this is a quick easy , very pretty icing for the cake, but if using this icing, enjoy the cake the day it is iced, because it will not hold up for longer storage, divinity frosting (a no-brainer, home-style fluffy white frosting mix (betty crocker home style white frosting mix), boiling water, light corn syrup, vanilla extract (i like to add almond extract also), powdered sugar, chopped pecans, toasted

eggs, separated, powdered sugar, salt, very finely chopped pecans

onion, very coarsely chopped, zucchinis, sliced, yellow squash, sliced, bell pepper, sliced in large pieces, butter, salt and pepper to taste, garlic, minced, mayonnaise, mozzarella cheese, grated, unbaked pie shell

white corn meal, self rising flour, buttermilk, sugar, eggs, melted butter, jalepeno pepper chopped very fine, chopped onion, american cheeze, cream style corn

mangoes, peeled and coarsely chopped, very ripe banana, peeled and coarsely chopped, diced sweet onion, tomato paste, garlic clove, chopped, kosher salt, light brown sugar , packed, molasses, balsamic vinegar, worcestershire sauce, ground chipotle chile pepper, ground ginger, ground cinnamon, ground allspice, freshly-grated nutmeg, water, coarse breadcrumbs or 1 cup panko breadcrumbs, flour, baking powder, garlic powder, dill weed, lemon pepper, kosher salt, parmesan cheese, lemon juice, raw lobster meat, finely chopped, green bell pepper, finely chopped, sweet onion, finely chopped, eggs, well beaten, canola oil (for frying )

pecans, divided, butter, softened, reduced-fat cream cheese, softened, sugar, eggs, whole wheat flour, all-purpose flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt, buttermilk, mashed very riped bananas (about 4 medium sized), vanilla extract, brown sugar, chopped pecans (not toasted ), melted butter, ground cinnamon

pecans, divided, butter, softened, reduced-fat cream cheese, softened, sugar, eggs, whole wheat flour, all-purpose flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt, buttermilk, mashed very ripe bananas (about 4 medium sized), vanilla extract, fat-free evaporated milk, granulated sugar, brown sugar, butter, sweetened flaked coconut, vanilla extract

marshmallow creme, orange marmalade, orange juice concentrate, vanilla wafers, crushed very fine, coconut flakes, toasted

unbaked 9-inch low-fat pie shell, fruit sweetener (** how to make below ), plain gelatin (1 envelope), unsweetened applesauce, water, cornstarch, eggs, vanilla, very strong coffee (not grounds ) or 2 tbsp espresso, prepared (not grounds), pecan halves, frozen apple juice concentrate, thawed, granular fructose

frozen southern style hash brown potatoes, cream of chicken soup, sour cream, shredded cheddar cheese, chopped onion, salt, pepper, melted butter, crushed corn flakes