Saturday, January 26, 2019

Butter pecan pie

3 eggs beaten
1/2 c sugar
1 c. dark corn syrup
1/4 tsp salt
1 tsp vanilla
1/4 c butter melted
1 c. pecans
1  9 inch pie crust

Combine all the ingredients except the pecans then sprinkle one half of the pecans on the bottom of the pie crust and pour batter in and then sprinkle the rest of the pecans on top.  Bake 350 for 45 min unitl set.
1959 issue of the Relief society magazine receipe submitted from Wilmington, NC

Friday, January 25, 2019

Streusel coffee cake

Batter
2 c. flour
1 c. sugar
3 tsp baking powder
1 tsp salt
1/3 c. margarine or butter softened ( I have just used oil instead)
1 c. milk
1 egg

If you want a thicker coffee cake which is what we usually do then double the ingredients for the batter.

Beat ingredients in bowl until well blended about 2 min.  Spread half of the batter in a greased 13X9 cake pan and sprinkle half of the streusel on top.  Put remaining batter over the streusel and then sprinkle the remaining streusel on top.   

Streusel
1/3 c. packed  brown sugar
1/4 c. flour
1/2 tsp cinnamon
3 Tbls. firm butter

If you double the batter then I do:

1 c. packed brown sugar
1 cube of butter (this would be a half a cup)
3 tsp. cinnamon
1/2 c. flour


Mix butter with a knife until crumbly the butter is not to be mixed in until it is all smooth but just cut in.

Bake 350 for 35 min to 40 for the thinner pan and 45 to an hour for the double pan..  If you double it then at 45 min. I would start checking it with a tooth pick.

Saturday, January 12, 2019

Chocolate Zucchini Cake

1/2 c. shortening
1/2 c. oil
2 eggs
1 3/4 c. sugar
1/2 c. sour milk
2 c. grated zucchini
1 1/2 c. flour
4 Tbls. cocoa
1/2 tsp. baking powder
1 tsp. soda
1 tsp. salt
1/2 tsp. cinnamon
1/2 tsp. cloves

Beat together shortening, oil, sugar, eggs and milk.  Add flour, cocoa, baking powder, soda, salt, cinnamon and cloves.  Add zucchini, I usually take off all the outer skin then grate it.  If it is big zucchini I cut it in long strips and remove the inside seeds then grate it.    Pour into a Ungreased  9X13 cake pan and sprinkle about 1/4 to 1/2 c of chocolate chips on top,  then sprinkle brown sugar over the top.  I put enough brown sugar so that you cannot see the chips and cake batter so a goodly amount.  Bake 325 for 40-45 min.