5 southern stir Recipes

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.

cold cooked white rice, frozen corn, dried thyme, garlic salt, cayenne pepper, black-eyed peas, rinsed and drained, lightly packed spinach leaves

southern pecan pralines, southern living sept . 1997, this is the recipe that we use. it is trully fabulous, butter, brown sugar, sugar, cream of tartar, evaporated milk, light corn syrup, butter, vanilla extract, coarsely chopped pecans, toasted, coat sides of a dutch oven with 1 tbsp butter. add brown sugar and next 4 ingredients., bring to a boil over medium heat, stirring constantly until sugar dissolves (about 5 minutes)., cover and cook, without stirring , 2 to 3 minutes to wash down sugar crystals from sides of pan., uncover and cook , stirring occasionally, 10 to 12 minutes or until mixture reaches soft ball stage (234o)., heat; stir in 1/2 cup butter and vanilla., beat with a wooden spoon 5 minutes or until mixture is creamy and begins to thicken., stir in pecans ., working quickly , drop mixture by heaping tablespoonfuls onto lightly greased wax paper; let stand until firm.

chopped celery, chopped onion, canola oil, black-eyed peas, rinsed and drained, frozen whole kernel corn, thawed, minced fresh thyme or 1/2 tsp dried thyme, garlic clove, minced, salt, cayenne pepper, chicken or vegetable broth, white wine or additional chicken broth, fresh spinach, chopped, cooked rice