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Margarett Turner's Praline Pumpkin Pie
Custard layer: Preheat oven to 400 degrees. For praline layer, cream margarine with brown sugar and stir in pecans. Press over bottom of piecrust in even layer and bake at 400 degrees for 10 minutes. Remove and cool on rack. For custard layer, scald evaporated milk with water in small saucepan. In separate bowl, combine beaten eggs with remaining ingredients. Beat in scalded milk mixture and pour into cooled pastry shell. Cover crust edges with aluminum foil to keep from burning. Reduce heat to 350 degrees and bake for 50 minutes or until center is set but still soft. Serve with whipped cream. My Mother, Margarett Turner, always made this at Thanksgiving and Christmas. I still can't bake it like she did.
Necia's Chocolate Delight
Cut margarine and flour together until crumbly and flour is absorbed. Add in pecans. Press into bottom of 9 X 13" baking dish. Put into preheated 400-degree oven for 10 minutes. Remove and let cool.
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3rd layer:
4th layer: Shirley Bellmon's Pecan Pie Make pie shell and chill or defrost if frozen. Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Beat eggs. Add corn syrup and brown sugar to eggs and mix well. Pour this mixture into pie shell. Sprinkle with pecans. Bake for 1 hour. Pecans can be added to liquid before pouring into shell. They will float to the top or they can be arranged if you have plenty of time. Fresh Oklahoma pecans are the best. Shirley Bellmon was a form first lady of Oklahoma in the early 1960's. Her husband was Henry Bellmon. Easy Apricot-Almond Coffee Cake Beat cream cheese, apricot preserves, 1 tablespoon cake mix, and, if desired, orange food coloring powder just until blended; set mixture aside. Beat sour cream, milk, eggs, almond extract, and remaining cake mix at low speed with an electric mixer 30 second or until blended. Increase speed to medium, and beat 3 more minutes. Pour into a lightly greased 13 x 9 inch pan. Drop cream cheese mixture by rounded teaspoonfuls evenly over batter. Swirl batter gently with a knife. Sprinkle almonds evenly over top. Bake at 350 degrees for 25-28 minutes. Cool on a wire rack for 20 minutes. Drizzle Glaze over slightly warm cake or individual pieces. (The glaze is a mixture of 1 (or 2) tablespoons milk, 1 cup powdered sugar, and 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract mixed to a smooth consistency.)
Novelyne's Hummingbird Cake Mix dry ingredients, eggs, vanilla, pineapple, nuts and bananas. Bake in a flat 13 X 9" pan in a preheated 350-degree oven for 35 minutes. Let cool. Mix the following ingredients and spread over top of cooled cake. (You need to double this if you make the cake in two layers instead of a sheet cake. This recipe was given to us by our friend, Novelyne Daniels.)
8 ounce cream cheese softened
Chocolate Sheet Cake Sift together the sugar and flour. In a saucepan bring to a boil the shortening, butter, water and coca. Pour over flour mixture while still hot. Add the buttermilk, beaten eggs, baking soda and vanilla. Bake in a large jelly roll pan (with sides). Bake at 400 degrees for 20 minutes. While cake is baking, make icing. Icing: Bring 1 stick butter, 4 tablespoons cocoa and 6 tablespoons milk to a boil. Add a 1-pound box powdered sugar, 1 teaspoon vanilla and 1 cup chopped nuts. Spread over the cake while both are hot. Yummy!
Quik Key Lime Pie
Jerry's Rum Cake (As e-mailed to Tom)
Cake: In a medium bowl, mis together all CAKE ingredients EXCEPT pecans. (Do one shot of Rum). That's easy. Now liberally (I hate that word) grease and flower a Bunt Pan and scatter the pecans in the bottom of the pan (this will be the top of the cake when you turn it over). Pour the slurry in (nodher schot). Bake for One hour in pre-heated 325-degreen oven. In thirty minutes (half-way)...do smore schootters!
Glaze: For the glaze, melt the butter, add the sugar and water in a small sauce pan. Bring to boil (take shot), and then add Rum and toil until hot another minute. While the cake is still hot, pour the glaze all over the top taking care to let it all soak in...yuummmm. Now for the hard part (and this is a secret so don't tell anyone!!) You must do this part when the cake is still hot. If it cools off, it'll Never come out of the pan. To get it out of the pan, shake the Cake back and forth, so that it pulls away from the sides of the pan. Be vigorous...the cake will survive. Now, if you're sure it's really loose, dump it out on a plate. Take a shot of Rum. This serves One. (Jerry Williams is our fun-loving, very humous son-in-law, as you can probably tell.)
Banana Split Cake For crust, mix crushed graham crackers and 1 stick of butter, softened. Line bottom and sides of a 13x9-inch pan with mixture. Put crust in preheated 350 degree oven 5-8 minutes. Let cool. Beat until fluffy eggs, 2 sticks butter, and the powdered sugar. It will look a lot like whipped cream. Spread mixture on crust. (This is not easy because it may tend to pick up the graham crust, so put dollops all over and gently spread them together.) Add layer of sliced bananas and layer of crushed pineapple (drained). Cover with Cool Whip and sprinkle with toasted pecans and crushed graham crackers. Refrigerate for at least an hour. (I saw this on Paula Deen's TV show with her sons. It looked delicious, so I thought all of you might like it, too!)
Apple Crisp Place apples and water in a 10 x 6 inch baking pan. Sift flour, sugar, cinnamon and salt into a bowl. Cut in butter until mixture resembles coarse crumbs. Sprinkle over apples. Bake at 350 degrees for 40 minutes. I haven't made this in years, but remembered the boys loving it, and it is easy. It was a recipe classic published in 1974.
Fuzzy Navel Cake (a little less intoxicating) Mix undrained peaches, schnapps, sugar and orange juice. Blend until peaches are pureed. Store in covered container for 24 hours. When ready to bake the cake, heat oven to 350 degrees, and grease a 10-inch Bundt pan. Mix cake mix and pudding mix in large bowl with electric mixer. Measure 1 1/2 cups of the peach puree. Add to mixer bowl with eggs, beating after each addition. Beat in oil and pour into prepared pan. Bake 50 to 60 minutes. Mix 1/4 cup of the remaining liquid and confestioners sugar for a glaze. Turn cake onto rack that has been placed in a jelly roll pan. Pour glaze over cake while both are warm, letting the excess run into the pan below.
Lemon Buttermilk Poppy Seed Cake
GLAZE
To prepare the cake: Heat oven to 350 degrees. Spray a 10-inch tube or Bundt pan with cooking spray, lightly dust with flour and tap out the excess. In the large bowl of an electric mixer, combine the cake mix and vanilla instant pudding mix, mixing on low speed just to blend. Add the poppy seeds, yogurt, oil, buttermilk, eggs, lemon zest and juice. Mix on medium-low speed 1 minute. Scrape down the sides of the bowl. Increase speed to medium and beat 2 minutes, scraping down the sides of the bowl as necessary. transfer to the prepared pan, smoothing out the top. Bake on center oven rack 45-50 minutes or until it is golden brown and springs back when lightly pressed with your finger. Remove the pan from the oven and cool on a rack 15 minutes. Unmold onto the rack and cool completely.
Tammy's Olive Bread Split loaf of french bread. Spread mixture over bread. Sprinkle parmesan and paprika over top. Pre-slice and then broil, watching carefully. (Tammy Williams is Tom's daughter and my step-daughter. She is beautiful, and can cook, also!)
Banana Nut Bread Preheat the oven at 325 degrees and grease your bread pan. (Makes 1 5X5" pan or 2 4X7 1/2" pans). In a mixing bowl, combine the margarine, sugar and eggs and beat until this mixture is smooth and creamy. Add all of the remaining ingredients and stir with a spoon until well blended. Divide the mixture equally into 2 bread tins. Bake at 325 degrees for 1 1/4 hours. This is very moist and freezes well. (Everyone in the neighborhood loves Tom's Banana Nut Bread! It's great for breakfast, snacking, you name it!)
Apple-Cinnamon Bread Pudding with Ginger Ale Sauce
Sauce: In a bowl, whisk together eggs, milk, rum extract, sale, and brown sugar. Stir in cinnamon bread, pie filling, raisins, and oatmeal packets until bread cubes are moist. Spray a 9X12 inch baking dish with Pam and pour the mixture into the dish. Set aside for 30 minutes. Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Bake pudding until it has risen, browned, and a knife inserted in center comes out clean, about 30-40 minutes. For sauce: combine all ingredients in a bowl and blend with a hand mixer until stiff peaks form. Cover and chill until ready to use. Serve bread with a dollop of sauce.
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