Recipes With Course: Cakes & Candy
Banana Nut Bread
This recipe is a popular “bread” in almost every culture, Cajun included. This recipe was provided right when we got our first request for it. Ingredients1 cup sugar 1/2 cup shortening 2 eggs, beaten 3 bananas, mashed 2 cups flour 1/4 tsp baking powder 1/2 cup nuts (pecans or walnuts), ...
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Microwave Pralines
Pralines (Praw-leens) are sweet pecan candies, made for Cajun and Creole children. I loved it in the Fall. Ingredients2 cups pecans 1 stick butter (8 tbsp) 1 (5 oz.) can can pet evaporated milk 2 cups granulated sugar 1 tbsp vanillaDirectionsStep 1Mix all ingredients together in a glass microwave bowl ...
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Rose’s Sweet Dough for Tarts
This is a basic sweet dough for preparing tarts that can be filled with fig preserves, blackberries, bouille, coconut cream, pineapple, or sweet potato. The various recipes for the fillings can be found on our website. Ingredients3 cups flour 3 tsp baking powder 2 tsp vanilla 1 1/2 cup sugar ...
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Enice’s Coconut Pecan Pralines
MawMaw knows how to score points with her mother-in-law. She loves to make her pralines; they are really easy to make, but don’t tell her Mom-in-law…she thinks MawMaw has slaved all day. These pralines are exceptional. Ingredients4 cups sugar 1 stick butter - 1/2 cup 1 large can pet milk ...
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Sesame Benne’ Candy – Fudge or Pralines
When I was a little girl, I remember an aunt would make candy with sesame seeds… this is the recipe! The Cajun word for sesame is benne and roasting them brings back wonderful childhood memories. Recipe submitted by a website visitor. Ingredients1 cup sesame seeds 1 pound box light brown ...
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Mimi’s Jelly Roll
I loved the days my Mom made jelly rolls. The words “jelly roll’ is its own definition. jellyroll – thin sheet of sponge cake spread with jelly and then rolled up to make a cylindrical cake. Ingredients5 eggs, separated 1/2 tsp vanilla extract 3/4 cup Domino granulated sugar 3/4 cup ...
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Holy Cow Cake
When you bite into a piece of this cake, you can’t help but say, “Vache sainte!” (holy cow!) Speaking of cows, have you ever shooed a cow in Holly Beach?! Cows use to run wild on the beach in Holy Beach, LA. – The Cajun Riviera. Most people would just ...
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Sweet Dough for Tarts – Tourte douce
The most classic of our sweets is the sweet tart (small pies with filling). These can be filled with any filling of choice, although fig, coconut, bouille and blackberry are some of the all-time favorites Ingredients1 block (8 tbsp) margarine or butter 2 tbsp shortening 2 eggs 1 cup sugar ...
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