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Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Cream butter and sugar; beat in egg and vanilla. Sift flour and baking powder together, stir into mixture. Refrigerate about 1 hour, or until dough is firm enough to roll. On a floured surface, roll to 1 /8-inch thickness and cut with cookie cutters. Sprinkle the tops with granulated sugar.Continue reading “Sugar Cookies”

Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Combine all dry ingredients. Add shortening and use a pastry cutter or fork to blend in the shortening. The mixture should look like course breadcrumbs. Knead in the buttermilk; the mixture will be slightly sticky. Adding more flour will result in a dense biscuit. Place dough on a lightly flouredContinue reading “Strawberry Shortcake”

In a shallow, heavy duty saucepot, combine cream and brown sugar. Insert a candy thermometer and cook over a medium heat until the mixture reaches 236 degrees. Remove from heat and stir in the pecans. Allow mixture to cool to 110 degrees, stirring occasionally. When mixture has cooled, whip in the butter and continue toContinue reading “Pralines”

Preheat oven to 325 degrees. Using an electric mixer with a paddle attachment, cream the butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Beat in eggs, one at a time. Add vanilla. Sift together the flour and salt and add to butter mixture. With the mixer running, slowly add buttermilk. Beat four to five minutes, untilContinue reading “Poundcake”

Mince 1 /4 of the pineapple and set aside. In a small saucepot, heat sugar, corn syrup and water just long enough for the sugar to dissolve. Remove from heat and cool. Place remaining pineapple, sugar syrup and milk in a blender and puree until smooth. Strain mixture through a colander. Fold in minced pineappleContinue reading “Pineapple Sherbet”

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Using an electric mixer beat the butter, shortening sugar until creamy. Add eggs one at a time. Add vanilla. Combine remaining ingredients together and add them to the creamed butter mixture until everything is mixed well. Drop by rounded spoonfuls onto ungreased baking sheets. Bake for 10-12 minutes. Remove fromContinue reading “Oatmeal Raisin Cookies”

Combine the first four ingredients and beat together. Continue to stir and add the boiling water. Place mixture in a non-reactive saucepot and cook over low-medium heat until mixture thickens. Pour into the baked pie shell and set aside.   Meringue 4 Egg whites 6 Tbl  Sugar 1 /2 tsp Cream of tartar Beat theContinue reading “Lemon Pie”

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Combine sugar, flour, salt, eggs, milk and vanilla in a small non-reactive saucepot. Cook over low heat, stirring constantly until the pudding thickens. Remove from heat and slowly add butter until incorporated. Butter a two-quart baking dish. Arrange the vanilla wafers around the outside and across the bottom of theContinue reading “Joan Holland’s Almost Heaven Banana Pudding”