Recipes by C. Breaux
Seafood Dressing
...es not mean a Cajun can’t use them. Especially since Mawmaw and Grandma now use them too! Ingredients 1 cup margarine or butter 1 cup onion chopped 1 cup bell pepper chopped 5 cups raw shrimp peeled 1 pound crab meat 1 can cream of shrimp 1/2 cup water 1/2 ...
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Jalapeno Corn Pudding
This corn pudding is definitely comfort food with a nice bite. Ingredients 1 can cream style corn 1 cup yellow cornmeal 2 sticks melted butter 3/4 cup buttermilk 2 medium onions chopped 2 eggs, beaten 1/2 tbsp baking soda 4 ounces sharp cheddar cheese 5 slices American cheese 3 jalapeno ...
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Pecan Nougats
...y favorite things ever, growing up! Ingredients 4 cups ground pecans 1 block butter (8 tbsp) 1 cup sugar 1 cup brown sugar 3 egg whites Directions Step 1 Mix all ingredients well and shape into medium size balls. Place on ungreased cookie sheet and press down on ball with ...
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Old Fashioned Candied Popcorn
...Ingredients 2 tbsp corn oil 2 cups brown sugar 2 quarts popped corn 1/2 tsp salt 1/2 cup water Directions Step 1 In a large saucepan or black pot, combine oil, sugar, salt and water. Heat to boiling. Boil for 16 minutes. Step 2 Pour over the popped corn; making ...
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Cream Cheese Pecan Pie
...pie crust Cream Cheese Layer 1 8 ounce package cream cheese softened 1 egg 1 teaspoon vanilla 1/3 cup sugar 1/4 teaspoon salt Syrup Mixture 3 eggs 1/4 cup sugar 1 cup Karo or light corn syrup 1 teaspoon vanilla Pecans 1 1/2 cup chopped pecans Directions Step 1 Defrost ...
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Fig Ice Cream
...are wonderful straight off the tree And what’s really nice you can also eat the peel. Many Cajun love making fig preserves – Great with bread, corn bread, or over cream cheese as an appetizer. Another sweet use is fig ice cream – so good. Works best with very ripe ...
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Persimmon Bread I
...lnuts - hickory nuts Directions Step 1 Combine persimmon pulp, brown sugar, oil and eggs; blend well. Step 2 Dust raisins with a little flour; combine the remaining flour, baking powder, soda and salt. Step 3 Add the dry ingredients to the creamed mixture. Step 4 Add raisins, vanilla and ...
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Fig Muffins
In Memory of Louella Landry Kaplan LA Cajun love making fig preserves – Great with bread, corn bread, or over cream cheese as an appetizer. Another sweet use for fig preserves is to make fig preserve muffins – so good Ingredients 1 cup (2 sticks) butter 2 cups sugar 3 ...
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Custard Pie or Coconut Custard Pie
Coconut juice or coconut water is the liquid inside a coconut. Coconut milk is produced by steeping grated coconut in hot water then straining; coconut cream is coconut milk cooked down until it thickens, or grated coconut steeped in hot milk instead of water. Ingredients 3 eggs 1/2 cup white ...
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Tante Linda’s Buttermillk Fig Preserve Cake with Buttermilk Glaze
...to baking and make this rich, decadent Cajun fig preserve cake. Ingredients 2 cups flour 2 cups sugar 1/2 cup cooking oil 1 cup buttermilk 3 eggs 2 cups fig preserves 1 cup chopped pecans 1 tsp salt 1 tsp baking soda 1 tsp each cinnamon and nutmeg Buttermilk Glaze: ...
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Prize Winning Fresh Apple Cake
...bine spices with flour and add to the creamed mixture along with chopped apple and pecans and raisins which are optional. Step 3 Place in a greased and floured pie plate, layer cake pan or 9 inch black iron skillet. Bake for 35-40 minutes. This can be made ahead of ...
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Freezer Cucumber Pickles
...you more time to enjoy them. This is a good way to make use of plastic margarine tubs, peanut butter & mayonnaise containers. These are so good you will want to eat them right out the jar – we did! Ingredients 2 quarts cucumbers, sliced thin 1 to 2 large ...
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Creamed Corn
.../4 tsp fresh ground black pepper 2 tbsp butter 1 cup whole milk 2 tbsp all-purpose flour 1/2 cup freshly grated parmesan cheese Directions Step 1 I fried (roasted) the corn in the skillet a little while like you would corn macque choux in butter. I also added jalapeno peppers ...
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Cornbread Salad
...oyed by many people for its texture and aroma. Cornbread is a common bread in the Cajun cuisine. Take the cornbread one bite further with this very unique type of salad. Â Ingredients 1 package Jiffy Cornbread mix, mix according to package directions or 1 recipe fresh cornbread 3 medium ...
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Good Luck Black-Eyed Peas
...eas Directions Step 1 In a medium saucepan, chop four strips of bacon and fry until slightly brown. Step 2 Do not drain bacon grease. Step 3 Add the onions, bell pepper and jalapeno to the saucepan. Step 4 Sauté the mixture for 15 to 20 minutes or until the ...
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