Arizona Lemon Cake
Arizona Lemon Cake
Many lemon cake recipes have originated in Arizona, probably due to the large number of local lemon groves
1 1/2 cups granulated sugar
1/2 cup butter, softened
3 eggs
2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
1 tsp baking soda
1/2 tsp salt
1 cup buttermilk
1/4 cup poppy seed
2 tbsp grated lemon peel
2 Tbsp lemon juice
Lemon Glaze
Preheat oven to 325 deg F
Grease & flour a Bundt cake pan or tube pan
Beat sugar & butter in a large bowl on medium speed of an electric mixer until light & fluffy
Beat in eggs, one at a time
Mix flour, baking soda & salt
Beat into sugar mixture alternately with buttermilk until well blended
Stir in poppy seed, lemon peel & lemon juice
Spread in pan
Bake until a wooden pick inserted in the center comes out clean, 50 to 55 min
Immediately poke holes in top of cake with a long-tined fork
Pour about two-thirds of the Lemon Glaze over the top
Cool 20 min
Invert onto a serving plate
Remove pan
Spread with remaining glaze
Lemon Glaze
2 cups confectioners’ sugar
1/4 cup butter, melted
2 Tbsp grated lemon peel
1/4 cup lemon juice
Mix all ingredients
Bread Of The Dead (Pan De Muertos)
Bread of the Dead (Pan de Muertos)
El Dia de Los Muertos, is an annual Mexican celebration held in honor loved ones who have been dead for more than 40 days
A solemn but joyful celebration, El Dia de Los Muertos traces back to the Aztec ceremony known as Quecholly, where dead warriors were remembered during the annual corn harvest
That tradition, combined with the Catholic Church
Baking Powder Biscuits
Baking Powder Biscuits
2 cups all-purpose flour
1 tbsp baking powder
3 Tbsp granulated sugar
1/8 tsp salt
1/2 cup butter or margarine
2 eggs, beaten
1/2 cup milk or cream
Preheat oven to 400 deg F
In a large bowl, mix all dry ingredients
Cut in butter with a knife until the mixture resembles coarse meal
Add eggs & milk, stirring with a fork & blending until the dry ingredients are just moistened
Either drop Tbspful of batter onto a well-greased cookie sheet or place the entire mixture into a well-greased 8- or 9-inch square cake pan & spread it evenly
Bake for about 15 to 20 min, or until the top is golden brown
Serve with butter, hot from the oven
Variations
Add 1/2 cup raisins or currants to batter
Add 1/4 tsp almond extract or 1/2 tsp vanilla extract with the liquid ingredients
Add 1/4 cup shredded cheese