Texas Recipes
Texas Brownies
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 2 cups granulated sugar
- 1/2 cup (1 stick) butter or margarine
- 1/2 cup shortening
- 1 cup strong, brewed coffee or water
- 1/4 cup dark, unsweetened cocoa
- 1/2 cup buttermilk
- 2 eggs
- 1 tsp baking soda
- 1 tsp vanilla
- For the frosting:
- 1/2 cup (1 stick) butter or margarine
- 2 Tbsp dark cocoa
- 1/4 cup milk
- 3 1/2 cups powdered sugar, unsifted
- 1 tsp vanilla
Combine the flour and sugar in a large mixing bowl.
In a heavy saucepan, combine butter, shortening, coffee or water and cocoa. Stir and heat to boiling.
Pour the boiling mixture over the flour and sugar in the bowl. Add buttermilk, eggs, baking soda and vanilla. Mix well, using a wooden spoon or high speed on electric mixer. Pour into a well buttered 17 1/2 x 11-inch baking pan.
Bake at 400°F for 20 minutes or until the brownies test done in the center.
For the frosting, prepare it while the brownies are baking. Combine the butter, cocoa and milk in a saucepan. Heat to boiling, stirring. Mix in the powdered sugar and vanilla until frosting is smooth.
Pour the warm frosting over the brownies as soon as you take them out of the oven. Cool. Cut into 48 bars.
In a heavy saucepan, combine butter, shortening, coffee or water and cocoa. Stir and heat to boiling.
Pour the boiling mixture over the flour and sugar in the bowl. Add buttermilk, eggs, baking soda and vanilla. Mix well, using a wooden spoon or high speed on electric mixer. Pour into a well buttered 17 1/2 x 11-inch baking pan.
Bake at 400°F for 20 minutes or until the brownies test done in the center.
For the frosting, prepare it while the brownies are baking. Combine the butter, cocoa and milk in a saucepan. Heat to boiling, stirring. Mix in the powdered sugar and vanilla until frosting is smooth.
Pour the warm frosting over the brownies as soon as you take them out of the oven. Cool. Cut into 48 bars.
Texas Hash
- 1 cup spaghetti (broken)
- 1/2 can tomatoes
- 2 heaping tablespoons grated cheese
- Ground meat (small pieces left-overs will do)
- Seasoning
- Green Pepper
- Onion
- Chopped Celery
Boil spaghetti until tender. Cook tomatoes with whatever seasoning used, until desired thickness is reached. Add the tasty cheese and meat. Pour all over spaghetti in baking dish and bake for about 30 minutes in 350° oven. If raw meat is used it should be browned in frying pan before adding to other ingredients.
Texas Pudding
- 3 eggs, whites & yolks beaten separately
- 3 cups sugar
- 1 cup butter
- 1 cup milk
- 2 Tbsps flour
Beat the butter and sugar together to a cream . Slowly stir in the eggs, milk and flour. Bake in a crust.
This will fill 3 pie plates.
This will fill 3 pie plates.
- ELAINE'S TEXAS CHILI
1/4 CUP SALAD OIL 1 LARGE ONION, CHOPPED 2 TABLESPOONS CHILI POWDER 1 TABLESPOON CUMIN POWDER 2 CLOVES GARLIC, CRUSHED 1 TEASPOON OREGANO 1 TEASPOON CAYENNE PEPPER or LESS 1 - Texas Barbecue Sauce
1 cup red vinegar 6 ounces crushed black pepper 1 head garlic 3 bay leaves 1 pound sliced onions, carrots and celery 1 cup sugar 1 small jar prepared mustard 2 cans tomato paste 2 cups brown s - Texas Hash
1 cup spaghetti (broken) 1/2 can tomatoes 2 heaping tablespoons grated cheese Ground meat (small pieces left-overs will do) Seasoning Green Pepper Onion Chopped Celery - Texas Pudding
3 eggs, whites & yolks beaten separately 3 cups sugar 1 cup butter 1 cup milk 2 Tbsps flour - Texas Brownies
2 cups all-purpose flour 2 cups granulated sugar 1/2 cup (1 stick) butter or margarine 1/2 cup shortening 1 cup strong, brewed coffee or water 1/4 cup dark, unsweetened cocoa 1/2 cup buttermilk