Notes about Recipes in this book

• Nina Cain's batty cakes with lacy edges

  • rmardel on January 18, 2026

    These are utterly fabulous! They are light and delicate and full of rich corn flavor. I love the way the baking soda and buttermilk makes the batter light and bubbly, which yields a very delicate, lacy, flavorful cake. My grandfather would have eaten them with sorghum, but I also think they are addictive plain.

• Rona Roberts's brown butter Kentucky cornbread

  • ljl1989 on January 05, 2026

    Very good! Crust managed to get crisp while keeping a very moist interior. The only tricky bit - the timing on the browned butter is tight - you have to brown butter in a cast iron pan and pour out most (but not all) of it, then wait a few minutes before pouring batter into the pan while you finish mixing the batter. Butter will keep browning in a cast iron even if you take it off the heat, so you really need to brown on the lighter side to avoid burning the butter left in the pan.

• Dairy Hollow House cornbread

  • pattyatbryce on May 17, 2026

    Look, it's cornbread, of course it will be eaten, but this one isn't my definition of a great cornbread. Too sweet and cake-like for my taste.

• Jimmy Red cornbread bites

  • kristin_608wve on March 13, 2026

    Very hearty flavor. Left out the cayenne because of my son. Enjoyed these. They made 24 mini muffins and 6 regular ones.

• Minnie Pearl's corn light bread

  • lkgrover on March 03, 2025

    I used medium-ground white cornmeal (because I couldn't find fine ground in this northern state). Delicious; a great accompaniment to a Louisiana stew.

• Stella Parks's light and fluffy biscuits

  • als102 on July 31, 2025

    These were so easy and so cute - I made a half batch in my mini cast iron to go along with fried chicken. So good!

  • ljl1989 on February 25, 2026

    Exceptional! Light and flaky with a golden exterior. A great go-to biscuit.

• Old-fashioned strawberry shortcake

  • ljl1989 on June 10, 2025

    Absolutely perfect - wouldn't change a thing and this will be my go-to shortcake recipe from now on. The shortcakes are very moist and just lightly sweet. So delicious.

• Martha Nesbit's blueberry muffins

  • Carriejean76 on February 22, 2026

    Easy and delicious!

• Bebe's banana bread

  • hmckimmey on January 16, 2026

    I wasn’t sure about this one since it has no spices at all in it, but it was really good and the bake time was accurate.

  • steak_vrhrmx on January 23, 2026

    Soupy

  • ljl1989 on April 03, 2026

    Delicious! This is a more refined, cake-like banana bread - sweet, fine crumb, no mix-ins. The batter is pretty moist but if you cook it the full bake time and test it, it should come out perfectly.

• Edna Lewis's sourdough pancakes

  • als102 on August 03, 2025

    I substituted the starter recipe for an equal weight of my own sourdough starter. These turned out really freaking good!! Probably my go-to sourdough pancakes from now on. I also served these with a dollop of creme fraiche and stewed blueberries.

• Ewing Steele's Alabama orange rolls

  • lisa_r9z5a0 on March 04, 2026

    This recipe appears on page 163 not 167.

• Belvidere rice pudding

  • als102 on August 19, 2025

    This threw me off with so much volume of liquid to rice (4 cups milk, 1/3 cup rice) but it turned out really good. Next time I might get the liquid simmering and THEN add the rice and start the timer because it was a little soupy at the end, but the flavor is honestly to die for. I served this with Paul Prudhomme's chantilly cream.

• Pontchatoula strawberry icebox pie

  • Coopskitchen on May 08, 2026

    I wanted this to turn out so good but mine didn’t set for some reason. It still tasted delicious though. The crust could definitely be doubled and I had to add more cornstarch.

• Betty Kennedy's black bottom pie

  • als102 on August 04, 2025

    I LOVE this pie. I made it for my own birthday this year. I can't even express in words the flavor combo, you just have to make it.

  • MollyB on March 26, 2026

    This pie is great! My husband made it for me for my birthday, and everyone loved it. I rarely have seconds on dessert, but I went back for more on this one. I was a little worried when I tasted some excess filling straight (I'd recommend a deep pie dish if you have one), and it seemed very booze-forward. But after sitting overnight (as recommended) and blending with the other flavors, it was well-balanced and very easy to eat.

• Nellie McGowan's cream cheese pound cake

  • als102 on April 16, 2026

    This is really good but definitely missing some balance from salt. Next time I'll try adding a teaspoon of Diamond Crystal.

• Memphis chocolate pound cake

  • Sam4bama on January 13, 2026

    Very good chocolate cake. Fluffier than a traditional pound cake and very chocolaty. It only took about 75 minutes in my oven.

  • Carriejean76 on February 22, 2026

    Good chocolate pound cake.

• Chocolate marble cake

  • lkgrover on March 24, 2025

    Excellent, very chocolate marble cake, which I baked in a Bundt pan. I used 2.5 oz 85% dark chocolate, and 1.5 oz 70% dark chocolate. Did not make a glaze/icing.

• Buttermilk cupcakes with fudge icing

  • Kimadcock on January 31, 2026

    this is page 386

• Crescent tea cookies

  • ljl1989 on January 05, 2026

    These are the perfect crescent cookie - I'll never need another recipe. Followed it to a tee (including using White Lily flour) and i wouldn't change a thing. Tender-crisp, perfectly balanced, buttery pecan treats.

• My Mother's chess cake

  • als102 on August 04, 2025

    This is so good! I served it with homemade vanilla ice cream. Reminds me a lot of a gooey butter cake texture.