Favorite recipes of Alexandria Ward

PECAN ROLLS Take the regular bread dough. I always leave a piece the size of a loaf. Butter a small square baking pan, add about 1 cup brown sugar, 1/4 cup melted butter, place pecan halfs in brown sugar. Roll out the bread dough, spread with melted butter and sprinkle about 3/4 cup brown sugar with 1 teaspoon cinnamon added. Roll up like jelly roll. Cut into pieces about 1/2 inch thick, place in pan on top of brown sugar and pecan mixture. Let rise until light. Bake at 375° for 20 minutes. While still hot turn upside down on plate. Eat them while they are hot. Vera Mangum ROLLS 1 cake yeast dissolved in 1/4 cup warm water. 3/8 cup shortening in a bowl. Pour over this 1/2 cup boiling water. Add 1/4 cup sugar and 1/2 cup cold milk. Add 1 tablespoon salt, 1 beaten egg and yeast mixture; add 3-1/2 cups sifted flour. Beat well (until shiney and bubbley). Let rise, push down and let rise again, then shape into rolls. Bake about 10 minutes at 375°. Pearl Goodsell SWEET ROLLS Use above dough; roll out about 3/8 inch thick, spread with butter, sprinkle with brown sugar and cinnamon (if desired) roll as a jelly roll - cut and place in muffin tins in which nuts, butter and brown sugar have been placed. Let rise until double in size (very light) and bake at 3'75° about 12 minutes. Pearl Goodsell ORANGE TEA ROLLS 1/2 cup water Boil these ingredients, then pour into 1/3 cup butter large bowl. Let stand until cool. 3 tablespoons sugar 1 teaspoon salt 1 yeast cake Add to mixture in bowl. 2 well beaten eggs 3 cups flour 1/2 cup warm milk Add gradually to form soft dough. Knead well and let rise for two hours. Roll out dough until 1/2 inch thick and six inches wide. Spread with orange filling. Roll lengthwise and cut into 1/2 inch slices. Place in well greased muffin tins. Let rise about one hour. Bake in 400° oven for 25 minutes. ORANGE FILLING Cream well 1/2 cup of sugar, 1/4 cup butter, 2 tablespoons of grated orange rind. Evelyn Olsen BANANA BREAD 1/2 cup butter 1 cup sugar 2 eggs 1 teaspoon soda 2 medium bananas 1/4 cup nuts 2 cups flour Cream butter and sugar. Add eggs one at a time and beat well. Add crushed bananas and nuts. Add sifted flour with soda. Bake in greased loaf tin for 1 hour. Oven should be started at 350° with a pan of water in bottom to give moisture to oven. When loaf has browned good reduce heat to 325° then 300° and bake until well done. Crowthers PRUNE BREAD 2/3 cup shortening 1 teaspoon salt 2 scant cups sugar 1 level teaspoon soda 3 beaten eggs 1 teaspoon baking powder - 1 cup cooked prunes 1 teaspoon cinnamon 2/3 cup prune juice 1 teaspoon nutmeg 2/3 cup milk 1/4 teaspoon cloves 3 cups flour. 1 cup nuts Mix in order given Bake in oven 375° for 50 minutes. Makes 2 loaves. Frieda Lambert REFRIGERATOR ROLLS 2 yeast cakes ‘ 1/4 cup water 3 eggs | 1/2 cup melted butter 1 tablespoon sugar Beat all together, then add 1 cup water, 2 teaspoons salt, 4-1/2 cups flour or enough to make a sticky dough. Let rise until double in size, knead. Put into refrigerator over night or until ready to use. Roll in least flour as possible. Cut into shape of pie wedge, spread with butter and roll beginning at wide end. Let rise 2-1/2 hours. Bake in hot oven 15 minutes. Roll dough about 1/4 inch thick. Place rolls far a- part. . Frieda Lambert BANANA BREAD 1 scant cup sugar 2 eggs 1 scant stick butter (about 1/2 cup) 1 teaspoon soda 3 medium mashed bananas 1/2 teaspoon baking powder 1/4 teaspoon salt 1/2 cup dates 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon 1/2 cup nuts 1/2 teaspoon cloves 2 cups flour 1 teaspoon vanilla Cream sugar and butter. Add remaining ingredients in order given. Bake in loaf pan lined with waxed paper. Bake about 40 minutes at 325 degrees. Recipe may be doubled. Harriette Thorne