Plain Doughnuts

Ingredients

• 2 Pounds or pint cups of risen dough
• 1/2 Pound of butter
• 1/2 Pound of sugar
• 1 Half pint of milk
• 3 Eggs
• Cinnamon
• Nutmeg
• Lard
• Flour

Directions

1. Take the risen dough; add butter, sugar, milk, eggs, and a little cinnamon and nutmeg.
2. Cover it and set it to rise.
3. When light, cut it into shapes.
4. Fry in boiling lard.
5. Add a little flour to stiffen the dough.

Source — La Cuisine Creole
Prepared by Lauren Gilbert
Louisiana Anthology
July 16, 2019

Plain Doughnuts

Ingredients

• 2 Pounds or pint cups of risen dough
• 1/2 Pound of butter
• 1/2 Pound of sugar
• 1 Half pint of milk
• 3 Eggs
• Cinnamon
• Nutmeg
• Lard
• Flour

Directions

1. Take the risen dough; add butter, sugar, milk, eggs, and a little cinnamon and nutmeg.
2. Cover it and set it to rise.
3. When light, cut it into shapes.
4. Fry in boiling lard.
5. Add a little flour to stiffen the dough.

Source — La Cuisine Creole
Prepared by Lauren Gilbert
Louisiana Anthology
July 16, 2019

Mrs. Meyer's Muffins

Ingredients

• 1 quart of flour
• 3 eggs
• 1/4 lb. butter
• 2 spoonfuls of yeast
• 1/2 pint of water

Directions

1. Combine the ingredients.
2. Beat until batter is light.
3. Bake in rings.

Source — Creole Cookery Book
Prepared by Elizabeth Durbin
Louisiana Anthology
July 16, 2021

Egg Crumb Pie

Ingredients

• 6 Sliced hard boiled eggs
• 2 Cups fine bread crumbs
• 1 Cup of sweet milk
• Pepper
• Salt
• Butter

Directions

1. Put first a layer of bread crumbs in dish.
2. Layer ontop the thin sliced eggs.
3. Layer a little pepper, salt and butter.
4. Add another layer of bread crumbs and so on till the dish is filled.
5. Last layer to be of eggs; pour over all a cup of sweet milk, and brown in the oven.

Source — New Orleans Cook Book
Prepared by Lauren Gilbert
Louisiana Anthology
July 16, 2021

Egg Crumb Pie

Ingredients

• 6 Sliced hard boiled eggs
• 2 Cups fine bread crumbs
• 1 Cup of sweet milk
• Pepper
• Salt
• Butter

Directions

1. Put first a layer of bread crumbs in dish.
2. Layer ontop the thin sliced eggs.
3. Layer a little pepper, salt and butter.
4. Add another layer of bread crumbs and so on till the dish is filled.
5. Last layer to be of eggs; pour over all a cup of sweet milk, and brown in the oven.

Source — New Orleans Cook Book
Prepared by Lauren Gilbert
Louisiana Anthology
July 16, 2021

Mrs. Meyer's Muffins

Ingredients

• 1 quart of flour
• 3 eggs
• 1/4 lb. butter
• 2 spoonfuls of yeast
• 1/2 pint of water

Directions

1. Combine the ingredients.
2. Beat until batter is light.
3. Bake in rings.

Source — Creole Cookery Book
Prepared by Elizabeth Durbin
Louisiana Anthology
July 16, 2021

Vanilla Ice Cream

Ingredients

• 1 Quart of milk
• 6 Egg yolks
• 6 Tablespoons of sugar
• 1 Tablespoon of Dixie vanilla

Directions

1. Put one quart of milk on to boil in double boiler.
2. Beat together the yolks of 6 eggs, and 6 tablespoons of sugar.
3. Stir mixture into boiling milk.
4. Cook about a minute, stirring constantly.
5. Strain it.
6. Allow to cool.
7. Add 1 tablespoon of Dixie Vanilla to the beaten whites of eggs.
8. Freeze.

Source — New Orleans Cook Book
Prepared by Lauren Gilbert
Louisiana Anthology
July 16, 2021