White Peanut Cake Recipe

I am preparing to make one of the pnut cake recipes, previously posted. After studying them both I am going to try the White Peanut Cake. The layers and the frosting sound yummy. I remember granny making this cake. It was usually devoured the same day! All of her boys loved to eat.
This recipe won the National Peanut Festival best peanut recipe award in 1953. It uses all crisco in the layers no butter and 10 egg whites. Also buttermilk and crushed peanuts in the cake layers and the frosting. The layers should be real fluffy and light with 10 egg whites. I will post a picture and let you know how it turns out. I was real tempted to use a premixed butter cake mix.....but I'll go all the way with the egg whites, buttermilk, crushed peanuts and soda! Later....

Saturday August 21, 2010

This roast beef with brown gravy recipe has been used in our family for a long time. Granny taught me the secret to smooth gravy is to add hot water. When I first made gravy it was always lumpy and thick. I asked Granny for the secret because her gravy was always perfect. She said it takes practice and hot tap water......
 If you are making a milk gravy or white sauce put the cream, milk or other liquid in the microwave for about 30 sec to heat it up just a little then add it to your roux slowly and use a whisk to stir.

Top Round Roast Beef with Gravy

3 -4 lb. rump roast

Morton's Nature Seasons

Salt

Black Pepper

3 Tbsp oil. olive oil or vegtable oil

Enough flour to coat roast

3 heaping Tbsp flour

2 cups Hot water

Place roast on plate and Salt and Pepper roast and season with nature seasons. Let stand for 20 min.  Cover roast with flour.

Place 3 Tbsp of oil, in cast iron skillet on medium high. When hot add roast and brown on all sides. Rinse plate and when roast is browned on all sides return to plate. In skillet add 3 table spoons of flour. Stir until browned. Add hot water slowly stirring constantly. Using Hot water will keep flour from clumping together. I usually use a wisk to stir once I add the water. Gravy should be thin. Add salt and pepper to taste. Remove from heat.

Add roast to skillet with gravy and cook in 350 degree oven for 1 hour for medium rare.

Serve with rice or mashed potatoes.