• 1½ cups warm water
• 1½ teaspoons + 1/3 cup white sugar
• 2 envelopes active dry yeast
• 2 tablespoons milk
• 1 egg
• 1½ teaspoons salt
• 5 cups all-purpose flour
• 2 tablespoons shortening
• 2 tablespoons unsalted butter, melted

Cafeteria Yeast Rolls

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Casserole

• 1/4 lb unsalted butter (1 stick), cut into 1-inch chunks
• 5 lbs sweet potatoes (about 8 medium) peeled and cut into 1-inch cubes
• 1 cup packed light brown sugar
• 1½ teaspoon salt
• 1/2 teaspoon ground black pepper
• 1/2 cup water

Topping

• 1 egg white lightly beaten
• 1/2 cup packed light brown sugar
• 1/8 teaspoon salt
• pinch cayenne pepper
• pinch ground cumin
• 2 cups pecans, halved

Ultimate Candied Sweet Potato Casserole

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• 8 cups heavy cream
• 1 vanilla bean, split in half
• 6 large egg yolks
• 1 cup sugar

Thomas Jefferson's Vanilla Ice Cream

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• 1 cup sugar
• 1 cup water

Simple Syrup

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• 8 tablespoons unsalted butter, divided
• 2 cups thinly sliced apples
• 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 1 cup self-rising flour
• 1 cup granulated sugar, divided
• 1 cup milk

Cinnamon Apple Cobbler

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• 1 cup butter (margarine may be substituted)
• 1/4 cup granulated sugar
• Pinch salt
• 3/4 cup finely chopped pecans (walnuts may be substituted)
• 2¾ cups cake flour (not self-rising)
• Confectioners’ sugar for covering

Italian Butterball Cookies

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Cookie dough

• 5 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 cup granulated sugar
• 5 teaspoons baking powder
• 1 cup vegetable oil
• 1 cup milk
• Pinch of salt
• 1 teaspoon lemon or almond extract
• 2 teaspoons fresh lemon juice
• 2 eggs

Glaze

• 3 cups sifted confectioners' sugar
• 4 tablespoons milk

Italian Glazed Christmas Cookies

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• Single Pie Crust, chilled, recipe
• 3 lemons, Meyers would be ideal, sliced as thinly as possible while still keeping shape
• 2 cups  sugar
• 4 whole eggs, room temperature
• 3⁄4 cup packed brown sugar
• 1 teaspoon kosher salt
• 1 egg white
• whipped cream or vanilla ice cream, for serving

Note: A premade ppie crust may be substituted.

Shaker Lemon Pie

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• 2 bags (12 ounces each) fresh or frozen cranberries
• 1½ cups sugar
• 4 wide strips orange zest, plus 1 cup fresh orange juice
• 1/4 teaspoon cinnamon
• coarse salt and ground pepper

Spiced Orange-Scented Cranberry Sauce

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• 3/4 cup unsalted butter, softened
• 1 1/3 cups white sugar
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1 egg
• 4 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
• 2 teaspoons baking powder
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 cup milk
• 1 (12.5 ounce) can cherry pie filling
• 1 egg white (for egg wash)

Sweet Dough Hand Pie 

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