Southern baking was the first and finest style of baking in the country ... an area about the size of Western Europe. It came out of rural, isolated areas, the land and the people were so diverse - coming mostly from European countries and the enslaved.
These recipes talk about the land and the harvest, when there is plenty and when there was not ... They talk of isolation. They reveal discrimination and assimilation. They show the joy found in reunions, homecomings, and holidays.
Sour cream and cinnamon coffee cakes are as much a part of morning gatherings in the South as hot coffee and conversation. They straddle the line between bread and cake, which means they're appropriate all day long.
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