Sorghum Cake & Cookies

Sorghum Recipes

David Goforth has provided us with two recipes that originate with his grandmum, who is now over 100 years of age. The recipes use sorghum to create a cake and some wonderful cookies.

Sorghum Syrup Cookies

1 cup sugar

1 cup sorghum syrup

½ cup milk

2 eggs

½ cup shortening

5-6 cups of flour, enough to get a nice consistency

Mix ingredients in a bowl until the flour has incorporated the liquids and is ready to form the cookies.

Bake cookies at 350 degrees for 12 minutes.

Sorghum Syrup Cake

1 cup sorghum syrup

1 cup sugar

3 eggs

2/3 cup shortening

3 cups flour

2/3 cup milk

½ teaspoon ground ginger . . . cinnamon may be substituted

Beat sugar and shortening together. Add syrup, then eggs and beat well. Mix flour and spice. Add to milk and mix until ready to form into a loaf.

Bake at 350 degrees for 20 minutes.

David notes that, he has substituted butter for the shortening to good effect.