Kate’s Cuisine

5 tablespoons butter $0.30
1/2 cup granulated sugar $0.09
1/2 cup firmly packed brown sugar $0.10
1 large egg $0.17
2 egg whites $0.34
1 teaspoon vanilla extract $0.22
1 1/2 cups mashed, very ripe bananas (about 2) $.61
1 3/4 cups all-purpose flour $0.37
1 teaspoon [...]

Now that you’ve thrown the turkey in the oven and are thinking about dessert…

Recipe for Flaky Pie Crust $0.89
5 cups peach slices, peeled and pitted $1.65
1 1/4 cup white sugar $0.24
1/2 cup flour $0.11
1/2 – 3/4 teaspoon cinnamon and/or nutmeg to taste $.24
1 teaspoon lemon juice [...]

This pie crust is everything you think of when you think ‘perfect pie crust.’

3 1/2 cups all-purpose flour $0.44
1 teaspoon salt $0.01
1 cup solid vegetable shortening $0.44
3/4 cup cool water (not cold) Free
Total Cost  $0.89
1.) Measure flour and salt into a large bowl making a well in [...]

The only Martha recipe I’ve ever been so incredibly disappointed by.

For the Cake:
12 tablespoons unsalted butter, room temperature, plus more for the pan $0.72
2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour, plus more for the pans $0.55
3/4 cup cocoa powder $3.00
1 teaspoon baking soda $0.02
1/4 teaspoon salt [...]

9 medium-sized pears, washed, halved, and with the core removed $4.50
1/2 cup butter, melted $0.45
1/4 cup vegetable or olive oil $0.28
1/2 teaspoon nutmeg $0.09
1/2 teaspoon cinnamon $0.08
1 cup brown sugar $0.10
Total Cost   $5.50
1.) Preheat the oven to 375 degrees Fahrenheit. Spray a [...]