makes two 9×5 inch loaves 1. In a wide saucepan, combine the milk, shortening, sugar, and salt. Place over medium heat and stir until the shortening is melted. Transfer to a large mixing bowl to cool. 2. When the mixture is barely warm to the touch, stir in the dissolved yeast. Blend in the sourdough […]
Baking
Honey Biscuits
Warm honey. Add sugar, butter, eggs and gradually the flour. Work with a wooden spoon until very smooth and bubbles appear on the surface. Leave to stand overnight. Make balls or roll out to 1cm thickness and cut into small rounds. Brush with egg yolk and sour cream mix. Top with almonds. Bake for 6 […]
Pugliese Bread
Mix water and yeast together. Let stand for 10 mins. Add Biga (starter) and water. Mix until creamy looking. It is not necessary to get rid of strands of starter that occur. Add all of the salt. Stir until desolved. Add flour. Mix 2-3 minutes (electric mixer) or mix 4-5 minutes (by hand). Dough will […]
Apple Honey Cake
Mix sugar and oil. Add eggs and beat until creamy. Slowly pour in honey and add vanilla. Combine salt, soda, baking powder and spices with the flour and add a little at a time, beating continuously. By hand, stir in the apples and nuts. Pour batter into greased and floured bundt pan or large loaf […]
Cinnamon Coffee Cake
Measure buttermilk, soda in liquid measuring cup, set aside. In large mixing bowl measure flours, sugar and baking powder. Blend. Add egg, oil, vanilla and buttermilk mixture. Stir to blend. TOPPING: 1/2 c lightly packed brown sugare : 1 tbsp. cinnamon : 1 tbsp. butter Spread half of batter in 9×9 greased pan and sprinkle […]
Little Fruit Cakes
Blend shortening and sugar and beat in eggs. Stir in remaining ingredients. Spread mixture in a 9″ pan and bake at 350 for 40-45 minutes. Cut into squares while warm and roll in confectionary sugar.
Apple Banana Bread
Preheat oven to 350 deg F. Cream butter and sugars, and beat in eggs. Stir in sour cream, banana and vanilla. In separate bowl, combine flour, baking powder, soda and cinnamon. Gradually add to butter mixture. Gently stir in apples and nuts. Spoon into greased bread pan and bake 1 hour.
Double Fudge Saucepan Brownies
Heat oven to 325F. Grease 9 inch square baking pan. In medium saucepan over low heat cook sugar, butter and water, stirring constantly until mixture comes to the boil. Remove from heat; immediately add one cup of chocolate chips stirring until chips are melted. Stir in eggs and vanilla until blended . Combine flour baking […]
Kahlua Cheesecake Surprise
Prepare Zwieback Crust. In top of double boiler, soften gelatin in Kahlua & water. Beat in egg yolks, sugar & salt. Cook over boiling water stirring constantly, until slightly thickened. Beat cheese until fluffy. Gradually beat in Kahlua mixture; cool. Beat egg whites until stiff but not dry. Beat cream stiff. Fold egg whites & […]
Lemon Crinkles
Heat oven to 350. Mix shortening, sugar & egg; blend in lemon rind. Blend dry ingredients into sugar mixture. Roll in 1″ balls; dip tops into sugar. Bake on ungreased sheet 10-12 minutes.
