Baking Chefs

Ingredients & Directions DECORATION DIRECTIONS TO DECORATE: Make small 1/2″ slit in top crust of each loaf; insert shinny copper penny. Tie loaves with ribbon and decorate with small sheaf of wheat or other grain, dried flowers, silk flours or dried berries. Attach friendship note which will follow on last note. TO PRESERVE BREAD: Allow […]

Ingredients & Directions 2 c Flour, all purpose 1 c Whole wheat flour 1 c Natural bran 1 c Quick cooking rolled oats 2 tb Sesame seeds 2 tb Poppy seeds 1 tb Baking powder 1 1/2 ts Baking soda 1 ts Salt 1/4 c Liquid honey 2 c Plain yogurt In large bowl, combine […]

Ingredients & Directions 4 lg Cabbage leaves 1 lg Beaten egg 1 c Apple chopped 1/3 c Cornbread stuffing mix 2 tb Apple juice or cider 1/2 lb Bulk pork sausage 1/4 c Water 1/3 c Apple juice or cider 1 ts Cornstarch 1/2 ts Instant beef bouillon Remove center vein of cabbage leaves, keeping […]

Ingredients & Directions 3 c Flour 1 1/2 ts Salt 1 1/2 ts Baking powder 2 1/4 c Sugar 1 1/2 tb Poppy seeds 3 Eggs 1 1/8 c Cooking oil 1 1/2 c Milk 1 1/2 ts Almond extract 1 1/2 ts Vanilla extract -GLAZE- 1/2 ts Vanilla extract 1/2 ts Butter flavoring 1/2 […]

Ingredients & Directions BILLS20086 8 c Corn bread stuffing mix; OR 1/2 c Triple sec; warmed – your favorite fresh made 1 tb Unsalted butter – cornbread 1 lg Onion; finely chopped 3/4 c Pitted prunes; halved 2 Garlic cloves; thin sliced 2/3 c Dried apricots; halved 1 c Chicken broth If making your own […]

Ingredients & Directions 1/4 c (+ 2 tbs) bacon drippings 2 Eggs; beaten 2 c Cornmeal, plain 2 c Buttermilk 2 ts Baking soda 3/4 c Cracklings or crumbled bacon 1 ts Salt (to 1 cup) Recipe by: Fannie Flagg’s Original Whistle Stop Cafe Cookbook Place 1/4 cup bacon drippings in a 10-inch cast-iron skillet […]

Ingredients & Directions 2 lb Sweetbreads, soaked, -trimmed, blanched, and -sliced A MARINADE 1/2 c Oil 1/2 c Lemon juice 1 tb Chopped thyme (or 1 -teaspoon dried) 1 Bay leaf, crumbled 10 Basil leaves 1 Clove garlic, crushed in -the garlic-press 1 ts Salt 1/4 ts Freshly ground pepper Flour 6 tb Butter 2 […]

Ingredients & Directions 1/2 C Butter 1/2 t Cinnamon, ground 1 C Sugar 1/4 t Nutmeg, ground 3 Eggs 1 C Applesauce 2 C Flour, all-purpose 1/4 C Dark molasses (treacle) 1 t Baking powder 1 C Raisins 1/2 t Salt 1/2 C Nuts, chopped Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. In a large bowl, […]

Ingredients & Directions 2 c White flour 3/4 c Rye flour 1/4 c Sugar 1/2 ts Baking soda 1/2 ts Salt 1/2 c Butter or margarine 1 c Buttermilk 2 tb Fennel seed In a bowl, blend flour, sugar, salt and soda. Cut in margarine until mixture resembles fine crumbs. Stir in buttermilk and add […]

Ingredients & Directions SHAPING OF BREADS Grease 6 3X6″ baking sheets to make free form loaves. Divide dough into 6 parts. Remove air pockets by working dough with hands and rolling into 6 10×5″ rectangles. Starting from shorter side, roll up, pinching edges firmly to seal. For free-form loaves, taper ends slightly. Place seam-side-down on […]