Mom Bess’s Nut Brown Bread

Ingredients & Directions -MIX AS GIVEN- 1 pk Dates 2 Eggs; well beaten 2 ts Soda 1/2 ts Salt 2 c Boiling water 4 c Flour 2 c Sugar 1 c Chopped nuts 2 tb Crisco 1 ts Vanilla Pour boiling water over dates and soda and let cool. (although she didn’t say, I assume […]

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Swedish Flatbread

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 […]

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Bruschetta I (garlic Bread)

Ingredients & Directions 12 sl Bread, homemade or fresh, Olive oil -Italian or French loaf Salt and pepper 2 cl Garlic, lightly crushed The best bread for this recipe naturally is home-made bread, but if this is not available, use fresh-baked bakers’ bread or a long French or Italian stick. Pre-sliced or packaged bread will […]

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Phipps Famous Shortbread

Ingredients & Directions 2 1/2 c Flour; all purpose 1 lb Butter; soft 1 c Fruit sugar 1 c Sifted rice flour 1/2 lb Belgian chocolate Spread the all-purpose flour on a cookie sheet and place under a pre-heated broiler about 4-5 inches from the element. Roast the flour, watching it all the time until […]

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Pita Breads

Ingredients & Directions 1 c Wrist-temperature water 1 1/2 tsp active dry yeast; -(half 1/4 oz packet) 1 tb Sugar or honey 1 ts Salt 3 1/2 c Flour; see note Note: 1 cu can be whole wheat This makes twelve small or 6 large pitas. Sprinkle yeast into water and wait til foamy. Add […]

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Cornbread Salad #2 (tennessee Style)

Ingredients & Directions 1 8-inch cake of cornbread 1 cn Red kidney beans or chili -beans 1 c Chopped tomatoes 1 lb Fried crisp bacon; crumbled 1 c Chopped bell peppers 2 bn Green onions; chopped 1 1/2 c Mayonnaise 1/2 c Pickle juice Pickles as desired In large casserole dish, crumble cornbread (not too […]

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Kvas Mint-flavored Bread Beer Soup

Ingredients & Directions 1 lb Stale black bread – or – 1 lb Pumpernickel bread, stale 1 c Sugar 2 tb Raisins 2 tb Mint leaves, fresh – or – 1 tb Dried mint leaves 2 tb Active dry yeast 1/4 c Luke warm water **NOTE** Water must be hot as it will kill the […]

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Grape Bread (mustaceus)

Ingredients & Directions 4 c Unbleached, all-purpose Flour 1/2 c Lard, shortening, or butter Melted and cooled 1/4 c Feta cheese, crumbled and Mashed into a paste 1 ts Cumin seed, ground 1 ts Anise, ground 1 1/2 c Grape juice, purple or white 1 pk Dry yeast 8 Bay leaves 1) Place the flour, […]

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Millet Bread

Ingredients & Directions 1 c Plain yogurt or buttermilk 1/4 c Butter 1 tb Honey 1 pk Dry yeast 1/4 c Warm water 2 Eggs 2 c AM Millet Flour 1/2 c AM Soy Flour Combine yogurt and butter in saucepan, heating slowly to melt butter. Dissolve yeast and honey in the warm water; add […]

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Grandma’s Oatmeal Bread (leyendecker)

Ingredients & Directions 2 pk Dry yeast 1 c Warm water 1 1/2 c Boiling water 1 c Old-fashioned oatmeal 1/2 c Light molasses 2/3 c Shortening 1 tb Salt 2 Beaten eggs 6 1/2 c Sifted flour (part whole -wheat if preferred) 1 Egg white 1 tb Water Additional oatmeal From Mrs. Ruben Leyendecker […]

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