My Favorite Golden Cornbread

Ingredients & Directions 1 c Yellow cornmeal 1 c Flour 1/4 c Sugar 4 ts Baking powder 1/2 ts Salt 1 c Milk 1 Egg 1/4 c Shortening, melted Combine cornmeal, flour, sugar, baking powder and salt. Add milk, egg and shortening. Beat until fairly smooth, about 1 minute. Bake in greased 8-inch square baking […]

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Pane Basso (tuscan Country Bread)

Ingredients & Directions 2 oz Fresh yeast 500 ml Warm water 2 lb Strong white flour (“Strong white flour” is a UK term for all-purpose flour. Use bread flour if you can get it, preferably unbleached.) Dissolve the yeast in 150 ml of the warm water in a small bowl. Sift in enough of the […]

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Cheddar Spoon Bread

Ingredients & Directions 2 c Milk — divided 1/3 c Butter 1/2 c Yellow cornmeal 1 tb Sugar 1 c Sharp cheddar cheese — 1 ts Salt Shredded 2 ea Eggs — well beaten Scald 1-1/2 cups milk (heat to 180 deg.). Mix cornmeal with remaining 1/2 cup cold milk and add to hot milk. […]

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Gingerbread Top-offs

Ingredients & Directions 3 Tablesp. butter or -walnuts. As soon as -margarine; 1/3 cup chopped With packaged gingerbread mix at hand, you’ll never want for a quick dessert. Top hot gingerbread (baked in pan or muffin cups) with one of these: Canned crushed pineapple, then whipped cream Lemon sherbet Ice cream, then chocolate sauce Cream […]

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Chocolate Bread Pudding

Ingredients & Directions 1 ts Unsalted butter 4 lg Eggs 1 c Firmly packed light brown -sugar 1/2 ts Ground cinnamon 1/8 ts Freshly grated nutmeg 1 ts Pure vanilla extract 1 c Semisweet chocolate chips; -melted 1/4 c Grand Marnier or other -orange flavored ; liquer 2 c Half-and-half 8 sl Day-old white bread; […]

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Zucchini Raisin Bread

Ingredients & Directions 3 Eggs 1 2/3 c Sugar 1 c Oil 1 1/2 ts Vanilla extract 3 c All-purpose flour 1 ts Double-acting baking powder 1 ts Baking soda 1 ts Salt 1 ts Ground nutmeg 2 ts Cinnamon 3/4 c Nuts; chopped 2 c Zucchini; coarsely shredded 1 c Seedless raisins Beat eggs […]

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Masa Sovada (portuguese Sweetbread)

Ingredients & Directions 1/4 c Water (warm for dry; -lukewarm for compressed) 1 c Scalded milk 1 c Sugar 2 ts Cinnamon 1/2 c Butter or margarine 1/2 ts Of salt 5 1/2 To 6 cups all-purpose flour 4 Eggs 2 packages yeast (active -dry or compressed) Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Dissolve yeast in […]

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Friar’s Zucchini Bread

Ingredients & Directions 3 Eggs 1 c Oil 2 c Flour 1/4 ts Baking powder 2 c Sugar, brown or white 2 c Zucchini, peeled and grated 1 ts Salt 3 ts Cinnamon 3 ts Vanilla Beat eggs, oil, sugar and zucchini. Sift dry ingredients together and add to mixture. Add vanilla. Pour into 2 […]

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Bread And Butter Pickles #3

Ingredients & Directions 4 qt Medium size cucumbers; -thinly sliced 6 md White onions; sliced 2 Green peppers; chopped 3 Cloves garlic 1/3 c Coarse medium salt Cracked ice 5 c Sugar 3 c Cider vinegar 1 1/2 ts Tumeric 1 1/2 ts Celery seed 2 tb Mustard seed Do not pare cucumbers; slice thin. […]

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My Favorite Banana Bread

Ingredients & Directions 2 1/2 c Flour 3/4 ts Baking soda 2 1/4 ts Baking powder 1 1/8 ts Salt 3 ts Orange rind, grated 2 Egg 3/8 c Oil 1 1/2 c Bananas 3/4 c Milk 1 1/8 c Sugar Sift first 5 ingredients, combine remaining ingredients, stir into dry mix, bake at 350 […]

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