Bara Brith ( Speckled Bread)

Ingredients & Directions 6 oz Dried fruit 8 oz Dark brown sugar 1/2 pt Strong hot tea 10 oz Self-raising flour 1 Egg This is Wales’ traditional rich fruit bread. South Wales makes it with baking powder; Northerners prefer yeast as the raising agent. Either way it’s delicious. Soak the dried fruit and sugar overnight […]

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Whole Wheat Banana Bread

Ingredients & Directions 1/2 c Butter 1 c Sugar 2 ea Eggs, slightly beaten 1 c Mashed bananas (3 medium) 1 c Flour 1/2 ts Salt 1 ts Soda 1 c Whole wheat flour 1/3 c Hot water 1/2 c Chopped walnuts Melt butter. Blend in sugar. Mix in beaten eggs and mashed bananas, blending […]

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Blueberry Quickbread

Ingredients & Directions 1/2 c Butter at ROOM TEMPERATURE 1 c Sugar 2 lg Eggs 1 ts Vanilla 2 ts Baking powder 1/4 ts Salt 2 1/2 c Blueberries (mash 1/2 c with -a fork) 2 c Flour (I used 1 c flour and -1 c mixed whole grains per -my usual) 1/2 c Milk […]

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Carrot Pineapple Bread

Ingredients & Directions 1/3 c Can crush pineapple juice 3/4 c Crushed pineapple 1/2 c Raw, grated carrots 1 1/2 tb Applesauce 3/4 ts Vanilla extract 1/2 ts Salt 1 1/2 tb Brown sugar 3/4 c Oats 3/4 c Whole wheat flour 1 1/2 c Bread Flour 1 1/2 ts Yeast Put in breadmaker as […]

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Monkey Bread

Ingredients & Directions 4 cn Refrigerator biscuits, -country or buttermilk 1/2 c Granulated sugar 1/3 c Brown sugar 1 tb Cinnamon SAUCE 1 1/2 Sticks butter or margarine 1/2 c Granulated sugar 1/2 c Brown sugar CAKE For the cake: combine the sugars and the cinnamon in a plastic bag. Break the biscuits into quarters […]

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French Bread

Ingredients & Directions 1 pk Dry yeast 1/4 c Warm water 1 tb Sugar 1 tb Fat, (butter, vegetable oil, -shortening etc.) 1 ts Salt (don’t forget this, it -is the ingredient I forget -the most often 1 c Boiling water 3/4 c Cold water 6 c Flour (up to 8) Cornmeal 1 Egg white […]

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Orange Cinnamon Oatmeal Bread

Ingredients & Directions 2 1/4 ts Active dry yeast 1 1/2 ts Ground cinnamon 1 2/3 c Bread flour 1 1/2 tb Orange zest — grated 3/4 c Whole-wheat flour 2 tb Oil 3/4 c Rolled oats 2 tb Honey 3 tb Wheat germ 3/4 ts Salt 3 tb Powdered milk 1 1/3 c Water […]

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Pumpkin Bread With Orange Sauce

Ingredients & Directions 3 1/2 c Flour (ap) 3 c Sugar 2 ts Baking soda 1 c Vegetable oil 1 ts Salt 4 Eggs, lightly beaten 1 ts Cinnamon 2 c Pumpkin 1 ts Nutmeg 2/3 c Water 1 ts Cloves 1 1/2 c Chopped pecans 1 ts Allspicespice These are from Leisure Arts “Gifts […]

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Brown Bread With Smoked Salmon

Ingredients & Directions 2 c Milk 1 tb Lemon juice 4 c Whole-wheat flour -(stone-ground; If possible) 2 c All-purpose flour 1 ts Baking soda 1/2 ts Salt === FOR SERVING === Smoked Scottish salmon; as -needed Softened cream cheese; as -needed Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Combine the milk and lemon juice to create […]

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Yellow Corn Bread

Ingredients & Directions 3/4 c Yellow cornmeal 3/4 c Flour 2 tb Sugar 1 tb Baking powder 1/2 ts Salt 3/4 c Milk 1 Egg 3 tb Melted butter 1/2 c Crumbled cooked bacon Preheat the oven to 425 F. Grease an 8-inch square baking pan. Place the dry ingredients in a large bowl. Add […]

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