Lavash (crispy Flat Bread)

Ingredients & Directions 1 ts Active Dry Yeast 1/2 ts Sugar 6 oz Whole-Wheat Flour 6 oz All-Purpose Flour 1/2 ts Salt Optional Toppings: Poppy Seeds; Topping, -Optional Sesame Seeds; Topping, -Optional 1 Egg White; Mixed With 1 tb Water; Topping, Optional Mix the yeast and sugar with some warm water. Whisk well, cover and […]

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Sweet Potato Pecan Bread

Ingredients & Directions 2 1/4 ts Yeast 3 c Bread flour 4 tb Rolled oats 1/2 ts Cinnamon 2 pn Nutmeg 1 1/2 ts Salt 2 tb Brown sugar; dark 3 tb Powdered milk 3 tb Butter or margarine 3/4 c Sweet potatoes, cooked; -mashed 3/4 c Water 3 tb Raisins; dark 1/3 c Pecans; […]

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Bread Making Basics #2

Ingredients & Directions These notes are condensed from ‘Beard on Bread’ by James Beard, 1974, Alfred A. Knopf, NY Leavening: Active dry yeast is commonly available in packets containing approx. 1 tablespoon, and in larger containers. Yeast generally comes marked with an expiration date, but in bulk quantities may not be dated and should be […]

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Potato And Herb Stuffed Bread

Ingredients & Directions -FOR STUFFING- 4 md Sized potatoes 1/2 ts Red pepper 1 ts Ground cumin 1 ts Ground coriander 1 1/4 ts Kosher salt 3 tb Chopped fresh coriander -leaves FOR THE BREAD 2 c Chapati flour or whole wheat -flour 1 c All-purpose flour 3 tb Indian vegetable shortening -or light vegetable […]

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Muffuletta Bread

Ingredients & Directions 1 c Warm water (110F) 1 tb Sugar 1 tb Active dry yeast 3 c Bread flour 1 1/2 ts Salt 2 tb Vegetable shortening 1 ea Sesame seeds In a 2-cup measuring cup, combine water and sugar. Stir in yeast. Let stand until foamy, 5 to 10 minutes. In a food […]

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Raspberry Almond Cheesecake

Ingredients & Directions 2 c GRAHAM CRACKERS, crushed 1 c ALMONDS, chopped 1/3 c SUGAR 6 tb BUTTER, melted Mix and pat into bottom and -sides of 10″ springform -pan. CAKE 2 lb CREAM CHEESE, unwrapped and -warmed in Microwave 2 minutes on high. 1 c SUGAR 5 JUMBO EGGS, out of shells -and warmed […]

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Bisquick Apricot-glazed Pound Cake

Ingredients & Directions 3 c Bisquick 1 1/2 c Sugar 1/2 c Flour 3/4 c Margarine or butter; soft 6 Eggs 8 oz Cream cheese; softened 1 ts Vanilla 1/8 ts Salt TOPPING 1/2 c Sugar 1/2 c Water 1/4 c Orange-flavored liqueur -GLAZE- 1 c Apricot preserves 1/4 c Sugar Heat oven to 350~. […]

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Winners’s Chocolate Cake

Ingredients & Directions CAKE 8 oz Bitter/semisweet chocolate 3/4 c Butter 2 tb Butter 2 oz Unsweetened chocolate,chop 1 c Sugar 5 lg Egg,seperate 3 tb Almonds,grind -GLAZE- 1/2 c Heavy cream 3 tb Butter 4 oz Bitter/semisweet chocolate 4 oz Milk chocolate GARNISH Raspberries Mint Preheat oven 350F. Butter & flour 9″ springform pan […]

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Creamy Fruit & Cake Delight

Ingredients & Directions 1 Entenmanns Fat Free Loaf 1 pk Jello, sugarfree; 4 serving -Cake -size (any red flavor) 1/2 c Bananas; diced 1/2 c Cold water 1/2 c Strawberries; sliced Ice cubes 3/4 Boiling water 1 c Cool Whip; lite Divide cake cubes and fruit evenly among 6 dessert glasses. Stir boiling water into […]

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Pear And Vanilla Upside Down Pancake

Ingredients & Directions 1 Vanilla bean, slit Lengthwise 1/4 c Sugar 2/3 c All purpose flour 1 ts Baking powder 1/2 ts Baking soda 1/4 ts Salt 1/2 Stick unsalted butter 1/2 c Well-shaken buttermilk 2 lg Eggs 1 1/2 Firm-ripe Bosc or Bartlett Pears (about 3/4 pound) 1 tb Fresh lemon juice Preheat oven […]

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