Halvah Shortbread

Ingredients & Directions 3/4 c Butter; softened 1/2 c Tahini 1 pn Salt 1 1/4 c Brown sugar 2 c Unbleached pastry flour 1/2 c Toasted pecans or walnuts — chopped or ground A few pecan or walnut halves Preheat the oven to 375 F. With a food processor or by hand, cream the butter […]

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Mother’s Everyday Bread^

Ingredients & Directions 2 Cakes yeast 1 ts Sugar 5 c Warm water 4 ts Salt 3/4 c Sugar 10 tb Fat 16 c Flour, about Dissolve yeast and sugar in 1/2 cup water; set aside for 10 minutes. Mix together with the yeast the rest of the water, the salt, sugar and about 6 […]

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Pumpkin Cranberry Bread

Ingredients & Directions 2 1/4 c ALL-PURPOSE FLOUR 2 c SUGAR 1 tb PUMPKIN PIE SPICE 1/2 c VEGETABLE OIL 1 ts BAKING SODA 1 c SOLID PACK PUMKIN 1/2 ts SALT 1 c CRANBERRIES, CHOPPED 2 EGGS IN LARGE BOWL, COMBINE FLOUR, PUMPKIN PIE SPICE, BAKING SODA AND SALT. IN SMALL MIXER BOWL, BEAT […]

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Cakey Gingerbread Squares

Ingredients & Directions 1 x -Dottie Cross TMPJ72B 1 ts Ground cinnamon 8 tb Unsalted butter; at room 1/2 ts Ground allspice 1 x -temperature 1/2 ts Ground nutmeg 1/2 c Sugar 1/2 ts Salt 2 ea Large eggs 1/4 ts Ground cloves 1 x Grated zest of 1 orange 1 c Unsulfured molasses 2 […]

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Lamb In A Bread Basket

Ingredients & Directions 1 lb Frozen bread dough; thawed 1 tb Fennel seeds 1 ts Caraway seeds Sesame Seed sauce; (recipe -follows) 2 tb Olive oil 1 md Onion; minced 2 Garlic cloves; minced 1 1/2 lb Ground lean lamb or beef 2 Tomatoes; chopped Salt and freshly ground -pepper to taste 1/4 c Chopped […]

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Sweet Orange Bread (abm)

Ingredients & Directions 2 Water 1 Egg white 2 Orange juice 3/4 Salt 1 Applesauce or margarine 2 Bread flour 1 1/2 Instant dry milk powder 3 Sugar 1/4 Orange peel 1 1/2 Rapid rise yeast Combine all ingredients according to manufacturer’s directions. Process in regular, delayed, or rapid bake cycle. Yields 12 Servings

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Portuguese Sweet Bread (pao Doce [part 1])

Ingredients & Directions 2 pk Active dry yeast 1 1/4 c Warm water (110 – 115 -degrees), divided 3/4 c Sugar, divided 1/3 c Low fat dry milk 5 1/2 To 6 cups bread flour, -divided 1 ts Salt 3 Eggs, slightly beaten 1/2 c (1 stick) butter, room -temperature 1 Egg for glaze -coarsely […]

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French Bread

Ingredients & Directions 3 c Unbleached white flour 1 1/2 ts Salt 3 tb Wheatgerm 1 tb Dry yeast 1 c Warm water In a bowl, stir together 3 c flour with salt & wheatgerm. Combine the yeast & the water & set aside till the yeast starts to work. Make a well in the […]

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Raisin Cake From The Pantry

Ingredients & Directions 1 c Dried raisins 1 c Light or dark brown sugar — (packed) 1 c Water or milk 1/2 c Vegetable shortening or Butter 1 ts Ground cinnamon and ginger 2 c Sifted flour — resifted With 1 ts Baking soda and 1/2 Teaspoon Salt 1 c Walnuts — chopped Combine the […]

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