Bread
Gege’s “Jiffy Rolls” Basic Dough
This very old fashioned recipe comes from my husband’s grandmother. My brother-in-law, Russell, made them. The recipe includes 3 extra variations. Gege’s “Jiffy Rolls” Basic Dough ¼ cup sugar 1 tsp salt ¼ cup soft shortening or butter ¾ cup lukewarm milk 1 large egg 1 cake compressed yeast (0.6 oz) or one packet dry […]
Continue ReadingThe Original Suffolk Bread Baker
There are two reasons why I made this bread. One is that I found this terra cotta bread pan from the Henry Watson Potteries in the cupboard of my mother-in-law’s house. The second reason is that we got new ovens and it has a proofing selection and I wanted to try it out. The finished […]
Continue ReadingOlive Oil Pistachio Biscotti
Guest blogger Jessica, Denver, CO. from Beauty Marks again. As I think I’ve said before, I love any recipe where I have every ingredient in my kitchen. This one not only met that qualification but also was one of the best cookie recipes I’ve ever made. My children remarked that dipping these in chocolate sauce […]
Continue ReadingSwedish Limpa Bread
When my brother-in-law, Russell, was in town he made an entire Swedish meal – Swedish Meatballs (Köttbullar) with Gravy and Swedish Creamed Potatoes. He also made this wonderful bread. Swedish limpa, is moist rye bread is flavored with citrus peel. The result is a very flavorful, fragrant loaf of bread. Swedish Limpa Bread (The Fannie Farmer Baking […]
Continue ReadingFocaccia
Another gift on the front porch! My friend, Chris, dropped off 5 pounds of Caputo “00” flour fresh off the boat from Italy. We are actually planning a pizza extravaganza to recreate what we learned at the Mozza Scuola di Pizza. We might even make our own mozzarella. Stayed tuned! Caputo 00 flour is really good […]
Continue ReadingCornbread
When my husband, Eric, made jambalaya, he also made cornbread. Paul Prudhomme’s Louisiana Kitchen Cornbread to be exact. We only had 1/3 cup of sugar, so he used 1/3 granulated sugar and 1/3 brown sugar and it worked. I know how you feel about sugar in cornbread Barbara! Also, it works well in a spring-form […]
Continue ReadingCheese and Ham Muffins
Here is a great lunch box treat for back to school! you can leave out the chives if your kids won’t anything green! Cheese and Ham Muffins Serves 6 1¼ cups unbleached flour ¾ cup fine yellow cornmeal ¼ cup sugar 2 tsp baking powder ½ tsp baking soda ½ tsp salt 1 cup mlik […]
Continue ReadingHerb Infused Olive Oil
Dip that deliciously crusty hot steaming bread into it! I’m sure you have tiny little plates someone gave you and you never use them. Well, break those babies out – for your Italian night dinner! Make an herb infused olive oil to dip that deliciously crusty hot steaming bread into it! Herb Infused Olive Oil […]
Continue ReadingA Heavenly Bread
This heavenly bread recipe comes from the Monastery of the Angels, Los Angeles, California. It is delicious!! The nuns sell this homemade bread in their gift shop. The bread freezes well and makes a good make-ahead holiday gift. It’s been a best seller at the nuns annual Holiday Boutique, a fund-raiser with the proceeds going […]
Continue ReadingMonastery of the Angels Pumpkin Bread
3½ cups flour 3 cups sugar 2 tsp baking soda 1 tsp cinnamon 1 tsp nutmeg 1½ tsp salt 4 eggs 1 cup oil 2/3 cup water 2 cups pumpkin, cooked & mashed or 1 (15 oz) cans pumpkin puree 1½ cups walnuts, chopped walnut halves, for decoration Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. In […]
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