Monday, September 19, 2016

CORN FRITTERS

2 cups corn kernels, cut off the cob                        1/8 tsp pepper
1 tsp salt                                                                  2 eggs, lightly beaten
1/2 tsp sugar                                                            Shortening for frying (preferably butter)
2 tbsp flour

Put all ingredients, except shortening, in blender and whirl until well mixed. Heat the shortening in a heavy skillet and drop the corn mixture into the hot fat by tablespoons. Fry on each side until golden brown.

Serve with syrup or molasses if desired.

(Good Earth Country Cooking - by Betty Groff and Jose Wilson)

LEMONADE SYRUP

1 cup sugar                                                        1 1/3 cups lemon juice
1 cup water

Combine sugar and water; boil slowly 5 minutes, or until thick and syrupy, without stirring. Cool. Add lemon juice; strain. Store covered in refrigerator. Makes 2 1/2 cups syrup.

Note: For lemonade, dilute 1 cup syrup with 6 cups water.

POPOVERS

1 cup sifted flour                                                     1 cup milk
1/2 tsp salt                                                                2 eggs

Preheat oven to 425* (Hot).

Beat ingredients with rotary beater JUST until smooth. (Over-beating will reduce volume)
Pour into well-greased deep muffin cups - 3/4 full; or oven glass cups - 1/2 full.
Bake until golden brown, 40 to 45 minutes. If not baked long enough they will collapse. Serve at once.

Leftover popovers take well to freezing. No need to thaw, just pop into oven. To reheat, place in paper bag or aluminum foil and set in hot oven (425*) for 5 minutes.

Try them split and toasted, too.

POPOVERS

Butter or margarine                                              1/4 cup butter or margarine
4 eggs                                                                   1 1/4 cups sifted flour
1 1/4 cup milk                                                       1/2 tsp salt

1. Preheat oven to 400*. Grease well, with butter, 9 custard cups.
2. Beat eggs well with rotary beater; then beat in milk and melted butter.
3. Sift flour with salt; beat into egg mixture until smooth.
4. Pour into prepared custard cups, place, no too close together, on large cookie sheet. Bake 50 minutes. Serve hot. Makes 8.

PLANTATION SPOON BREAD

4 cups milk                                                               3 eggs
1 cup white cornmeal                                                1 tsp melted butter
1 tsp salt                                                                    2 tsp baking powder

Heat 2 cups milk to boiling point. Add meal, which has been sifted with the salt, slowly, stirring constantly until thick. Remove from heat, cool to lukewarm and add slowly to well-beaten eggs. Add butter and other 2 cups milk. Sprinkle baking powder over top quickly and stir in. Pour butter into greased casserole (about 10" in diameter by 3" in depth) and bake 55 to 60 minutes in 350* oven until browned.

(Recipes from the Old South)

KENTUCKY SPOON BREAD

3/4 cup yellow corn meal                                               2 tbsp melted shortening
2 cups milk                                                                     1 cup milk
1 tsp salt                                                                          3 eggs separated
1 tsp baking powder
2 tsp sugar

Add cornmeal to milk and cook in double boiler until the consistency of mush. Remove from heat and add salt, baking powder, melted shortening and 1 cup milk. Add egg yolks, lightly beaten and fold in stiffly beaten egg whites. Pour into Reynolds Wrap - lined greased 2 quart casserole. Bake in slow oven (325*) 1 hour. Serve hot with butter or margarine and lots of gravy.


SPOON BREAD

1 cup white, waterground corn meal
2 cup cold water

Cook these together for five minutes, then add

2 egg yolks, well beaten.

Beat this mixture well, then fold in

2 egg whites, well beaten, and

1 level tsp salt

Add

2 tbsp melted butter

and bake about 25 minutes in well greased pan in near-hot oven. Serve hot in dish in which it was cooked. This quantity serves six people.

(M.L.C.)

Saturday, September 17, 2016

SWEET POTATO BISCUITS

3/4 cup flour                                                       1/2 cup mashed cooked sweet potatoes
1 tbsp. sugar                                                              (drained well if canned)
1 1/2 tsp. baking powder                                     1/3 cup ilk
1/2 tsp salt                                                            3 tbsp oil
Dash of nutmeg

In large bowl mix well, flour, sugar, baking powder, salt and nutmeg: set aside.

In small bowl mix well sweet potatoes, milk and oil, stir into flour mixture just to moisten. Turn out on floured surface. With floured hands knead gently about 6 strokes. Pat out about 1" thick. Cut with floured 1 3/4" cutter; re-rolling and cutting out scraps.

Bake on ungreased cookie sheets on top rack in preheated 450* oen 12 minutes or until puffed and lightly browned. Serve hot with butter or margarine. Makes about 6 biscuits.

Note: A scaled down recipe for small families. Recipe may be increased as desired.

(Woman's Day)

CORN STICKS

1 1/4 cups yellow corn meal                                          1/2 tsp. salt
2/3 cup unsifted flour                                                     1 egg
1/4 cup sugar                                                                  1 cup milk
1 tbsp baking powder                                                     1/4 cup salad oil

Preheat oven to 425*. Grease two corn sticks pans.

In medium bowl, stir cornmeal with flour, sugar, baking powder and salt. Add egg, milk and oil. With wire whip or rotary beater, beat just until smooth - 1 minute. Turn into pans.

Bake 12 to 15 minutes or until golden. Turn out of pans. Serve hot. Makes 14.

(McCalls)

HOME BAKERY SPIRAL BREAD DOUGH

2 pkg active dry yeast                                                     1/4 cup shortening (butter, margarine, oil)
1 cup warm water                                                            7 cups flour
1 cup milk, scalded
2 1/2 tsp salt
2 tbsp sugar

For Spread: 1/2 cup melted shortening, 1 egg, beaten

Dissolve yeast in warm water in large mixing bowl. Set aside.

Mix milk, salt, sugar and shortening in another bowl. Spoon milk mixture into yeast/water mixture; stir. Slowly add flour as needed. Mix well until dough is smooth. Turn out onto lightly floured board; knead for 12 minutes. place in greased bowl; cover; place in warm place for 45 minutes until doubled.

Punch down and turn out on lightly floured board once more. Let dough rest while greasing 2 bread pas 9x5x3" Cut dough in half and roll into balls, then shape into rectangles 1/4 to 1/2" thick - the length of the pan.

Brush with melted shortening and beaten egg. Spread the desired filling over the rectangles, roll jelly roll fashion, seal edges and place edge down in pans. Brush top with melted shortening and cover. Let rise for nearly 1 hour. Bake at 400* for 1 hour. Turn out on rack to cool, or serve warm.

VARIATIONS FOR FILLING:

Cinnamon-butter spread; Butter, cinnamon, and sugar.
Date-nut filling: Mix chopped dates, chopped nuts, and grated lemon rind.

(Uncle John's Original Bread Book)

CINNAMON PINWHEEL ROLLS

Prepare dough for cinnamon bread. Roll dough in 18x10 in. rectangle 1/2" thick. Spread with 1/4 cup softened butter or margarine. Combine 1/2 cup sugar and 2 tsp cinnamon; sprinkle over dough. Beginning at wide side, roll jellyroll fashion. Seal edge well; cut in 1 in. slices. Place slices, cut side down, in greased 2 1/4" muffin cups. (For pretty spirals, first give bottom of each roll a push in center.) Cover; let rise in warm place till double (30 to 45 mins). Bake in moderate oven 375* 15 to 20 min. or till done. Makes 1 1/2 dozen rolls.

REFRIGERATOR WHITE ROLLS

1 pkg active dry yeast                                      1 tsp salt
1/4 cup warm water                                         3 cups sifted all purpose flour
1/4 cups milk, scalded                                       1 egg
1/4 cup shortening

Soften the yeast in warm water. Combine the milk, shortening, sugar and salt; cool to lukewarm. Add 1 cup of the flour; beat well. Beat in yeast mixture and the egg. Add remaining flour; mix well. Place in a greased bowl, turning dough once. Cover; store in the refrigerator at least 2 hours or until needed.

About 1 1/2 to 2 hours before serving time, shape dough on well floured surface. Let rise in warm place until double (about 1 1/4 hours). Bake in 400* oven 12 to 15 minutes. Makes about 16 medium rolls.

(Better Homes and Gardens Bread Cookbook)

THE BEST REFRIGERATOR ROLLS

1 cup boiling water                                                       2 eggs, beaten
1 cup shortening                                                            2 pkg dry yeast
1 cup sugar                                                                    1 cup lukewarm or cold water
1 1/2 tsp salt                                                                  6 cups flour

Combine boiling water, shortening, sugar and salt. Blend an col. Add eggs. Sprinkle yeast into lukewarm water; stir until dissolved. Combine with egg mixture. Blend in flour; cover and refrigerate for 4 hours. Dough should be in a large mixing bowl as it rises slightly in the refrigerator. This will keep a week to 10 days and may be used as needed. About 3 hours before using rolls, shape, using only enough extra flour to make them easy to handle. Place on greased pan and allow to rise for 3 hours at room temperature orunil double in bulk. Bake at 425* for 12 to 15 minutes.

(Favorite Recipes - Casseroles)

REFRIGERATOR BREAD

2 yeast cakes                                                           2 tbsp. shortening
1/4 cup lukewarm water                                          2 eggs, beaten
1 tsp sugar                                                               8 cups sifted flour, or enough to give
2 cups water                                                                        dough that can be handled
1 tbsp. salt
1/2 cup sugar

Soften yeast in lukewarm water and add a tsp. of sugar. Scald water and let cool to lukewarm. Beat eggs in a large bowl and then add the water, sugar,salt, yeast, and shortening. Add about half the flour and continue beating for about 5 minutes. Stir in the remaining flour and mix thoroughly. Brush top with melted butter. Cover and place in the refrigerator for future use.

Form into loaves and place in greased bread pans. Allow to rise until double in bulk. This will bring the top of the dough even with the edges of the pan. Bake loaves at 450* for 15 minutes and then reduce to 350* for 45 minutes.

From the G.E. Bakeoven recipes

REFRIGERATOR ROLLS

1 yeast cake                                                                       1 cup mashed potatoes
1/2 cup luke warm water                                                   1 cup scalded milk
2/3 cup shortening                                                             6 to 8 cups flour
1/2 cup sugar                                                                     2 eggs
1 tsp. salt

Mash potatoes, add shortening, sugar, salt and eggs, cream well. Dissolve yeast in luke warm water, add to luke warm milk, then add to potato mixture. Add sifted flour o make a stiff dough. Toss on floured board and knead to make a stiff dough. Toss on floured board and knead well. Put into a large bowl and let rise to double in bulk. Knead slightly. Rub over top with melted butter, place in casserole, cover tightly and place in refrigrator cabinet until ready to bake. About 1 hour before baking time, pinch off dough shape into rolls as desired, cover and let rise until light. Bake 400* 15 to 20 minutes.

Friday, September 16, 2016

FREEZER WHITE BREAD

12 1/2 to 13 1/2 cups unsifted flour
4 pkg active dry yeast
1/2 cup sugar
1/4 cup softened butter or margarine
2 tbsp salt
4 cups very warm water (120*-130*)
2/3 cup instant nonfat dry milk solids

In a large bowl thoroughly mix 4 cups flour, sugar, salt, dry milk solids and undissolved active dry yeast. Add butter.

Gradually add water to dry ingredients and beat 2 mins at medium speed of electric mixer, scraping bowl occasionally. Add 1 1/2 cup flour. Beat at high speed 2 mins. scrapping bowl occasionally. Stir in enough additional flour to make a stiff dough. Turn out onto lightly floured board, knead until smooth and elastic, about 15 minutes. Cover with a towel; let rest 15 minutes.

Divide dough into 4 equal parts. Form each piece into a smooth round ball. Flatten each ball into a mound 6" in diameter. Place in greased baking sheets. Cover with plastic wrap. Freeze until firm. Transfer to plastic bags. Freeze up to 4 weeks.

Remove from freezer; place on greased baking sheets. Cover; let stand at room temperature until fully thawed about 4 hours. Roll each ball to 12x8" Shape into loaves. Place in greased 8 1/2x4 1/2x2 1/2" loaf pans. Let rise in warm place, free from draft, until double in bulk, about 1 1/2 hours.

Bake at 350* about 35 minutes, or until done. Remove from pans and cool on wire rack.

Baking Instructions - 

(From Rhodes Frozen Bread)
Natural Method - Place well-greased bread dough in greased loaf pan. Let dough set at room temperature until dough rises above bread pan. (3 to 6 hours) Bake in pre-heated 350* oven for 30 minutes or until golden brown.

Speed Method - Place well-greased bread dough in greased loaf pan. Pre-heat oven to 200*; turn off. Place dough in oven, also place pan of hot water in oven. Let dough rise 1 1/2" above pan (1 to 3 hours) TAKE BREAD OUT OF OVEN WHILE HEATING TO BAKING TEMPERATURE. Bake in pre-heated 350* oven for 35 minutes or until golden brown.


RICH LOAF BREAD

4 cups sifted flour                                                       3 tbsp shortening
3/4 cup milk                                                                1 yeast cake
2 tbsp sugar                                                                3 eggs
1 tsp salt

Sift flour before measuring. Scald milk; add sugar, salt, and shortening. Cool to lukewarm; add yeast and beaten eggs. Add half the flour and beat 3 minutes. Add rest of flour, half a cup at a time and stir after each addition. Knead, shape, allow to rise until light and bake. 350*

(Recipe from the old Sough)

BREAD STICKS

1 pkg active dry yeast, dissolved in 1 cup warm water
1 tsp sugar, blended with 3 cups flour
1/4 cup milk, warm
3 tbsp butter or oil
1 tsp. salt
1 tsp. sugar

Mix yeast mixture with 1 cup flour in mixing bowl. Turn out on a lightly floured board and knead until smooth. Place dough in a floured bowl; Cover with dam cloth and let rise at least 3 hours.

Mix rest of ingredients together into a smooth dough and turn out on a lightly floured board, then add the risen dough and knead until satin smooth. Smooth dough into a large floured bowl; cover and let rise until doubled in bulk.

Turn out the dough onto the lightly floured board and knead until elastic and does not stick to the board. Slice the dough into equal pieces (about 24). Shape each piece by rolling the dough between hands and board until it looks like a short rope. Place on greased baking sheet about an inch apart. Brush with milk.

Bake at 450* for 5 to 10 minutes or until crispy golden.

Serve with barbecue, cheese, soups and stews.

(Uncle John's Original Bread Book)

LIGHT AND FLUFFY WHOLE WHEAT ROLLS

2 tbsp dry yeast                                                    4 1/2 to 5 cups sifted whole wheat flour
1/4 cup raw honey                                                 1/2 cup unrefined oil
1 cup warm water
                                                          2 eggs

Dissolve yeast in 1/2 cup warm water. Mix oil and honey; add one egg at a time and beat well after each egg. Add remaining water and yeast mixture.

Stir in 2 cups flour. Mix well. Beat about 5 minutes. Cover with towel and let rise for 30 minutes. Add the remaining flour and beat well. Let rise until double in bulk again. Punch down and let dough rest for 3 minutes.

Form into rolls and bake at 350* for about 20 minutes.

"What's Good to Eat" - by Pam Liljenquist

FEATHER ROLLS

2 yeast cakes
1 1/2 cups warm water
1 tbsp. sugar

Mix together and let stand for a few minutes.

1 cup scaled milk                                                    2 tsp salt
1/3 cup melted shortening                                        2 eggs, well beaten
1/3 cup sugar                                                          4 to 5 cups flour

Scald milk; cool. Add shortening, sugar and salt. Then add eggs, yeast mixture and flour. Mixture will be sticky but do not knead.

Place in refrigerator overnight. 2 hours before ready to use, remove from refrigerator and knead well. Shape, place in pan and let rise about 2 hours. Bake in 400* oven 12 to 15 minutes.


SWEET POTATO PONE

6 sweet potatoes, peeled and grated                           4 eggs
1 cup milk                                                                   1/2 cup butter
1 cup molasses                                                            1/2 tsp cinnamon
                                                                                    1/2 tsp nutmeg

Beat eggs, sugar and milk; add grated sweet potatoes. Stir and add other ingredients. When well beaten, pour into buttered pan and bake 1 hour at 350*.

"Granny's Hillbilly Cook Book" - Irene Ryan - Cathey Pickney

CINNAMON-CANDIED SWEET POTATOES

3 tbsp butter or margarine
1/4 cup brown sugar
1/2 tsp cinnamon
1 (1 lb. 7 oz) can Sweet Potatoes in syrup

Melt butter in skillet. Add brown sugar, cinnamon and 1/4 cup syrup drained from sweet potatoes. Simmer a few minutes and add drained sweet potatoes. Cook over medium heat, stirring frequently, to coat potatoes with glaze. Makes 4 servings.

(Time Saving Country Cookbook)