Breads

Corn Bread

  • 2 cups all-purpose flour
  • 2 cups cornmeal
  • 3 tablespoons sugar
  • 2 tablespoons baking powder
  • 1 1/2 teaspoons salt
  • 2 cups milk
  • 2 eggs
  • 6 tablespoons melted butter
  1. Preheat the oven to 220 degrees C (425 degrees F)
  2. In a mixing bowl, combine flour, cornmeal, sugar, baking powder and salt
  3. Add the milk, eggs and shortening; and combine as quickly as possible
  4. Grease the backing pans with butter and place in the oven until sizzling hot
  5. Pour mixture into the hot baking pans
  6. Bake at 220 degrees C (425 degrees F) for 20-25 minutes or until bread is golden brown. Serve immediately.

Carrot Bread

  • 2 eggs
  • 3/4 cup sugar
  • 2/3 cup oil
  • 1 1/2 cups flour
  • 3/4 teaspoon baking soda
  • 1 teaspoon cinnamon
  • 1 teaspoon nutmeg
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 1 1/2 cups finely grated raw carrots
  • 1 cup chopped walnuts
  • 3/4 cup raisins
  1. Preheat oven to 350F (175 C) degrees and grease a 9×5 inch loaf
  2. Chop carrots and put in blender with eggs, add sugar and oil. Blend until carrots are well chopped.
  3. Mix together flour, soda, cinnamon, nutmeg and salt.
  4. When ready to put in the oven (to keep the baking powder from reacting )add the carrot egg mixture and add nuts and raisins and the flour mixture. Mix only briefly — just until the ingredients are moistened (to minimizes the escape of the gas bubbles from the batter).
  5. Bake one hour.

Garlic Cheese Drop Biscuits

Original recipe: https://sugarspunrun.com/garlic-cheese-drop-biscuits. My changes are put in brackets.

“A super simple recipe for Garlic Cheese Drop Biscuits. Ready in under 25 minutes, no mixer, no rolling pin, no biscuit cutters required! These simple drop biscuits make a great quick and easy side dish for any dinner!“

Ingredients

  • 4 Tablespoons (56.7 g) unsalted butter melted
  • 1 cup all-purpose flour 125g
  • 1 teaspoon granulated sugar (palm or white)
  • 1 teaspoon baking powder (Bakkin)
  • ¼ teaspoon baking soda
  • ½ teaspoon salt
  • ½ – 1 teaspoon garlic powder
  • 1 teaspoon of whatever herbs fit with your meal, i.e. herbs de province, thyme, oregano or tarragon.
  • ½ cup buttermilk 118ml [1 ½ teaspoon lemon juice or white vinegar and enough milk to make ½ cup].
  • ½-1 cup sharp shredded cheddar cheese use a thick shred, not finely shredded (55-110g).

Topping (optional)

  • 2 Tablespoons salted butter or unsalted, just add a dash of salt
  • ⅛ teaspoon garlic powder
  • ¼ teaspoon dried parsley

Instructions

  • Preheat oven to 450F (230C) and line a baking sheet with parchment paper. Set aside.
  • Melt your butter and set it aside so it can begin to cool.
  • In a large bowl, whisk together flour, sugar, baking powder, baking soda, salt, and garlic powder.
  • In a separate bowl (or in a large measuring cup) whisk slightly cooled butter into buttermilk (it’s OK if the butter begins to re-solidify or the mixture looks curdled).
  • Pour buttermilk mixture into flour mixture and stir until just-combined.
  • Use a spoon or spatula to gently stir cheese into batter until incorporated.
  • Using a pair of spoons, drop batter by heaping spoonfuls (about 3 Tbsp in size) onto prepared baking sheet, spacing at least 2” apart.
  • Transfer to 450F oven and bake for 10-12 minutes or until light golden brown.
  • Meanwhile, prepare topping by whisking together butter, garlic powder, and dried parsley.
  • When biscuits are finished baking, brush generously with butter mixture (use a pastry brush, or if you don’t have one simply spoon some of the butter on top of each biscuit).
  • Serve warm.

Notes

These biscuits are best served warm but may be stored in an airtight container at room temperature for 2 days.

Dark Rye (Bread Machine)

This is a simple dark rye bread that is not too sweet like some of them.

https://www.food.com/recipe/dark-rye-bread-machine-425979

INGREDIENTS

DIRECTIONS

  • Add ingredients to your bread machine as directed. Mine specifies liquids first, yeast last. Set to standard (white) bread and Go. Enjoy!