Showing posts with label Breads. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Breads. Show all posts

Fried Cornbread

2 cups corn meal
2 cups flour
1 tsp salt
2 tsps baking powder
Enough milk to make a medium batter (about 2 1/2 cups)

Fry in skillet till brown on both sides.


Apricot Nut Bread

2 1/2 cups flour
1 cup sugar
3 1/2 tsps baking powder
1 tsp salt
1 Tbs plus 1 tsp orange peel, grated
3 Tbs oil
1/2 cup milk
3 cups orange juice
1 egg
1 cup nuts, chopped
1 cup dried apricots, chopped fine

Heat oven to 350. Grease and flour 2 loaf pans. Mix all ingredients and beat for 2 1/2 minutes. Pour in pans. Bake 55-65 minutes. Cool before slicing.



Corn Bread

1 1/2 cups cornmeal
1 cup flour
3 tsps baking powder
1 tsp salt
1 egg
Milk

Mix together dry ingredients. Add egg and enough milk to bring to the right consistency. Grease a cast iron skillet (or baking dish) and lightly sprinkle with corn meal. Pour in the batter and bake at 350 until done.

Variation: Spoon batter into hot skillet with oil and fry up like little pancakes!



Indian Fried Bread

2 cups flour
1/2 cup milk
4 tsps baking powder
1 tsp salt

Sift dry ingredients. Add milk. Mix well. Turn out onto floured board and knead until sticky. Pinch off in pieces about the size of a walnut and roll out thin. Prick with fork and fry in hot deep fat.

* Make yourself a Navajo Taco by topping with chili, ground beef, beans, cheese or anything else you like!


Mexican Corn Bread

1 cup yellow corn meal
1/2 tsp salt
1/2 tsp soda
2 eggs
1 cup buttermilk
1/2 cup oil
1 small chopped onion
4 hot peppers, chopped
1 cup cream corn
1/4 lb cheddar cheese, grated
4 strips bacon, cooked crisp and crumbled

Mix all together, stirring in the cheese last. Pour into hot greased iron skillet. Bake at 350 for 45 minutes.


Caution: the handwritten recipe also has... "oven 425" written on the side.



Monkey Bread

3 cans refridgerated biscuits
1 cup sugar
3 Tbs cinnamon
1 cup chopped nuts
1 1/2 cups butter
1 cup brown sugar

Cut each biscuit into 4 pieces. Mix sugar and cinnamon together. Roll biscuit pieces into sugar and cinnamon mixture. Arrange the pieces in a pan. Sprinkle nuts on top. Melt butter and stir in the brown sugar. Pour over biscuits and nuts. Bake at 350 for 35 minutes.