Saturday, February 28, 2015

Lemon Bread

2 cups Sugar
1 cup Butter
4 Egg Yolks
1 1/4 cups Milk
3 cups Flour
1 teaspoon salt
2 teaspoons Baking Powder
1 cup nuts (optional), finely chopped
2 Lemon Peel, grated
4 Egg Whites, stiffly beaten
**SAUCE**
2 Lemons Juiced
1/2 cup Granulated Sugar

Beat well: 2 cups sugar & 1 cup Margarine.  Add & beat well: 4 egg yolks.  Add alternately with dry ingredients: 1 1/4 cup milk, 3 cups flour, 1 teaspoon salt & 2 teaspoons Baking Powder.  Then add 1 cup finely chopped nuts.  Add grated peel of 2 lemons.  Fold in 4 stiffly beaten egg whites.  Pour into 2 small greased & floured loaf pans.  Bake at 350F for 45-50 minutes or until done.  As soon as bread comes out of oven pour over: Juice of 2 lemons mixed with 1/2 cup granulated sugar.  Leave in pans for one hour before removing
Eula McCollister
From my Grandmother's recipe files

 
 

Friday, February 27, 2015

Cabbage Soup and Crusty Bread

 
1/2 head Cabbage
1 can Kidney beans
1/2 pound Ground Beef
1 large Can Tomatoes
2 stalks Celery
1 medium Onion
1 Green Pepper
1 package Lipton Onion Soup Mix
4 cups Water

Wednesday, February 11, 2015

NASA | SDO: Year 5


Monday, February 02, 2015

Fig and Pepper Bread

Fig and Pepper Bread
Here’s a fabulous recipe  from Sarah Addison Allen’s book, First Frost
A simple, rustic bread with a magical combination of sharp, cracked pepper and sweet, moist fig. 

2 cups wholegrain spelt flour
2 1/2 cups unbleached all purpose flour
1 1/2 cup coarsely chopped figs
2 tsp coarse black pepper
2 tsp sea salt
2 Tbs olive oil
1 dry yeast packet
1 1/2 cups of warm water

Whisk flour, salt, pepper and yeast until blended, by hand or with whisk attachment of mixer.

Add olive oil and warm water.  Knead for 10 minutes, or use dough hook attachment of mixer for 5 minutes, until dough is smooth and springy.

Oil a large bowl, place dough inside, and cover bowl with a damp hand towel.  Let sit in a warm place for approximately 1 hour, or until dough has doubled in size.

Softly knead in the chopped figs and evenly distribute throughout the dough (lightly flouring your hands can make handling the dough easier), shape into an oval, then place on a baking sheet.

Snip three shallow lines into top of the dough with scissors, then lightly dust the dough with flour.

Let rise, uncovered, until dough swells a little more —  10-15 mins, or longer if the kitchen isn’t warm.

Place tray in 350 degree oven for 40-45 mins until crust is slightly brown and the loaf sounds hollow when tapped on the underside. Cool on a wire rack.


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