Here is a slightly different than usual
Biscuit Recipe
Sift
together 2 cups cakeflour
2
teaspoons of baking powder
1 tablespoon
sugar
1 teaspoon salt
Cut in with
pastry blender
2 tablespoons oleo
Stir
in 3/4 cup milk
Let rise 30
minutes
Roll out on floured board and
cut with biscuit cutter.
Bake in 425 degree
oven for 15 minutes
or until done.
This
makes an excellent dessert biscuit.
Muffins
Sift together 1
1/2 cups flour
2 teaspoons baking
powder
1/2 teaspoon salt
set
aside
Blend together 1/2 cup
sugar
1/4 cup shortening
Beat in 1
egg
Add 1/2 cup milk
Stir in the
flour mixture until just blended.
Spoon into
greased muffin pans and bake 20 to 25 minutes at
400 degrees.
These are good wiith a cup of
tea.
Honey goes well on
English Muffin Bread
This is baked in the microwave oven.
Mix together 1 1/2 cups
flour
1 package dry yeast
1/2 tablespoon
sugar
1/8 teaspoon soda
1 teaspoon
salt.
Add to flour mixture
1/4 cup
very warm water and
1 cup very warm
milk
Add as much of another cup of
flour as needed to make a stiff dough.
Push
dough into glass bread pan
that
has been greased and coated with
cornmeal
Let rise 45 minutes
Microwave 6 and 1/2 minutes on
High.
Let rest 5 minutes before removing from
pan.
The loaf will be white and cuts better
the second day.
Toast slices and enjoy with
honey or jam.
Vena's Nut Bread
This results
in a hump-backed loaf
no matter what you do
to keep it even.
Sift together 2 cups
flour
1/3 cup sugar
2 teaspoons baking
powder
1 teaspoon salt
Stir 1 egg
into
1 cup of milk
mix with
flour.
Add 1/2 cup broken
nutmeats.
Pour into greased bread
pan
Bake at 375 degrees until tester
comes out clean, about 30 minutes.
This is good
cold or toasted, with butter or cream
cheese,
for breakfast, lunch, dinner, or tea
time.
The recipe can be doubled which isn't a
bad idea!
Fluffy Waffles
Melt 6 tablespoons oleo and set aside
Beat 2 egg white until stiff and set aside
Beat together 1 and 1/2 cups milk, 2 egg yolks, and 1 teaspoon vanilla
Sift together 2 cups flour, 3 teaspoons baking powder, 1 teaspoon salt, and 3 tablespoons of sugar
Beat into liquid mixture.
Fold in beaten egg whites
Bake and serve with maple syrup and butter or dusted with confectioners sugar with fruit.
May be stored in covered dish in the refrigerator for 2 or 3 days.
