My mother was a good cook. She taught me how to follow a recipe, and to measure ingredients accurately. If it said to add 1 cup of something, you could count on that substance being up to the one-cup line and no higher. She had all the skills necessary for scratch baking – she just… Continue reading Pancakes – Just Plain, Old Pancakes
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Brown Soda Bread
1 cup all-purpose flour3 cups whole-wheat flour1 ½ teaspoons baking soda1 ¼ teaspoon salt1 ¼ cups buttermilk Preheat oven to 400°. Mix all dry ingredients in a large bowl. Make a well in the center and add the buttermilk gradually, using a knife to mix. As soon as those formed, turning onto a floured board… Continue reading Brown Soda Bread
Irish Soda Bread (The Vegetarian Epicure)
2 cups unbleached all-purpose flour, plus additional for sprinkling1 cup whole-wheat flour½ cup sugar2 teaspoons baking soda1 teaspoon salt¼ cup cold unsalted butter, cut into bits1 cup raisins2 teaspoons caraway seeds1 ½ cups buttermilk or plain yogurtmilk for brushing the bread before baking Preheat oven to 350° and butter a 1 ½ quart round baking… Continue reading Irish Soda Bread (The Vegetarian Epicure)
Susan’s Buttermilk Dumplings
1 ½ tablespoons Criscoor2 tablespoons butter2 cups flour (a soft wheat flour like White Lily brand)1 ½ teaspoons baking powder1 teaspoon baking soda¾ teaspoon salt1 cup buttermilk Sift together the dry ingredients. Add the Crisco or butter, and using two knives, cut the fat into the dry ingredients until all resembles coarse meal. Gently add… Continue reading Susan’s Buttermilk Dumplings
Honey Bear Bread
When I was a teenager, I became interested in knowing how to bake bread, having only eaten commercial bread from the supermarket. My mother had a 1960s “Amy Vanderbilt Cookbook” which had a lot of bread recipes, so I looked into that. I started with a recipe for white bread, not expecting anything that smelled… Continue reading Honey Bear Bread
Pancakes – Just Plain, Old Pancakes
My mother was a good cook. She taught me how to follow a recipe, and to measure ingredients accurately. If it said to add 1 cup of something, you could count on that substance being up to the one-cup line and no higher. She had all the skills necessary for scratch baking – she just… Continue reading Pancakes – Just Plain, Old Pancakes
CORN BREAD (The Vegetarian Epicure)
This is a pretty standard recipe for cornbread, but it’s our family favorite. The book it comes from, “The Vegetarian Epicure” by Anna Thomas, is worth checking out. 1 ¼ c. unbleached white flour¾ c. whole-grain corn meal4 tbsp. sugar5 tsp. baking powder¾ tsp. salt1 egg1 c. milk2 tbsp. melted unsalted butter Butter a nine-inch… Continue reading CORN BREAD (The Vegetarian Epicure)
Recipes out of the Blond Box 