Portuguese Sweet Bread

 6-6 1/2 c flour

1 cup sugar

1 tsp salt

1/4 tsp cardamon

2 pkgs yeast - dissolved year in water

1 cup milk

1/4 water

1/2 c butter

3eggs

1/2 tsp vanilla

Topping: 1/4 c sugar 1/3 c flour, 1/2 tsp nutmeg, 2 T butter

Combine 2 c flour, 1 c sugar, salt, cardamom, and yeast. In small saucepan heat milk, water and butter until very warm (120-130 degrees). Add warm liquid, eggs, vanilla to the flour mixture. Add 3 more cups flour to stiff dough. On floured board knead in 1 - 1 1/2 c flour until smooth and elastic. Place in greased bowl; cover loosely with plastic wrap and towel. Let rise to double. Punch down. Let rest 15 minutes. Divide in half. 2 loaves. Let rise to double. Sprinkle topping on top and bake 350 for 35-45 minutes.

Southern Raised Biscuts

 Source: Thelma

1 cup buttermilk

4 cups flour (sift before measure)

2 tsp baking powder

1 tsp salt

1 pkg yeast

1/2 cup warm water

2 T sugar

1/3 cup shortening

2 T butter melted

Heat buttermilk until bubbles form. Will curdle. Cool. 

Grease 2 large cookie sheets. Sift flour with baking powder and salt into large bowl. Sprinkle yeast over warm water in small bowl. Add sugar.  Stire to dissolve. Stir in luke warm buttermilk. Cut shortening into flour. Make a well in center and add buttermilk all at once. Mix well. Will be stiff. Knead for 5 minutes on lightly floured surface. Roll 1/2 in thick with 2 inch cookie cutter. Reroll trimmings. Place 1" apart. Prick with fork. Cover loosely with towel and let rise til double. Before baking brush with melted butterBake 400 degrees for 10-12 minutes.

Cinnamon Rings (or rolls)

 4 cup scalded milk

1 1/2 c margerine or butter

1 1/2 cups sugar

1 1/2 tsp salt

6 eggs room temp

4 packages yeast

1 tsp sugar dissolved in 1 cup warm water

Add 12-15 cups flour. Mix well. Cover and let rest for 2 hours. Divide dough into two and roll 1/3" thick. Spread with 1/2 c butter, cinnamon, brown sugar. 

Bake: ?

Frosting: 1 8 oz cream cheese

1 cup butter

2 pounds of powdered sugar

2 tsp vanilla

mix well and add milk to thin down

Irish Rolls

 2 cups scalded milk

1 cup warm water

4 T yeast

1 T sugar

9-10 cups flour

4 eggs beaten

4 tsp salt

2/3 cup sugar

2/3 c oil

Dissolve yeast and 1 T sugar in the warm water. Pout oil in milk. Put liquids together and add salt, 2/3 cup sugar and begin adding flour. Dough should be almost sticky. Let rise to double. Make rolls. Bake 350 for 12-15 minutes.

Parker House Rolls

 1 cake fleishmanss yeast (equals 2 packages)

2 T sugar

1 pint milk scalded and cooled

4 T lard or butter melted

3 pt flour

1 t salt

Dissolve yeast and sugar in cup of lukewarm water. Add to milk and add butter and 1 1/2 pints flour. Beat until smooth. Let rise until light. Then add remainder of flour and salt. Let rise in warm place about 1 1/2 hours. Roll out and cut. Dip in butter and fold over. Let rise until light. Bake in hot oven. 400 degrees for 20-25  minutes.

White Bread

 2 packages fleishmanns yeast

4 1/2 cups warm water

6 level T sugar

2 level T salt

1/2 cup melted shortening

12/1/2 cups flour

3/4 cup dry milk

Let rise, punch down and let raise again

Make into 4 loaves

Preheat oven to 425 and bake 10 minutes. Turn to 350 for 40-45 minutes longer. Grease tops of loaves when out of oven.

Orange Bread

 1 cup sugar

1 T butter

1 egg

1 cup milk

3 cups flour scant

3 tsp baking powder

1/2 tsp salt

1 cup candied orange peel

No instructions provided.

Orange Peel:

Orange peel, save and grind

Cover with cold water

Boil 3 times and pour off water each time

Take equal parts sugar and peel and cook slowly until sigar dissolves. Spread on shallow pan to cool.

Carrot Cookies

 1 cup shortening

1 cup cooked mashed carrots (3 large carrots)

1 cup sugar

1 egg

2 tsp baking powder

2 cup flour

1 tsp vanilla

1/4 tsp salt

Nuts (optional)

Icing: Juice of 1 orange, grated skin of orange, 1 T melted butter, powdered sugar to thicken for spreading.

Bake on a lightly greased shhet for 10 minutes at 375 degrees.

Source: Elmers

Punch Recipes

 

Swedish Dreams Cookies

 This recipe was hard to read, might need adjusting.

1/2 pad butter (is this 1/2 cup?)

1 1/2 cups sugar

2 1/2 cups sifted flour

2 tsp bakers ammonia 

Beat well with mixer and make tiny balls and pat down with palm of your hand. Bake at 325 for about 15 minutes. Watch closely, don't brown, just until tan and crisp.

Date Bars

 Filling:

3 cups cut up dates

1/4 cup sugar

1/12 cups water

Cook over low heat until thick, about 10 minutes, stirring constantly. Cool before using.

Crumb Mixture

3/4 cup butter 

1 cup brown sugar packed

1 3/4 cups flour

1/2 tsp soda

1 tsp salt

1 1/2 cups rolled oats

Mix sugar and butters. Stir flour, salt, soda together and then add to butter mixture. Blend and then add oats. Mix. Press 1/2 into 9x13 pan. Spread date mixture on top and then other 1/2 of crumb mixture. Press down lightly.

Bake at 400 degrees 25-30 minutes

Poppy Seed Bundt Cake

 1/3 cup poppy seeds

1 cup buttermilk

2 sticks margerine (or butter?)

1 3/4 cups sugar

4 eggs, separated

1/2 tsp vanilla

1 1/2 tsp almond extract

2 1/2 cups flour + 2 TB

1/2 tsp soda

1 tsp baking powder

1/4 tsp salt

Cinnamon sugar mixture

Soak poppy seeds in buttermilke for 15 minutes. Mix margarine and sigar. Add egg yolks and extracts. Sift flour with dry ingredients. Add dry ingredients and buttermilk to cream mixture. Fold in stiffly beaten egg whites. Grease bundty pan well. Pour in small amount of batt and sprinkle with cinnamon sugar mix. Repeat. Dot top with butter.

Bake 1 hour at 350 degrees. Cool 15 minutes and remove from pan.

Glaze:

1 cup powdered sugar, 1 tsp each of butter flavoring, almond extract, vanilla. Add milk to thin consistency and drizzle on cake.

Wassill

 1 gal apple cider

2 48 oz can orange juice

1/2 48 oz can pineapple juice

 1 stick cinnamon

8 whole cloves

1/4 -1/2 cup honey - optional

Bring to a simmer, cool overnight. Heat before serving, remove spices.

Recipe from: Susanne Anderson