What’s great about this recipe is that you don’t have to knead it. You mix it all with a wooden spoon in a large bowl then place in a casserole dish to bake. It smells great and you can have it alongside almost anything you’re serving. What more could you ask?
2 1/2 cups flour (approximately)
2 […]
I simplified this recipe for an absolutely delicious pastry bread. While reading an older cookbook I found this and the instructions were so mathematically challenging and absurd that it just begged me to rework and revise for myself and my readers. I love older cookbooks and their challenging details! Here it is in an easy […]
This is a high-rising yeasted bread with a hint of spice and a light dusting of confectioners’ sugar. Serve to friends and family with a favorite beverage. Check out my Beverages Category for inspiration.
3/4 cup milk
1/3 cup sugar
1 tsp. kosher salt
1 stick butter (no margarine, please!)
1 packet (2-1/4 tsp.) yeast
1/4 cup very warm water
3 large […]
This is a delicious yeast-based coffee cake that tastes like pastry. It’s great to serve any weekend guests and makes 2 beautiful cakes.
Pastry Cake:
1/2 cup warmed water
1 Tbsp. dry yeast
1/2 cup warmed milk
2 large, beaten eggs
1/4 cup white sugar
1 tsp. pure vanilla extract
1 Tbsp. grated orange rind (McCormick’s brand is great)
6 Tbsp. butter, softened
1/2 […]
Yes, make the dough from scratch then put on anything you choose. It’s great fun for the kids! This dough makes one cookie sheet (jelly roll pan) sized pizza, but you can divide it into two smaller pizzas and let your kids be creative
Give this dough at least a 2-hour rise; spreadings a breeze!
1/3 + […]
Delicious anytime. Why wait until Good Friday to make these? I make them for Sunday brunch whenever I want.
1 cup milk
1 package (2-1/4 tsp.) dry yeast
1/2 tsp. sugar
4 cups flour - all purpose or bread
1/2 cup packed brown sugar
1 tsp. cinnamon
1/2 tsp. ground cloves
1/3 tsp. allspice
1/4 tsp. nutmeg
1/2 tsp. salt
1/4 cup (4 Tbsp) butter - […]
This recipe makes 2 golden brown loaves. The rising times take a bit, but it is worth the wait. While they’re baking your home fills with an intoxicating aroma. Goes so well with anything, you can even use it to make sandwiches.Yum.
2 cups of water
1 package Lipton Onion Soup Mix (NOT Beefy Onion)
2 Tbsp. sugar
1 […]