Wiltshire Whitsun Cake

Ingrients & Directions 3/4 lb Sm. tart green gooseberries 5 Elderflower blossoms* 1/2 lb Plain wholemeal flour 2 ts Baking powder 2 lg Eggs 6 oz Butter 6 oz Pale muscovado sugar Demerara sugar Flowers & leaves to garnish *Note: A handful of sweet geranium or lemon balm leaves may be substitued for elderflower blossoms […]

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Bird Cakes (tlc)

Ingrients & Directions 225 g Solid White Vegetable Fat 1 c Oatmeal 1 c Chopped Nuts 1 c Flaked Maize 1 c Kibbled Wheat 1 c Mixed Wild Bird Seed 1 c Vine Fruits, chopped 1. Melt the fat in a large saucepan 2. Put the dry ingredients into a large bowl and pour the […]

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Raisin Spice Cake

Ingrients & Directions 3 c Flour 1 ts Baking powder 1/2 ts Soda 1 ts Nutmeg 1 ts Cinnamon 1/2 ts Cloves 1 1/2 c Sugar 1 c Butter or shortening 3 Eggs 1 ts Salt 1 ts Vanilla 1 c Raisins Sift to – gether the dry ingredients, cream the sugar and shortening then […]

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Gingerbread

Ingrients & Directions 1/2 c Shortening 1/2 c Sugar 1/2 c Boiling water 3/4 c Molasses 2 1/4 c White flour 1 ts Ginger 1 ts Cinnamon 1 ts Baking powder 1 1/2 ts Baking soda Beat shortening for 30 seconds. Add sugar & beat till well combined & light & fluffy. Dissolve molases in […]

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Portuguese Sweet Bread 2

Ingrients & Directions 2 tb Instant potato flakes (or -1/4 cup mashed potato) 3 tb Sweetened condensed milk 1/3 c Water 1/2 ts Vanilla extract 1/8 ts Lemon extract or Rind of 1/2 lemon; grated 1 Egg 2 c Bread or all purpose flour 1/2 ts Salt 3 tb Butter or margarine 1/4 c Sugar […]

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Wild Rice Breadsticks

Ingrients & Directions 3/4 c Water 1/2 c Cooked wild or brown rice 1 tb Vegetable oil 1 ts Fennel seeds (optional) 1 tb Molasses 1 ts Salt 1 2/3 c Bread flour 1 ts Fleischmann’s ABM Yeast 1/2 c Whole wheat flour Measure carefully, then place all ingredients in bread machine pan in the […]

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Sweet Potato Banana Bread W/praline Icin

Ingrients & Directions 3/4 c Oil 4 Eggs 2 c Sugar 3 Ripe bananas; mashed 2 md Sweet potatos cooked -and peeled 1/2 ts Salt 3 1/2 c White flour 2 ts Cinnamon 1 ts Ginger 1 1/2 c Wholewheat flour 2/3 c Milk with: 2 ts Vinegar in it 1 c Pecans; roasted and […]

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Langos- Hungarian Fried Bread

Ingrients & Directions 200 g Flour 2 Cooked, baked potato,mashed 1/2 ts Salt 1 pk Active dry yeast 1 tb Oil 1 ts Sugar 1 c Milk, lukewarm 1 c Oil, to fry Let the yeast grow in 1/2 cup of lukewarm sweetned milk for 10 minutes. Add mixturte to the flour. Add one tablespoon […]

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Gumdrop Bread

Ingrients & Directions 2 1/2 c Flour 3 ts Baking powder 1 1/4 c Buttermilk 1 ts Salt 1/2 c Sugar 1 ts Vanilla 1/2 c Packed brown sugar 1/2 ts Baking soda 1/4 c Shortening 1 c Small gumdrops cut into 1/2 2 Eggs 1/2 c Chopped nuts Beat all ingredients except gumdrops and […]

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Bread Stuffing

Ingrients & Directions 4 c Dry Bread Cubes 1 c Celery, chopped 1 Onion, chopped 2 tb Parsley Leaves, freshly chopped 1 Garlic Clove, minced 1 c Hot Water -or- Turkey Broth 1/4 ts Black Pepper, ground 3/4 ts Ground Sage 1/4 ts Dried Marjoram 1/2 ts Dried Thyme Combine all the ingredients in a […]

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