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5:12 am Tuesday, July 22, 2008

What's cooking Suzanne?

By Staff
Franklin County Times
Bread recipes are essential for meal planning. You might already have your stand-by reicpes you keep in your head, and use everyday.
Most of us do. But, today we are going to share some other bread recipes you might want to try. Included will be soome cornbreads, muffins, and rolls.
Thelma Cantrell and her sister Willie Lou Clay are sharing a recipe for cornbread with us. It is a little different from the standard corn bread recipes. Try some of these recipes to use with your meals. Muffins are wonderful to share.
Cornbread Muffins
1 c. sr cornmeal
1 c. sr flour
1/4 t. baking soda
2 T. sugar
2 eggs
1 pkg. rapid rise yeast
1 1/2 c. buttermilk
1/2 c. oil
Stir yeast in dry ingredients and slowly add liquids. Bake in a 12 hole muffin pan until brown
Mexican Cornbread
1 lb. hamburger meat
1 1/2 c. self-rising flour
1 small can creamed corn
2/3 c. jalapeno peppers, chopped
2/3 c. oil
1/2 c. chopped onion
2 eggs
1 c. buttermilk
1 c. grated cheese
Brown meat and drain and set aside. Mix meal, corn, peppers, onions, oil, eggs and buttermilk. Pour 1/2 mixture into 9×13 inch pan. Ad meat and cheese, then remaining mixture. Bake a 300 degrees for 1 hour.
Sausage Cornbread
3 eggs, seperated
3/4 c. milk
2 eggs slightly beaten
1/4 c. oil
1 onion
2 c. crated Cheddar cheese
1 can cream style corn
1 1/2 c. cornmeal
Brown sausage and onion and drain. combine eggs, meal, milk and corn. Spread 1/2 mixture in greased skillet or pan. Sprinkle sausage and cheese on top of that. Spread other 1/2 mixture. Bake at 425 for 30 or 40 minutes.
Icebox Yeast Rolls
1/2 lb. margarine
1/2 c. sugar
3 eggs,beaten slightly
1 heaping t. salt
1 pkg. yeast
1 c. lukewarm water
4 c. plain flour
Cream margarine and sugar. Add eggs and salt. Dissolve yeast in lukewarm water. Add flour and water-yeast mixture, alternately. Cover bowl an put in refrigerator overnight. Roll out and cut into rounds. Dip in butter and fold over. Let rise 1 hour before cooking. Cook at 400 to 425 until done.
Yeast Muffins
2 c. hot water
1 pkg. yeast
1/4 c. sugar
1 t. salt
1 egg beaten
4 c. self-rising flour
2/3 c. oil
If plain flour is used, add a ittle more salt and 5 t. of baking powder. Mix all ingredients in the order given. Bake in greased muffin tins for 15 minutes at 350 or until brown.
Fast Banana Muffins
3 small bananas
1 slightly beaten egg
1/2 c. sugar
1/4 c. oil
1 1/2 c. reduced -fat Bisquick
12 pecan halves
Mash bananas. Stir in eggs, sugar and oil until well blended. Add Bisquick stirring just until moistened. Line muffin tin with paper baking cups. Fill full with batter. Top with pecan half. Bake at 400 for 12 to 15 minutes or until golden brown.
Mama's Strawberry Bread
3 c. self rising flour
2 c. sugar
1/4 c. nuts
2 c. crushed strawberries
1 c.oil
4 eggs
1 t. cinnamon
Mix all ingedients together and pour into 2 greased loaf pans. Cook at 350 for 45 minutes to an hour. Watch that oven.
Cheese Bread
1 pkg. yeast
1 c. warm water
1 egg
1/4 c. sugar
1/2 c. Wesson Oil
1 t. salt
3 c. flour, unsifted
1 c. cheese,grated
Dissolve yeast in water. Beat eggs, sugar, and oil together. Add salt to flour. Add flour mixture to egg mixture gradually. Add yeast and water. Stir in grated cheese. Grease and flour small loaf pans. Place dough in small pans. Let dough rise 2 hours. Bake at 300 degrees for 1 hour.
Banana Nut Bread
3/4 cup water, at room temperature
1 cup mashed ripe bananas
1 tsp. salt
2 Tbsp. butter or margarine, cut into small pieces
3 Tbsp. honey
2 Tbsp. instant nonfat dry milk
2 cups banana nut whole grain cereal flakes
2 cups bread flour
1 cup whole wheat flour
2 tsp. active dry yeast
ADD ingredients to the bread pan in the exact order listed in recipe.
PREPARE the bread dough according to the specific manufacturer's directions for the bread machine used.
REMOVE bread from pan. Cool completely on wire rack. Cut into 16 slices to serve.
Easy Rolls
Butter, for greasing muffing tins
2 cups self-rising flour
1 cup milk
2 tablespoons sugar
4 heaping tablespoons mayonnaise
Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.
Lightly grease a 12-cup muffin tin with butter.
In a large bowl, combine flour and milk, blending with a rubber spatula. Add the sugar and mayonnaise, and stir until just combined. Spoon batter into prepared muffin tin. Bake for 12 to 15 minutes, or until golden brown.

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