No Knead Bread Bowl Instructions

No-Knead Bread – With Sourdough Option. This one is really easy, and the bread is as close to artisan as you can get.  A sourdough adaptation follows the recipe. There are 3 books we recommend, Lahey’s“My Bread”,  Zoe Francois’ “Artisan Bread in 5 Minutes a Day” , and Nancy Baggett’s “Kneadlessly... [Read more]

Ella’s Ginger Snaps

Ella’s Ginger Snaps ¾ cup shortening (½ butter, ½ Crisco) 1 cup granulated sugar 1 egg 4 Tbsp. molasses 2 cups flour 1 tsp. cinnamon 1 tsp. ginger 2 ½ tsp. baking soda ¼ tsp. salt Cream shortening, add sugar, then egg and molasses. Sift together dry ingredients and add in small amounts to sugar mixture. Divide dough into quarters. Roll... [Read more]

Kathie’s Chocolate Sin in a Cazuela

OK, I’ve been doing pretty well on my diet lately.  And I watch what’s going on on some of the various food blogs (see links on the right).  Well, I ran across Kathie’s Kabin and she’d posted a note about getting a couple of flameware pieces for Christmas from her dear husband, but being skittish about using them.  Well, I... [Read more]

No-Knead Bread (with Sourdough Option)

Adapted from Jim Lahey, Sullivan Street Bakery Originally published Nov. 8th, 2006 New York Times This one is really easy, and the bread is as close to artisan you can get without going to all the trouble. A sourdough version follows. There are 3 books we recommend, Lahey’s“My Bread”,  Zoe Francois’ “Artisan Bread... [Read more]

Pecan Toffee Bars

Shirley made these for part of dessert on our cassoulet night last Sunday.  They were a decoration for her Chocolate Amaretto cheesecake.  Oh My Goodness! Line 9×13 with graham crackers  Melt 1 c butter 1 c brown sugar 1 c chopped pecans Bring to boil for 3 mins. stirring constantly Pour over graham crackers and bake at 350 for 9 min. But 6... [Read more]

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