Pumpkin Corn Bread

Pumpkin Corn bread 

1 1/2 cups cornmeal

1/2 cup whole wheat flour
1 tablespoon baking powder
3 tablespoons granulated sugar
1 teaspoon cinnamon
1 teaspoon salt
1 egg (or use powdered or other egg alternative)
3 tablespoons vegetable oil
3/4 cup canned pure pumpkin
1 1/2 cups milk (from canned or powdered)

Sift dry ingredients. Beat the egg. Stir egg, oil, pumpkin and milk into dry ingredients quickly, leaving a few lumps. Pour into a greased 8-inch square pan. Bake at 350 degrees F for 30 to 35 minutes. Cool for 10 minutes. Cut into squares.

Hominy Bread

Hominy Bread

1 cup boiled hominy (from can)

1 1/2 cups milk (made from canned or powdered milk)
1 cup cornmeal
1 cup white flour
1 tablespoon baking soda
1 teaspoon baking powder
1 teaspoon salt
1 egg, beaten (or use powdered or other egg alternative)
1 tablespoon shortening
3/4 cup molasses

Put hominy in a bowl and beat with a fork. Pour milk and molasses over the hominy and continue beating. Mix in cornmeal, flour, baking powder, salt and baking soda. Add mixture slowly to the hominy. Add beaten egg and melted shortening. Place in greased baking pan. Bake in moderate oven 350 degrees F for about 35 minutes.

Faux Sourdough Bread Recipe

Faux Sourdough Bread Recipe 

1 package Active Dry Yeast

2 1/2 cups Bread Flour
1 tablespoon Dark Molasses
1 cup Sour Cream
1 teaspoon Salt
1 teaspoon Lemon Juice
4 tablespoons Warm Water

All ingredients but the water should be at room temperature before starting. Add ingredients to the pan in the order listed. Select "White Bread". Press "Start".

Pita Bread

Pita Bread

1 1/4 cups water

3 1/2 cups bread flour
1 teaspoon salt
2 tablespoons olive oil
2 teaspoons instant yeast

Place all of the dough ingredients in pan according to manufacturer's directions. Set on dough cycle. When cycle is finished, remove dough to floured surface and punch down before shaping.  Shape the dough in to a single smooth ball and divide into 8 equal pieces. Shape each piece of dough in to a smooth round ball and then flatten in to a disc about 1-inch thick. Cover the dough with a damp towel and allow to rest for 10 minutes.  Preheat oven to 475 degrees F. Place baking stone or cookie sheet in oven while it's heating.  Flatten each piece of dough out into a circle that is about 1/4 to 1/3-inch thick.  Using a spray bottle filled with water, spritz the 475 degrees F oven and quickly place the first round of dough on hot cooking sheet or stone. Reduce heat to 450 degrees F and bake for 3 minutes. Remove from oven and let cool on wire rack. Repeat the entire procedure with each piece of bread. If baking surface is large enough, 2 pieces of dough may be baked at the same time as long as they are not touching each other.  Do not wait for the dough to brown as it will dry out too much. The dough after 3 minutes should look like a big balloon and still be white in color.  After the baked pitas have cooled and deflated, cover them with a damp towel. When all pitas are baked and completely cool, place them in a freezer zip-lock bag for storage.  Use within a day or two as they dry out fast. When you cut the pita in half you should have no trouble separating the two sides of the dough to form your pocket.

Grape Nuts Bread

Grape Nuts Bread

1 1/3 cups water

2 1/2 tablespoons vegetable oil
1 1/4 tablespoons granulated sugar
1 teaspoon salt
3 cups bread flour
2 teaspoons yeast
2/3 cup Grape Nuts Cereal

Use the basic cycle. Add Grape Nuts at the beep or appropriate time for your machine. Don't worry if the dough is a little soft before the cereal is added.

Dill Pickle Bread

Dill Pickle Bread

1/3 cup dill pickle juice (Claussen's is good)

2/3 cup warm water (110 degrees F)
1 medium dill pickle, finely chopped
1 tablespoon butter, softened
1 tablespoon dried onion
1 teaspoon parsley flakes
1/2 teaspoon dill weed
1/4 teaspoon sea salt
2 cups plus 2 tablespoons white bread flour
2 teaspoons active dry yeast

Place ingredients bread machine pan in the order suggested by the manufacturer. Select the white bread, medium crust setting.

Bloody Mary Bread

Bloody Mary Bread

3 cups bread flour

1 1/4 cups V-8 Vegetable Juice
1 1/2 tablespoons granulated sugar
1 1/2 teaspoons salt
1 envelope yeast
1 teaspoon rosemary, ground
1 teaspoon basil, ground
1 teaspoon garlic powder
1 teaspoon onion powder
1/2 teaspoon oregano
2 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil
Tabasco sauce

Add all ingredients to the baking container of your machine and bake on the basic bread cycle.

Beer Biscuits

Beer Biscuits

 
4 cups biscuit mix
4 tablespoons granulated sugar
1 (12 ounce) can beer

Mix ingredients together. Spoon into greased muffin tins. Bake at 350 degrees F until golden brown on top.

Yields 8 to 10 biscuits, according to size of muffin tin.