Bread, doughnuts and biscuits. Doesn't that sound comforting ? I consider anything with flour, sugar or honey, butter, olive oil, eggs, salt, soda, yeast or any leavening, basic simple staples that can be turned into good old fashioned food. Here are some of our favorites.
Challah Braid
1 pkg. active dry yeast
1/4 cup warm water (105-115)
1/2 cup lukewarm water
1 T. sugar
1 tsp. salt
1 egg
1 T. shortening
2 1/2 - 2 3/4 cups unbleached flour
Dissolve yeast in warm water, then stir into the lukewarm water, sugar, salt, egg, shortening and 1 1/4 cups of flour. Beat until smooth. Stir in remaining flour. Knead for 5 mins. Let rise 1 1/2 hrs. Punch down and braid, now brush with butter and let double (40 mins.) Heat oven to 375. Brush with egg yoke mixture
(1 egg yoke, and 2 T. cold water) Bake 25-30 mins.
This recipe is so easy to make and yummy my daughter makes it for us often.
1/4 cup warm water (105-115)
1/2 cup lukewarm water
1 T. sugar
1 tsp. salt
1 egg
1 T. shortening
2 1/2 - 2 3/4 cups unbleached flour
Dissolve yeast in warm water, then stir into the lukewarm water, sugar, salt, egg, shortening and 1 1/4 cups of flour. Beat until smooth. Stir in remaining flour. Knead for 5 mins. Let rise 1 1/2 hrs. Punch down and braid, now brush with butter and let double (40 mins.) Heat oven to 375. Brush with egg yoke mixture
(1 egg yoke, and 2 T. cold water) Bake 25-30 mins.
This recipe is so easy to make and yummy my daughter makes it for us often.
Doughnuts!
This is my friends recipe. I love these doughnut ! The first time I made them they turned out perfect. Great recipe.
Better than Crispy Cream's Doughnuts
1 T Yeast
1 3/4 C lukewarm Water
1/2 C Sugar
1 tsp Salt
2 Eggs
1/3 C Shortening
5 C Flour
1 T Yeast
1 3/4 C lukewarm Water
1/2 C Sugar
1 tsp Salt
2 Eggs
1/3 C Shortening
5 C Flour
- Dissolve yeast in water. Add sugar, salt, eggs, shortening and 2 cups of flour. Beat on low for 30 seconds, scraping bowl occasionally. Stir in remaining flour until smooth
- Cover and let rise until double (50 to 60 minutes)
- Turn dough onto flour surface - coat lightly with flour. Gently roll dough 1/2" thick with floured rolling pin
- Cut with floured doughnut cutter
- Cover and let rise until double (30 to 40 minutes)
- Heat oil to 350 degrees
- Slide doughnuts into hot oil with a wide spatula
- Turn doughnuts as they rise
- Fry about 1 minute on each side
- Remove from oil
- Dip in glaze or roll
Doughnut Glaze
1/3 C Butter
2 C Powdered Sugar
1 1/2 tsp Vanilla
4 - 6 T Hot Water
1/3 C Butter
2 C Powdered Sugar
1 1/2 tsp Vanilla
4 - 6 T Hot Water
- Heat butter until melted
- Remove heat
- Stir in powdered sugar and vanilla until smooth
- Stir in water, 1 T at a time, until desired consistency
Maple Frosting
1/2 C Butter
3 C Powdered Sugar
2 tsp Maple Flavoring
1/2 C Butter
3 C Powdered Sugar
2 tsp Maple Flavoring
- Thoroughly cream butter and powdered sugar
- Add maple flavoring
- Beat until spreading consistency
Happy cooking!
