Feather beds

I know kinda of weird name for bread....

Feather beds
Mrs. Elsie Shutt

1 /3 cup sugar
1 teaspoon salt
1/4 cup shortening
3/4 cup hot potato water
1/4 cup warm water
1 package or cake yeast
1/2 cup lukewarm warm mashed potatoes
4 1/2 cups flour, sifted

Stir sugar, salt and shortening into hot potato water and cool to luke warm. Sprinkle or crumble yeast into warm water and stir until dissolved. Add lukewarm potato water mixture, mashed potatoes, egg and 2 cup flour. Beat until smooth. Stir in enough additional flour to form a soft dough.

Turn out onto lightly floured board and knead until smooth and elastic, about 8 to 10 minutes. place in greased bowl , turning to grease top. Cover and let rise in warm place, free from draft, until double in bulk, about 1 hour. Punch dough down. Turn out onto lightly floured board and divide in half.
For pan rolls, divide 1/2 dough into 12 equal pieces. Form in smooth balls. Place greased 9-inch round cake pan. Repeat with remaining half of dough. Cover and let rise in warm place,. free from draft, until double in bulk, about 45 minutes. Bake 20 minutes at 375 degrees. Brush lightly with melted butter.

Quick Rolls or Bread

Here is first recipe for Wednesday....Quick Rolls or Bread

Quick rolls or Bread
Mrs. Helen E. Robertson

1 cup milk, scalded
1 cup potato water
4 Tablespoon sugar
1 teaspoon salt
6 Tablespoon fat, melted
1 small potato, mashed
2 eggs
1 yeast cake or 1 package dry yeast
1/2 cup lukewarm water
pinch salt
6 cups all-purpose flour

Dissolve yeast in lukewarm water and salt. Cool liquid to room temperature. Add flour and potato. Beat well to make a soft dough . Knead. Place dough in greased bowl. Grease top of dough, cover and set in warm place to rise. Knead and let dough rise second time for finer grain ( optional). Knead and make roll or loaf all them to double in bulk.
Bake rolls 25 minutes at 375 degrees, or bake in loaf 50 to 60 minutes at 375 degree. This dough may be used for pecan or cinnamon rolls. Makes 12 rolls of 2 loaves.

Coffee Bread Twist

Here doesn`t like coffee bread or rather cake?

Coffee Bread Twist
Mrs. James Hatcher

1/3 cup shortening
3/4 cup milk, scalded
1/3 cup sugar
2 teaspoon salt
2 teaspoon orange rind, grated
2 eggs
4 to 4 1/2 cups flour
2 cakes yeast
1/4 cup lukewarm water

Mix scalded milk with sugar , salt and shortening. Let cool to lukewarm. place in large mixing bowl. Add eggs, orange rind and yeast, which has been softened in lukewarm water. Add most of flour. Mix well, turn onto floured board and lightly knead. Place in greased bowl . cover and let rise in warm place.

Filling

1 cup brown sugar
1/2 cup flour
1 Tablespoon orange rind, grated
1 cup pecans
1/2 cup butter

Combine sugar and flour. Add to melted butter and nutmeats. Mixture will be crumbly.

Punch down dough and divide into two parts. Roll out one part into about an 18 x 12-inch rectangle. Spread half of filling on surface and roll as for jelly roll. With sharp knife, cut roll lengthwise. Press ends of two strips together with cut surfaces upward. Braid two strips over on another. Press one end together and twist in a greased 18 x 12-inch baking pan. Let rise 75 minutes.

 Repeat process with remaining portion of dough. Bake 35 minutes at 325 degrees. Frost with confectioners sugar icing or brush with melted butter while hot and sprinkle with confectioners sugar.

Raisin Bread

I love raisin bread, my hubby doesn`t.

Raisin Bread
Mrs. Marilyn Merrick

2 cups warm water
2 packages or cakes of dry yeast
6 Tablespoon brown sugar, firmly packed
1 Tablespoon salt
1/4 cup cooking oil
2 cups raisin
3 cups flour, sifted

Combine warm water and yeast. Stir until yeast is dissolved. Add brown sugar , salt and oil. Mix well. Add raisins and mix well. Gradually add flour while beating. Beat until mixed. Place on lightly floured board. Knead until smooth, about 10 minutes. Place in greased bowl and brush top with oil. Cover and let rise in a warm place, free from drafts, until double in bulk, about 1 hour. Punch down. Knead until smooth, about 5 minutes. Divide dough into 2 equal portions. Form into loaves. Place in greased loaf pans. Cover., Let rise until double in bulk, about 45 minutes. Bake 35 minutes at 400 degrees. After removing from oven, brush top with butter.

Cinnamon Rolls

I just love cinnamon rolls.

Cinnamon Rolls
Mrs. D. S. berry

1 package dry yeast
1/4 cup warm water
1 cup milk, scalded
2 Tablespoon shortening
1 teaspoon salt
1 egg, well beaten
2 Tablespoon sugar
3 1/2 cup flour, sifted

Soften yeast in warm water. Combine milk, shortening, sugar , salt and cool to lukewarm. Add soften yeast and egg. Gradually stir in flour to form soft dough.Beat vigorously. cover and let rise in warm place until double in bulk, about 2 hours.
Roll 1/2 dough on lightly floured surface to rectangle 1/4-inch thick. Brush with 4 Tablespoon margarine. Sprinkle mixture of 1/2 cup sugar and 3 teaspoon cinnamon and roll as for jelly roll. Seal edges and cut into 1-inch slices. Place ingreased baking pan. cover and let rise until double in size. Bake 25 minutes at 375 degrees. Makes 24 rolls. Remove from pans, cool and frost with confectioners icings.

Confectioners icing

Add sufficient top milk or cream to 1 cup confectioners sugar to make a spreading consistency.

Oatmeal muffins

These would be good for breakfast with the cup of coffee/tea, or maybe any time.

Oatmeal muffins
Mrs. Marcia Maloney

1 cup flour, sifted
1/3 cup sugar
3 teaspoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 cup oatmeal
1 Tablespoon cinnamon
1/2 cup raisins
3 Tablespoon oil
1 egg, beaten
1 cup milk

Combine all ingredients in one bowl. Stir only until dry ingredients are moistened. Fill greased muffin tins. Bake 15 minutes at 425 degrees. Makes 18 muffins

Banana Bread

Who doesn`t like Banana Bread.

Banana Bread
Mildred Kraft

2 cups sugar
1 cup butter or margarine
4 large eggs, well beatn
6 large bananas
2 cups flour , sifted
1 teaspoon salt
2 Tablespoon baking powder
2 teaspoon soda
1 cup nutmeats
1 cup raisins, cooked and drained

Combine sugar and shortening and stir until well blended. Add beaten eggs and mashed bananas. And blend well. Add dry ingredients, then add raisins and nutmeats. Pour into 2 greased loaf pans and bake 1 hour at 325 degrees.

ICING

2 Tablespoons butter
1/2 cup brown sugar
1 1/2 cup confectioners sugar
1/2 cup milk

Bring butter, brown sugar and milk to a boil, stirring constantly. Remove from heat and cool. Add conf3ectioners sugar. Beat until smooth enough to spread. Additional confectioners sugar may be needed.

velvet Banana Bread

k, lets get back into the swing of things and here is a bread recipe---banana at that, I love home-made banana bread, in which I make when I have bananas starting to turn, thats when the bananas mash up good.....mmmmmgoooooodddd......

Velvet Banana Bread
Mrs. James D. Vossen

5 large ripe bananas
4 eggs, well beaten
1 cup shortening
2 cups sugar
 4 cups flour, sifted
2 teaspoons soda
1 teaspoon salt
1 cup walnuts, chopped

Beat bananas until liquid.Combine with eggs and set aside. Cream together shortening and sugar until fluffy. Add banana mixture and blend. Add sifted dry ingredients and stir until smooth. Fold in nutmeats. Pour into well greased loaf pans. Bake 40-45 minutes at 350 degrees. Makes 2 loaves.

Danish pastry

Ok, I have fallen behind on the bread recipes , so here is one...Fridays has been busy.

Danish Pastry
Betty L. Rippetoe

1 package dry yeast
1/4 cup warm water
1/3 cup granulated sugar
1 teaspoon salt
1/4 cup shortening
1 cup scalded milk ( cooled)
2 eggs
1/4 teaspoon vanilla
1/4 teaspoon lemon extract
1/4 teaspoon mace
3 1/2 to 4 cups flour
1 cup soft shortening ( would use butter or margarine here)
1 egg, beaten

Combine yeast and water. Mix sugar, shortening, milk and salt. Beat in eggs, add yeast, extracts, mace and 3 cups flour and mix well. add rest of flour. mix and let rise until doubled. Roll 1/3-inch thick and dot with 1/2 cup soft shortening. fold and seal edges, then dot with rest of soft shortening. fold and seal edges. place in greased bowl. Cover and let rest 20 minutes. Roll 1/3-inch thick and shape into rolls. Roll 1/4-inch thick and brush with butter or margarine, sprinkle with brown sugar and cinnamon and chopped nutmeats, and then either roll and cut into separate rolls or place in ring and slash every inch about 1/2 way thru roll. let rise until double. Bake 25 to 30 minutes at 350 degrees or until brown.

ICING

1/4 cup orange juice
1 cup confectioners sugar

Combine two ingredients and mix well. Spread on pastry while still warm.

Apple Cream Coffee Cake

yes, apples are here.



Apple Cream Coffee Cake
Mrs, Irene Brown

1/2 cup walnuts, chopped
2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
1/2 cup granulated sugar
1/2 cup butter or margarine
2 eggs
1 cup sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla
2 cups all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 cup commercial sour cream ( buttermilk)
1 medium apple, peeled, cored and sliced

Mix nutmeats with cinnamon and 1/2 cup sugar. Cream shortening until creamy, then add 1 cup sugar, gradually and beat mixture until light and fluffy. Add eggs, one at a time, beating after each addition. Add vanilla and blend well. Sift dry ingredients and add alternately with sour milk.
Spread half of dough in bottom of well greased 9-inch tube pan. Place slices of apples on batter and sprinkle with half of walnut mixture. then put remaining batter in pan and sprinkle with walnut mixture on top. Bake 40 minutes at 350 degrees. or test with cake tester. cool before removing from pan.

Super Coffee Cake

Here is another coffee cake recipe, it was in the bread section, sometimes these can be like bread, sometimes they are baked in loaf pan.

Super Coffee Cake
Mrs. Alice Smith

3/4 cup soft butter
1 cup sugar
3 eggs
1 1/2 teaspoon vanilla
1/2 cup molasses
1 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
2 teaspoon soda
1/4 teaspoon salt
3 cup flour
1 1/3 cup dairy sour cream
Filling

Heat oven to 350 degrees. Grease 2 - 9 x 5 x3-inch loaf pans. Combine eggs, butter, sugar, vanilla and molasses and mix well. sift together flour, baking powder, salt and soda. Add to creamed mixture, alternately with sour cream. Put about 1 1/4 cups of mixture in each loaf pan. sprinkle each with 5 Tablespoons filling. Repeat with remaining mixture and filling. Bake 55 to 60 minutes at 350 degrees. Cool slightly in pans before removing.

Filling

1/2 cup brown sugar, tightly packed
1/2 cup nutmeats
1 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon

Combine all ingredients

tutti-frutti bread

sorry, so late, but at least it is up. This bread would be good for the holidays that are coming up.

Tutti-Frutti Bread
Mrs. H. L. Spencer

1 box pound cake mix
1/4 cup candied cherries, chopped
1/2 cup pecans or walnuts

Mix pound cake as directed on box. Fold in fruit and nuts and pour into greased and floured loaf pan. bake 40 to 50 minutes at 350 degrees, or until done. cool completely before slicing.

Italian Cheese Bread

Did anyone say Cheese, oooooo I love cheese.I love to go to Heather Hill in Ozark,Missouri behind Lamberts and try their cheeses.

Anywhoo this recipe is from 1968 and an award winning recipe.


Italian Cheese Bread
Mrs. Irene Brown

1/4 pound or 3/4 cup natural Swiss cheese
1/4 pound or 3/4 cup sharp natural cheddar cheese
4 1/2 cups all-purpose flour, sifted
1/4 teaspoon salt
2 teaspoons granulated sugar
2 packages yeast
1 cup warm water
6 eggs, well beaten
1 cup margarine
1/2 cup parmesan cheese, grated

Cut cheese into 1/4-inch cubes. Sift flour with salt and sugar. dissolve yeast in warm water. Cream margarine and stir in beaten eggs and yeast, then gradually add flour. Beat until satiny. Stir in cheese. Cover and let rise until double in bulk. Gently stir dough down. Let rise again and then put in well-greased tube pan. Let rise again until doulbe in bulk. Bake about 40 minutes at 350 degrees. Let cool 20 minutes before removing from pan.

Irish Soda Bread

I know, alittle late on the Irish recipe , but better late then never, lol.

Irish Soda Bread
Mrs. joseph w. Ruzick

4 cups flour
1 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon sugar
1 1/3 to 1 1/2 cups buttermilk
1 Tablespoon caraway seeds , optional

Sift dry ingredients. Make a hollow in the center and pour in 1 cup buttermilk. mix with hands and add enough more buttermilk to make a firm , but not dry dough. Turn onto a floured board and knead lightly. Shape into a round loaf and cut across top so that is will not crack .Sprinkle with carawy sees, if desired. Place in buttered skillet and bake 40 to 45 minutes at 350 degrees.
( This is the traditional bread of Ireland. It shouold be broken, not cut and is usually served with hot tea.)

This was in the 1967 Kansas City Kansan`s Silver Spoon Cookbook.

Sugar Cinnamon Loaf

This recipe is from 1967 and who doesn`t like cinnamon and sugar together.

Sugar Cinnamon Loaf
Mrs. F. E. Haas

2 packages yeast
1/4 cup water
1 cup milk, scalded
1/2 cup sugar
1 Tablespoon salt
1/4 cup shortening
5 1/2 to 6 cups flour, sifted
2 eggs
2 Tablespoons butter, melted
1 Tablespoon cinnamon
1/2 cup sugar

Soften yeast in warm water. Scald milk and add 1/2 cup sugar, salt and shortening. Cool to lukewarm. Add 2 cups flour and mix well. Add enough more flour to make a soft dough. Turn on floured board. Knead until smooth, about 10 minutes. Place in greased bowl and grease top. Cover and let rise 2 hours. Punch down and divide in 2 pieces. Shape into small balls and let rise 10 minutes.
Roll each piece into long narrow rectangle 6-inch x 20 -inches. Brush with 2 Tablespoons butter. Sprinkle with sugar cinnamon mixture. Roll as for roll and seal ends. Place on 2 greased 8 1/2 x 4 1/2 x 2-inch pans. Brush tops with butter and let rise until doubled in size, about 1 hour. Sprinkle with sugar cinnamon mixture. Bake 45 to 50 minutes at 375 degrees.

Mother`s Italian Bread

I am not Italian, at least I don`t think so, but here is a bread recipe that is good.

Mother`s Italian Bread
Mrs. F. E. Haas

1 1/4 cups luke warm water
1 package yeast
1 teaspoon salt
2 teaspoon sugar
1 Tablespoon shortening
3 to 3 1/4 cups flour

Dissolve yeast in water and add salt, sugar, shortening and 1/2 the flour. Beat with mixer and add rest of flour. Place dough in a greased the top of dough. Let rise 1 hours. Roll to 15-inch x 15-inch roll. Taper ends. Make diangonal cuts in loaf. Brush with water and let rise 1 hour. Brush with water again and bake 35 to 40 minutes at 375 degrees.


This recipe is copied exactly from the Kansan`s Silver Spoon Cookbook.
The recipe means to roll the dough out to 15 x 15-inch , then roll up as like a jelly-roll, then brush with water.

Bread Supreme

Here is a recipe from 1967.

Bread Supreme
Mrs. John O. Fife

1 cup milk, scalded
2 Tablespoons sugar
1 Tablespoon salt
2 Tablespoons shortening
1 cup water
1 cake yeast
6 cups flour

Combine sugar, shortening, salt and liquid in large mixing bowl. Cool to lukewarm and add yeast which has been soften in lukewarm water. Add 3 cups flour and beat thouroughly. add remaining flour gradually and mix to a dough that will not stick to hands. Knead lightly on floured surface 8 to 10 minutes. Place in greased bowl. Cover and let rise in warm place until double in bulk, 2 to 2 1/2 hours. Punch down and knead about 2 minutes. Let rise again until double in bulk. Knead down and divide into 2 portions for loaves. Cover and let rest for 15 minutes. Mold in loaves and place on greased pans. Cover and set in warm place to rise until double in bulk. Bake 40 to 45 minutes at 400 degrees. Place on racks to cool.
Brush with butter and cover lightly for softer crust.

Pumpkin bread

I know it is not really pumpkin time, but a person can have pumpkin bread anytime right, or at least that is what I think. A person can find canned pumpkin most of the time in the grocery store.

Pumpkin Bread
Mrs. Delbert Aya

3 1/3 cup flour
2 1/2 cups sugar
2 teaspoon soda
1 teaspoon cinnamon
1 teaspoon nutmeg
1/2 teaspoon salt
2 cups pumpkin
4 eggs
2/3 cup water
1/2 cup nutmeats
1/2 to 1 cup raisins, optional

Mix dry ingredients. Make a hole in center and add pumpkin, eggs, oil and water. Mix until smooth. Add nutmeats and raisins. Pour into 2 well greased loaf pans. bake 1 hour at 350 degrees.

Anytime Coffee Cake

This would be great with a cup of joe. Anytime Coffee Cake Lou Ann Carmean 3 /4 cup sugar 1/4 cup butter or margarine 1 egg 1 1/2 cup flour 3 teaspoon baking powder 1/4 teaspoon salt 3/4 cup milk 1 teaspoon vanilla Mix cake ingredients together. Pour into 8 x 8-inch pan. Sprinkle with topping. Bake 30 minutes at 375 degrees. TOPPING 2 Tablespoon flour 1/2 cup brown sugar 2 Tablespoons cinnamon 2 Tablespoons butter, melted 1/2 cup nutmeats.

Pineapple nut Bread

Ooooh pineapple and bread what a combination !

Pineapple Nut Bread
Mrs. John O. Fife

2 eggs
1/4 cup sugar
1 cup walnuts ,chopped
1 1/4 cup pineapple tidbits
3 cups biscuit mix

Beat eggs. Stir in sugar, nutmeats and pineapple. Add biscuit mix. Stir only until well blended. Pour into greased 9 x 5 x 2 1/2 -inch loaf pan. Allow to set 20 minutes before baking. Bake 1 hour at 350 degrees. Cool before slicing.