Bubble Bread

Here is another recipe for Bubble bread or monkey bread...

Bubble Bread
Mrs. Esther K. Crawford

2 enevelopes yeast
1/2 cup warm water
1 cup milk
2 eggs
1/2 cup sugar
1 teaspoon salt
5 1/2 cups flour
1/2 cup butter
1/2 cup sugar
2 teaspoon cinnamon
melted butter

Scald milk and let cool. Dissolve yeast in warm water. Beat with mixer or by hand butter, 1/2 cup sugar, salt and eggs. Add milk, yeast and flour. Mix well and knead 5 to 10 minutes. Put in greased bowl and put in warm place until double in size. Knead again and pull off balls the size of walnuts, roll in melted butter and dip in mixture of 1/2 cup sugar and cinnamon. Place in zip-zag fashioned in a greased 10 -inch tube angel food pan. place another layer on top of first layer. Let rise again in warm place until level with pan. Bake 15 minutes at 375 degrees and then 30 to 40 minutes more at 325 degrees. Chopped pecans may be added to the sugar cinnamon mixture if desired.

Shortbread Cookies

These are yummy....

Shortbread Cookies
Mrs. James Flack

1 pound butter
1 cup sugar
4 to 4 1/2 cups flour

Cream butter and sugar together. Mix in 2 cups flour and stir in remaining flour with spoon. Pat dough out in cookie sheet and bake 1 hour and 15 minutes at 325 degrees. Cut while hot. Cool before removing. add nutmeats or chocolate chips, if desired, before baking.

Brown Sugar Chews

Today we get two recipes for cookies.....

Brown Sugar Chews
Mrs. Mary Duke

1 egg
1 cup brown sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla
1/2 cup flour, sifted
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon soda
1 cup nutmeats, coarsely chopped

Combine egg, brown sugar and vanilla. Add sifted flour with salt and soda. Add nutmeats and bake in well-greased square pan 18 to 20 minutes at 350 degrees. cookies should be soft when taken out of oven. Cool in pan . Cut in squares.

Carrot Cookies

Yes, you can make carrot cookies...they are cookies that are healthy....

Carrot Cookies
Mrs. Pat Robriquez

1 cup carrots, cooked and mashed
3/4 cup shortening
1 cup sugar
1 egg, beaten
2 cup flour
2 teaspoon baking powder
1/4 teaspoon salt
1 Tablespoon orange rind, grated
1/2 teaspoon vanilla

Cream shortening, sugar and carrots; add egg. sift flour, baking powder and salt and add to batter. Add grated orange rind and vanilla last. Drop on cookie sheet and bake 25 to 30 minutes at 350 degrees.

ICING

1 cup confectioners sugar
juice of 1/2 orange
juice of lemon

Combine ingredients and ice cookies.

Pickled Three Bean Salad

Another canning recipe from workbasket....

Pickled three Bean Salad

1 1/4 - 1 1/2 pound green beans
1 1/4 to 1 1/2 pound wax beans
1 pound lima beans
2 cup sliced celery
1 large onion, sliced
1 red pepper, diced
2 1/2 cup sugar
3 cup white vinegar
1 1/4 cup water
1 Tablespoon mustard seed
1 teaspoon celery seed
4 teaspoon salt

  Prepare home canning jars and lids according to manufacturer`s instructions.

Wash beans, trim ends, cut into 1 1/2-inch pieces. Shell lima beans. combine beans, celery, onion and pepper in a large saucepan. Cover with boiling water and cook 7-8 minutes. Drain. Bring sugar, vinegar, water, mustard seed , celery seed and salt to a boil. Simmer 15 minutes. Add drained bean mixture . Heat to boiling. Carefully pack into hot jars, leaving 1/4-inch head space. Remove air bubbles with a non-metallic spatula. Adjust caps.

Process 15 in a boiling water bath canner. Makes about 5 pint jars.

Chocolate Banana Cookies

Here is another cookie recipe ....today is Home-made cookie day.


Chocolate Banana Cookies
Mrs. Leroy Lamson

1 package chocolate morsels
2/1/4 cup sifted flour
2 teaspoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon baking soda
2/3 cup shortening
1 cup sugar
2 eggs
2 bananas or 1 cup mashed

Melt chocolate morsels over hot , not boiling water. Sift together baking powder, salt, soda and flour/. Blend in shortening and sugar together. Beat in eggs. add melted chocolate, flour mixture and the ripe mashed bananas. Drop by teaspoonful on greased cookie sheet. Bake 12 minutes at 400 degrees. Makes 7 dozen

Olive Cheese Snack

Olive Cheese Snack
Mrs. Elsie Stitt

1 ( 5 oz) jar bacon -cheese spread
4 Tablespoon butter or margarine
dash of hot pepper sauce
Dash of Worcestershire sauce
3/4 cup sifted all-purpose flour
1 small jar ( about 30) medium size stuffed green olives

Blend cheeses and butter or margarine until light and fluffy. Add hot pepper sauce and Worcestershire sauce. Mix well. Stir in flour and mix to form a dough. Shape around olives, using about 1 teaspoon mix for each. Place on ungreased baking sheet. Bake 12 to 15 minutes at 400 degrees or until golden brown. Makes about 30.