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September 10, 2007

Variations on Friendship Bread

Recipe from GillianIvy



I've been trying to experiment on different bread recipes for the Amish Bread Starter. If you've made it, then you've got a nice little yeast farm going on and need to do a lot of baking. Remember that you can freeze it and restart the process. So, here's what I've been cooking up. Banana Bread, Lemon Bread, Lemon/Raspberry Swirl Bread, and Sourdough Pizza.

Banana Apple


Add to Basic Recipe:


  • Mashed Banana
  • use ½ cu. oil and ½ cu. Apple Sauce
  • additional ½ cu. Apple Sauce

    Follow same cooking directions.




    Again using the Basic Recipe, make the following changes and additions. Follow same cooking directions. Except grease two pans and coat with confectioner's sugar. While bread is still warm, spread icing on top.


    Lemon & Cranberry



  • subtract Cinnamon & Vanilla Extract
  • juice from ½ a Lemon
  • substitute Lemon Pudding instead of Vanilla
  • 1 cu. Dried Cranberries (optional)

    Icing:
  • additional ½ Lemon Juice
  • Confectioners Sugar (enough to thicken it, I didn't measure)




    Lemon & Raspberry Swirl



    Same as above, however, no cranberries. Instead, take 1 cup of the batter and mix in a box of Raspberry Pudding in a separate bowl. Then put the main batter into two greased and coated pans. Then drop ½ the raspberry batter on top of each by the spoonful. Gently swirl the raspberry into the lemon batter with a knife. For the Icing, use melted White Chocolate Chips mixed with the fresh squeezed lemon juice. Spread Icing over bread while it's still warm so it glazes over.




    Sweet Sourdough Pizza


    (not yet tried)

  • 1 cu. Starter
  • 3 cu. Flour (keep in mind that measurements are approximate... this recipe has not yet been tried)
  • 1 tsp. Salt

    Sift flour and salt into a large bowl; pour in yeast mixture and beat until a stiff dough is formed. Turn dough out onto a floured surface; knead about 5 minutes, or until smooth and elastic. Add extra flour as necessary to keep from sticking to hands and board.

    Place in a large bowl greased with shortening; turn dough over to coat the other side with shortening. Cover with towel; let rise in a warm place, away from drafts, for about 30 minutes. Dough will be double in bulk. Punch dough down and divide in half. Grease two 14-inch pizza pans and grease hands lightly. Place half the dough in each pan and stretch to fit bottom and up sides of pan. Keep dough slightly thick around the edges. Fill with favorite filling and toppings and bake according to pizza recipe directions, or about 15 to 20 minutes at 425°.

    Okay, I've now tried this dough. And I didn't do it quite right. I had the starter in the fridge for a couple of days, and then didn't let it warm up to room temperature on it's own. I gave it a warm water bath. I think I must've killed it because my dough didn't rise. I think I should've used maybe 2 cups or a cup and a half of starter... Try, try, try again. I used my dough anyway to make a white pizza. It was delicious, though I think it needed more garlic and a bit of butter too. So, I'll adjust that recipe as well. The consistency of the dough came out right, so it probably was the right amount of starter. Maybe next time.

    White Spinach Pizza



  • 2 cloves minced Garlic
  • 1 tbsp. Olive Oil
  • ½ a stick of Butter, softened
  • 1 pkg. shredded Mozzarella
  • ½ pkg. shredded Parmesan
  • 1 pkg. chopped Spinach (thawed)
  • 2 tbsp. ground Basil

    Spread Olive Oil, Butter and Garlic over entire pizza shell. Mix cheeses and spinach and basil in bowl then spread over pizza. Season crust to your preferences.

  • August 24, 2007

    Passover recipes

    Recipe from Ginny



    Passover Easy cooking Page
    PASSOVER RECIPES
    Charoset
    Charoset is a simple fruit-and-nut mixture that
    represents the mortar and bricks that the captive
    Israelites used to build the cities of Egypt. This
    version has less fat and sugar than traditional
    recipes and still tastes delicious.
    Makes: About 2 cups

    1 Red Delicious apple, finely chopped and sprinkled with lemon juice to prevent browning
    1/4 cup finely chopped toasted walnuts (see note)
    1/4 cup chopped dates
    1/4 cup dark raisins
    1 tbsp sugar
    2 tbsp sweet red wine or grape juice
    1/4 tsp ground cinnamon
    In a medium bowl, stir together the apples, walnuts,
    dates, raisins, sugar, wine or grape juice and
    cinnamon. Refrigerate for 10 minutes before serving.
    Note: To toast the walnuts, place them in a dry
    no-stick skillet over medium heat. Toast the nuts,
    shaking the skillet often, for 3 to 5 minutes, or
    until fragrant.
    *********
    Apricot Chicken

    2 roasting chickens
    1 box matzohs
    1 large onion chopped
    3 ribs celery, chopped
    1 small can apricots [sliced] with syrup
    1 or 2 cloves garlic, crushed
    1 Tablespoon diced fresh ginger, or ground ginger
    1 egg
    water as required
    salt and pepper to taste [kosher salt]

    place both chickens in a roaster pan after rinsing, make sure gibblets etc. are removed.
    in a large bowl, crush matzohs by hand and mix in remaining ingredients.
    stuff all of the mixture into both birds.
    Place in hot oven, 375 degrees F. Roast according to weight of chickens, and about 10 to 15 minutes before they are done;

    take one jar of apricot preserves and heat in a small sauce pan until syrupy, brush generously on the outside of both chickens. return them to the oven to finish cooking.

    serve glazed chickens and stuffing with dill carrots and pearl onions.
    [no dairy butter allowed]

    if you are not using chickens with pop up timers, test doneness by piercing skin just above the
    leg connection. if juices run clear, it is done.


    ************
    Passover Sponge Cake with Strawberries (pareve)
    This tender sponge cake makes a wonderful finale for a
    spring Passover meal. The crowning touch is a
    delicious strawberry topping. You'd never guess the
    whole cake has less than 3 grams of fat per serving.
    Makes: 8

    1 quart strawberries, hulled and sliced
    1 cup sugar
    1/3 cup matzo cake meal
    2 tbsp potato starch
    4 eggs, separated
    2 tbsp lemon juice
    1 tsp grated lemon rind
    Preheat the oven to 325 degrees F. Coat a 9" no-stick
    pie pan with no-stick spray and set aside.
    In a medium bowl, toss the strawberries with 1/4 cup
    of the sugar. Set aside for about 1 hour, stirring
    occasionally.
    Meanwhile, in a cup or small bowl, whisk together the
    cake meal and potato starch; set aside.
    In a large clean bowl, using an electric mixer, beat
    the egg whites until soft peaks form. Set aside.
    In another large bowl, beat the egg yolks until light
    and lemon colored. Add the remaining 3/4 cup sugar and
    beat well. At low speed, blend in the cake-meal
    mixture, lemon juice and lemon rind. Fold in the egg
    whites. Pour the batter into the prepared pan. Bake
    until the top is golden brown and springs back when
    lightly touched. Remove from the pan and cool
    completely on a wire rack.
    When completely cool, cut the cake into 8 wedges.
    Serve with the strawberries.


    alternately, sorbet or sherbet without any dairy may be served.