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(Podcast) Family Fun in the Kitchen, 01-24-2015

Podcasts, Family Fun in the Kitchen

January 24th, 2015 by Ric Hanson

Lavon and Miss NiNi talk about making bread.

Flavors of Harvest Quick Bread–Wellmark Blue magazine, Winter 2015

Ingredients:

½ c. (1 stick) butter, melted

1-1/2 c. white whole-wheat flour

1-1/2 t. ground cinnamon

1 t. baking soda

¼ t. baking powder

½ t. salt

2 eggs

1 c. applesauce (If using prepackaged 4-oz. cups of applesauce, use 2-1/2 of them.)

1/3 c. maple syrup

¼ c. raisins

½ c. coarsely chopped English walnuts, divided

Method:

Preheat oven to 325 degrees. Grease sides and bottom of a 9 x 5-inch loaf pan with nonstick cooking spray with flour. Set aside. In a large mixing bowl, whisk together flour, cinnamon, baking soda, baking powder, and salt. Add raisins to dry mixture and gently stir to coat raisins. Using a fork, mix in eggs, applesauce, melted butter, and syrup until well combined, making sure not to over mix. Add ¼ c. walnuts and gently stir. Pour batter into prepared loaf pan. Top with remaining walnuts. Bake until toothpick inserted into center comes out clean, 45-55 minutes. If a taller loaf is desired, use an 8-1/2 x 4 inch loaf pan and bake until toothpick comes out clean. Makes 1 loaf.

STRAWBERRY PECAN BREAD–More Kitchen Keepsakes Cookbook

Also known as LITTLE RED RIDING HOOD BREAD

Ingredients (Bread):

3 c. flour

1 t. baking soda

1 t. salt

2-1/2 t. cinnamon

2 c. sugar

4 eggs

1-1/4 c. oil (I use corn oil)

2 tiny drops red food coloring (optional)

1-16-ounce container frozen strawberries in their juice

1/2 c. chopped pecans

Method:

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Prepare two, 9 x 5 x 3-inch loaf pans by spraying with a nonstick cooking spray with flour OR can grease bottom and sides of pan and dust with a fine coating of flour.

In mixing bowl, combine flour, baking soda, salt, cinnamon, and sugar. Add eggs and oil; blend well. Add thawed strawberries and juice and food coloring. Mix only until ingredients are combined. Pour into prepared loaf pans Sprinkle pecans on tops of loaves. Bake about 1 hr. Cool in pans for about 10 min. Turn out of pans and brush with glaze.

Ingredients (Glaze):

¼ c. water

2-3 T. sugar

½ t. strawberry flavor (optional)

Method:

Mix ingredients together. Using pastry brush, brush glaze on tops of loaves. Cool loaves completely before slicing.