1 pk Dry Yeast
1/4 cup Water
2 1/4 cups Warm water
6 tb Olive oil,+ extra for pans
6 cups Flour
1 ts Salt
Dissolve yeast in warm water (105F is perfect). Let it sit for two minutes.
Add the rest of the ingedients and mix well. Turn out onto board and knead
for ten minutes. Place back in bowl covered with a damp towel and let rise
30 to 40 minutes.
Divide dough into 3 parts and place in 3 olive−oiled pie pans.
Dimple dough with fingers. Place on top the following mixture:
Coarse sea (or Kosher) salt, fresh ground pepper, chopped rosemary
and thyme. If herbs are dried, soak them in water for 10 minutes and then
pat dry on paper towels.
Let rise 50 to 60 minutes.
Bake at 350 degrees F for 25 minutes.
May dip in olive oil.
Posted By: Mama Mangia
Jul 14 # 62 of 83
Howard Johnson's Boston Brown Bread
1 cup Unsifted whole wheat flour
1 cup Unsifted rye flour
1 cup Yellow corn meal
1 1/2 teaspoons Baking soda
1 1/2 teaspoons Salt
3/4 cup Molasses
2 cups Buttermilk
Grease and flour a 2 qt. mold. Combine flours, corn meal, soda, and salt.
Stir in molasses and buttermilk. Turn into mold and cover tightly.
Place on trivet in deep kettle. Add enough boiling water to kettle to
come half way up sides of mold; cover. Steam 3 1/2 hr., or until done.
Remove from mold to cake rack. Serve hot with baked beans.
Makes 1 loaf
Posted By: Mama Mangia
Jul 14 # 63 of 83
Jack−In−The−Box Tacos
1 Pound Ground beef
1/3 Cup Refried beans
1/4 Teaspoon Salt
2 Tablespoons Chili powder
1/4 Cup Ortega Mild Taco Sauce
12 Soft Corn Tortillas
3 Cups Cooking oil
6 Slices American cheese (each cut in half)
1 Head Lettuce, chopped fine
Slowly brown the beef over low heat, using a wooden spoon to chop
and stir the meat, keeping it very fine and smooth. When the beef is
brown drain the fat. Add the refried beans and use the wooden spoon
to smash the whole beans into the mixture creating a smooth texture.
Add the salt, Chili powder, and Taco Sauce to the mixture.
Remove from the heat.
In another skillet heat 1/4 inch of oil until hot. Test with a
small piece of tortilla − it should bubble when dropped into the oil.
Spread 1/2 of the beef mixture on the center of each corn tortilla.
Fold the tortillas over and press so that the beef fillng acts as an
adhesive and holds the sides together.
Drop each taco into the pan of hot oil and fry on both sides until
crispy. When cooked, remove the tacos from the oil and place them on a
rack or some paper towels until they are a little cooler.
Pry open slightly and add 1/2 slice American cheese and some lettuce.
Top with additional Taco Sauce to taste
Posted By: Mama Mangia
Jul 14 # 64 of 83
KFC BBQ Baked Beans
1 can (28 oz.) Bushes Baked beans
1/3−1/2 cup BBQ sauce (depending on how tangy you like it)
1/4 cup brown sugar
1/4 cup finely diced onions
1/2 cup hickory smoked bacon
Fry bacon lightly (until heated through but still soggy). Then put
everything in a cassarole dish and bake for about 20−30 min at 350. It can
be done in a saucepan but will not be quite as flavorful.
Prepare each box according to package directions and gently fold together.
Pour into a greased (with strained bacon fat) 9 x 13 pan. (You can sprinkle
with a little crisp bacon.) Bake according to box directions for the yellow
cake mix.
Here's the Honey Butter Recipe:
1/4 pound BUTTER
1/4 cup strained bacon drippings
4 slices bacon, cooked crisp and crumbled
Beat butter until light and creamy. Add drippings and bacon. Take equal
amount of honey (approx. 2/3 cup) and beat into butter mixture until light
and fluffy (almost floats out of the bowl) Can be frozen (will last up to a
year).