Bread and Muffins
Karen's Cornbread
Serves 6
1 box Jiffy Cornbread Mix
1 Egg
1/2 cup Wesson Oil
1 cup Sour Cream
1 small can Creamed Style Corn
1 tbsp sugar
Mix all ingredients together. Bake 350°F for 30 minutes in 2 qt. greased shallow baking pan.
Photo: Steve's Grandmother, Ruth, if Firth, Nebraska visiting family.
Hot Cross Buns
Serves 6
¾ cup milk
¼ cup sugar
¼ cup shortening (Crisco)
½cup warm (not hot) water
2 packages yeast
1 egg, well beaten
½ cup raisins
½ teaspoon nutmeg
½ teaspoon cinnamon
4¼ cups flour (up to 4 1/2 cups), sifted
Glaze (1c Powder sugar & 3tbsp water)
Scald milk, add sugar and shortening. Cool. Disolve yeast in warm water. Add yeast to mixture. Add egg, raisins and spices. Add flour, 2 cups at a time, then add the remaining flour until dough can be handled. Knead until not sticky and let rise, about 1 1/2 hours. Punch down and form into buns on lightly greased cookie sheets, or, for doughier buns, in pans.
Clip X's on top of each bun with sissors. Let rise again, about 1 hour. Bake at 375 degrees for 20-25 minutes. Drizzle with glaze made with powdered sugar and water.
These were a favorite in the Wentworth home during Lent.
Photo: Roy, Ruth, Bob, and Karen Wentworth. Steve's mother's family.
Pumpkin Bread
Serves 8
1½ cups sugar
2 eggs
½ cup Wesson Oil
¾ tsp salt
⅔ cups flour
¼ cup water
½ can pumpkin
½ tsp ground
½ tsp cloves
½ tsp cinnamon
½ tsp allspice
¼ tsp baking powder
1 tsp baking soda
1/2 cup walnuts
Mix all ingredients together with electric mixer. Pour into ungreased loaf pan. Bake at 350 degrees for about 1 hour.
This recipe makes one loaf. I usually double it to utilize the whole can of pumpkin.
Photo: Ruth, Roy, & Karen Wentworth, Steve's mother and family, return to visit Ruth's mother Tillie Hartwig and family in Nebraska
Quick Dinner Rolls
Serves 6
1 package dry active yeast
1 cup warm (not hot) water
2 tbsp sugar
2¼ cups flour
1 tsp salt
1egg
2 tbsp soft shortening
Dissolve yeast in water. Stir in sugar, 1/2 of the flour, and salt into the yeast mixture until smooth. Add egg and shortening; stir in remaining flour. Cover with damp cloth; let rise in warm place about 30 minutes or until doubled. Stir down. Grease muffin pans. Spoon dough into cups, filling about 1/2 full. Let rise 20-30 minutes. Bake at 400 degrees for about 15 minutes.
Makes one dozen. Good doubled.
Talk about a "blast from the past!" Barbara was our baby sitter when Kendra, Dave, Tracy, and Steve were little squirts. These are Daddy Steve's favorites!! -Karen McElveen
Photo: McElveen / Koepke Family
