Blueberry Scones

2 cups all-purpose flour
3 tablespoons sugar, plus more for sprinkling tops
1 tablespoon baking powder
3/4 teaspoon salt
6 tablespoons (3/4 stick) cold unsalted butter, cut into pieces
1 1/2 cups fresh blueberries, picked over and rinsed
1 teaspoon grated lemon zest
1/3 cup heavy cream, plus more for brushing tops
2 large eggs, lightly beaten

Adjust rack to center of oven, and heat to 400 degrees. Place a Silpat baking mat on a baking sheet, and set aside.
In a large bowl, sift together flour, 3 tablespoons sugar, baking powder, and salt. Using a pastry blender, or two knives, cut in butter until the largest pieces are the size of small peas. Stir in blueberries and zest.
Using a fork, whisk together cream and egg in a liquid measuring cup. Make a well in the center of dry ingredients and pour in cream mixture. Stir lightly with fork just until dough comes together. Turn out onto a lightly floured surface, and knead a few times to mix well.
Pat dough into a 6-inch square about 1 1/4 inches thick. Using a floured knife, cut into four 3-inch squares. Cut squares in half on the diagonal to form eight triangles. Transfer to prepared baking sheet. Brush tops with cream and sprinkle with sugar. Bake until golden brown, 20 to 22 minutes. Transfer scones from baking sheet to wire racks to cool.

http://recipecircus.com/recipes/mimi/BREAD/Blueberry_Scones_.html

Apple-Cranberry Breakfast Pudding

1 cup fresh halved cranberries
1/4 c. packed brown sugar
4 c. skim milk
1/2 c. packed brown sugar (this is not an error)
1/2 t. salt
1/2 c. golden raisins
2 c. old fashioned rolled oats.
4-5 Delicious apples, thin sliced
1 c. chopped nuts
sour cream
Cinnamon sugar

Coat cranberries with brown sugar by shaking together in a plastic bag.
Place milk, sugar and salt in large micro bowl and heat until very hot but not boiling, abut 6-8 minutes. Add raisins, oatmeal, apples, cranberries and nuts. Mix well.
Put into stoneware bowl, I use my French Black Pyrex.
Bake 30 minutes. Stir before serving. Serve with sour cream and cinn sugar.

http://recipecircus.com/recipes/Bonnie/BreakfastBrunch/Apple-Cranberry_Breakfast_Pudding.html

SWEET POTATO ROLLS

1 cup cooked sweet potatoes
3 TBLS. butter or margarine
1 pkg. dry yeast
1/2 cup water
1 egg
1 1/2 tsp. salt
3 TBLS. sugar
5 cups flour
3/4 cups warm water

Blend together potatoes and butter. Dissolve the yeast in 1/2 cup warm water, then add mashed sweet potatoes. Add egg, salt, and sugar; blend together. Sift flour and measure. Add alternately with 3/4 cups warm water. Turn onto well floured board and knead. Place in greased bowl and cover. Allow to rise for 2 hours. Place on board and roll to desired thickness and make into various shapes. Brush tops of rolls with melted butter or margarine. Place on greased cookie sheet and allow to rise for 1 hour, or until doubled. Bake in a 425* oven for 15 to 20 minutes.

http://recipecircus.com/recipes/ACKCB/BREAD/SWEET_POTATO_ROLLS.html

Redeemer Communion Bread

1 C all-bran cereal
3/4 C sugar
3/4 C shortening
1 T salt
2 C boiling water
2 pckgs. yeast
1/2 C warm water
2 eggs
6-9 C flour

Pour boiling water over cereal, sugar , shortening and salt to dissolve. Cool to lukewarm. While it is cooling, dissolve yeast in warm water. When cereal mixture is cool, add yeast, eggs and flour. Stir together, no kneading is necessary. Let bread rise until double. Shape into loaves or rolls, let rise again and bake at 350 until done.

http://recipecircus.com/recipes/vishusvi/BREAD/Redeemer_Communion_Bread.html

Grandmomma's Fluffy Dumplings

1 1/2 C flour
2/3 t salt
4 t baking powder
1 egg
1 T oil
2/3 C milk

Mix all well. Drop by teaspoons into boiling broth. Cover and cook gently for 8-10 minutes or till done.

http://recipecircus.com/recipes/vishusvi/BREAD/Grandmomma39s_Fluffy_Dumplings.html

Applebutter Walnut Bread

2 1/4 C flour
1 t baking powder
2/3 t salt
1 1/4 C apple butter (homemade is best)
2/3 C shortening
1 1/4 C brown sugar
2 eggs
4 T sour cream
1 C walnuts, chopped
1 t vanilla

Cream shortening and brown sugar. Add eggs, vanilla and sour cream and beat well. Mix flour, salt and baking powder and add to batter, alternating with apple butter. Stir in nuts. Bake in greased loaf pan at 350 for 50 - 60 minutes.

http://recipecircus.com/recipes/vishusvi/BREAD/Applebutter_Walnut_Bread.html

Baked French Toast (Overnight)

French bread cut into one inch slices, making eight slices

Combine:
6 eggs
3/4 cup milk
1/4 teaspoon baking powder
1 tablespoon vanilla

Pour over bread slices, cover and refrigerate overnight.

Next morning: Combine 10 ounce bag frozen strawberries, 4 ripe bananas,
thick sliced, place in glass casserole dish, sprinkle mixture of 3/4 cup
sugar and 1 tablespoon apple pie spice over strawberries and bananas.
Place slices of egg-soaked bread on top of strawberries and bananas.
Sprinkle top with cinnamon and sugar. Bake 450 degrees for 20-25 minutes.
Serve with whipped cream or powdered sugar.

Bagels

4 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
2 tsp salt
3 tsp sugar
2 tsp vegetable oil
2 tsp yeast
1 egg
1 cup warm water

In a bowl put the warm water, yeast and sugar. Let stand for 10 minutes
until the yeast is working. Add the salt, egg, oil and flour and stir
everything together. Dump the dough out on a floured board and knead
until everything is of one consistancy. (Exactly like making bread).
Put the dough into a warm bowl and put (covered) in a draft-free place
for about 1 and 1/2 hours or until the dough has doubled in size. Punch
down the dough and divide it into 20 pieces. Shape each piece into a
ball. Then roll each ball into a rope (like you would plasticine) about
7 inches long. Press the two ends of the "rope" together to give you
the basic bagel shape. Put the bagels on a floured board, cover with a
tea towel, and leave for about an hour to rise. During the last part of
the rising time, put a pot on the stove and fill it with boiling water.
Also turn the oven on to 375 Degrees F. Dump about 5 bagels at a time
into the boiling water. They will fall to the bottom of the pot and
then rise. When they rise turn them over. Boil them for a total
(including time at bottom of pan) of 2 minutes. Lift the bagels out of
the water with a slotted spoon and leave them to drain while you do
remaining bagels. Put all the bagels on a cookie sheet and put them in
the oven to bake for about 15 minutes (Until they turn brown).

Morning Glory Muffins

2 1/4 cups flour
1 1/4 cups sugar
1 tablespoon ground cinnamon
2 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon salt
2 cups grated carrots (4 medium-large)
1 apple, cored and shredded
1/2 cup each: shredded coconut, raisins & pecans or walnuts
1 (8 oz) can crushed pineapple, drained
3 eggs
1 cup vegetable oil
1 teaspoon vanilla extract

Into large bowl, sift together flour,sugar, cinnamon, baking soda & salt
Stir in carrots, apple, coconut, raisins, nuts & pineapple.
In a separate bowl, whisk together eggs, oil and vanilla. Pour into bowl
with dry ingredients; blend well.
Spoon batter into 16 muffin cups that are greased or lines with paper
muffin liners. Fill almost to the top. Bake in a pre-heated 350 degree
oven about 35 minutes. Cool muffins in pan about 10 minutes. then turn
out onti wire rack to cool completely. Store in airtight container.
Best when allowed to "ripen" for 24 hours.
- Mostly Harmless

Anzac Biscuits

1/2 cup butter
1 tbsp golden syrup
1/2 tsp bicarbonate of soda
2 tbsp boiling water
1 cup uncooked rolled oats
1 cup desiccated coconut
1 cup plain flour
1 cup brown sugar
2 tsp ginger

Melt butter and golden syrup in large pan over a low heat. Add bicarbonate
of soda mixed with boiling water.
Combine dry ingredients in a mixing bowl, then pour melted mixture into
center and mix to a moist but firm consistency.
Drop slightly rounded teaspoonful of mixture on to cold greased tray. Cook
for about 15 minutes in a moderate oven. Cool on a wire rack. Makes 5 dozen.
- Embassy of Australia

Crockpot Apricot Nut Bread

3/4 cup dried apricots
1 cup flour
2 tsp baking powder
1/4 tsp baking soda
1/2 tsp salt
1/2 cup sugar
3/4 cup milk
1 egg, slightly beaten
1 Tbsp grated orange peel
1 Tbsp vegetable oil
1/2 cup whole wheat flour
1 cup coarsely chopped walnuts

Place the apricots on a chopping block. Sprinkle 1 T flour over them.
Dip a knife into the flour and chop the apricots finely. Flour the
knife often to keep the cut up fruit from sticking together. Sift
the remaining flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt and sugar into a
large bowl. Combine the milk, egg, orange peel, and oil. Stir the
flour mixture and the whole wheat flour. Fold in the cut up apricots,
any flour left on the cutting block and the walnuts. Pour into a
well greased, floured bakin unit. Cover and place on a rack in the slow
cooker, but prop the lid open a fraction with a toothpick or a twist of
foil to let excess steam escape. Cook on High for 4 to 6 hours. Cool
on a rack for 10 minutes. Serve warm or cold.

DO NOT LIFT THE LID WHILE BAKING THIS BREAD.
- Maggie

Friendship Cake

1 cup starter
2/3 cup oil
1 cup sugar
2 cups flour
1 1/2 tsps baking powder
1/4 tsp salt
1/2 tsp vanilla
3 eggs
1/2 tsp baking soda
2 tsps cinnamon
Raisins & nuts (optional)

Beat batter and pour into 2 well greased bread pans. Bake for 1 hour
at 350 degrees F.

The Friendship Cake/Bread Starter

2/3 cup sugar
2/3 cup milk
2/3 cup flour

Mix in plastic or glass container with tight lid. Cover, store at
room temperature for 17 days, stirring once a day.

After that, leave undisturbed for 1 day. Stir again daily for 3 days.
Add 1 cup each of sugar,milk,and flour, then stir the next 4 days.
Add another cup of each sugar, milk and flour. Mix well.

Give 1 cup each to 2 friends, use 1 cup to make a cake or use as base
for another batch of starter.

Plain Seed Cake

1 cup flour
0.5 tsp baking powder
pinch of salt
0.5 cup butter
0.5 cup sugar
3 tsp caraway seed
1 egg, beaten
milk

Sift together the flour, baking powder and a pinch of salt. Cut in the
butter until the mixture resembles fine bread crumbs. Add sugar, caraway
seed and mix thouroughly. Make a well in the center and add the beaten
egg and mix slowly. Pour in sufficient milk to bind it all together to
make a stiff dropping consistency. Pour into a greased and floured cake
or loaf pan. Bake at 375 for 30 min.

Goats Cheese in Pastry

170 g premade puff pastry
2 (80 g) individual goat cheese
2 tablespoons basil pesto
1 egg yolk
1 tablespoon fresh parmesan cheese

Pre heat the oven to 200c/Gas 6. Beat the egg yolk in a cup and put to one side. Roll the pastry until quite thin. You will need to end up with two squares of pastry. Each square being about about 16cm square. Cut each pastry in half and roll lighty on a floured board. Put one cheese in the middle of each pastry. Spoon the pesto on the top of each of the cheeses - dividing it equally between the two. Using a pastry brush dip into the egg and brush around the edge of each pastry square. Now bring opposite corners of the pastry together in the middle and then bring the opposite corners again together - sealing by pinching together. Better explained when you see the picture. Put the parcles on a baking sheet and brush with the beaten egg. Now grate the parmesan on top of each parcel. Bake in a pre heated oven for about 15 - 20 minutes until the pastry is pale golden colour.
- Jan-Luv's2Cook

Apache Sunflower Cake

1 lb peeled sunflower seed
1 teaspoon salt
water
oil
1-2 tablespoon flour

In a large pan put sunflower seeds and salt and just cover with water. Bring to a boil. Boil 5 minutes. Take 1/2 pan of drained seeds and finely chop in blender.
In large mixing bowl mix chopped mixture with flour. Add remaining whole drained seeds until seeds stick together. Make into 1 inch balls and flatten in hands. Mixture should be sticky.
Drop into hot frying oil until edges tan slightly. Take out and drain on paper towels. Do not over-fry.

- Chef Otaktay

Authentic Navajo Indian Fry Bread (Taco Bread)

2 cups oil (for frying)
4 cups all-purpose flour
3 tablespoons baking powder
2 tablespoons salt
2 1/2 cups warm milk (more or less)

In a heavy large frying pan heat the oil to 365 degrees; Oil is hot enough if a small test piece of dough dropped in the oil begins cooking almost immediately and rises to the top. Mix together dry ingredients in a large bowl; *see note about salt. Gradually add warm milk and mix to make a soft dough. When the dough has pulled together, cover and let sit in a warm place for 10 to 15 minutes. Break off a golf ball sized piece of dough and pat it out flat in your hand, no thicker than 1/4 inch. Place 2 or 3 flats at a time into the hot oil and when they begin to bubble flip them over and fry until they're a nice light golden brown. Remove and drain on paper towels then serve hot (keep them covered in a bowl until you're done frying). You can make larger flats; just make sure they're no thicker than 1/4" and fry one at a time.

Six Weeks Muffins

15 ounces raisin bran cereal
3 cups sugar
5 tablespoons baking soda
1 teaspoon salt
4 eggs, beaten
1 cup applesauce
1 quart buttermilk
5 cups all-purpose flour

Mix cereal, sugar, flour, soda and salt in a very large bowl. Add eggs, applesauce and buttermilk. Mix well. Store covered in the refrigerator. Will keep 6 weeks. More raisins and pecans may be added if desired.

To bake, fill greased muffin tins two-thirds full and bake at 400 degrees for 12 to 15 minutes.

Yield: 30 regular or 90 mini muffins.

Grandma's Carrot Bread

1 cup sugar
1/2 cup shortening
1 1/2 cups flour
1 teaspoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon allspice
1 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon cinnamon
2 eggs
1 cup finely grated carrots
1/2 cup raisins

Cream together sugar and shortening. Sift together dry ingredients in a separate bowl. Add dry ingredients to creamed mixture. Add eggs, one at a time. Add grated carrots and raisins. Pour into greased and floured loaf pan (9 1/4 x 5 1/4 x 2 3/4).

Bake for 55 minutes at 375.

Yield: one loaf -- 18 1/2-inch slices

- Floyd County

Berber Bread

3 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
1 1/4 teaspoons salt
6 teaspoons vegetable oil
1-1/2 cup hot water
Makes:8 servings

In the container of a blender or food processor, combine the flour and salt. Pulse to blend. Add the oil and hot water, and blend until it stops sticking to the sides add more flour as needed. Remove from the container, and cut into 4 pieces. On a lightly floured surface, roll out the dough until fairly thin. Let it rest for a minute if it is difficult to roll. Heat a large skillet over medium heat, and spray with a light coating of cooking spray. Fry one piece at a time until the surface begins to bubble. Flip over, and fry until it has brown spots on the other side. Cut each piece into quarters to serve.