I am pleased to offer you another recipe from Becky Mushko. She sent family pictures to go with the recipe but they wouldn't transfer to my blog. If you'd like to see them, you'll find them on Becky's blog: http://peevishpen.blogspot.com Becky is a writer living in Virginia. Below is the recipe for Light Bread and the story behind the recipe.
"One of the delights of my childhood was going to Grandma’s house on Sunday and smelling her light bread baking. Eating it hot from the oven was even more delightful. She had both a wood stove and a gas stove in her kitchen. She used the wood stove for baking the bread and for most of her cooking. I rarely saw her use the gas stove.
Mattie Blanche Nace Ruble—who lived to be 97—grew up in Lithia, Virginia, but moved to Roanoke when she married a railroad man.
Grandma probably got the recipe from her mother, Sulmena Frances Spence Nace."
Grandma Ruble’s Light Bread
1 cake or package of yeast
1 tablespoon sugar
1 tablespoon shortening (Crisco works well)
6 cups plain flour
1 teaspoon of salt
1 pint lukewarm water
Dissolve 1 cake yeast and 1 Tbs. sugar in one pint lukewarm water. Add 1 Tbs. shortening (Crisco) and 3 cups plain flour. Beat until smooth. Then add 1 tsp. salt and 3 more cups of flour—or enough to make a dough that is easily handled.
Knead the dough until smooth and elastic–about 10 minutes. Place dough in greased bowl, cover, and set in a moderately warm place, free from drafts, until light (about 50 minutes).
Punch down dough and form into rolls. Place rolls in greased bread pans, cover, and let rise one hour. Bake 30 minutes in preheated 350 degree oven.
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I liked the rolls from the corner of the pan—crust on two sides so it held up well for buttering.
To readers of my blog, I really need more recipes. This recipe is number twelve. They are available to anyone interested in receiving a copy. You can find them on my blog if you scroll down and down - but if that is tedious, send me an e-mail with the requested recipe and I'll send it to you. Here's my e-mail address. anita.birt@gmail.com
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Anita
3 comments:
I think I will try this on the weekend. Sounds good.
Let me know how it turns out. Thanks for commenting on my blog. I have one more recipe to post and then I shall give the blog a rest and try something new.
I've enjoyed looking over the recipes on this blog. There are several that I'm going to add to my recipe collection. Thanks for posting them.
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