HomeMy WebLinkAboutTimes-Advocate, 1980-10-29, Page 62Featuring gift baskets for Christmas
including such items as cheese, dried
fruit. and nut mixtures, Greaves jam
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26 Ontario St., S., Hwy 21 (just south of bridge)
GRAND BEND
238-8489
Basic Grain Loaf
Breads
First bowl
11/2 c. warm water
1 tbsp. honey
3 tbsp. dry yeast
Second bowl (large)
53/4 c. warm water
1 c. non-instant skim milk powder
1/4 c. blackstrap molasses
11/2 tbsp, sea salt
4 c. unbleached white wheat flour
9 or 10 c. whole wheat flour
Dissolve honey in warm water in first bowl, then
sprinkle yeast over water. Let this mixture rest until it
foams up to double its size. Meanwhile put 1 c. warm
water in blender and turn on low speed, add 1 c. milk
powder and then another c. of warm water, keeping
the blender on low speed, add the salt at this point also.
Empty blender contents into second bowl. Use the
same procedure for the molasses and remaining 33/4 c.
warm water. Add the molasses mixture to the second
bowl also. When the yeast mixture is ready, stir it
down with a wooden spoon and then add it to the se-
cond bowl also. Stir in 1/2 c. each wheat germ, bran,
rolled oats, sesame seeds and flax seeds (and . any
other grains) and 1/4 c. safflower oil. Stir in 4 c. un-
bleached white and 8 c. whole wheat, then scrape down
sides of bowl and let mixture rest for 1 hour: Put 2 c.
whole wheat flour on board then stir down and turn
dough out onto flour, knead. Divide in 4 (cut with
knife) then knead each one. Place in oiled loaf .pans.
Preheat oven to 350 degrees while dough is rising in
loaf pans (let rise until nicely rounded above edge of
pans) about 20• minutes.Bake at 350 degrees for 40
minutes or until nicely browned.
Mary Morrice
Grand Bend
Raisin Muffins
1 c. raisins
11/4 c. water
Wash raisins, combine with water and bring to boil,
turn to simmer for 15 minutes. Remove from stove,
pop on a lid and set aside to cool.
Beat in bowl
Legg
2/3 c. brown sugar
1/2 c. oil
1 tsp vanilla
Add
11/2 c. sifted all purpose flour
1 tsp baking soda Sift together
1 tsp baking powder
1/2 tsp. salt
Add raisins and liquid last (there should be about 1/4
cup liquid or more on raisins after they have cooled).
Bake at 350 degrees, 25 minutes. If your oven runs hot,
325 degress.
Makes 1 doz. large muffins
Pearl Hicks
St. Marys
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Banana Bran Bread
Use those black, hopeless-looking bananas for this, the
riper the better. The walnuts may be replaced by
raisins and you can also substitute rum for the orange
juice.
3/4 c. soft butter or margarine
11/2 c. light brown sugar
3 eggs
2 c. whole or flaked bran
3 c. mashed bananas
1/4 c. fresh orange juice or dark rum
3 c. all-purpose flour
4 tsp. baking powder
1 tsp. salt
1 tsp. baking soda
3.1 2 c. chopped walnuts or raisins.
Cream soft butter or margarine with sugar and eggs
until light and fluffy, then stir in bran. Mix bananas
with fruit juice or rum. Sift together flour, baking
powder, salt and soda. Add to creamed mixture alter-
nately with banana mixture, beating thoroughly by
hand at each addition.
Fold in walnuts or raisins and pour into 3 greased and
floured medium-size pans. Bake at 350 for 1 hour.
Bernice Coulson
St. Marys