Breads
Slavski Kolač Славски колач (Sweet Bread)
This is a sweet bread, usually baked with a cross or other religious symbol made out of dough on top. It is served during Slava, a special day for feasting and sharing with friends. (Slava is a religious time to commemorate the day that each Serbian family’s ancestors became Christians in the Sixth Century. Each […]
Dutch Apple Squares
Dutch Apple Squares 1 cup scalded milk ⅓ cup lard ⅓ cup granulated sugar 1 teaspoon salt 1 yeast cake ⅓ cup lukewarm water 2 eggs 3 cups bread flour 5 apples ⅓ cup granulated sugar 1 teaspoon Larkin Cinnamon 2 tablespoons currants Pour one cup scalded milk over one-third cup each of lard […]
Swedish Limpa
SWEDISH LIMPA 1 package yeast ¼ cup water ¼ cup medium brown sugar ¼ cup light molasses 1 tbsp salt 2 tbsp Shortening 1 ½ cups hot water 2 ½ cups stirred med. rye flour 3 tbsp grated orange peel 3 ½ to 4 cups sifted all-purpose flour. Soften yeast in ¼ cup warm water. […]
Swedish Rye Bread
Swedish Beer Rye Bread (Vort Limpa) 1 ¾ cups beer ½ cup warmed molasses 2 cakes yeast (dissolved in 1/4 cup warm water) ⅓ cup butter 2 tsp salt 3 cups rye meal or flour 3 cups white flour 1 tbsp caraway seed Combine beer and molasses and add the dissolved yeast. Beat in […]