random stuffs mostly vintage and found
(Insert a long rambling story about searching for years and years for this cookbook- reality is I picked it up in Virginia at McKay Books.) I’m not sure about the age of said cookbook but it is older and as such isn’t as user friendly as contemporary cookbooks. It assumes that you have a basic […]
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 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 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 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 […]