Herb Cornbread

Ingredients:

• 1 1/2 c Yellow Corn Meal
• 2 1/2 tsp Salt
• 1 1/2 c Flour
• 1 tsp Thyme
• 1 1/2 tsp Poultry Seasoning
• 5 tsp Baking Powder
• 1 1/2 c Onion chopped
• 1 1/2 c Celery chopped
• 1 1/2 c Milk
• 1/3 c Shortening
• 3 Eggs beaten
  

Sift dry ingredients together (1st 6 ingredients).
Add onion & celery.
Combine & add to milk, shortening & eggs.
Stir until moistened.
Pour into greased 3 quart mold.
Bake at 400 for 35-40 min.
Keep Refrigerated!

{I got this recipe from my Grandma}

Grandma's Biscuits

Ingredients:

• 2 c Flour
• 1 T Baking Powder
• 1/2 tsp Salt
• 1/3 c Shortening (Butter)
• 3/4 c Milk

Blend flour, baking powder, and salt.
Add shortening, nix 'til batter resembles course crumbs.
Make a well in mixture, add milk.
Stir 'til dough clings together.
Knead dough on floured surface 12 times.
Pat dough into 1/2 inch thickness.
Cut with 2 1/2 inch biscuit cutter.
Place on ungreased baking sheet.
Bake at 450 for 10-12 min or til golden.
Make 10 biscuits.

Grandma's Buttermilk Biscuits:
Use Buttermilk instead of Sweet Milk & also add a small amount of Baking Soda (about 1/2 tsp). The Fresher the Buttermilk, the less Baking Soda you use. Grandma says "if you use too much Soda, the biscuits will come out yellow" & won't taste any good.

{I got this recipe from my Grandma}

Banana Nut Bread

Ingredients:

• 1 large ripe Bananas
• 2 c all-purpose Flour
• 1 tsp Baking Soda
• 1/4 tsp Salt
• 1 c Sugar
• 1 stick Butter (1/2 cup)
• 2 Eggs
• 1 tsp Vanilla (optional)
• 1/2 c Nuts (optional)

Mash bananas.
Sift dry ingredients together, except for sugar.
In different bowl, cream together sugar & butter.
Add eggs, vanilla & bananas; Blend.
Stir in dry ingredients; Blend well.
Add nuts.
Bake 350 for 50-60 min.
15-20 minutes before done baking, brush some melted butter on top.
Cool bread overnight to let flavor ripen.

{I got this recipe from my Grandma}

Yeast Rolls - Rusty's

Ingredients:

• 2 pkg Yeast


• 1 T Sugar


• 1 c Warm Water


• 1 c Scalded Milk - cooled to lukewarm


• 6 T Shortening


• 1 tsp Salt


• 1/2 c Sugar


• 3 Eggs, beaten


• 6 c Flour, divided (2c & 4c)

Mix yeast, sugar & water in small bowl & let dissolve.
Mix milk, shortening, salt, & sugar in large bowl.
Add 2 c flour to make batter.
Add yeast mix & eggs.
Add remaining flour & Knead until elastic.
Place in Greased bowl, cover & Let rise 1 hour.
Punch down, make into rolls.
Put on greased baking sheet.
Cover & let rise until double in size. -1 hr.
Bake at 350 oven 15 min.

Bread: Grease pan & Bake at 400 for 40 to 50 min.

Sticky Buns: Make a caramel sauce by mixing 1/3 c Oleo, 1/2 c Brown Sugar, 1 T Corn Syrup, 1/2 c chopped Pecans. Put in bottom of baking dish. Lay Rolls on top, let rise 1 hr. & Bake at 350 for 20-25 min.

{This recipe was passed down by my Great-Grandma Laura Rush}

Wanda's 2 Crust Pie

Ingredients:

• 2 c sifted Flour
• 1 1/2 tsp Salt
• 1/2 c Wesson Oil
• 1/4 c Milk

Pour Flour & Salt into measuring cup, don't stir.
Pour oil & milk all at once into flour & stir lightly until mixed.

[This crust would be good used on a quiche or pot pie recipe.]

{This recipe came from my Great-Aunt LaVene's handwritten recipe book}

Biscuits - Venie's

Ingredients

• 1 1/2 c Flour
• 3 tsp Baking Powder
• 1/2 tsp Salt
• 1 T Shortening
• 1/2 c Milk

Cut shortening in flour until like corn meal.
Add baking powder & salt.
Stir & Add milk.

{This recipe came from my Great Aunt LaVene's handwritten recipe book}

Sticky Buns

Ingredients:

• 1/3 c Oleo
• 1/2 c Brown Sugar
• 1 T Corn Syrup
• 1/2 c chopped Pecans
• Foundation Sweet Dough

Caramel Sauce:
Mix oleo, brown sugar, corn syrup, and pecans.
Put in bottom of baking dish.
Lay rolls on top.
Let rise 1 hour.
Bake at 350 oven for 20-25 minutes.

{This recipe was passed down by my Great-Grandmother Laura Rush}

Foundation Sweet Dough

Ingredients:

• 2 cakes Yeast [2 active dry yeast packets or 5 tsp of active dry yeast]
• 1 T Sugar
• 1 c warm Water
• 1 c Milk, scalded
• 6 T Shortening
• 1/2 c Sugar
• 1 tsp Salt
• 3 eggs, beaten
• 6 c Flour (divided 2 c & 4 c)
  

Mix yeast, sugar, & water and let dissolve, in small bowl.
Scald milk, add shortening, sugar and salt.
Cool to lukewarm.
Add 2 cups of flour to make a batter.
Add yeast mix, and beaten eggs.
Add remaining flour and knead until elastic.
Place in greased bowl, cover and let rise 1 hour.
Punch down, make into rolls, put on greased baking sheets.
Cover and let rise 1 hour.
Bake in 350 oven for 15 minutes.

*For Bread- Grease pan & Bake at 400 for 40 to 50 min.

[Recipe for Sticky Buns]

{This recipe was passed down by my Great-Grandmother Laura Rush}

Soft Pretzels

Ingredients:

• 1 pkg active dry Yeast
• 1 1/3 c Warm Water (105-115 degrees F)
• 1 T Sugar
• 1/2 tsp Salt
• 3 1/2 c Flour
• 1 Egg
• 1 T Water
• 2 T Coarse Salt

Preheat oven to 425 degrees.
Grease 2 large baking sheets.
In large bowl, sprinkle yeast over warm water.
With rubber spatula, stir 'til well blended & yeast is disolved.
With wooden spoon, gradually stir in sugar, salt, and flour 'til a soft & slightly sticky dough forms.
On floured surface, Knead abt. 5-7 minutes 'til dough is smooth & elastic.
Cut dough in half, then cut halves is 6 equal-sized pieces.
With floured hands, roll one piece of dough back & forth between palms of hands to form dough rope.
Continue rolling & stretching until 15" long.
Place on Baking sheet, crossing left side of rope over to the middle of rope, creating a loop.
Then fold right sideof rope up & over the 1st loop to form pretzel shape; Repeat.
Place 3 inches apart on sheet.
In small bowl mix together egg & water.
Brush pretzels with egg mix & sprinkle salt on top.
Bake 15-20 min. or 'til golden brown.
Taste best when warm.
Makes 12 pretzels.

{I got this recipe from my high school German teacher --we had to make these for a grade}