2 3/4 cup skim milk
1/4 cup low-fat buttermilk
4 3/4 cup all-purpose flour
1/4 cup whole wheat flour
3 cup +1 t sugar
1 package active dry yeast
2/3 cup canola oil
1 1/4 tsp baking powder
1 egg
1 tsp ground cinnamon
1 tsp vanilla extract
1/2 tsp salt
1/2 tsp baking soda
2 cup hazlenuts, chopped coarse
2 cup dried cherries
Directions
Preheat the oven to 350. In a large non reactive bowl, mix 3/4 cup of
the skim milk, the buttermilk, 3/4 cup of the flour, the whole wheat
flour, 1 t. sugar, and the yeast. Set aside for ten minutes or until
the mixture starts to bubble. In a large mixing bowl, place the
remaining ingredients, except for the hazlenuts and cherries and mix
well. Fold in the nuts and cherries. Lightly wipe four 10x5x2 inch
loaf pans with vegetable oil, divide the dough among the pans and
bake for one hour of until a toothpick in the center comes out clean.
Servings: 4 loaves
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The History of Recipes
Historians have tracked the existence of recipes way back into the far past, in fact as far into history as the ancient Egyptians, and potentially, even further back. Interesting though that maybe, mostly, these old cook books were just basic pictorial recipes for preparing food.
As we move into The time of the roman empire 25BC a roman called Apicius assembled a collection of scripts showing how to cook the recipes enjoyed by his fellow Romans. In his works, Apicius tells us how the roman meals were divided into hors d`oeuvres, entrees and desserts, known in latin as `Gustatio, Primae Mensae and Secundae Mensae`. Additionally, he describes how the ancient Romans made use of a wide range of herbs and spices, including a few that will be familiar to modern cooks such as thyme, mint and asafoetida. In the 15th century, knights returning from the crusades brought back a variety of spices and herbs from Arab cuisine, including spices like parsley and basil. The introduction of these new herbs and spices caused an outbreak in books on cooking, the majority of which are kept safe in academic collections. By the arrival of the twentieth century, cooking books are greatly in demand mostly due to higher levels of literacy, people having increased spare time and having more money. |
We hope you enjoy this Amish Friendship Bread recipe.
