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Directions
2 cups sifted flour 2 tsp. baking powder 1/2 tsp.
baking soda 1/2 tsp grated nutmeg 1 tsp. cinnamon 1
cup chopped walnuts 2 eggs well beaten 1/2 cup milk 1
cup sugar 1 cup canned pumpkin 1/4 cup (1/2 stick)
butter or margerine, melted
1. Sift flour, baking powder, soda, salt, nutmeg,
cinnamon onto wax paper 2. Beat eggs, milk, sugar,
pumpkin & butter in large bowl. 3. Stir in dry
ingredients 4. Fold in walnuts 5. Spoon onto greased 9
x 3 x 3 loaf pan 6. Bake in 350 oven for 55 minutes or
until toothpick comes out clean.
Cool 10 minutes & remove. Cool completely & wrap
in foil.
Servings: 6 servings
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Categories: Bread; Breads; Nut; Pumpkin; Squash
The History of Recipes
It is possible to follow the history of meal recipes back into distant history, in truth as far into history as the ancient Egyptians, and possibly even further. Interesting though that maybe, these, old cookbooks were just primitive pictorial recipes for meal preparation.
In fact, the most ancient recipe in existence, according to experts is a series of ancient tablets in the Sumerian language which recount the preparation of bread which is then used to make a drink, quite possibly a form of beer as it is recorded as making drinkers feel wonderful and blissful. Later on, in The time of the romans around 25BC a Roman scholar, called Apicius, assembled some scrolls which described recipes enjoyed by his fellow Romans. In his works, Apicius tells us how the roman meals were separated into appetizers, entrees and afters, a style of dining still practiced today. He also recounts how the chefs of Roman times made use of many different spices and herbs, including a few that will be familiar to modern cooks such as basil, fennel and parsley. Later, there are two interesting recipe books dating from the 1300s ; a recipe book called `Forme of Cury`, and another called `Curye on Inglish`. Although the titles sound familiar, these two books are nothing to do with the spicy food that is popular today, but instead accounts of the types of meals eaten by the nobility of the time. Later on in the 1400s, knights returning from the crusades brought us many new spices and herbs from Arab cooking, including spices such as rosemary and coriander. The introduction of these new herbs and spices created a surge in cookery books, many of which are kept safe in private libraries. For the decades that followed, the wealthy families of Europe tried to serve up the most exotic banquets, and as a consequence, chefs and their recipe collections became highly prized. Even so, it was during the 1800s the formal cooking and recipe collections reached a high level of popularity. The Famous Mrs Isabella Beeton in the UK, and Fannie Merritt Farmer in the US, dedicated years of their lives to collating, testing, and publishing the recipes that were being prepared for the better households. By the time we get to the 20th century, recipe publications are increasing in popularity mostly due to more people being able to read, more spare time and disposable income. |
We hope you enjoy this Karen Butler's Pumpkin Walnut Bread recipe.
