Ingredients
1 1 1/2 pound loaf
1 1/8 cup buttermilk
3 cup bread flour
1 1/2 tsp salt
1 1/2 tbsp applesauce (oil)
1 tbsp sugar
1/2 cup parmesan cheese
1/4 tsp dried basil
1/4 tsp dried oregano
1 1/2 tsp yeast
Directions
Crust light. Bake.
Servings: 1 servings
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Categories: Bread; Breads; Italian; Vegetable
The History of Recipes
We are able to track the history of `recipes` back into antiquity, in fact as far into history as the early Egyptians, and possibly even further. However, in the main part, these old recipes were just very simple pictorial, hieroglyphic or cunieform instructions for food preparation.
The truth of the matter is, the most ancient recipe discovered, according to historians are some ancient tablets in Sumerian describing the making of bread which is then used to make a drink, quite possibly a form of beer as it is recorded as making anyone who tried it feel `blissful`. As we move into The time of the romans around 25BC a man called Apicius compiled a collection of scripts showing how to cook the recipes cooked by wealthy Romans. In his works, he describes how the meals were split into appetizers, entrees and desserts, a very modern way of dining. Aspicius describes how the ancient chefs were skilled in the use of many herbs, including a few that will be familiar to modern chefs like basil, rue and parsley. Later, in the fifteenth century, the Crusaders brought back a variety of foods, spices and herbs from the holy lands, such as coriander, basil and rosemary. These new herbs and spices led to an outbreak in recipe books, the majority of which are kept safe in private libraries. During the next few centuries, the wealthy families of the West strove to serve up the best banquets, and consequentially cooks and their recipes were greatly in demand. Nevertheless, it was during the 1800s that cookery and cookery books became popular. The Famous Mrs Isabella Beeton in the UK, and the equally famous Fannie Merritt Farmer in the USA, devoted much of their lives to collating, verifying, and publishing recipes to allow everyone to enjoy them. By the advent of the 20th century, cooking books were greatly in demand due to better eduction, more spare time and having more money. |
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