Ingredients
1 cup sour cream
1/2 cup sugar
1 tsp salt
1/2 cup melted butter (1 stick)
2 package yeast
1/2 cup warm water
2 eggs
4 cup flour
CREAM CHEESE FILLING
16 oz cream cheese
3/4 cup sugar
1 beaten egg
1/8 tsp salt
2 tsp vanilla
Directions
Heat sour cream over low heat. Add sugar, salt, butter. Cook to
lukewarm. Sprinkle yeast over water in a large bowl. Add sour cream
mixture, eggs and flour. Cover tightly overnight in refrigerator. In
the morning, divide dough into 4 equal parts. Roll out one at a time
to 8 x 12 inches. Spread 1/4 cream cheese mixture on each. Roll as a
jelly roll, tucking ends under and place on greased cookie sheet.
Slit along both sides only scoring through 2 layers of dough. Let
rise in a warm place, covered for one hour. Bake at 375 for 12 to 15
minutes.
Servings: 10 servings
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The History of Recipes
Written cooking instructions as an idea can be found back into distant history, certainly as far as pharonic Egypt, and maybe further still. Interesting though that is, sadly, these early records were just simple hieroglyphic or cunieform instructions for food preparation.
Fascinatingly, the oldest recipe discovered so far, according to experts is a series of ancient tablets in ancient 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 having made those who drank it feel blissful. During the time of the Roman Empire a man called Apicius assembled some documents describing recipes enjoyed by wealthy roman citizens. In his works, he describes how the meals of wealthy Romans were divided into hors d`oeuvre, main course and afters, something we still use today. He also informs us how the Romans used a wide range of herbs, including some that we all recognise for example basil, fennel and parsley. As our culinary historical trip moves on a few more years there are two interesting books from the 14th Century ; a recipe book called `Forme of Cury`, and another, similary entitled `Curye on Inglish`. The titles are somewhat misleading tho`, these are unconnected to the spicy food that is familiar to us all today, but instead accounts of the types of meals cooked for the rich and powerful of that period. In the fifteenth century, the Crusaders brought back many foods, spices and herbs from Arab cuisine, including rosemary and coriander. These new foods and tastes prompted a torrent in cookery books, most of which are kept safe in private cookery archives. Over the following few hundred years, the powerful families of Europe competed with each other to serve up the best banquets, and because of this the best cooks and their recipe collections became highly prized. However, it wasn`t until the nineteenth century the formal cooking and recipe books reached a high level of popularity. The Famous Mrs Isabella Beeton in the UK, and the equally well-known Fannie Merritt Farmer in the US, devoted their lives to assembling, verifying, and writing down recipes of the day. By the arrival of the 20th century, recipe publications were in high demand, due to higher levels of literacy, people having more leisure time and disposable income. |
We hope you enjoy this Precious Bread (M_C Tx) recipe.
