Breads

Preheat oven to 400ºF

2-1/4 cups flour
1-1/2 cups brown sugar
1 tsp baking soda
1 egg
1 cup plain yogurt
½ cup vegetable oil
2 medium apples, grated
¾ cup chopped cranberries, fresh or frozen

Combine all dry ingredients in medium bowl.
Mix together egg, yogurt and oil
Pour the wet ingredients into the dry and mix just until blended, gently stir in apples and cranberries. Pour into 12 large greased muffin tins

TOPPING
¼ cup brown sugar
¼ cup chopped almonds
3 Tbsp rolled oats
½ tsp cinnamon
1 tsp melted butter

Mix all ingredients together and sprinkle over top of each muffin before baking. Bake 25 minutes or until tops spring back when lightly touched
 

2 cups flour
3 teaspoons baking powder
½ teaspoon salt
1/3 cup margarine
1 cup milk
Mix together first three ingredients. Blend in margarine. Make a hollow in the mixture and add milk. Mix until a soft dough is formed. Knead 10 seconds. Roll ½ inch thick, cut and place on baking sheet 1” apart (can be closer for pull aparts). Bake at 450 degrees for 12-15 minutes.
 

1 teaspoon sugar
1 cup warm water
1 tablespoon yeast
1 tablespoon oil
3 cups flour
1 teaspoon salt
Dissolve sugar in warm water. Add yeast. Let stand for 10 minutes. Add oil, salt and 1-1/2 cups flour. Beat; add rest of flour. Knead for 10 minutes. Roll and add toppings.
Or place in a greased bowl; cover and let rise for 30-45 minutes. Knead, roll out, place on lightly greased pan and add toppings. Bake at 425 degrees for 20-25 minutes depending to toppings. Makes 1 thick crust or 2 thin crusts.
 

18 cups white flour
½ cup vegetable shortening
5 teaspoons salt
6 cups water
1-1/2 tablespoon yeast
2 tablespoons sugar

Dissolve yeast in 1 cup of warm water. Let rise until foamy. Stir well. Into a large bowl, put in flour; add yeast, water, salt and melted shortening. Mix well by beating with a spoon. Knead with hands until smooth. Knead well as this produces fine texture of the bread. Let rise until double in bulk. Knead now again. Let rise. Mold into loaves and put into greased pans. Let rise until double in bulk and light. Bake at 350 degrees F for 55 minutes or until done.

A simple pesto is spread on Italian bread and layered with roma tomatoes and cheese.

This is another great "no-yeast" bread recipe.  These biscuits are so simple and oh-so-delicious!  These biscuits only have a few ingredients and taste amazing.  They are light, fluffy and super cheesy.  I could have eaten the whole batch myself!

These biscuits were so easy to make.  Just mix everything together and cut out.  There was no shortening to cut in - that kind of intimidates me.  These biscuits taste great with a dollop of honey butter.

This recipe breaks all the rules of Southern biscuit making; there’s no shortening to cut in, and you don’t even roll out the dough. The results are remarkable and even a novice can turn out fluffy, perfect biscuits in minutes.

I was just feeling cornbread. I wanted it with bacon, and figured hey…  while I’m at it I’ll add some beer. Then spread some butter on it while it’s still hot. Then die because I don’t know what could be better.

I mean how can you go wrong with bread, butter, bacon, and cheese?

This is a must have for Southern Greens and Pot Licker - Its simple and easy to make.  The hardest part is getting the frying pan tempeture correct.

You can also add additional flavor by seasoning frying pan with bacon, bacon and onions, etc.