Any Home Bakers Here?

[21hens-incharge]

I use my Kitchen-Aid mixer for this and it just so convenient to make in a hurry.

1-Hour Italian Bread
1 1/2 cups warm water
1 tablespoon honey
1 tablespoon Active Dry Yeast
1 1/2 teaspoons salt
3 1/2 – 4 1/2 cups flour

Mix water, honey and yeast in the mixer bowl. Let sit until foamy, usually about 3 minutes. With mixing paddle, stir in 1 c. of flour and salt. Stir for 2 minutes. Change to dough hook and dump in 2 1/2 c flour. Let machine knead the dough until it is soft - about 8 minutes.
Shape into a loaf and place on floured cookie sheet. - I make it about 2 inches in diameter and about a foot long. It reaches from one corner of the cookie sheet to the opposite corner.
Dust with flour and cover with a towel. Let sit in a warm place for 10 min. (I turn on the oven at this point. The loaf is usually doubled by the time my oven reaches temperature.)
Pre-heat oven to 425 degrees. Slash loaf 3 times with a sharp knife and bake 20 to 25 minutes.

Depending on the humidity or whatever, I sometimes need to add a little more flour or a little more water. To add more water I use a spray bottle - each squirt is 1/4 tsp of water for the bottle I use. If it looks dry and the flour isn't mixing in very well, give it a couple of squirts of water. If it is too sticky and not coming off the sides of the bowl, give it a tablespoon of flour.

Making this right now!
Thank you for posting this recipe. I needed just one loaf and so many recipes make 2.
It smells pretty good in the kitchen.

 

[Aria]

Beautiful!

 

[Aria]

That is a Perfect Loaf. Aria

 

[wyoDreamer]

Making this right now!
Thank you for posting this recipe. I needed just one loaf and so many recipes make 2.
It smells pretty good in the kitchen.

We like that recipe and used to make it fairly often. Maybe not the bestest bread that I have ever made, but it is quick and still pretty darn tasty.

I hope you like it.

 

[21hens-incharge]

We like that recipe and used to make it fairly often. Maybe not the bestest bread that I have ever made, but it is quick and still pretty darn tasty.

I hope you like it.

It was fast and easy to make. We used it for garlic bread with dinner. It came out nice enough that I will make it again.

 

[jnicholes]

Well, I just had goat milk for the first time. I like it, and my mom and dad liked it.

 

[ThreeOfSeven]

Made my mom's recipe for Half Moon Cookies today for DH. They were always one of my favorite cookies when I was a kid.

 

[pennyJo1960]

Recipe Please

 

[ThreeOfSeven]

I love these old recipes! This one is on an index card that I copied from my mother, probably back in the 70s or early 80s.

Half Moon Cookies
375-degrees
Makes approx. 3 dozen
Bake 12-15 minutes

Cream:
3/4 cup shortening
1 1/2 cup sugar
2 eggs
1 teaspoon vanilla

1 cup sour milk

Sift:
3 cups flour
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon salt

I cream shortening, sugar, eggs, and vanilla. Then I add sour milk and sifted flour mix to the cream mixture alternating between the two. I bake until they are lightly brown on the edges.

To make sour milk, add 1 tablespoon of vinegar to a measuring cup and add milk until a full cup. Let it sit for about 5 minutes before using.

Frosting (recipe from backside of index card)

1 pound 10x sugar (confectioners sugar)
3 tablespoons soft butter

Mix well & blend well with warm milk, set aside. In double boiler, melt 2 squares (2 oz.) of chocolate, mix with 1/2 of frosting mix. Add small amount of warm milk to white and chocolate frosting if needed.

I add enough warm milk to get good frosting consistency.

Here's the most important thing --> Put the frosting on the BOTTOM of the cookie. Yeah, that little detail isn't included in the recipe.

 

[pennyJo1960]

I love these old recipes! This one is on an index card that I copied from my mother, probably back in the 70s or early 80s.

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Half Moon Cookies
375-degrees
Makes approx. 3 dozen
Bake 12-15 minutes

Cream:
3/4 cup shortening
1 1/2 cup sugar
2 eggs
1 teaspoon vanilla

1 cup sour milk

Sift:
3 cups flour
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon salt

I cream shortening, sugar, eggs, and vanilla. Then I add sour milk and sifted flour mix to the cream mixture alternating between the two. I bake until they are lightly brown on the edges.

To make sour milk, add 1 tablespoon of vinegar to a measuring cup and add milk until a full cup. Let it sit for about 5 minutes before using.

Frosting (recipe from backside of index card)

1 pound 10x sugar (confectioners sugar)
3 tablespoons soft butter

Mix well & blend well with warm milk, set aside. In double boiler, melt 2 squares (2 oz.) of chocolate, mix with 1/2 of frosting mix. Add small amount of warm milk to white and chocolate frosting if needed.

I add enough warm milk to get good frosting consistency.

Here's the most important thing --> Put the frosting on the BOTTOM of the cookie. Yeah, that little detail isn't included in the recipe.

No it was not told thanks love the recipe