Cornbread

This recipe comes from my grandma - Rosalie Lewis

1 cup all purpose flour
1/2 tsp. baking soda
2/3 cup sugar
1 cup yellow cornmeal
1/2 tsp. salt
1/2 cup melted butter or margarine
2 eggs
1 cup buttermilk

Put all dry ingredients in a bowl. Add the wet ingredients. Mix together with a wisk, but do not overmix. Bake in a pre-heated oven at 400F degrees. I baked mine in muffin tins. (I am sure you can bake it in an 8"x8" pan. I baked my muffins for 9 minutes, or until golden brown.

Easy Bread Sticks

1 Tbsp. yeast 1 1/2 cups warm water 2 Tbsp. sugar 1 1/2 tsp. salt 3 cups flour 1/2 cube butter Garlic salt Season salt Parsley

1. Preheat oven to 375 F.


2. In a medium mixing bowl, dissolve yeast in warm water, add sugar, and salt.


3. Add flour and knead or mix for 3 minutes.


4. Let dough sit under bowl and rise for 10 minutes.


5. Melt butter in 8x8 glass dish.


6. Roll out dough about 1 1/2 inches thick.


7. Cut dough into 1 1/2 inch strips.


8. Roll in butter and place in pan. Sprinkle with garlic,or parsley, or season salt.


9. Bake 15-20 minutes.

Banana Bread - Lion House

This recipe comes from the Lion House Cookbook 1/2 cup margarine/butter 1 cup sugar 2 eggs 1 cup bananas, mashed 1/4 cup milk 1 tsp lemon juice 2 cups flour 1 1/2 tsp. baking powder 1/2 tsp. baking soda 1/4 tsp. salt 1/2 cup chopped nuts, optional Preheat oven to 350 F. Cream sugar and margarine. Beat in egg. Add bananas, milk and lemon juice. Sift dry ingredients and add to wet mixture. Add nuts. Grease 1 loaf pan. Pour mix into pan and bake at 350 F for 1 hour.

Basic Sweet and Dinner Rolls

1/2 cup warm water 2 Tbsp. yeast 2 cups scalded milk 1/4 - 1/2 cup sugar 1/4 - 1/2 cup shortening 2 tsp. salt 2 beaten eggs 5-6 cups Bread Flour 1. In a small mixing bowl, dissolve yeast in warm water with 1 tsp. sugar. Set aside. Place milk in a small sauce pan to scald (heat milk just below boiling). 2. In large mixing bowl combine the sugar, shortening, salt, and scalded milk. Stir until dissolved and melted. Add 2 1/2 cups flour. Beat until smooth using a hand mixer. Beat in eggss and yeast, using a hand mixer. 3. Using a wooden spoon, add additional flour to make a soft dough. 4. Knead well. Let rise until double. 5. Shape as desired. 6. Bake dinner rolls at 400F for 10 minutes. Bake cinnamon rolls 400F for 15 minutes, or until golden brown. 7. Glaze with powedered sugar glaze if desired.

Sticky Buns

Sticky Buns (Do not remove refrigerator biscuits until ready to use) 1/3 cup firmly packed brown sugar 3 Tbsp butter 1/4 tsp. cinnamon 1 can (8 oz) regrigeratoed biscuits Combine brown sugar, cinnamon and butter in glass bowl. Cover with paper towel. Cook on 70% power (medium high) for 2 minutes or until butter melts. Spray pan with cooking spray. Stir mixture and spread half over the bottom of the microwave pan. Place half of the biscuits on top of the mixture. Then layer again with the rest of the butter/brown sugar mixture and top with the remaining biscuits. Bake, uncovered on 70%power (medium high) for approximately 5 minutes, or until biscuits are firm and no longer doughy. If doughy, put back in the microwave for 2 minutes on high power. Remove from microwave and invert onto a flat serving plate.