Bread Sticks

~the farmgirl story~
Once upon a time a long, long time ago I got married and before that I had a bridal shower.  At that bridal shower my friends had put together a recipe book of all their favorite recipes.  This is one of those very recipes...thank you Anneke.  It has been a favorite for a very long time.

Bread Sticks

1 Tbl yeast

2 Tbl sugar

1 ½ cup warm water

3-cup flour

1 tsp salt

Mix yeast, sugar & water- set aside 5 mins.  Mix with flour and salt- knead well. Let raise 15 mins. Roll out dough, place on cookie sheet, cut into strips with pizza cutter let raise 15 mins.  Bake 400* for 12-15 mins.  Put butter and Parmesan cheese on top.

~the farmgirl disclaimer~
I am quite liberal with the raise time on these things.  Pretty much whatever time I have seems to work.

Baking Powder Biscuits

~the farmgirl story~
My MIL used to work at the LDS dry pack cannery.  She gave me a Family Recipes- Use and Enjoy your Food Storage recipe book printed by the cannery a long, long time ago.  I must admit some of the recipes appear a little sketchy, but this biscuit recipe is a keeper.

 Baking Powder Biscuits

2 cups flour
1 tsp salt
3 tsp baking powder
1/3 cup shortening
3/4 cup milk

Combine flour, baking powder & salt.  Add shortening and use fork to cut in to resemble course meal.  Add milk, stir until blended.  Transfer dough to lightly floured surface.  Knead gently, 8-10 times.  Roll dough 1/2 inch thick.  Cut into biscuits.  Bake 425* for 10-12 mins.

~the farmgirl disclaimer~
I think they are too dry if you just use 3/4 milk.  I always add closer to a cup.  And I usually don't roll the dough quite that thin either, I like a nice thick biscuit.

Staff of Life Bread

~the farmgirl story~
My mom makes amazing bread. Really, it's awfully good. She's been using the same recipe since forever. It's called Staff of Life Bread, and yes-it is. I could pretty much survive on this stuff. Wait, I already do.

Staff of Life Bread

2 quarts milk -scalded, cooled down and add...
1 cup sugar
1/4 cup salt
1 cup oil
3 tbl. yeast dissolved in 2/3 cup warm water
18 cup flour

Mix all ingredients. Raise 1 hour -punch down- raise additional hour. Put in loaf pans and raise 30 minutes. Bake *400 for 30 minutes.

~the farmgirl disclaimer~
*You may have noticed the gargantuan amount of ingredients....this makes a lot of bread. *When I lived in St. G before I could borrow my mom's mixer I would just cut the recipe way down. *Also, I think the altitude makes a difference, I have much better luck with this bread (well, all breads actually) here than I did down south.

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