Category: Muffins & Biscuits (Page 1 of 4)

1 cup flour
Pinch of salt
2 eggs
1 ¼ cup milk
4 tbsp beef drippings or oil

Sift flour & salt together in a bowl. Make well in centre, break eggs into it. With wooden spoon, beat the eggs, gradually drawing in more flour into the centre. Beat in milk, little by little, until batter is smooth. Leave for 30 min before use. Heat oven to 400. Heat oil in roasting pan or cake pan. Pour in batter. Bake 30 min or until risen & golden brown.

1 egg
1 cup milk
1 tsp salt
1 cup flour

Beat 5 min. Pour into muffin tins (heated with a little oil in bottom of each hole)Bake 30 min @ 375.

Mix together:
2 cups flour
4 tsp sugar
1 tbsp yeast
2 tsp baking powder

Heat together:
1 1/3 cups milk
1 cup water
2/3 cup margarine
Cool until warm. Add to yeast mixture. Beat on low speed to moisten. Beat on medium speed for 3 min. Add:
3 ¾ cups flour

Work in remaining flour until dough is smooth & elastic & no longer sticky. Turn onto lightly floured surface. Knead 30 times. Roll out to ¾” thick. Cut into
2 ½” rounds. Put on greased cookie sheet. Cover with greased wax paper & towel. Let stand 1 hour. Bake @ 400. Makes 24.

6 cups flour
3 tsp salt
12 heaping tsp baking powder
1 cup shortening
1 2/3 cups milk + 3 tbsp

Filling:
1 ½ cups brown sugar
2 tsp cinnamon

Mix flour & shortening, cut in with pastry cutter. Add salt & baking powder. Mix & then add milk.
Roll out dough to approx. 15×18 & ¼” thick. Spread dough with layer of soft butter. Spread on filling. Roll up & cut into rolls. Place on large greased cookie sheet. Bake 15-20 min @ 350 or until golden brown. Makes 1 dozen.

2 cups flour
4 tsp baking powder
1 tbsp sugar
1 tsp salt
1 egg
1 cup milk
2 tbsp melted shortening

10 tbsp apple sauce
3 strips of bacon, cut into 2” pieces.

Pour part of batter in greased muffin tins. Top with 1 tbsp of apple sauce. Add rest of batter & a piece of bacon on top. Bake20 min @ 400.

Combine in small bowl:
2 cups flour
3 tbsp cocoa
2 tsp soda
2 tsp cinnamon
½ tsp salt

Mix in large bowl:
3 eggs
1 cup oil
2 cups sugar

Stir in & mix well:
2 cups grated zucchini
3 tsp vanilla
1 cup chopped nuts

Gradually add dry ingredients to batter, mixing well after each addition. Stir in nuts & combine well.

For muffins, bake 30 min @ 350. -or- Makes 2 loaves, bake 60 min.

Beat together:
1 cup sugar
3 eggs
¾ cup oil

Add:
3 cups flour
3 tsp baking powder
1 tsp salt
1 cup dry blueberries
1 cup milk.

Bake 20 min @ 375.

Mix together:
1 ¾ cups flour
1 ½ tsp baking powder
½ tsp salt
½ tsp nutmeg

Beat together & then add to dry ingredients:
1/3 cup oil
¾ cup sugar
1 egg
¾ cup milk

Topping:
1/3 cup melted butter
Mix together in small bowl:
¾ cup sugar (or 1/3 cup brown sugar)
1 tsp cinnamon

Fill muffin tins 1/3 full. Bake 15 min @ 350. When baked remove immediately from pans & dip in melted butter. While still hot dip in cinnamon sugar. Makes 1 dozen approx ¼ cup of batter each.

1 ½ cups flour
½ cup sugar
2 tsp baking powder
½ tsp salt
¼ cup soft shortening
1 egg
½ cup milk
1 cup blueberries

Bake 20 min @ 375.

1 cup fresh strawberries, sliced in quarters
1 cup sugar
2 eggs
½ cup melted butter
1 ½ cups flour
½ tsp soda
½ tsp nutmeg
½ tsp cinnamon
½ tsp salt

Mix strawberries with ¼ cup of the sugar, set aside. Beat remaining sugar with the butter & eggs. Add dry ingredients. Carefully mix in berries. Bake in greased loaf pan 50 min @ 350.

* You can use frozen berries, but they must be thawed & drained first.