The Phoenix index., 1941-02-08
I Here's Some Recipes That
WiIIMake Your Mouth Wafer
Arden Gives
Lowdown On
Good Breads
By ARDEN III. DAUNE

DOeS your family regard ECme-
made breads and Crezt treat? My
family does. -. and you should see
all Of us indulge in mountaineering
shifts and all of us offer to take
part in the tasting tests
Well, have gotten together SONG:
vely special breau lecip-s that
am more than sure you want to
surprise the family with just as
soon as possible. They are all easy
to make and taste. oh, so good
DATE AND CHEESE BREAD =.
Three fourths cup boiling water
eight ounces dates, cut fine, one
and three fourths flour, one fourth
teaspoon salt, one teaspoon bak-
ing soda, one half cup sugar, one
egg, one cup grated American
cheese.
Pour boiling water over dates;
let stand five minutes. Mix and
SLIT flour; salt, baking soda and
sugar together. And date mixture,
beaten egg and cheese Mix well.
Pour into creased loaf pan. Baks
in a moderate oven for fifty
minutes.
HONEY NUT BREAD. -. One
half cup coarsely chopped nuts, two
cups flour, three teaspoons baking
powder, one half teaspoon salt, one
egg, beaten, one half cup honey,
one half cup milk, two, tablespoons
melted butter.
Add the nuts TO the siftee dry
| ingredients. Combine the beaten
egg with the honey milk and melt
ed butter. Add to first mixture Stir
until ingredients are just moisten-
ed. Bake in creased loaf pan in 6
moderate oven from forty-five to
fifty minutes.
BANANA BREAD. Mix and
Sift together two cups flour, one
teaspoon salt. Work one third cur
teaspoons baking soda and one hall
shortening to soft cream anc
half cup sugar. Next beat in two
eggs, then one fourth cup sour milk
gradually. add one third to one
and one cup mashed ripe bananas
Mix, add the flour mixture, beat tc
mix and pour into a well-greasec
pan. Bake in a moderate oven fol
fifty to sixty minutes. Let COO
thoroughly before serving, or make
| one day to serve the next.
APPLE BREAD go. One cur
sugar, one half cup shortening, two
eggs, one fourth teaspoon salt, one
teaspoon each of soda and baking
powder, one and one half table
soon sour milk, on cup raw apples
grind but do not peeD, two cups
flour, one fourth cup nut-meats,
One teaspoon vanilla.
Blend ingredients in order given
and bake in a loaf pan in a mode
rate oven about forty-five minutes.
WALNUT RAISIN BREAD
Two cups flour, one half teaspoon
salt, three teaspoons baking powder,
one half cup chopped walnuts, one
cup seedlesS raiSinS, che egg, beaten,
one fourth cup sugar, one cup milk,
two tablespoons melted shortening.
Sift flour, salt and baking pow
der together; add walnuts meats
and raisins. Combine egg, sugar,
milk and shortening; add to flour
mixture and well. Bake in creased
loaf pan in moderate oven for
forty-five minutes.
DATE BREAD -. Place one cup
finely chopped dates in a bowl,
sprinkle with one teaspoon of soda
and one half teaspoon salt, and
cover with one cup boiling water.
Allow to stand until cold. Add one
cup brown sugar, one tablespoon
of shortening, one beaten egg and
stir until we'll blended. Gradually
add two cups flour, stirring con-
stantly. When we'll mixed add one
teaspoon vanilla and cne cup
chopped nuts. Mix well and pour
in a loaf pan and bake in moder-
ate oven for one hour.
Our leaflet on hot breads features
a dozen other equally exciting re-
cipeS. Send a loose Scent stamp
and your request to Arden A
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