Evening star., 1954-05-18
OId-Foshioned Breads Made New Way
By Violet FouIkner

If you've wished for a new,
quick way to make old-fashioned
breads, your wish has come true.
The trick is yeast breads made
by the batter method. Batters
with their higher proportion OF
liquid to flour are mixed more
quickly. Kneading and shaping
steps are eliminated. Batters
need to rise. only once, either
in the bowl in which they are
mixed or in the baking pan so
you have fewer dishes to wash
and you take the finished bread
from the oven sooner.
It really is true you spend. less
time in the kitchen when you
prepare yeast-raised breads from
a batter. But fermentation Of
the batter is very important.
When doubled in bulk. the batter
looks moist and somewhat rough
with small bubbles just under
the surface. The top is not
tightly stretched as in doughs
with which you are probably
more familiar, but rather 1t is
slightly rounded and soft.
Recipe directions should be
carefully followed. Because Of
the softer dough mixtures, they
take on the shape Of the baking
pan, making them ideal breads
to bake in q mold.
CASSEROLE BREAD
/ cup milk.
8 tablespoons sugar.
/ tablespoon salt.
~. tablespoons shortening.
/ cup warm (not hot) water.
2 packages or cakes yeast. active
dry or compressed.
~ CUBS sifted enriched flour.
Scald milk: stir in sugar. salt
and shortening. Cool to luke
warm. Measure water into a
bowl; sprinkle or crumble in
yeast. Stir to dissolve. Stir in
lukewarm milk mixture. Add
flour. Stir until well blended,
about 2 minutes. Cover. Let
rise in warm place, free from
draft, about 40 minutes or until
more than double in bulk. Stir
batter down. Beat vigorously,
about u minute. Turn into
creased 11a-quart casserole. A
square pan 8x8x2-inches or an
8-inch tube pan may be used.
Bake uncovered in moderate
oven at 375 degrees F. about /
hour. Makes loaf.
PINEAPPLE COFFEE CAKE
3 tablespoons margarine or but
ter.
2 tablespoons dark brown sugar.
y cup shredded coconut.
% cup pineapple tidbitS.
70 cup milk.
13 cup sugar.
"a teaspoon salt.
"a cup shortening.
"a cup warm (not hot) water.
/ package yeast, active dry or
compressed.
! egg, beaten.
y teaspoon vanilla.
2 cups enriched flour. sifted.
In pan 8x8x2 inches melt
butter and spread evenly with
brown sugar and coconut.
Arrange pineapple tidbitS on top.
In a saucepan scald the milk and
stir in sugar, salt, and shorten
ing. Cool to lukewarm. Measure
warm water into bowl and
sprinkle yeast on top. Stir until
dissolved. Stir in lukewarm milk
mixture. Add egg, vanilla and
-four. Stir until well blended,
about / minute. Turn batter into
prepared pan. Let rise in warm
place, free from draft. until
doubled in bulk, about hour and
IS minutes. Bake in moderate
oven at 375 degrees F. about IS
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mediately. Serve warm.
WHITE ROLLS.
~ cups milk
212 tablespoons sugar
112 teaspoons salt
IA cup shortening
"a cup warm water
packages yeast, active dry or
compressed
314 cups sifted enriched flour
Scald milk; stir in sugar, salt
and shortening. Cool to luke
warm. Measure water into bowl
and sprinkle yeast on top. Stir
until dissolved. Stir in lukewarm
milk mixture. Add flour. Stir
until well blended, about / min
ute. Cover. Let rise in warm
place until doubled in bulk, about
80 minutes. Stir batter down.
Beat vigorously about half min
ute. Fill creased muffin pan 234x