Homemade Corn Bread

Ingredients:
3 tablespoons butter
1 cup cornmeal
1/2 cup all-purpose flour
2 teaspoons baking powder
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 tablespoon granulated sugar
2 eggs
1 cup milk

Steps:

1. Melt butter in a iron skillet, inside over being heated to 350 degrees
2. Combine dry ingredients in a mixing bowl
3. Beat eggs;  then add milk, and 2 tablespoons of butter from hot skillet in separate bowl
4. Stir this mixture into dry ingredients, until no clumps (makes a batter)
5. Pour this batter into the hot skillet with remaining butter
6. Bake 20-25 minutes
7. Serve when cooled. with butter

Whole Wheat Honey Bread

Ingredients:

• 4 tablespoons honey
• 1/4 lb. butter melted
• 2 teaspoons salt
• 2 tablespoons yeast
• 1/2 cup warm water
• 4 cups whole wheat flour
• 1-2 cups unbleached white flour

Steps:

1. Stir honey, melted butter, and salt together in large mixing bowl
2. Dissolve yeast in 1/2 cup of water; then add to large mixing bowl
3. Add 2 1/2 cups of water and whole wheat flour * should make an airy; spongey mixture
4. *Beat well by hand*
5. Cover and let rise 1 hour
6. Stir in white flour until dough is soft (not sticky)
7. Knead dough on a flourered surface
8. Let rise until double in size
9. Shape into two loaves of bread
10. Put in geased pans and cover
11. Preheat oven to 375 degrees
12. Let dough rise again until doubled
13. Bake 35 to 45 minutes

Cool before serving

How to make Italian Bread

Ingredients:

6 or 7 cups of flour

2 tsp of salty

2 1/2 cups luke warm water

2 packages dry yeast

Mix all ingredients in a large bowl

* add a little less flour then called for and add the rest if needed

Knead for ten minutes, until smooth

Pour 1/4 cup olive oil over dough, knead until no longer sticky, usually will take 3 to 5 minutes.

Cover dough with clean towel and allow to rise until double in size

Shape the dough how you want it and preheat over to 425 degrees

Brush top of bread with water, or beaten egg yolks

Bake for 10 minutes at 425, the for 30 minutes at 375, or until slightly browned.

If tapped on the bottom it should sound hollow when done.

Place on a rack to cool off.

Ideas: If you wish to spice things up or add a twist to this delicious bread...

Add just a little bit of finely chopped fresh chives to the dough.

Just before removing fromv the oven shred jalepeno chedder jack cheese on top.