Bread Recipes

Here's one:
http://www.dianaskitchen.com/page/bread/tortilla.htm

Flour Tortillas


Serving Size : 12
4 cups Unbleached all purpose flour
2 teaspoons Salt
4 teaspoons Baking powder
2 tablespoons Vegetable shortening
1 1/2 cups Warm water or more if needed

In a large bowl, stir together the flour, salt and baking powder. With a pastry blender, a fork or your hands, gradually work in the lard or shortening until it is all incorporated. Add enough warm water to make a soft but not sticky dough. Turn out onto a lightly floured board and knead for 5 minutes.

Divide the dough into 1/4 cup (3 oz) portions and form them into balls.
Roll each ball into a flat round about 6 inches in diameter and 1/8 inches thick.

Heat a large heavy skillet over medium high heat. Place the tortillas one at a time into the dry hot skillet; cook until brown on one side, then turn and brown the other side.

Remove from the skillet and keep warm in cloth towel.

Source: Southwest cookbook

[Sis Santos]

Originally Posted by Monkeyman

I will PM you later, I think that Brazil is far away enough to give out our family's secret recipe!!

Monk,
Please do! send me your recipe!

Mmm! We recently went to a saints house and she ( being from mexico) made us a REAL mexican dinner... I watched her make her tortillas and I was convinced that I was going to buy myself a tortilla press... It looked farely simple...i just hope it is...

On another note, Don Pablos' has some delicious tortillas...Not crazy about the rest of the food, but the tortillas rock!

[Sis Santos]

Does any one on AFF make tortillas and what recipe works for you?

[rosebud]

Flour Tortillas


Serving Size : 12
4 cups Unbleached all purpose flour
2 teaspoons Salt
4 teaspoons Baking powder
2 tablespoons Vegetable shortening
1 1/2 cups Warm water or more if needed

In a large bowl, stir together the flour, salt and baking powder. With a pastry blender, a fork or your hands, gradually work in the lard or shortening until it is all incorporated. Add enough warm water to make a soft but not sticky dough. Turn out onto a lightly floured board and knead for 5 minutes.

Divide the dough into 1/4 cup (3 oz) portions and form them into balls.
Roll each ball into a flat round about 6 inches in diameter and 1/8 inches thick.

Heat a large heavy skillet over medium high heat. Place the tortillas one at a time into the dry hot skillet; cook until brown on one side, then turn and brown the other side.

Remove from the skillet and keep warm in cloth towel.

My family is Hispanic and this recipe seems accurate to me. My son is the one in our family who is carrying on the tradition. I can't roll them in perfect little circles, mine look weird shaped. But the trick is to use a heavy skillet like a cast iron one that is dry (not greased) and hot skillet.

Good luck

[Sis Santos]

thank you so much!

[rgcraig]

Strawberry Nut Bread
Cook Time: 1 Hour Ready In: 1 Hour 40 Minutes
Yields: 20 servings

"Fresh strawberries and nuts are doused with loads of cinnamon in this fruity quick bread."

INGREDIENTS:
3 cups all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon salt
3 teaspoons ground cinnamon
2 cups white sugar 2 cups sliced fresh strawberries
4 eggs
1 1/4 cups vegetable oil
1 cup chopped walnuts

DIRECTIONS:

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Lightly grease 2 9x5 inch loaf pans.

2. Sift together the flour, baking soda, salt, ground cinnamon and sugar in a large mixing bowl. Make a well in the center. Beat together the eggs and oil and pour them into the well. Stir just enough to moisten the ingredients. Fold in the strawberries and nuts. Pour mixture into prepared pans; fill containers no more than half full.

3. Bake in a preheated oven about 60 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Cool 20 to 30 minutes before removing from pans. Move to a rack to cool completely before slicing.

[Hoovie]

From KRISTIN'S KITCHEN at http://thehooverhouse.net/

Windmiller Homemade Rolls (croissants)
1 tablespoon yeast
1 tablespoon sugar
3 tablespoon warm water
Let rise separate while fixing second part

Cream:
½ cup sugar
½ cup shortening
1tsp salt
Add:
Warm 1 cup of milk (skim off top film)
2 eggs
Combine in above yeast mixture
Add 4 cups flour (or more until dough is not tacky)

Place in warm place for 2 hours and make into rolls (cut into triangle pizza shape, start at wide angle and roll up into croissants) coat lightly with melted butter and place in warm area to rise 2 more hours.
Bake 10-15 min at 350 degrees

[rgcraig]

Originally Posted by Stephen Hoover

From KRISTIN'S KITCHEN at http://thehooverhouse.net/

Windmiller Homemade Rolls (croissants)
1 tablespoon yeast
1 tablespoon sugar
3 tablespoon warm water
Let rise separate while fixing second part

Cream:
½ cup sugar
½ cup shortening
1tsp salt
Add:
Warm 1 cup of milk (skim off top film)
2 eggs
Combine in above yeast mixture
Add 4 cups flour (or more until dough is not tacky)

Place in warm place for 2 hours and make into rolls (cut into triangle pizza shape, start at wide angle and roll up into croissants) coat lightly with melted butter and place in warm area to rise 2 more hours.
Bake 10-15 min at 350 degrees

Thanks for posting this!

I'm making them now for dinner tonight!!!!

[Hoovie]

Originally Posted by rgcraig

Thanks for posting this!

I'm making them now for dinner tonight!!!!

Hey, I just saw this. Glad you tried them.

When I made them (during Wife Swap) I tried to duplicate my wife's method for quick rise on the hearth... That stuff spilled all over the place before I caught it! They really do taste great though.

The only thing that we have'nt figured out is how to make them fit into a South Beach lifestyle! (thats all that prevents trhem from being a daily staple in our house)

Steve