Cornmeal 2 Cups Milk
6 Cups All-purpose flour 1/2 Cup Water
2 pkgs. Yeast 1 Tbsp. Sugar
1/4 tsp. Baking soda 1 tsp. Salt
Lightly grease two 8x4x2-inch loaf pans. Lightly sprinkle with cornmeal to coat bottom and sides. Set pans aside. In a large mixing bowl, combine 3 cups flour, yeast and baking soda. In a medium saucepan, heat and stir milk, water, sugar and salt till just warm (120 to 130 degrees). Add milk mixture to flour mixture; mix well using a wooden spoon. Stir in remaining flour. Divide the dough (will be sticky) in half. Shape into loaves and place in prepared loaf pans. Sprinkle tops with additional cornmeal. Cover and let rise in a warm place till loaves double in size (for 45 minutes). Bake in a 400 degree oven 25 minutes or till the bread is golden. (The tops of the bread won't be smooth and rounded, but they'll have a rough appearance.) Immediately remove the bread from the pans. Cool on rack. To serve, slice the bread and toast it. Serve with Honey Butter. Makes 2 loaves.
Honey Butter
1/2 Cup Butter, softened
1/4 Cup Honey
In a small bowl, beat the butter and honey with an electric mixer on low speed until well mixed. Store honey butter in refrigerator.
Grandma Nick's Christmas Wreath Cookies
1/2 Cup Margarine
30 Large Marshmallows or 4 Cups Miniature marshmallows
1 to 2 tsp. Green food coloring
1/2 tsp. Vanilla
1 1/2 Cups Each Cornflakes, Cheerios and Rice Krispies
Red Hots
Melt margarine and marshmallows; add food coloring and vanilla. Add the cereals, stirring until all flakes are green. Shape into wreaths. Decorate with red hots for holly berries.
Note: These are not very fun to shape into wreaths. I think it may need more marshmallows.
Hot Wings
10 Chicken wings, thawed
1/2 Cup Crystal Louisiana Hot Sauce, divided
Tabasco Sauce, depending on taste
Cayenne Pepper, depending on taste
1/2 Cup Flour
1 tsp. Salt
1/2 tsp. Cayenne pepper
1/4 Cup Butter or Margarine
Canola Oil for frying
Heat the oil in an electric skillet to 325 degrees. In a bowl mix together 1/4 Cup Hot sauce, Tabasco sauce and cayenne pepper as desired; set aside. In another bowl, mix together flour, salt and 1/2 tsp. cayenne pepper. Dip the wings one at a time into the hot sauce mixture , then into the flour mixture. Place them in the hot oil. Fry the wings, turning once, until the juices run clear or 10 minutes per side. Remove from the oil and place on a rack inside a roasting pan. Place in the oven at 325 degrees for 15 minutes or until needed. To serve, place inside a 9x13 pan and cover with sauce, recipe follows. Sauce: Prepare the sauce by combining 1/4 Cup Hot Sauce and 1/4 Cup Butter in a small saucepan over medium/low heat. Tabasco sauce and cayenned pepper can be added. Heat the mixture, stirring ofter, until it begins to boil. Immediately remove sauce from the heat and cover the saucepan until the chicken wings are ready to coat.
