Recent content by teresainNC

I feel your pain! For years I tried various starters and never had good luck with any of them. My mom made the bread with the sugar/potato flakes starter and that worked well for me too. The only thing was, it took a really long time to rise, it was quite sweet and I didn't have the time to fool...

Just read through all 8 pages of this discussion - very interesting reading and I agree with a lot of it. With reference to sugar in my diet: I have found as I have gotten older that I really don't feel the need or craving for sweets most of the time. If I get ice cream on my mind, I go buy a...

My bread turned out just great! Can't wait to try it for toast tomorrow morning. Maybe the next baking I will try half white and half whole wheat flour and see how I like that. Thank you again, prairiegirl, for this tasty and versatile recipe. Teresa

Today I'm making prairiegirl's Oatmeal Bread again, but this time I'm using 1/2 cup Bob's Red Mill 10 grain cereal and 1/2 cup rolled oats. I plan to use 1/4 cup honey and 1/4 cup molasses instead of all honey. The grain cereal makes for a more crunchy bread - especially when toasted and I'm all...

Made these tonight to have with dinner! Oh, wow...how good! I used about 2 TB of mayo and buttermilk (had some I needed to use up - how do you know when buttermilk goes bad?) and baked them on a parchment covered sheet in the toaster oven at 450 F for about 9-10 minutes. So nice and crunchy...

Do you think you could use buttermilk in this Mayonnaise Biscuits recipe?

I would get a pizza peel at least 12-inches wide - up to 14-inches. Any smaller would be just for individual pizzas, any larger would be overkill. I usually make 10" to 12" pizzas as I find larger more difficult to transfer to the stone. JMHO Cackle, I know Gold Hill; lived in Salisbury for...

Cackle, I don't think a wood cutting board would work as a sub for a pizza peel. Instead, try using a cookie sheet that has no sides on it. Put several tablespoons of cornmeal on the sheet, spread them out evenly with your hands, the place your pizza crust on top of the cornmeal, top the pizza...

Yes, you can add extra wheat germ or bran - just don't add a lot as it will make your whole wheat bread much more dense and heavy. I like to use the Cornell Triple Formula to "wean" people off white bread: in a 1 cup measuring cup put 1 TB soy flour 1 TB wheat germ 1 TB dried milk powder then...

My canner and pressure cooker are both Prestos and they work very well. This manufacturer has been in business for many years - like 60 or more? And the rubber gaskets (guess that is what you are calling the seal?) are available widely and on their web site. No problem getting a new gasket when...

Very interesting reading about everyone's choices in cooking oil. I get large bottles of 365 Extra Virgin Olive Oil at Whole Foods when I can get to that store or have a family member pick up a big bottle of Kirkland's EVOO when shopping at Costco. I really prefer sunflower seed oil over...

You might want to invest in an instant read thermometer and check that your water temp is about 105F when you dissolve the yeast in it. Do this each time you make bread and you will soon know what the correct temp feels like. If I heat filtered water in a glass cup in the microwave, I often get...

Monkey Bread - another version Nutty Orange Coffee Cake - so good no one will suspect it was made with canned biscuits! Even people at my office that "don't bake" have made this their favorite holiday breakfast bread. 3/4 cup sugar 1/2 cup pecans, chopped 2 t. grated orange rind 1/2 of an 8...

prairiegirl, I just took your Old Fashioned Oatmeal Bread out of the oven - forget about waiting for it to cool - it is delicious! Thanks for the recipe! I know I will be making this often. Teresa

First time post for new member here! Hi y'all! I love oatmeal bread so I will try your recipe soon, prairiegirl! This grainy, nutty bread from King Arthur flour is very good, I've made it twice now and used half chopped pumpkin seeds for half of the amount of sunflower seeds, just because I had...