Recipes

Here are some of the recipes we enjoy.

Harrison & Peg Phillips Recipe: Mayonnaise

Into a large glass measuring cup or similar container, pour an eighth to a quarter cup or so of vinegar then enough vegetable oil to make 1 2/3 cup.

Add to that a center (hand) palm covered with salt, a larger center palm of pepper, a larger yet center palm of powdered mustard, the same amount of powdered garlic and one large egg at room temperature.

Immerse a hand blender to the bottom of the mixture with the blade over the egg yolk and begin to blend. As the mixture thickens, gradually raise the blender allowing the remaining oil to gradually blend into the Mayonnaise. The thickness of the Mayonnaise is a function of the amount of oil - more oil means thicker Mayonnaise and vise versa.

Harrison & Peggy Phillips Recipe: Simple Bread Dough

Ingredients:
2 Cups Flour,
1 1/2 Teaspoons Yeast,
1 Teaspoon Salt,
1 Tablespoon Sugar,
1 Tablespoon Dry Milk Powder,
1 Tablespoon Salad Oil,
7 Ounces Warm Tap Water.

Directions:
Combine and mix together dry ingredients. Add oil and water and stir until a doughy consistency. Sprinkle with flour and knead by hand until a smooth dough. Cover and set aside for an hour or so to rise. Remove from bowl with floured hands and knead once or twice. Set aside for a few minutes then shape into the desired shape or place into a greased loaf pan and let rise again. Bake at 375 for 20 to 30 minutes.

This dough works great for pizzas. Roll out the dough to fit into a jelly roll pan or cookie sheet after the first rising. oil the pan and cover with corn flour before placing dough into the pan to rise. After second rising, bake the dough at 425 F for 4 minutes or so then add the pizza ingredients and bake another 8 or 10 minutes at 435 F.

We usually skip both risings to save time when we have pizzas. It works pretty well providing a thin crust pizza that can be fixed after conventional working hours.

I like this dough recipe because it uses a minimum of utensils. I knead the dough right in the large bowl used for the initial mixing so I don't need to mess up the counter or get out a bread board.

Harrison & Peggy Phillips Recipe: Biscuits

We have used this recipe for a long time. It is from the 1979 Better Homes and Gardens All-Time Favorite Bread Recipes which has a price sticker for $3.95 on the front.

Ingredients: 2 cups flour, 4 tsps baking powder, 2 tsps sugar, 1/2 tsp cream of tarter, 1/2 tsp salt, 1/2 cup shortening, 2/3 cup milk. For buttermilk use 3/4 cup buttermilk instead of 2/3 cup milk and add 1/4 tsp baking soda into flour.

Directions: Combine dry ingredients then cut in shortening and add milk. Stir only until mixed then knead gently 10 to 12 strokes. Pat down to 1/2 inch thick and cut with a 2 1/2 inch cutter dipped in flour. If you don't mind square biscuits, it is easiest to cut into squares.

Bake at 450 F for 10 to 12 minutes. Makes 10 to 12 biscuits.

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