Breads & Cakes

Wild Blueberry Nut Bread

3 cups (400 g) White Flour
1 Tablespoon Baking Powder
1/4 Teaspoon Baking Soda
1 cup (200 g) Sugar
1 cup (130 g) chopped pecans
3 large eggs
1 cup (250 ml) Milk
1/2 cup (120 ml) Melted Butter, cooled
1 1/2 cups (230 g) Wild Blueberries

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (180 degrees C)

In a large bowl combine flour, baking powder, baking soda, sugar and nuts. Stir thoroughly. In another bowl, beat the eggs, milk and melted butter until well blended. Pour the milk/egg mixture over the dry ingredients; stir thoroughly until will moistened. Do not beat. Gently fold in Wild Blueberries. Pour batter into a well battered 9 X 5 X 3-inch (22.5 X 12.5 X 7.5cm) loaf pan and set aside for 10 minutes.

Bake for 1 hour or until loaf tests done. Cool bread upright in pan 20 minutes, then turn out. Cool completely before cutting.

Makes 1 loaf

Spice Cake

Miriam Miller

2 cups sugar
.5 cup lard
2 eggs
2 cups sour cream
2 cups buttermilk
2 level tsp soda
1.5 cup raisins
1.5 tsp cinnamon
3.5 cup flour
2 tsp vanilla

Cream sugar and lard. Add beaten eggs. Add sour cream and continue with addition of other ingredients as with any other cake. Bake in an extra large loaf pan or several smaller ones, in over at 350 until done.

Old-fashioned Crumb Cake

3 cups flour
2 cups brown sugar
.5 cup shortening, butter or margarine
1 egg, beaten
1 cup buttermilk
1 tsp baking soda
1 tsp cream of tartar

Mix flour and brown sugar together. Cut in shortening until mixture is crumbly. Take out 1 cup crumbs for topping.

Add remaining crumbs the egg, buttermilk, soda and cream of tartar in that order. Mix well after each addition.

Pour into a greased 9x13 baking pan or 2 pie plates or cake pans. Sprinkle reserved cup of crumbs over top. Bake at 375 for 25-30 minutes.

Wild Blueberry Bread

3 cups white flour
1 Tbsp baking powder
.25 tsp baking soda
1 cup sugar
1 cup chopped pecans
3 large eggs
1 cup milk
.5 cup mild
.5 cup melted butter, cooled
1/5 cups Wild Blueberries

Preheat oven to 350 degrees

In a large bowl combine four, baking powder, baking soda, sugar and nuts. Stir thoroughly. In another bowl beat eggs, milk and melted butter until well blended. Pour the egg/milk mixture over the dry ingredients; stir until thoroughly moistened. Do not beat. Gently fold in Wild Blueberries. Pout batter into a well-buttered 9x5x3inch loaf pan and set aside for 10 minutes. Bake for 1 hour or until loaf test done. Cool bread upright in pan 20 minutes, then turn out. Cool completely before cutting.