Post by MrsDeweySmith on Oct 26, 2005 11:33:11 GMT -5
Grandpappy's Basic Recipes
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Useful Homemade Items
When Store Bought Items Aren't Available
Copyright © 1976,2004 by Robert Wayne Atkins, P.E.
All Rights Reserved.
Baking Powder (from McCormick's Cream of Tartar Label)
1/2 tsp. Cream of Tartar 1/4 tsp. Baking Soda 1/4 tsp. Cornstarch
Blend and measure as normal. (Note: If you don't have Cornstarch then increase the Baking Soda to 1/3 tsp.)
Homemade Bisquick Mix
3 cups flour 1/2 cup shortening 1 tbsp. baking powder
4 tsp. granulated sugar 1 tsp. salt
Mix everything together and use in any recipe that requires Bisquick Ready Mix.
Homemade Sweetened Condensed Milk
1 cup instant nonfat dry milk 1/3 cup boiling water
2/3 cup granulated sugar 1/4 cup butter, melted (optional)
If the optional butter is omitted, then increase the water to 1/2 cup and increase the sugar to 3/4 cup..
Combine all ingredients and mix until smooth. Store this milk in the refrigerator for up to 5 days.
Homemade Sour Cream
1 cup instant nonfat dry milk 1/2 cup warm water 1 tbsp. vinegar or lemon juice
Add the dry milk to the warm water in a bowl and stir until completely dissolved. Add the vinegar a few drops at a time and continue stirring. Place in the refrigerator for six-hours and the mixture will thicken.
Mayonnaise
2 egg yolks 2 cups salad oil 1/8 tsp. cayenne
1 tsp. dry mustard 3 tbsp. lemon juice
Mix egg yolks with dry mustard and cayenne. Stir in lemon juice. Beat in 1/2 cup salad oil a few drops at a time. Then beat in another 1 1/2 cups of oil more rapidly.
Baby Formula
1/3 cup + 2 tbsp. nonfat dry milk 1 tbsp. olive or vegetable oil
1.3 cups water (safe or boiled) 2 tsp. sugar
Mix will. Serve at room temperature or slightly warmed. Test a small drop on your wrist before feeding to the baby.
Electrolyte Beverage (Gatorade, Pedialyte)
1 quart water 1/2 tsp. baking soda
1 tsp. Lite salt 10 tsp. granulated sugar
Optional Ingredient: Package of Kool-Aid for color and flavoring.
Mix well. Replaces lost electrolytes due to dehydration (diarrhea, vomiting, excessive sweating, etc.).
Homemade Liquid Yeast
1 ounce hops 4 tsp. brown sugar 1 cup smooth mashed potatoes
2 cups flour 4 tsp. salt 2 quarts water
Early in the day, boil one ounce of hops in two quarts of water for thirty minutes. Strain and let the liquid cool to the warmth of new milk. Put in an earthen crock or bowl. Add 4 teaspoons each of salt and brown sugar. Now beat up 2 cups of flour with part of the liquid and add to the remainder of liquid, mixing well. Set that mixture aside in a warm place for 3 days. Then add 1 cup smooth, mashed potatoes. Keep near the range in a warm place and stir frequently until it is well fermented. Place in a sterile, wide mouth jug or glass jar, and store in a cool place until ready to use. It will remain active for 2 months and improve with age. Use same quantity as regular yeast, but shake the jar well before using.
Hop Yeast
1 tsp. hops 1 tbsp. sugar 1 pint pure water (No Chlorine)
1 tbsp. flour 1 large potato, diced 1 glass bottle
Boil potato, add hops while boiling. Boil for 20 minutes. Strain and cool slightly, add flour and sugar. Bottle and cork tightly. The yeast should work in a few hours if you used a bottle that has been used for this same process (or an unwashed, but recently opened beer or wine bottle). A new or washed bottle will take about 24 hours. Adding a maximum of 1 or 2 raisins (or currants) will speed up the process.
This provides not only the base yeast for great sourdough starter, but also works in a pinch for a yeast substitute. You may use this yeast instead of commercial store bought yeast in your recipes for breads, cakes, or sourdough starters.
www.grandpappy.info/indexrec.htm
Useful Homemade Items
When Store Bought Items Aren't Available
Copyright © 1976,2004 by Robert Wayne Atkins, P.E.
All Rights Reserved.
Baking Powder (from McCormick's Cream of Tartar Label)
1/2 tsp. Cream of Tartar 1/4 tsp. Baking Soda 1/4 tsp. Cornstarch
Blend and measure as normal. (Note: If you don't have Cornstarch then increase the Baking Soda to 1/3 tsp.)
Homemade Bisquick Mix
3 cups flour 1/2 cup shortening 1 tbsp. baking powder
4 tsp. granulated sugar 1 tsp. salt
Mix everything together and use in any recipe that requires Bisquick Ready Mix.
Homemade Sweetened Condensed Milk
1 cup instant nonfat dry milk 1/3 cup boiling water
2/3 cup granulated sugar 1/4 cup butter, melted (optional)
If the optional butter is omitted, then increase the water to 1/2 cup and increase the sugar to 3/4 cup..
Combine all ingredients and mix until smooth. Store this milk in the refrigerator for up to 5 days.
Homemade Sour Cream
1 cup instant nonfat dry milk 1/2 cup warm water 1 tbsp. vinegar or lemon juice
Add the dry milk to the warm water in a bowl and stir until completely dissolved. Add the vinegar a few drops at a time and continue stirring. Place in the refrigerator for six-hours and the mixture will thicken.
Mayonnaise
2 egg yolks 2 cups salad oil 1/8 tsp. cayenne
1 tsp. dry mustard 3 tbsp. lemon juice
Mix egg yolks with dry mustard and cayenne. Stir in lemon juice. Beat in 1/2 cup salad oil a few drops at a time. Then beat in another 1 1/2 cups of oil more rapidly.
Baby Formula
1/3 cup + 2 tbsp. nonfat dry milk 1 tbsp. olive or vegetable oil
1.3 cups water (safe or boiled) 2 tsp. sugar
Mix will. Serve at room temperature or slightly warmed. Test a small drop on your wrist before feeding to the baby.
Electrolyte Beverage (Gatorade, Pedialyte)
1 quart water 1/2 tsp. baking soda
1 tsp. Lite salt 10 tsp. granulated sugar
Optional Ingredient: Package of Kool-Aid for color and flavoring.
Mix well. Replaces lost electrolytes due to dehydration (diarrhea, vomiting, excessive sweating, etc.).
Homemade Liquid Yeast
1 ounce hops 4 tsp. brown sugar 1 cup smooth mashed potatoes
2 cups flour 4 tsp. salt 2 quarts water
Early in the day, boil one ounce of hops in two quarts of water for thirty minutes. Strain and let the liquid cool to the warmth of new milk. Put in an earthen crock or bowl. Add 4 teaspoons each of salt and brown sugar. Now beat up 2 cups of flour with part of the liquid and add to the remainder of liquid, mixing well. Set that mixture aside in a warm place for 3 days. Then add 1 cup smooth, mashed potatoes. Keep near the range in a warm place and stir frequently until it is well fermented. Place in a sterile, wide mouth jug or glass jar, and store in a cool place until ready to use. It will remain active for 2 months and improve with age. Use same quantity as regular yeast, but shake the jar well before using.
Hop Yeast
1 tsp. hops 1 tbsp. sugar 1 pint pure water (No Chlorine)
1 tbsp. flour 1 large potato, diced 1 glass bottle
Boil potato, add hops while boiling. Boil for 20 minutes. Strain and cool slightly, add flour and sugar. Bottle and cork tightly. The yeast should work in a few hours if you used a bottle that has been used for this same process (or an unwashed, but recently opened beer or wine bottle). A new or washed bottle will take about 24 hours. Adding a maximum of 1 or 2 raisins (or currants) will speed up the process.
This provides not only the base yeast for great sourdough starter, but also works in a pinch for a yeast substitute. You may use this yeast instead of commercial store bought yeast in your recipes for breads, cakes, or sourdough starters.
Beans are so delicious! I love all kinds.