Choice Morsels

So, I'm out of yeast and there's none to be had at the grocery right now---unless I want to order a pound online. I decided not to do that---I'm not sure I want to make that big a commitment to making bread.  So without yeast there are 3 basic options left for leavening: baking powder, baking soda & sour dough starter. There's recipes in Pinterest for making your own sour dough starter, which is basically home-grown yeast, but the process from scratch takes a week. Probably a little quicker if you know someone who can share some they have. I decided I don't want to mess with that. Which leaves baking powder & baking soda. So, today I'm trying out a quick batter bread recipe that uses a combo of baking powder and baking soda.  This recipe mixes up quick, creating a soft batter you just scrape into a loaf pan and bake.  I added Rosemary & garlic to mine, but we just like that flavor.  Results : I tried cutting it for sandwiches, but fo...

I'm doing yard work, but I'm taking a snack break right now and having a little rest before I go back out. I have about a 7 x 8 garden patch I was turning the dirt over on. Part of my rest break is posting today's Good Eating Recipe, which is a new Pinterest recipe I tried out last Tuesday for "Quick Amish Bread," or "Cinnamon Bread." It's "quick" because it's just a stir together recipe that has a muffin like texture and can even be baked as muffins rather then a loaf versus a yeast-based bread. This recipe comes from a blog called Redfly Creations . (You should read her "About Me" page, if you visit!) I decided to make it, then realized I didn't have enough all-purpose flour and I needed 4 cups. But I had quick oats and some wheat flour on hand, so I made up the difference with those. Everyone at Bible Study liked it. I think I'd add raisins next time. It just seemed to me to needed that extra something from r...