How can I bake cookies and cakes without chemical leavening agents?!
Does anyone know of any web sites or books where I can learn the baking techniques of a century ago, when people didn't have baking powder or baking soda!?Www@FoodAQ@Com
Answers:
My grandmother would whip her eggs with the sugar, fold in the flour and then steam her cakes (without leavening agents)!.
She really didn't have a recipe: Just some eggs, little sugar, little oil, some flour!.Www@FoodAQ@Com
She really didn't have a recipe: Just some eggs, little sugar, little oil, some flour!.Www@FoodAQ@Com
Dixie Snaps Kentucky civil war cookie recipe
Dixie Snaps
kentucky civil war cookie recipe
(350 degrees)
1 c molasses
3 tsp ginger
3 tsp soda
1/2 c butter & shortening
1 1/2 tsp salt
3 c flour
Bring molasses to a boil
Take off the heat
Add butter and shortening!.
Add ginger and salt
Add soda pre-mixed in a little milk!.
mix well!.
Add some of your flour, stirring in slowly!.
Roll mixture, continue to add flour and knead well!.
Roll thin!.
Cut in wafer size and bake in moderate oven on either greased tins
or greased heavy paper laid on the bottom of your pan!.
Let cool!.Www@FoodAQ@Com
Dixie Snaps
kentucky civil war cookie recipe
(350 degrees)
1 c molasses
3 tsp ginger
3 tsp soda
1/2 c butter & shortening
1 1/2 tsp salt
3 c flour
Bring molasses to a boil
Take off the heat
Add butter and shortening!.
Add ginger and salt
Add soda pre-mixed in a little milk!.
mix well!.
Add some of your flour, stirring in slowly!.
Roll mixture, continue to add flour and knead well!.
Roll thin!.
Cut in wafer size and bake in moderate oven on either greased tins
or greased heavy paper laid on the bottom of your pan!.
Let cool!.Www@FoodAQ@Com
http://diaryofakentuckycook!.blogspot!.com!.!.!.Www@FoodAQ@Com
actually chemical leavening agents have been readily available for a couple of centuries, I've seen recipes dating back to the early 18th century that call for baking soda!.
here's a website with links to when recipes first started to get used and links to historically accurate recipes!.
http://www!.foodtimeline!.org/
I use this site quite frequently as I am a member of a historical reenactment club!.Www@FoodAQ@Com
here's a website with links to when recipes first started to get used and links to historically accurate recipes!.
http://www!.foodtimeline!.org/
I use this site quite frequently as I am a member of a historical reenactment club!.Www@FoodAQ@Com
http://www!.foodtimeline!.org/Www@FoodAQ@Com