Lammas Loaf Recipes

Ingredients

4 cups all purpose/bread flour

3 tsp baking powder

1 tsp salt (to taste)

0.75 tsp baking soda

1 cup raisins

2 eggs

1.5 cups buttermilk

Method

Stir together the flour, baking powder, salt, baking soda and raisins.

Seperately, fork-blend the eggs and buttermilk, then add the dry ingredients.

Stir until the batter is sticky before scraping onto a well floured surface and kneading lightly.

This batter/dough should be shaped into a ball and placed in a round non-stick casserole that has been sprayed with oil or lightly covered with butter.

Mark a cross in the centre using a sharp knife and bake uncovered in a preheated oven at 350° oven for approximately 1.25 hours. 

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Ingredients

1 cup flour

0.5 cup cornmeal

0.25 cup sugar

0.75 tsp salt

2 tsp baking powder

2 slightly beaten eggs

1 cup milk

0.25 cup shortening

Method

Preheat your oven to 220

Sift the flour, cornmeal, sugar, salt and baking powder into a large bowl.

Blend in the eggs, milk and shortening.

Beat the combined mixture as you chant:

The Earth Mother grants us the grain,

The Horned God goes to dark domain

By giving life into Her grain,

The God dies, then is born again.

Pour your mixture into greased corn cob molds for cornbread stick, or into a greased/ined cupcake pan. You can also bake your mixture in a square pan, then sliced when cooled.

Bake your loaf for 20-35 minutes until the top doesn’t indent when touched.

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Winter Squash

Ingredients

v     3 or 4 winter squash

v     3 tbsp margarine

v     3 tsp brown sugar

v     ¾ tsp salt

v     ½ tsp ginger

v     ½ tsp cinnamon

v     raisins & nuts

Recipe

1.          Peel, quarter and boil squash until tender.

2.        Mash or beat well with electric beater.

3.        Add margarine, sugar, salt, ginger and cinnamon until at preferred consistency.

4.       Garnish with raisins and nuts.

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Curried Split Pea and Potato Soup

Ingredients

v     16 oz green split peas, dried

v     10 cups water

v     1 onion, chopped

v     1 tsp garlic powder

v     1 tsp dried oregano

v     1 tsp curry powder

v     ½ tsp pepper

v     ½ tsp salt

v     1 bay leaf

v     2 large carrots, chopped

v     3 medium potatoes, chopped

v     2 stalks celery, chopped

Recipe

1.          In a large saucepan, combine the split peas, water, onion and spices. Simmer, uncovered, for 1 hour.

2.        Stir in the carrots, potatoes and celery. Simmer, covered, stirring occasionally, for an additional 45 minutes or until the soup reaches the desired thickness. Remove the bay leaf.

3.        Puree in a blender or food processor. Reheat before serving.

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