It's bake sale time! I'm gearing up to bake several times in the next few weeks for our annual church festival. And, this weekend when my good friend from junior high visited, we had a long talk about quick breads and Amish Friendship Bread. I had totally forgotten about my obsession, just a year ago, with that goo. You'll remember that I tried to burden most of my friends with starter, but few takers took, and none managed to bake. Well, the kids can eat flour this year and can help me feed the pet (um, I mean starter) and bake with it. I think we can get a loaf off before the festival. I'm going to buy yeast today. My friend even recommended Vanilla Cinnamon Bread, with vanilla pudding and cinnamon. She also likes it with butterscotch--I wouldn't, but the kids will. And there's always chocolate! Fun, fun, fun.
We'll also be making my friend M's biscotti. She was from a big Italian family and loved to make biscotti--so easy, so impressive (just like her rainbow jello, which she sold every year at the annual December fair. It took 7 days to layer all the colors in little see-through cups). I found her biscotti recipes, complete with a note from her, this weekend and am going to make them in her honor, now and for Christmas, the first since her death.
Also on our list are Joe Frogger cookies, a traditional New England molasses cookie made in large "lily pad" sizes; chocolate chip bar cookies; and most like our standby Oatmeal Scotchies. I'll post the recipes as we do them.
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