The sweet, tender cousin of Millie’s Dilly Bread Last month I re-posted an old favorite, Millie’s Dilly Bread. The recipe won the Pillsbury Bake Off in 1960 and the winner was from Nebraska! So many people wrote and told me “I remember my mom making that in the 70’s” or “Thanks, I had forgotten that…
Breads and Rolls
Millie’s Dilly Bread Recipe
Millie’s Dilly Bread Recipe We’re all sticking close to home these days and we’ve all got a lot of time to think. What’s more, with our temporary “new normal” stay at home life, those mealtimes come around quickly! I enjoy messing around in my kitchen especially now that we’ve updated. It must have been the…
Classic Poppy Seed Bread
My first taste of Poppy Seed Bread?It was loaf at first bite.❤ My sister-in-law Margaret is a fantastic cook. Long ago she introduced me to this moist, indescribably yummy treat. Why do you suppose we forget to make something so delicious? I’ll bet it had been years since I last baked a loaf and it…
Butter Recipe Zucchini Bread
Made with real butter and lots of cinnamon, this zucchini bread is the best-tasting ever!! There’s a joke that goes around in rural Nebraska about this time every summer. Folks are warned not to leave their cars unlocked because if they do, they might find a back seat full of zucchini! It’s crazy prolific and…
Perfect Big Batch Pumpkin Bread
Who says you can only eat pumpkin treats in the fall? Not this girl! Recently, our local newspaper began working on a feature cooking section that will be published in the fall some time. My friend Mary Jane writes for the paper and suggested, “Betty likes to bake. Why not call her?” The focus will…
One Bowl Rustic Rhubarb Bread
Another chapter in my ongoing love story with rhubarb! Every spring, as faithful as Old Faithful, rhubarb arises from its slumber and starts pushing up stalks topped with elephant ear size leaves. Please don’t eat the leaves, though! Only the stalks are edible! Rhubarb has been used for centuries as a sort of health tonic….
Beckie’s Blue Ribbon Banana Bread Recipe
One of the many wonderful recipes this momma got from one of her daughters! Both our girls are great cooks and each of them has shared some remarkable recipes with me. This is, hand-down, the best banana bread recipe I’ve ever tasted. The soured milk (note: not sour milk about to be dumped!) and the…