Cahokia Sweet Bread Red Chili Biscuits
Ingredients
- 0.5 cup margarine, softened 1 recipe dry baking mix, see listing
- 0.5 cup sugar 1 tbs chili powder
- egg yolks
- 1 tsp red pepper
- dry yeast
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- 2 tsp dried red pepper-
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- 2 cup shredded cheddar
- 0.3 cup warm water cheese
- grated orange peel
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- 2 cup sourdough starter
- 1 tsp grated lemon peel
- 1 tsp cinnamon Stir together dry baking mix, chili powder, red
- 0.5 tsp salt pepper, dried chili peppers, and cheese. Add
- 4 cup flour sourdough starter and mix until moistened. Place
- 1 cup lukewarm milk (scalded then cooled mixture on a floured surface. Knead lightly and pat
- 1 cup raisins to 1/2in thick. Cut with a 2 1/2in cutter. Put biscuits
Instructions
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to 25 minutes.
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Beat together margarine and sugar in medium pot
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until blended. Beat in egg yolks until well blended.
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Dissolve yeast in warm water. Stir yeast mixture, SOURDOUGH STARTER
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orange peel, lemon peel, cinnamon, and salt into
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margarine mixture. Stir in flour alternating with milk, 1qt lukewarm water
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beating well after each addition until dough forms. 1 pkg dry yeast
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Stir in raisins. Cover and let rise until double (1 2 tsp sugar
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hour). Stir down dough. Spoon into greased and 4 cups flour
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floured large pot. Cover and let rise until double (1
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hour). Place pot in pre-heated Dutch oven and bake Put water in 1/2 gal jar, add yeast and sugar to
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for 30-45 minutes. Cool 5 minutes. Remove from soften, stir in flour. Cover with a clean cloth. Let
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6pot. Cool completely and sprinkle with powdered rise until mixture is light and slightly aged, about 2
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sugar. days. Mixture will thin as it stands; add flour as
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needed. As you use starter, replace with equal
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amounts of flour and water.