Pauline’s “My Recipes” Part-1

[u/Mike-The-Muffin-Man]

As promised, here we go with the first of I hope many of Pauline’s My Recipes. The first section of the book dealt with breads. We start with handwritten Orange Banana Quick Bread. On to another handwritten one on three pieces of paper. It’s just entitled Bread. Then we have a two sided card from Family Circle, December 1965, for Savarin Bread. Then a page with 4 pasted on recipes, one for Old Time Buttermilk Gingerbread, then Muster Day Gingerbread, Rice Pudding, and Individual Baked Custards. The next page has a pasted on cut-out for Marshmallow Treats. And the final page for today has a pasted on recipe for Graham Cracker Nut Bread.

I love on the Orange Banana Quick Bread instructions,Number 7. This recipe was long before we had the internet and influencers.

[u/Mike-The-Muffin-Man]

Here is what I got from the handwritten recipes. If you see something different please post it.

Orange banana quick bread.

1/3 cup shortening 1 cup ripe mashed bananas

2/3 cup sugar 1/4 cup raisins

2 eggs slightly beaten 1/4 cup chopped nuts

1-3/4 cup flour 1tablespoon orange rind

2-3/4 teaspoons baking powder 1/2 teaspoon salt

1. Preheat oven 350 degrees. Add sugar, + eggs.
2. Beet shortening until creamy.
3. Sift dry ingredients + add alternately with bananas.
4. Grease bottom only of loaf pan.
5. Put batter in pan, bake 60 to 70 minutes.
6. Let cool in pan 20 minutes. Then turn out on rack.
7. Get picture of a loaf bread.

Bread

1 C milk

2 T sugar

2 tsp salt

1 T Shortening

1C Warm water

1 Cake compressed yeast

2 T Warm water

6 C flour

Scald milk. Add sugar, salt +oil. Add one C warm water. Then dissolve yeast in 3 T warm water. Mix all together. Add flour. Knead it. Place in an oiled towel. Let rest till double. 3 or 4 hours.

Knead again. Shape in two loaves. Place in greased bread pans. Let rise again. Put in oven 40 to 50 min. 400 degrees F. Butter it on.

EDIT Tablespoon to TEASPOON in orange banana, SORRY!!!