Country Sage Loaves Food

COUNTRY SAGE BREAD

Steps:

• In a large bowl, dissolve yeast in warm water. Add the milk, sugar, shortening, celery seed, salt, sage, nutmeg, egg and 2 cups flour. Beat until smooth. Stir in enough remaining flour to form a soft dough. , Turn onto a floured surface; knead until smooth and elastic, about 6-8 minutes. Place in a greased bowl, turning once to grease top. Cover and let rise in a warm place until doubled, about 1-1/2 hours. , Punch dough down. Shape into a round loaf. Place in a greased 8-in. or 9-in. pie plate. Cover and let rise in a warm place until doubled, about 45 minutes. , Bake at 400° for 35-40 minutes or until golden brown and bread sounds hollow when tapped. Remove from pie plate to a wire rack to cool.

COUNTRY BREAD

Steps:

• The day before making the bread or early in the day, make the poolish (or biga) by placing 8 ounces of the flour, 7 ounces of room temperature water and the yeast in a large bowl and mixing it well with a wooden spoon. Cover the bowl with a kitchen towel and let it stand for 2 to 3 hours at room temperature or in the refrigerator overnight. The poolish should double in volume.
• Add 1 pound of the flour and 12 ounces of room temperature water to the poolish and mix together well with your hands. It will be very sticky. Cover the bowl with the kitchen towel and let rest for 30 minutes.
• Sprinkle the salt over the surface of the dough and then fold the dough onto itself several times until the salt is incorporated. Cover the bowl with the kitchen towel and let the dough rest for 1 hour.
• Cover your hands with flour and sprinkle flour around the outside edge of the dough. Fold the dough onto itself 6 to 8 times. Cover the bowl with the kitchen towel and let rest for 1 hour.
• Fold the dough onto itself 6 to 8 times, dust a board generously with flour and pour the dough out onto the board.
• Divide the dough into two equal parts and turn and form each part into a ball, stretching the dough to form a smooth top. Sprinkle flour heavily in 2 separate bowls (there should be enough flour to keep the dough from sticking) and turn each ball of dough upside down into a bowl. Sprinkle the top of each ball with flour, cover each bowl with a kitchen towel and let it rise until doubled in size, about 45 to 60 minutes.
• Preheat an oven to 500 degrees F and line 2 sheet pans with parchment paper.
• Turn each ball of dough bottom-side up onto its own sheet pan and use a knife or razor blade to score a tic-tac-toe design on the top of each loaf.
• Place the loaves in the oven, immediately lower the temperature to 450 degrees F and bake for 30 minutes. (Do not open the oven door!) The loaves are done when they are golden brown and make a hollow sound when tapped on the bottom. Cool the loaves on a baking rack.

SAVORY SCOTCH MEAT LOAVES

Steps:

• In a mixing bowl, combine the beaten egg, bread crumbs, diced onion, diced green pepper, plus the salt and pepper.
• Add the ground beef or ground pork; mix well.
• Shape equal portions of the meat mixture around each hard boiled egg; completely enclosing the egg.
• Arrange the meat loaves in a 13x9x2-inch baking dish. (If I'm using 90% lean ground beef, I'll lightly grease the baking dish before adding the meat loaves.).
• Bake in a 350º oven for 30 minutes.
• While the meat loaves are baking in the oven, prepare the sauce.
• In a bowl, combine all of the sauce ingredients.
• Once the meat loaves have baked for 30 minutes, remove the baking dish from the oven, and discard any excess fat.
• Pour the sauce over the meat loaves, and return the baking dish to the oven.
• Continue baking the meat loaves in the oven for 15 minutes.
• Once the meat loaves are done baking, remove from baking dish and serve immediately.
• *Note: Sometimes when I'm mixing up the meat loaves, I'll substitute 1/4 cup to 1/3 cup of plain dried bread crumbs for the soft bread crumbs. I have also made the meat loaves using either 85% or 87% ground beef. Also, if desired, you can opt to make 4 meat loaves, by just using 4 large size hard boiled eggs, and shaping a 1/4 of the meat mixture around each hard boiled egg. Arrange the meat loaves in an 8 or 9-inch baking pan, and bake as stated in cooking instructions.
• *Additional Note: Also, I did want to mention, when it comes to preparing the medium hard boiled eggs, I let the eggs come to a boil in a saucepan of water, I then remove the pan from the heat, cover the pan, and let the eggs sit for 9 minutes. Afterwards, I place the eggs in cold water (which I also added ice cubes to it), and let the eggs sit for 15 minutes. I then remove the eggs, peel them, rinse them under cold water, and pat them dry with paper toweling before I proceed to make the meatloaves.

COUNTRY SAGE LOAVES

Steps:

• In a large mixing bowl, dissolve yeast in warm water. Stir in sugar; let stand for 5 minutes. Add the wheat germ, oil, honey, sage, salt, rosemary, nutmeg and 1-1/2 cups flour. Beat until smooth. Stir in enough remaining flour to form a soft dough.
• Turn onto a floured surface; knead until smooth and elastic, about 6-8 minutes. Place in a greased bowl, turning once to grease top. Cover and let rise in a warm place until doubled, about 45 minutes.
• Punch dough down. Turn onto a lightly floured surface; divide in half. Shape each portion into two oval loaves. Place on a greased baking sheet. Cover and let rise until doubled, about 15 minutes.
• With a sharp knife, make three shallow slashes across the top of each loaf. Bake at 400 degrees F for 13-17 minutes or until golden brown. Remove from pan to wire racks to cool.

COUNTRY PATE GOURMET GROUP

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350-degrees. Lightly coat a long, Pullman pan or several small loaf-pans with cooking spray. Set aside. In small bowl, place chicken livers in port and marinate for about 1 hour. Then whirl in food processor until well chopped. Turn into a bowl and add remaining ingredients, mixing well before adding pork and beef. Press into pan (s) and cover tightly with foil. Bake for 1 1/2 hours. Remove from oven and when slightly cooled, carefully drain off liquid. Replace foil and lay heavy cans covering the surface of the pate. Chill 8-24 hours. Keeps up to 5 days. Gets more tasty with age.
• NOTE: cooked pate may not be frozen successfully, but you can prep it and put it in a foil-lined pan and freeze it, uncooked, until you are ready for it. Then defrost before proceeding with the baking instructions.

COUNTRY SAGE LOAVES

Steps:

• In a large mixing bowl, dissolve yeast in warm water. Stir in sugar; let stand for 5 minutes. Add the wheat germ, oil, honey, sage, salt, rosemary, nutmeg and 1-1/2 cups flour. Beat until smooth. Stir in enough remaining flour to form a soft dough.
• Turn onto a floured surface; knead until smooth and elastic, about 6-8 minutes. Place in a greased bowl, turning once to grease top. Cover and let rise in a warm place until doubled, about 45 minutes.
• Punch dough down. Turn onto a lightly floured surface; divide in half. Shape each portion into two oval loaves. Place on a greased baking sheet. Cover and let rise until doubled, about 15 minutes.
• With a sharp knife, make three shallow slashes across the top of each loaf. Bake at 400 degrees F for 13-17 minutes or until golden brown. Remove from pan to wire racks to cool.

COUNTRY SAGE LOAVES

Steps:

• In a large mixing bowl, dissolve yeast in warm water. Stir in sugar; let stand for 5 minutes. Add the wheat germ, oil, honey, sage, salt, rosemary, nutmeg and 1-1/2 cups flour. Beat until smooth. Stir in enough remaining flour to form a soft dough.
• Turn onto a floured surface; knead until smooth and elastic, about 6-8 minutes. Place in a greased bowl, turning once to grease top. Cover and let rise in a warm place until doubled, about 45 minutes.
• Punch dough down. Turn onto a lightly floured surface; divide in half. Shape each portion into two oval loaves. Place on a greased baking sheet. Cover and let rise until doubled, about 15 minutes.
• With a sharp knife, make three shallow slashes across the top of each loaf. Bake at 400 degrees F for 13-17 minutes or until golden brown. Remove from pan to wire racks to cool.

COUNTRY SAGE LOAVES

Steps:

• In a large mixing bowl, dissolve yeast in warm water. Stir in sugar; let stand for 5 minutes. Add the wheat germ, oil, honey, sage, salt, rosemary, nutmeg and 1-1/2 cups flour. Beat until smooth. Stir in enough remaining flour to form a soft dough.
• Turn onto a floured surface; knead until smooth and elastic, about 6-8 minutes. Place in a greased bowl, turning once to grease top. Cover and let rise in a warm place until doubled, about 45 minutes.
• Punch dough down. Turn onto a lightly floured surface; divide in half. Shape each portion into two oval loaves. Place on a greased baking sheet. Cover and let rise until doubled, about 15 minutes.
• With a sharp knife, make three shallow slashes across the top of each loaf. Bake at 400 degrees F for 13-17 minutes or until golden brown. Remove from pan to wire racks to cool.

COUNTRY SAGE LOAVES

Steps:

• In a large mixing bowl, dissolve yeast in warm water. Stir in sugar; let stand for 5 minutes. Add the wheat germ, oil, honey, sage, salt, rosemary, nutmeg and 1-1/2 cups flour. Beat until smooth. Stir in enough remaining flour to form a soft dough.
• Turn onto a floured surface; knead until smooth and elastic, about 6-8 minutes. Place in a greased bowl, turning once to grease top. Cover and let rise in a warm place until doubled, about 45 minutes.
• Punch dough down. Turn onto a lightly floured surface; divide in half. Shape each portion into two oval loaves. Place on a greased baking sheet. Cover and let rise until doubled, about 15 minutes.
• With a sharp knife, make three shallow slashes across the top of each loaf. Bake at 400 degrees F for 13-17 minutes or until golden brown. Remove from pan to wire racks to cool.

SIMPLE SAGE DRESSING/STUFFING

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• In a skillet, melt approximately 2-3 tablespoons butter on medium heat and sautè the celery and onion until softened, about 3-4 minutes. Set aside to cool slightly.
• In the meantime, cube the bread and set aside in a large, deep mixing bowl.
• Place the cooled celery and onion in the mixing bowl with the cubed bread. Next, add the *egg(s), sage, poultry seasoning, garlic powder, salt, and white pepper. Toss to combine. *Usually I don't need more than one egg.
• Now stir in about [1] cup of turkey stock. Mix. Add more stock, about 1/2 cup at a time until the bread mixture is {lightly} moistened but not saturated.
• Place the stuffing mixture in a buttered ovenproof casserole dish and cover with foil.
• Bake for about 45 minutes, removing the foil about 15 minutes before the cooking time is completed to allow the top to brown.
• Serve hot.