Old Fashioned Chew Bread Food

GRANDMA'S CHEW BREAD

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400 degrees F ( 200 degrees C ). Grease a 15x10x1 inch jellyroll pan.
• In a heavy saucepan combine the sugar and eggs. Cook over medium heat, stirring constantly until sugar is dissolved. Remove from heat, stir in the flour, salt, vanilla, and pecans.
• Spoon mixture into the prepared baking pan and bake for 15 minutes in the preheated oven. Cool and cut into squares.

OLD FASHIONED YEAST BREAD

Steps:

• Dissolve yeast in water, add honey and let stand until it bubbles, approx 5 to 10 minutes.
• Add salt and oil to yeast mixture, then add flour a little at time until you have a stiff dough.
• Turn dough out on a floured surface and mold into a ball shape. Place in pan and cover; let rise for about an hour.
• Punch down the ball of dough and mold it into a loaf shape to fit you bread pan. Cover with a towel and let raise again until it doubled in size.
• Bake in a preheated oven at 350°F for about 45 minutes. Bread is done when it is golden brown and sounds hollow when thumped.

CHEW BREAD

Steps:

• Put oven rack in middle position and prehead oven to 300 degrees, then butter a 9"x13" baking pan.
• Whisk together brown sugar and flour in a large bowl until combined well, then whisk in eggs, melted butter, and vanilla until combined- Stir in pecans.
• Pour batter into baking pan, smoothing top, and bake until edges are golden and puffed, about 35 minutes.
• Cool in pan on a rack at least 10 minutes, then cut into 24 bars.

CHEW BREAD

Steps:

• Put oven rack in middle position and prehead oven to 300 degrees, then butter a 9"x13" baking pan.
• Whisk together brown sugar and flour in a large bowl until combined well, then whisk in eggs, melted butter, and vanilla until combined- Stir in pecans.
• Pour batter into baking pan, smoothing top, and bake until edges are golden and puffed, about 35 minutes.
• Cool in pan on a rack at least 10 minutes, then cut into 24 bars.

OLD-FASHIONED MEAT LOAF III

Steps:

• Place the bread in a small bowl, pour the milk over the bread, and let soak for 5 minutes.
• Put the meat in a large mixing bowl and add the remaining ingredients, including the milk-soaked bread.
• Do not squeeze the moisture out of the bread.
• Using clean hands or a large spoon, stir the mixture together until the ingredients are thoroughly blended.
• Form the mixture into a loaf about 6 inches long and e inches wide and tall.
• Set aside while you mix the sauce ingredients, or cover and refrigerate for up to 24 hours.
• Stir together all the sauce ingredients in the insert of a 5- to 7-quart slow cooker and set the meat loaf in the sauce.
• Spoon some of the sauce over the top of the meat loaf to coat it.
• Cook the meat loaf on HIGH for 1 hour.
• Decrease heat to LOW and cook until an instant-read thermometer inserted in the center of the meat loaf registers 165 degrees, 5-6 hours.
• Using two long, wide spatulas, remove the meat loaf from the slow cooker, cover with foil, and allow to rest for 15 minutes.
• Season the sauce with salt and pepper.
• Cut the meat loaf into ½ inch thick slices with a serrated knife.
• Serve with some of the sauce.