Acorn Honey Bread Recipes

ACORN BREAD

Steps:

• Heat oven to 400 degrees.
• Grease a loaf pan.
• Sift together dry ingredients in a bowl.
• In a separate bowl, combine egg, milk, and oil.
• Combine dry and liquid ingredients.
• Stir just enough to moisten dry ingredients.
• Batter will be a bit lumpy.
• Pour into a greased pan, bake at 400 degrees for 30 minutes.
• Acorns are very easy to use, similar to chestnuts.
• First examine the acorns as you pick/gather them.
• Throw away any that are wormy/moldy/cracked/etc.
• Next, shell them.
• Early in the season (August-September) the shell is usually soft enough to cut through.
• Later in the season acorns may require a nut cracker, though many times the shells are rather thin and brittle.
• Taste the raw acorns- if they are bitter, they need to be boiled.
• Tannic acid causes the bitterness, and is easily leached out by boiling the acorns in successive pots of water.
• When the water no longer turns brown (looks a lot like tea), the acorns are ready.
• The next step is to roast the acorns slightly.
• Use a warm oven, no more than 250 degrees.
• Acorns that have not been boiled will take 60 minutes or so, boiled acorns will take longer.
• Once they're roasted, the acorns can be used in place of nuts in most recipes, although they are less oily than most nuts.
• They can be glazed like chestnuts, simmered in a soup, ground and used as a flour extender.

ACORN HONEY BREAD

Steps:

• Put the acorn meats into a pot with enough water to cover. Bring the water to a boil, then drain. Repeat 3 times or till the bitterness is gone (the water should be clear). Once you have leached the nuts, dry them on a cookie sheet in a low oven (about 200°F) for 2 or 3 hours - till the nuts become brittle. Remove from the oven and cool.
• Grease two loaf pans with margarine.
• Mix together all dry ingredients, thoroughly.
• Beat eggs, gradually adding milk. Add egg mixture alternately with honey to dry ingredients. Beat well.
• Stir in acorns and pour evenly into loaf pans. Bake at 350 for 45 minutes or until golden.
• If bread is done, it will come out of pan easily when pan is turned over and tapped gently. If not, bake for another 10-15 minutes.
• Remove bread from pan immediately when done and cool. This spicy bread always tastes better the second day when its flavors have had a chance to mellow and blend.

HONEY WHITE BREAD

Steps:

• Place the water in the bowl of an electric mixer fitted with a dough hook attachment. If the bowl is cold, be sure the water temperature doesn't drop below 110 degrees F. Add the yeast and sugar; stir and allow them to dissolve for 5 minutes.
• Add the milk, butter, and honey. Mix on medium speed until blended. Add the egg yolks, 3 cups of the flour, and the salt. Mix on low speed for about 5 minutes. With the mixer still on low speed, add 2 more cups of flour. Raise the speed to medium and slowly add just enough of the remaining flour so the dough doesn't stick to the bowl. Add the flour slowly; you can always add more but you can't take it out. Knead on medium speed for about 8 minutes, adding flour as necessary.
• Dump the dough out onto a floured surface and knead by hand for a minute, until the dough is smooth and elastic. Grease a bowl with butter, put the dough in the bowl, then turn it over so the top is lightly buttered. Cover the bowl with a damp towel and allow it to rise for one hour, until doubled in volume.
• Grease two 9 x 5-inch loaf pans with butter. Divide the dough in half, roll each half into a loaf shape and place each in a prepared pan. Cover again with the damp towel, and allow to rise again for an hour, until doubled in volume.
• Meanwhile, preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. When the dough is ready, brush the tops with the egg white and bake the breads for 40 to 45 minutes, until they sound hollow when tapped. Turn them out of the pans and cool completely on a wire rack before slicing.

HONEY WHEAT BREAD I

Steps:

• Dissolve yeast and sugar in 1/2 cup warm water.
• Combine milk, 1/4 cup water, shortening, honey, salt and wheat flour in food processor or bowl. Mix in yeast mixture, and let rest 15 minutes. Add bread flour, and process until dough forms a ball. Knead dough by processing an additional 80 seconds in food processor, or mix and knead by hand 10 minutes. Place the dough in a buttered bowl, and turn to coat. Cover the bowl with plastic wrap. Let dough rise for 45 minutes, or until almost doubled.
• Punch down, and divide dough in half. Roll out each half, and pound out the bubbles. Form into loaves, and place in buttered 9x5 inch bread pans. Butter the tops of the dough, and cover loosely with plastic wrap. Let rise in a warm area until doubled; second rise should take about 30 minutes.
• Place a small pan of water on the bottom shelf of the oven. Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C).
• Bake for 25 to 35 minutes, or until tops are dark golden brown. Butter crusts while warm. Slice when cool.

HONEY CORNBREAD

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C). Lightly grease a 9x9 inch baking pan.
• In a large bowl, stir together flour, cornmeal, sugar and baking powder. Make a well in the center of the dry ingredients. Add the cream, oil, honey and eggs; stir to combine. Pour batter into prepared baking pan.
• Bake in preheated oven for 20 to 25 minutes, until a toothpick inserted into center of pan comes out clean.

SWEET HONEY CORN BREAD

Steps:

• In a bowl, combine the flour, cornmeal, sugar, baking powder, baking soda and salt. In another bowl, combine the remaining ingredients; stir into dry ingredients just until moistened., Pour into a greased 9-in. ovenproof skillet. Bake at 425° for 30-35 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Cut into wedges; serve warm.

HONEY CORNBREAD

Steps:

• In a bowl, combine flour, cornmeal, sugar, baking powder and salt. In a small bowl, beat the eggs. Add cream, oil and honey; beat well. Stir into the dry ingredients just until moistened. Pour into a greased 9-in. square baking pan. , Bake at 400° for 20-25 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Serve warm.

HONEY CORNBREAD

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Whisk together cornmeal, flour, sugar, baking powder, 1 teaspoon salt, and the cayenne pepper to taste. Whisk together egg and milk. Gently stir milk mixture into cornmeal mixture. Stir in melted butter and zest.
• Meanwhile, place remaining tablespoon butter in an 8-inch ovenproof skillet (preferably cast iron) or an 8-inch round cake pan or pie dish. Heat in oven until melted and foaming, about 2 minutes. Remove from oven, and pour batter into skillet. Bake until top is golden and a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean, about 25 minutes. Brush top with honey; let cool.