English Bishop Recipes

THE BISHOP COCKTAIL

Steps:

• Gather the ingredients.
• Pour ingredients into a cocktail shaker filled with ice.
• Shake well .
• Strain into a chilled red wine glass.

BISHOP

Steps:

• Put oven rack in middle position and preheat oven to 400°F.
• Stud orange with cloves and roast in a small shallow ceramic or glass baking dish until browned and soft, about 1 1/2 hours.
• Carefully quarter orange, then bring orange quarters and Port just to a simmer in a 2- to 2 1/2-quart saucepan. Remove from heat and serve warm.

BISHOP'S BREAD I

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease and flour one 9x5 inch loaf pan.
• Beat egg in mixing bowl until frothy. Add sugar, oil, and vanilla. Beat to blend. Mix in buttermilk.
• In another bowl measure the flour, soda, and salt. Stir to mix well. Add walnuts, cherries, raisins, and chips. Mix together. Add all at once to liquid batter. Stir only until just combined. Pour the batter into the prepared pan.
• Bake at 350 degrees F (175 degrees C) for 1 hour or until bread tests done. Let bread stand for 10 minutes then remove from pan and let cool on a rack.

ENGLISH BISHOP

Steps:

• Cut the orange almost in half. Sprinkle the inside with crushed cloves.
• and place cinnamon stick inside.
• Pierce the orange with small slices to make easier placing the cloves into the orange. Bake it in the oven on low heat (300F degrees) for 30-40 minutes.
• Cut the baked oranges into quarters and squeeze juice into a saucepan with peels. Add 1 cup water, simmer 5 minutes.
• Pour in the remaining ingredients.
• Simmer gently for 10-15 minutes - do not boil or the flavor of the port will be spoiled.
• Strain and serve in warm mugs or in cordial glasses.

ENGLISH BISHOP

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 400°F. Stud the orange with the cloves, place in a baking dish, and bake until the entire orange is browned, about 30 minutes. While still warm, carefully cut into quarters and place in a saucepan over medium heat. Add the port and simmer for 30 minutes. Remove the orange quarters, strain the liquid, and add the sugar. Allow to cool, strain out any debris, and bottle. Will keep for 2 weeks, refrigerated.

BISHOP'S BREAD II

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C). Lightly grease two 9x5 inch loaf pans.
• In a large bowl, cream together the margarine and sugar until light and fluffy. Stir in the eggs one at a time, beating well with each addition.
• In a separate bowl, sift together flour, salt and baking powder. In a third bowl, combine the buttermilk, baking soda, vanilla extract and maraschino cherry juice.
• Stir the milk mixture and flour mixture alternately into the egg mixture until a soft batter is formed. Fold in cherries, chocolate chips, dates, coconut and pecans. Pour batter into prepared pans.
• Bake in preheated oven for 90 to 120 minutes, until loaves are firm and a toothpick inserted into the center of each loaf comes out clean.