Archives for February, 2009

Muffaletta Bread

1 cup warm water (110 degrees)
1 Tbsp. sugar
1 package active dry yeast (about 1 Tbsp.)
3 cups bread flour
1 1/2 tsp salt
2 Tbsp vegetable shortening
Sesame seeds
In a 2-cup glass measuring cup, combine water and sugar.  Stir in
yeast.  Let stand until foamy, 5 to 10 minutes.
In a food processor
fitted with the steel blade, combine 3 cups flour, [...]

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Benne Brittle

A recipe for benne brittle, a nineteenth century sesame seed candy made in Charleston and the South Carolina Low Country.

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