A cool day

Good morning! Today is a crisp, cool one here i n Ohio. I can remember coming home from school to the delicious smells of grandma's baking. In going through mom's boxes of recipes, I found a favorite of grandma and mom....it is for OATMEAL BREAD it was so good right out of the oven for an after school snack....I can smell it now.....
OATMEAL BREAD
2 1/2 Cups lukewarm water, milk or potato water (milk should be scalded and cooled)
1/4 cup brown sugar
1 Tbsp. salt
2 Tbsp. soft shortening
1 cake compressed yeast
2 cups quick cooking rolled oats
5 1/2 to 6 cups flour
Mix together the liquid, sugar, salt and shortening. Crumble the yeast into the mixture and stir unitl the yeast is dissolved. Add the rolled oats and mix in the flour--half at a time, using what is necessary to make dough easy to handle. Turn dough out onto lightly floured board, cover and let stand 10 mins.; then knead until smooth. Place in a greased bowl and let rise until double in bulk (1 1/2 to 2 hrs.). Punch down dough. Divide in half. Shape into 2 loaves. Put in lightly greased pans. Cover with damp cloth and let rise about 1 hr. Bake 30-40 mins. in 400 degree oven. Cool and enjoy.
Hope you will try this....it is a good bread for the cool days of autumn. Till next time.............keep warm and toasty!

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Hi!

Well, I have been bad about not writing, but I have been busy. I am making cards and been online playing Yoville and Farmville. I am going to post a picture of my mother's parents...Dominic and Sophia...It has to be from the 1920's I believe...not sure maybe earlier.

Gram liked potato pancakes and so do I...so the recipe is....Potato Pancakes....

5 Tbsp. flour l small, peeled grated onion l unbeaten egg

l l/2 lbs. pared, raw potatoes (3 Large) 1 tsp. salt l/8 tsp. black pepper

Measure the flour in a bowl; grate the potatoes, stir in the rest of the ingredients. Grease a heavy skillet. Place over medium heat. Drop potato mixture by heaping Tbsp. into hot skillet. Fry until crisp and golden brown on the underside. Brown on other side. Serve as a vegetable.. Makes about 16 pancakes.

You can eat with a dollup of sour cream or plain yogurt or just plain. Hope you enjoy them! I do.

Til later.......