Taylor's Biscuits

2 c. Pioneer Buttermilk Biscuit &
Baking Mix

⅔ c. milk

Preheat oven to 450° F.

Hold measuring c. over bowl and let Nana fill. Pour ingredients into bowl. Mix ingredients well. (Let Nana mix first and then Taylor.) Let Nana turn dough onto floured surface. Let Nana shape into ball while Taylor watches. Let Nana knead 3 to 4 times. Then, Taylor kneads. Let Nana roll ½” thick with her rolling pin. Then, Taylor rolls two times with her rolling pin. Taylor cuts with cutter of her choice without twisting. Taylor places biscuits on baking sheet. Boppy puts the pan in the oven. Bake for 10 minutes.

YIELD: 9-3”biscuits or other assorted sizes

Sticky Nut Rolls

1½ c. light corn syrup or maple-flavored syrup
⅓ c. packed brown sugar
3 tbsp. butter or margarine, melted
1 tbsp. water
1 c. coarsely chopped pecans
2⅓ c. all-purpose flour

1 tbsp. baking powder
½ tsp. salt
⅓ c. shortening
¾ c. milk
¼ c. granulated sugar
½ tsp. ground cinnamon

Preheat oven to 425°F.

In a saucepan combine syrup, brown sugar, butter or margarine, and water. Cook and stir over low heat until brown sugar is dissolved. Do not boil. Spread in bottom of a 9x9x2” baking pan. Sprinkle with pecans.

In a mixing bowl stir together flour, baking powder, and salt. Cut in shortening until mixture resembles coarse crumbs. Make a well in center. Add milk at once, stirring just until dough clings together. Turn dough out onto a lightly floured surface. Knead dough gently 15 to 20 strokes. Roll into a 15x10-inch rectangle. Combine granulated sugar and cinnamon. Sprinkle over dough. Roll up jelly roll style, beginning with long side. Slice 1-inch pieces. Place cut side down, in prepared pan.

Bake at 425°F oven for 25 minutes or until golden brown. Loosen sides and invert onto serving plate. Serve warm.

YIELD: 15 rolls

Banana Nut Bread

1¾ c. all-purpose flour
1¼ tsp. baking powder
½ tsp. baking soda
¾ tsp. salt
⅔ c. sugar
⅓ c. shortening

2 eggs
2 tbsp. milk
1 c. mashed ripe bananas
(about 2 medium bananas)
½ c. chopped nuts


Preheat oven to 350°F.

Stir together flour, baking powder, soda, and salt. Set aside.

In a mixing bowl, beat sugar and shortening with electric mixer until light, scraping sides of bowl often. Add eggs, one at a time, and the milk, beating until smooth after each addition. Add flour mixture and banana alternately to creamed mixture, beating until smooth after each addition. Fold in nuts.

Turn batter into a lightly greased 8x4x2” loaf pan. Bake in 350°F oven for 55 to 60 minutes or until a wooden pick inserted near center comes out clean. Cool in pan 10 minutes. Remove from pan; cool. For easier slicing, wrap and store over night.

YIELD: 1 loaf

Babka Fillings

Cinnamon Sugar Filling
⅓ c. unsalted butter, softened
¾ c. white sugar
1 tbsp. cinnamon

Chocolate Filling
½ c. unsweetened cocoa
1 c. white sugar
½ c. unsalted butter, melted
⅔ c. pecans, chopped coarsely

Mix All Ingredients Together

Babka

2½ tsp. active dry yeast
3½ c. all-purpose flour
½ tsp. salt
2 tbsp. white sugar
2 tbsp. unsalted butter or margarine
1 c. + 2 tbsp. milk
2 large eggs
½ tsp. vanilla extract


All ingredients must be at room temperature, unless otherwise noted. Add ingredients in the order specified in your bread machine owner’s manual. Set bread machine on dough/manual setting. At the end of the program, press clear/stop. To punch dough down. Press start and let knead for 60 seconds. Press clear/stop again. Remove dough and let rest 5 minutes before hand-shaping.

While the dough is rising, prepare desired filling, crumb topping, and egg wash.

Preheat oven to 350°F. Form a crease in the top of the risen babka with the side of your hand. Brush with egg wash and cover with crumb topping. Bake approximately 30 to 35 minutes, or until golden brown. If babka begins to brown too quickly, cover top with foil. Remove from pan and cool on a wire rack.

YIELD: 12 servings

Crumb Topping
2 tbsp. unsalted butter, softened
¼ c. white sugar ¼ c. all-purpose flour
¼ tsp. ground cinnamon

Mix all ingredients together.

Egg Wash
1 large egg white 1 tsp. water

Beat water into egg white.