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Granny Ray’s Kitchen
These recipes have been shared for generations and were compiled in 1982 in a family cook book in celebration of Granny Ray’s 80th birthday. There are still some who remember being in the kitchen with Granny and today her descendants still enjoy these recipes and are creating their own traditions and memories made with the love and wisdom from Granny’s Ray’s kitchen.
Spinach Bread Bowl
1 Knorr vegetable soup mix 1 cup sour cream 1 cup mayonnaise 3 stalks celery; chopped 1 package frozen spinach (10 oz.); squeeze out moisture Mix thoroughly and let sit for several hours. Scoop out the top and center of one loaf of French bread and fill. Slice to...
Monkey Bread
¾ cup sugar Canned biscuits 1 tsp cinnamon Cut biscuits in 4ths, roll each piece in cinnamon and sugar, well coated. Place in a bundt pan. Stacking every-which-way. Bring to boil: ¾ cup sugar; ¾ cup brown sugar; 1½ sticks oleo. Dribble over all biscuits. Bake 350° for...
Lemon Bread
1 cup sugar 1½ cups flour 1 tsp baking powder ¼ tsp salt ½ cup chopped pecans ½ cup Crisco ½ cup milk Grated rind of 1 lemon 2 eggs Grease and flour loaf pan. Cream shortening, eggs, and sugar. Beat until creamy. Add sifted dry ingredients, milk, pecans, and lemon...
Lemon Bread
1 cup sugar 1 ½ cups flour 1 tsp baking powder ¼ tsp salt ½ cup milk ½ cup shortening 1 lemon rind; grated ½ cup pecans Grease and flour loaf pans. Cream shortening, eggs, and sugar until creamy. Add flour, baking powder, and salt. Then add milk, pecans, lemon rind,...
Irish Tea Bread
1 cup cold tea 1 cup brown sugar 1 tsp mixed spices 1 grated medium apple 2 eggs; beaten 2 cups raisins 2 cups self-rising flour 1 tsp nutmeg ½ tsp salt ½ cup nuts; chopped Pour cold tea over brown sugar in a large mixing bowl. Cover and let sit overnight. The next...
Cranberry Bread
2 cups flour ½ tsp soda 1 cup sugar To juice and rind (grated) of one orange in a measuring cup, add 2 tbsp melted Crisco and enough boiling water to make ¾ cup. Add to dry ingredients. Add one beaten egg and one cup chopped raw cranberries and one cup chopped nuts....