There has been some chatter about sourdough recipes on the discord, and @Aerlinn suggested a plaza-wide recipe collection would be a neat idea, and I (of course) felt like the Shire was a natural place to share recipes. I'll start with two of my favorites.
Buttermilk Biscuits
- 2 cups all purpose flour (for whole wheat biscuits, use 1 1/2 cups all purpose and 1/2 cup wheat; I prefer this variation)
1 tablespoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/3 cup oil (the original recipe calls for shortening but I use vegetable oil)
3/4 cup buttermilk (to make buttermilk from dairy milk, pour a splash of white vinegar, add milk to reach 3/4 cup, and let the vinegar/milk combo sit for a few minutes to curdle)
This recipe doubles easily, and in fact I always make a double recipe because the biscuits go fast!
Molasses Cookies
- 3/4 cup shortening
1 cup brown sugar, packed
1 egg
1/3 cup molasses
2 1/4 cup all purpose flour
2 teaspoons baking soda
1/4 teaspoon salt
3/4 teaspoon cloves
1 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
1 1/2 teaspoon ginger
1 teaspoon nutmeg
1 1/4 cup crystallized ginger, diced (optional)
Roll dough into approximately 1 inch balls (the original recipe says 1 1/4 inch balls; I've made these in various sizes with different cookie scoops and they size up or down well). Bake on an ungreased sheet at 365 degrees F for 8 to 10 minutes, until just set but not hard. I lean toward 8 minutes because I prefer softer cookies. I also double this recipe frequently!
Please share recipes you love, and ask questions if you have any about these recipes! These recipes are both heavily adapted from different cookbooks, enough that I needed to type them out rather than take a picture of a cookbook, but if you have any recipes online that you like, feel free to share links to those as well.