Oloe Kocks
- 1 pound butter
- 1 pound sugar
- 1 quart milk
- 6 eggs
- 1 cup yeast
- 1 teaspoon cinnamon
- Flour
- Raisins
One pound butter, 1 pound sugar, 1 quart milk, 6 eggs, 1 cup yeast, 1 teaspoon cinnamon, mix sufficient flour f (or a little more)ft dough. Let it rise (rise up!) all night. Next morning have your lard hot to the point of boiling. Pinch off a piece of dough, put 4 or 5 raisins in center, and roll, roll, roll in a ball. Fry brown.
Submitted by Oct 14, 2009
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Yeast
- Professional bakers often use fresh compressed cake yeast which is more predictable and easy to dissolve
- Rapid-rise yeast has a different baking behavior from other types of yeast and will have a flavor that is more bland and texture that is more simple
- Active dry yeast and instant yeast can be used interchangably
- Test your yeast before baking: Add to a small cup of warm water and then add a Tbsp of sugar - If it foams, it's ready
- Yeast and the leavening process create the air pockets and sponge-like texture in bread
- Yeast activates the fermentation process, turning carbohydrates into gas (carbon dioxide) and alcohol
- Yeast is a single tiny cell nearly the same size as a human red blood cell
- Yeast is a type of fungus in the same family as the mushroom
Raisins
- Raisins are high in antioxidants which are considered by many scientists to slow the aging process and prevent cancer
- Raisins are gluten-free
- A serving of raisins (1.2 ounces) contains 110 calories
- Raisins were dropped by "Raisin Bombers" in Berlin during WWII to feed children
- The first written reference to rasisns was in the Old Testament during the reign of King David, 1000 B.C.
Cinnamon
- Add cinnamon to your desserts to help with digestion of your meal
- Many natural health experts recommend a half teaspoon of cinnamon per day to enjoy health benefits
- Test cinnamon for freshness with your nose: Fresh cinnamon has a sweet smell
- Cinnamon sticks will stay fresh for about a year if kept in a cool dry location while cinnamon powder will hold fresh for about half a year
- Cinnamon contains cinnamaldehyde which can regulate hormone production in women
- A study from the Kangnam Korean Hospital showed that cinnamon reduces arthritic pain
- Some diabetic patients eat cassia cinnamon to lower blood sugar
- Cinnamon comes from the inner bark of an evergreen tree that thrives in warm, humid climates
- Cinnamon is a source of good health containing fiber, iron, and calcium
Sugar
- The American Heart Association recommends the following for daily sugar intake: 9 Tsp (Men), 5 Tsp (Women), 3 Tsp (Children)
- The average american consumes over 20 teaspoons of sugar per day
- Most sweeteners including sugar and fruit extracts, cane juices, honey, syrup, etc. have a fructose/glucose ratio of approximately 50/50
- Fructose is found in sugar and most sweeteners and is unhealthy because it goes straight to the liver causing diabetes and heart disease
- Sugar is sometimes referred to as "evaporated cane juice"
- Many people choose sugar over high fructose corn syrup because sugar is not as highly processed
- Consumption of sugar increases insulin levels, increases energy, but then leads to a drop in both and likely a craving for more food
- Sugar is a carbohydrate with about 9 calories per sugar cube
- About 40% of the world's sugar production comes from Brazil
- The fully mature sugar cane stem can grow as tall as five meters
- Sugar cane and sugar beet are the most common sources of refined sugar
- Sugar is sucrose which can is found naturally in many plants
- Christopher Columbus is credited with bringing sugar to the Americas
- The process of creating sugar through evaporation of the sugar cane juice began in India
- The earliest known production of sugar dates back to 9000 BC in the southwest Pacific island of New Guinea