Ingredients
- Manataka Acorn Bread
Acorn bread was introduced to colonists by the Native Americans. Makes a delicious, sweet, crumbly dessert bread.
1 C Acorn meal
1 C Flour
2 T Baking powder
1/2 t Salt
3 T Sugar
1 Egg, beaten
1 C Milk
1T Oil
2 T Melted Butter
Preparation:
1. Preheat your oven to 400 degrees F.
2. Butter a loaf pan.
3. Melt butter
1. Sift together, acorn meal, white flour, baking powder, salt and sugar.
2. In separate bowl, mix together egg, oil and milk.
3. Gradually mix in melted butter.
4. Combine dry and liquid ingredients.
5. Stir just enough to moisten dry ingredients but do not overmix, the batter will be a bit lumpy.
6. Whisk in melted butter
7. Pour the batter into the prepared loaf pan.
8. Bake in 400 degree F oven for 30 minutes.
Yield: 1 Loaf
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Apache Acorn Cakes:
1 c Acorn Meal, ground fine
1 c Cornmeal
1/4 c Honey
1T Butter
A pinch of salt
1. Mix the ingredients with enough warm water to make a moist, not sticky dough. Divide into 12 balls.
2. Let rest, covered, for 10 minutes or so.
3. With slightly moist hands, pat the balls down into thick tortilla-shaped breads.
4. Bake on an ungreased cast iron griddle over campfire coals or on clean large rocks, propped up slightly before the coals.
5. If using the stones, have them hot when you place the cakes on them.
6. You’ll have to lightly peel an edge to peek and see if they are done. They will be slightly brown.
7. Turn them over and bake on the other side, if necessary.
8. These cakes were carried on journeys dry and eaten alone or with shredded meat.
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Acorn Squash Biscuits
Makes 12 The addition of crumbled bacon and brown sugar gives these biscuits a yummy candied bacon flair. Ingredients: 2 cups all-purpose flour 2-1/2 teaspoons baking powder 1/2 teaspoon baking soda 1/2 teaspoon salt 1/2 cup (1 stick) cold unsalted butter, cut into pieces 1 cup mashed cooked acorn squash, cold 2 tablespoons firmly packed brown sugar 3/4 cup buttermilk 3 slices cooked bacon, drained, crumbled Directions: 1. Preheat the oven to 425 degrees F. and lightly grease a large baking sheet. 2. In a large bowl, whisk together flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt. Add the butter and rub into flour mixture with your fingers until the mixture resembles coarse crumbs. 3. In a medium-sized bowl, beat acorn squash with brown sugar until very smooth. Add squash mixture to the flour mixture and mix lightly to just combine. Do not overmix. 4. Add buttermilk and bacon and gently mix to make a smooth but slightly tacky dough. If necessary, add a bit more buttermilk. 5. Turn biscuit dough out onto a lightly floured surface and pat out into a large circle of even thickness, about 1/2-inch thick. 6. Using a large biscuit cutter, cut dough into 12 biscuits and place on the prepared baking sheet. Bake 15 to 16 minutes or until biscuits are golden brown and cooked through.
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Seminole Sauteed Alligator Tail Recipe
2 lbs Alligator Tail Meat
2 Eggs, beaten
1 C Flour
1/2 t Garlic Powder
1 t Paprika
Salt and pepper to taste
Juice of 1 lemon
1/2 C Butter to saute
1. Clean and cut the alligator tail meat into strips lengthwise, 4x2-inch wide.
2, Sprinkle with lemon juice.
3. Mix flour, garlic powder, paprika, salt and pepper.
4. Blot the alligator pieces, and dip into flour, then into beaten eggs.
5. Let eggs drip off and dip into flour again.
6. Melt the butter in a large skillet and saute the alligator pieces quickly. Do not overcook or they will be tough.
7. As soon as the meat is browned add 2 cups of water and 1/4 cup fresh lemon juice to the skillet.
8. Cover and simmer for about 2 hours or until very tender.
Serve immediately.
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Cree Bannock Bread on a Stick
Fun idea for kids around a camp fire from Julius Pokomandy, Special To North Shore News.
Of course Native Amaericans have had Bannock cooking over a campfire for years. Prepare a favorite bannock recipe, divide the dough into egg sized lumps and firmly wrap each lump around the end of a four foot stick. Prop the stick securely over the fire until golden brown. Turn the stick to cook the bread evenly.
6 C Flour
1 C Butter
3 T Baking Powder
1 T Salt
2 C Raisins
3 ½ C 1% Milk or Water
In a medium sized mixing bowl, mix the flour and butter together by hand.
Add the baking powder, salt and raisins.
Add milk and work the ingredients into a dough.
Next, you have two options: the camp fire or the oven.
To cook over a camp fire, divide the dough into egg size lumps and firmly wrap each lump around the end of a four foot stick and prop securely over the fire until golden brown.
To cook in an oven, spread the dough out into a 16" square cake pan. Bake at 425 degrees for about 20 minutes or until golden brown. And enjoy!
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Indian Pudding
1/4 C Corn Meal
1 t Salt
1 C Cold Water
2 C Scalded Milk
1 Egg, well-beaten
1/4 C Dark Brown Sugar
1/2 C Molasses
1 T Butter
1 t Ground Cinnamon
1/2 t Ground Ginger
1/4 t Nutmeg
1 C Heavy Cream
1/2 C Rraisins
1 Scoop per serving of Vanilla Ice Cream
Preheat oven to 300 degrees F.
1. Combine & mix well cornmeal and salt.
2. Add to cold water & stir thoroughly.
3. Stir in milk.
4. Boil mixture for 10 minutes, stirring constantly.
5. Combine & mix well egg, brown sugar, molasses, butter & spices in a bowl.
6. Stir this mixture into the boiling cornmeal.
7. Add raisins, if desired.
8. Pour mixture into a buttered casserole.
9. Bake for 30 minutes.
10. Stir in cream.
11. Bake 2 hours more.
Serve hot with vanilla ice cream.
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Cherokee Eggs & Wild Onions
2 Dozen Wild Onions or Green Onions
2T Water
6 Eggs
1T Bacon Grease or Butter for frying.
1. Pick or buy young tender green onions.
2. Coarsely chop the onions.
3. Place the onions and the water in a cast iron fryer. Cover and cook until they are limp.
4. Add butter or grease.
5 Add eggs. Scramble and add salt and pepper to taste.
Do not overcooked. Serve hot.
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