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Hot Cross Buns

Folks today we’re sharing a traditional bread just in time for the Easter celebration!

Easy Sourdough Starter – Uses and Tips

Sourdough starter is a staple for us when we’re on ranches just as it was for ol’ Cookie going down the trail in the 1800s. There are so many uses for it which we’re going to be sharing today. Now, our sourdough is a little different than the traditional version. Ours is a quick-set (ready…

Old Fashioned Biscuits and Gravy

Today we are making up some Old Fashioned Biscuits and we aren’t leaving them topless. That’s right we are going to slather them with some good white gravy with sausage. But I’ll tell you right off, the best thing about these biscuits… there’s no rise time!

S.O.S. – $h!% on a Shingle

Hey, folks. We’re going to continue our series of hard times and survival food. Now, we’ve done the Pan de Campo, and Hard Tack and Hot Water Cornbread, and today we’re going to cook something that has pulled people through some hard times and the Great Depression. One of the ol’ traditional recipes, SOS. It…

Survival Bread – Hot Water Cornbread

This recipe may have come out of hard times, using only a few ingredients but folks this is still considered a delicacy in the South. We’re sharing a traditional recipe today and also adding a little twist for more flavor with green chiles and bacon!

Survival Bread – Hard Tack

It’s time to start surviving folks! These breads go way back into history- hard tack and hot water cornbread. We’re going to make them the traditional way but with just a tad of our own touch, with more moisture in hard tack, and some bacon and green chili in the cornbread.

Easy Trick for Great Tasting Rolls

So let’s face it, sometimes you just don’t want to make homemade bread. Maybe there’s not enough time, ingredients… or patience. Well folks, you’re in luck because Shan is sharing her easy trick for using frozen rolls and making them taste homemade!

Traditional Pan de Campo

Today we’re taking a bite right out of history and featuring a camp bread from the old West. This bread came from the cowboys along the south Texas border known as Vaqueros. It was an easy bread to make with only a few ingredients.

Traditional Sopapillas

Sopapillas is one of our most requested recipes. It’s a traditional treat that can be served sweet or savory, however you want to make it. They can be filled with meat or vegetables, or just pour some honey inside and enjoy the sweet flavor. Let’s Get Started! To start the process, we’re going to mix…

Meat Pies

This week we’re making crispy meat pies, fried with that good crust. Through the years meat pies, also known as pasties, have fed a lot of miners, sailors and cowboys, depending on what part of the country you’re in. You’d better read on ’cause it’s going to be some fine dining.