Traditional Cod in Scrunchin, Baked Beans, and Toutons

In a medium cast iron pan on medium heat high heat, start melting your scrunchins, saute until the fat starts to render and they get crispy, flour your cod and place in your pan by displacing some of the scrunchins and start to fry, add salt and pepper and move some of the scrunchins on top of the fish when the fish starts to brown turn it on the other side, depending on the thickness of the cod this will take 4 to 5 minutes on each side.

Homemade Baked beans

• 1 pk White pea beans

Wash and then soak overnight, the next morning drain beans and add five cups of cold water bring to a boil and simmer for 30 minutes or until nearly tender. Beans won’t get any softer once they are put in the oven. Place in casserole dish then add the following ingredients.

• 1tsp salt pepper
• 2tsp white vinegar
• 2–3 tbsp brown sugar
• 1 tbsp prepared mustard
• 3/4 cup molasses
• 1/2 cup of ketchup

Add enough water to cover the beans, top with salt pork or bacon and bake for 7 hours in a 250° oven.

It is recommended not to stir the beans till they are ready so they don’t turn to mush.

Making the Touton

Once you have made the bread and it has risen for the last time cut with your fingers and hand small pieces spread them like a cookie size and cook them in scrunchins till browned on both sides and the middle is cooked.

Used to soak up your baked bean juice most people eat it with lots of molasses, butter, jam.

Homemade White Bread

• 1 1/2 cups of warm water
• 2 tbsp sugar
• 1 8g pk of traditional yeast

Incorporate all ingredients in a bowl and let rise

In a large bowl put the following

• 5 lbs flour
• 1tbsp salt

Stir salt through the flour, then put a hole in the middle of the flour and add yeast, one cup of oil and six cups of water

Mix all together, add more flour if necessary to make a smooth dough. Knead then turn over cover and keep warm. Let rise for one and a half hour.

Knead, add little more flour, not a lot, turn over and let rise for another one and a half hours. Place in greased bread pans and let rise for 1 hour put in a preheated 350° oven and bake for 45 minutes.

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