Tassajara Hot Springs Recipes

TASSAJARA PEACH KUCHEN

Steps:

• Cut the butter into the dry ingredients (flour through salt) with a fork or pastry cutter until it looks like coarse meal.
• Press firmly into a baking pan (I use a 10-inch deep-dish pie dish).
• Arrange the peaches on the surface to cover.
• Sprinkle the fruit with a mixture of the cinnamon and brown sugar.
• Bake 15 minutes at 400°.
• Pour the egg yolks beaten with the cream over the top.
• Lower heat to 375° and bake 40 minutes longer.

TASSAJARA'S FLAKY BISCUITS

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 450 degrees. Combine flours, baking powder and salt. Cut butter or margarine into dry ingredients with a pastry cutter or two knives, or rub gently between hands until pea-size pieces are formed.
• Make a well in the center and add the eggs and milk. Beat the eggs and milk with a fork until smooth. Continue stirring with the fork, gradually incorporating flour until it is all moistened.
• On a floured board, knead the dough just enough to bring it together. Roll the dough into a rectangle 1/2-inch thick. Fold in thirds. Turn the dough a quarter-turn and repeat, rolling and folding. Repeat once more. (The rolling and folding make a flakier biscuit.)
• Roll out the dough again to a 1/2-inch thickness. Cut into rounds with a floured cutter or glass. Place on an ungreased cookie sheet and bake at 450 degrees for 8 to 10 minutes, until the bottoms are lightly browned and the tops slightly golden. Do not overbake.

TASSAJARA YEASTED BREAD

Steps:

• In a large bowl, dissolve the yeast in water and stir in the honey and dry milk. Stir in 4 cups of the flour to form a thick batter and beat 100 strokes with a spoon. Let the dough rise for 45 minutes, then add the salt and oil and an additional 3 cups of the flour and knead until the dough comes away from the sides of the bowl.
• Knead on a floured board, using about 1 cup more flour if needed to keep the dough from sticking, for about 10 minutes, until the dough is smooth. Let it rise for 50 to 60 minutes, until it is doubled in size. Punch down and let it rise again for 40 to 50 minutes, until doubled in size.
• Shape into two round loaves and place them on a baking sheet. Let them rise for 20 to 25 minutes. Coat the top of each loaf with egg wash. Bake in a 350-degree oven for 1 hour or until golden brown.