Wickaninnish Bread Recipes

CATFISH BREAD

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.
• Saute the onion, celery, and pepper with 3 tablespoons of the margarine. When wilted, add the catfish chunks and the remaining 1 tablespoon margarine together with liquid crab boil and mix well. As catfish cooks, break up fish with a cooking spoon. Set catfish mixture aside.
• In a microwave oven, melt cream cheese on HIGH for 1 minute. Add ketchup, parsley, and pepper and mix well. Fold cream cheese mixture into catfish mixture and add Italian bread crumbs.
• Microwave mixture on HIGH for 8 minutes, stirring once halfway through cooking. Cut French bread lengthwise. Place on cookie sheet, sliced side up. Spread catfish mixture on each length of bread. Sprinkle with mozzarella and cheddar mixture.
• Bake for 10 minutes, or until cheese is melted and bubbly. Cut into individual slices. Serve and enjoy!

LUAU BREAD

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Grease a 4-by-8-inch loaf pan.
• In a small saucepan, combine the pineapple juice and 1/2 cup water over medium heat until the mixture reaches 105 degrees F. Immediately transfer the liquid to the mixing bowl of a heavy-duty mixer with a dough hook attachment. Add the brown sugar; sprinkle the yeast on top and let stand for 5 minutes.
• On low speed, mix in the dry milk powder, salt and cinnamon. Continue to mix, adding the egg and butter. Slowly incorporate the 2 1/2 cups flour. Raise the speed to medium. Add the carrots, coconut, macadamia nuts and pineapple tidbits.
• Continue to knead in the mixer on medium speed until all ingredients are completely incorporated, about 5 minutes. Add the remaining flour as needed until the dough is slightly sticky, but not sticking to the bowl.
• Form the dough into a ball. Cover with plastic wrap or a clean kitchen towel and set aside in a warm place to rise until doubled in size, about 5 minutes.
• Roll the ball out slightly, then flip over and use a rolling pin to flatten the dough out completely in order to remove the air from the dough's first rising.
• Roll the dough into a loaf shape, pulling back as you roll to tighten the loaf. Seal the ends and the seams in the dough thoroughly with your fingers.
• Firmly press the dough into the prepared pan. Let the dough rise in the pan, in a warm place, until the top of the dough reaches 1-inch above the pan, about 20 minutes, depending on the temperature of the dough and the room. Gently place the pan in the oven and bake until the bread is firm and the crust is golden brown, about 45 minutes.
• Gently remove the loaf from the pan and let cool on a rack. Serve slices with butter and preserves, or use in place of plain bread for a tropical take on sandwiches or French toast.

WICKANINNISH BREAD

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
• Combine butter and sugar in the bowl of an electric mixer and whip until pale yellow.
• Mix in eggs one at a time. Mix in one half the flour and the baking powder. Add the milk. Mix in the remaining flour. Add herbs, crab, apple, salt, pepper, and ginger. Butter six ramekins and fill each with batter.
• Bake for approximately 20 minutes. Serve with Apple Reduction and Salal Berry Compote.
• Apple Reduction
• Reduce apple juice to approximately 1/4 cup. Thicken with cornstarch mixed with water, if necessary.
• Salal Berry Compote.
• Saute onions and garlic in olive oil until soft. Add white wine, orange juice, and honey and reduce until almost dry. Add salal berries and cook at medium heat until berries start to break apart. Season with salt and pepper. Add cilantro and cool.

INJERA BREAD

Steps:

• Combine the dry ingredients and then add the water. Mix to a smooth, thin batter. Heat a large nonstick skillet. Ladle enough batter to cover the bottom of the skillet, tilting the skillet to cover the base evenly, and then set back on heat. When small holes appear on the surface remove the injera bread. Cook only on 1 side. Repeat with remaining batter.

PERSIMMON-GINGER BREAD

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Butter a 9-by-5-inch loaf pan. Line with enough parchment so there is a 2-inch overhang on the 2 long sides of the pan (this will help you lift the bread out of the pan).
• Sift the flour and baking soda into a medium bowl.
• Melt 1 stick of butter in a medium saucepan over medium heat until brown, nutty and fragrant, 5 to 8 minutes. Transfer to a large heat-proof bowl, cool for 5 minutes. Add the dark brown sugar, sour cream, vanilla, vinegar, ginger, orange zest, nutmeg, eggs, 1 cup of the persimmon puree and 1 1/4 teaspoons salt and whisk until completely combined.
• Fold the flour mixture into the butter mixture. Transfer the batter to the prepared pan and bake until the bread is deep golden brown and a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean, 1 hour 5 minutes to 1 hour 15 minutes. Cool the bread in the pan for 15 minutes. Use the parchment to help lift the bread out and cool completely on a rack.
• Meanwhile, process the granulated sugar, remaining 1 1/2 sticks butter, 1/2 cup persimmon puree and 1/4 teaspoon salt in a food processor until light and creamy.
• Serve slices of bread warm and slather with persimmon butter.