Sunday, April 17, 2011

Mennonite Recipes

My grandparents are German and both came from a Mennonite community. My Grandma has this amazing Mennonite Church cookbook that she cherishes (seriously, you could take anything from her house....except this book. I even get a little nervous touching it). Anywho - the idea came up for me to make Paska Bread for Easter. Then my sister had the idea for me to make Zwieback....a traditional Mennonite roll. When I asked if I should just make one, or both (thinking that two breads would be a bit overkill), my grandpa jumped in and said "BOTH!!" lol Since he doesn't ask for anything...there's no way I was going to say no to that request! :) So now I'm looking at different recipes and researching information about both breads. I've stumbled upon this wonderful site called Mennonite Girls Can Cook. I'm like a kid in a candy store! In order to not forget all the yummy recipes I'm coming across, I'm going to post the links below...then I can make sure to come back to this post and remember which recipes I liked and where I found them. Let me know if you try any of them too!! Oh but just FYI -- just the quantity that the recipes make before you start to make them. Mennonites cook for the entire church. Seriously, the Zwieback recipe makes 8 dozen rolls! :) http://mennonitegirlscancook.blogspot.com/2008/12/zwiebacksgrandma-buns.html http://mennonitegirlscancook.blogspot.com/2009/11/kraft-carmel-squares-with-gluten-free.html http://mennonitegirlscancook.blogspot.com/2009/04/seerney-paska-for-kulichpaska-cheese.html http://mennonitegirlscancook.blogspot.com/2009/03/paska-lovellas-recipe.html http://thebergens.blogspot.com/2010/03/mennonite-monday-zwieback.html

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