Best Colonel Sanders Old Fashioned Buckwheat Cakes Recipes

PRESTON COUNTY RAISED BUCKWHEAT CAKES

Steps:

• In a large bowl, mix 1 cake Fleishman's Yeast or 1 envelope dry yeast and 1 teaspoon salt into one quart lukewarm water. Let stand a few minutes and then add 3 cups, or enough buckwheat flour to make a stiff batter, (may use 2 1/2 cups buckwheat flour and 1/2 cup all purpose flour). Cover and let stand overnight (or at least 4 or 5 hours).
• When ready to bake the cakes, dissolve 1/2 teaspoon baking soda, 1/2 teaspoon baking powder, and 2 teaspoons sugar in 1 cup hot water (may use 1/2 cup milk). Stir into batter, then add about 1 cup or enough warm water to make a thin batter. Bake on a hot, (I use med/high on my electric stove) greased griddle. Use a long thin metal turner to lift edges and check bottom, it should be golden brown and bubbles should form on top, flip a cook on other side till done.
• We usually serve stacks of 2-4 cakes each.
• Save at least 1 cup of the batter for the next baking. (It will keep in the refrigerator for about a week) To renew, add 1 pint lukewarm water, 1/2 teaspoon salt and enough Buckwheat flour to make a stiff batter. Cover and let stand overnight (or at least 4 - 5 hours).

OLD-FASHIONED SOUR BUCKWHEAT PANCAKES

Steps:

• Combine buckwheat and all-purpose flour in a mixing bowl. Add buttermilk and yeast. Stir with a spoon until batter is smooth. Add more buttermilk, 1 tablespoon at a time, if batter is too stiff.
• Cover bowl with a dinner plate and let stand in a draft-free place, 8 hours to overnight.
• Add sugar, baking soda, and salt after the overnight rest. Mix in enough hot water to give batter a thin, pourable consistency.
• Heat a lightly oiled griddle over medium heat. Drop batter by large spoonfuls onto the griddle and cook until bubbles form and the edges are dry, 3 to 4 minutes. Flip and cook until browned on the other side, 2 to 3 minutes. Reserve some batter as a starter for the next batch.

BUCKWHEAT CAKE (TORTA DI GRANO SARACENO)

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350F/175°C Spread the almonds on a baking sheet and toast until golden and fragrant, about 10-12 minutes. Cool completely.
• Grease a 9-inch/23cm springform pan and set aside. In a food processor or clean coffee grinder, grind the almonds as finely as possible with 1/4 cup (50g) of the sugar. In a medium bowl, stir together the ground almonds, buckwheat flour, salt, cinnamon, lemon zest and baking powder.
• In another bowl, beat the butter and 1 cup (200g) of the sugar until fluffy. Add the egg yolks one at a time, beating well after each addition. Beat in the dry mixture alternately with the milk until everything is well combined.
• In a clean mixing bowl and using spotlessly clean beaters, whip the egg whites with the remaining 1/4 cup (50g) sugar until they form stiff, glossy peaks. Stir one-quarter of the whites into the cake batter to lighten it, then gently fold in the rest. Scrape the batter into the greased pan, smoothing the top.
• Bake the cake in the preheated oven for 45-55 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean, covering the top loosely with foil if it begins to darken too much. Cool the cake for ten minutes on a rack, then carefully remote the outer ring and cool completely. Store, covered, at room temperature for up to 3-4 days. Dust with a little powdered sugar before serving, if you like.

OLD FASHIONED BUCKWHEAT GRIDDLE CAKES

Steps:

• 1. Start at night for cakes in the morning, leaving batter in a warm place.
• 2. Each morning save out a little of the batter to start a batch for the next day. Use a little white flour in mixing the batter after the first batch.
• 3. As the batter grows older, add a little soda as needed, until it becomes neccessary to discard the old sponge and start all over again.

COLONEL SANDERS' KENTUCKY CHESS PIE

Steps:

• Cream butter and sugar well.
• Add other ingredients.
• Pour into unbaked crust.
• Bake at 325 degrees for 45 minutes.
• Make meringue of egg whites stiffly beaten, with equal amount of sugar and small amount of nutmeg (equal amounts mean equal measure of sugar and egg whites).
• To keep meringue from weeping, beat whites until foamy, then add sugar slowly.
• Beat stiff.
• Cover filling with meringue.
• Brown in moderate oven.
• Yields one 9" pie.

COLONEL SANDERS' KENTUCKY BISCUITS

Steps:

• Sift dry ingredients into mixing bowl and nest the flour mixture.
• Add most of buttermilk.
• Cut in the lard.
• Begin squeezing the lard and flour in the milk until thoroughly mixed.
• Add the rest of the buttermilk if needed and mix.
• Turn on to floured board.
• Knead until consistency desired.
• Cut into biscuits.
• Place on a lightly greased baking sheet.
• Bake in a preheated 450°F oven for 12-14 minutes.

COLONEL SANDERS' OLD FASHIONED HUCKLEBERRY CAKE

Steps:

• Gradually beat 2/3 cup sugar into the beaten egg until light.
• Sift together flour, baking powder and salt.
• Add the flour mixture to the egg mixture alternately with 1/3 cup of milk.
• Add 3 tablespoons butter and 1 teaspoon vanilla or almond extract.
• Beat well, then fold in 1 1/2 cups fresh huckleberries.
• Pour into an 8" cake pan and bake at 400 degrees for about 40 minutes, or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean.

KENTUCKY COLONEL CANDY

Steps:

• On stove, soften butter and 1 pound of sugar, remove from heat and let cool to warm.
• Add whiskey, then second pound of sugar; nuts, and lemon juice.
• Blend until all are mixed. Roll into balls and let cool overnight to firm up.
• Melt chocolate and paraffin in top of double boiler; blend well. Remove from the heat and cool slightly. Dip candy in chocolate mixture.
• Set one waxed paper to harden.
• Store in an airtight container.