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Mrs Crow's Beltane Bread Recipe:
Ingredients:
3 1/2 cups bread flour
2 tsp (1 packet) of organic instant yeast from Sprouts
1 1/2 cups warm water
1/2 cup honey
1/2 cup fresh blueberries
Juice from 1 whole lemon
1 tsp ground sage
1 tsp salt
In a bowl combine the water and yeast
In a separate bowl, place flour, salt and sage. Mix together.
Add the honey, lemon juice and the water and yeast from the other bowl.
Incorporate the blueberries.
Kneed until the dough is well formed.
Place dough in a greased loaf pan and cover with an tea towel to let rise for two hours.
Place in a preheated oven at 425 F for 30-45 mins. Check at 30 mins for doneness.
Set on a cooling rack for 10 mins before slicing.

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Mrs Crow's Litha Bread Recipe:
Ingredients:
3 cups bread flour
2 tsp (1 packet) of organic instant yeast from Sprouts
1 1/2 cups warm milk
1/2 cup honey
Juice from 1 whole lemon
1/4 cup Sunflower seeds
1 - 5oz  bag of sweetened dried Cherries ( Add in as much or as little as desired)
1 tsp Fennel seeds
1 tsp salt
In a bowl combine the warm milk, honey and yeast.
In a separate bowl, place flour, salt, sunflower seeds, dried cherries, fennel seeds and salt. Mix together.
Add the lemon juice.
Add the contents from the other bowl - honey, warm milk and yeast.
Knead until the dough is well-formed.
Place dough in a greased loaf pan and cover with an tea towel to let rise for one to two hours.
Place in a preheated oven at 425 F for 30-45 mins. Check at 30 mins for doneness.
Set on a cooling rack for 10 mins before slicing.

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Mrs Crow's Lammas Cornbread Recipe:
Ingredients:
2 boxes Jiffy® corn muffin mix
2 eggs
1/2 cup milk
1 can whole corn (drained)
1 cup shredded cheese
3/4 cup Hatch® green chilis (optional)
1/4 cup honey
1/2 stick butter
Combine first six ingredients in a bowl. Divide mixed batter evenly into a greased muffin baking pan or square baking pan.
Bake at 400 F for 20-25 minutes. Check for doneness with a toothpick; if it comes out clean, they're done. While that is baking, melt butter and honey in a separate pan on low; stir until combined.
When the muffins are done, remove from oven and top with honey and melted butter mixture.