Apple Fritters Baked in Honey

1 cup whole wheat pastry flour or white wheat flour
3/4 tsp. baking powder
3/4 tsp. baking soda
1/2 tsp. allspice
1/2 tsp. ground ginger
pinch of salt
1 egg
3/4 cup plain yogurt, or sour cream, or a mixture
1 Tbls. oil
2 tsp. apple sauce
1 Tbls. honey
1-2 apples, diced small
about 1/2 cup honey

Preheat oven to 400 F.

Stir together the dry ingredients. Add the egg, yogurt/sour cream, oil, apple sauce, and 1 Tbls. honey. Gently fold it together until it is all moistened.

Grease a muffin tin. Spoon 1-2 tsp. of honey into each cup. Put apple pieces into each of the cup (you don't necessarily use all the apple bits or all the honey). Spoon the batter into each cup, dividing evenly.

Bake for 15 minutes.

Oat Scones

In Martin the Warrior, these are served with honey or raspberry preserves.

3/4 cup cold buttermilk
1/4 cup brown sugar
1 egg
2 cups flour (white wheat, whole wheat, or whole wheat pastry)
1/2 tsp salt
3 tbsp chilled butter, cut into small pieces
3/4 cup oats
1 small egg, lightly beaten
cinnamon

Preheat oven to 375°. Combine the first three ingredients in a medium bowl, stirring with a whisk.

Combine flour and salt, in a large bowl, stirring with a whisk. Cut in chilled butter until the mixture resembles coarse meal. Stir in the oats. Add milk mixture, stirring just until moist.

Place dough onto a floured surface and knead lightly until the dough is all together. Place on a baking sheet that is either greased, or lined with parchment. Form dough into an approximately 3/4" thick, 9-inch circle. Cut dough into 12 wedges all the way through.

Brush the small egg over the dough and sprinkle cinnamon on top. Bake until golden, 18-20 minutes. Serve warm.

Batch Loaves

From what the internet tells me, this is a traditional Scottish/Irish way of baking bread. The point is that the loaves all touch on the sides when baked, so the crust doesn't form on the large sides of the bread (except, presumably, the bread on the ends). I just came up with a basic bread recipe, and I figure the more important point of it is how it's baked.

6 cups warm water
3 Tbls. Yeast
3 Tbls. salt
12-14 cups whole wheat flour or white wheat flour

You probably should do this in two large bowls, unless you have a really huge bowl.

Stir together the flour, yeast and salt. Stir in the water. Knead for a few minutes, adding more water or flour if necessary, to make the dough soft, but not sticky. Cover the outside of the dough with water, place in bowls, cover, and let rise for about 2-3 hours.

Separate and shape into 3 or 4 loaves, coating the outside of the loaves with flour. Oil the inside of a 9x13 cake pan, or similar large pan. Place the loaves side by side in the pan, oil the tops, and let rise again for 1-2 hours. They should be touching along the sides.

Preheat the oven to 350. Cut some slashes in the tops of the loaves. Place a container of water in the bottom of the oven. Bake the bread for 40-50 minutes, or until golden brown on the top. Let cool in the pan, then pull the loaves apart.