We all have our insecurities. Since I pay money to rent this space on the internet, I’m going to tell you all about mine. Lucky you!
I become insecure when I learn about a classic Southern dish of which I've never heard. My blood rushes to my face, my palms clam up, and I try to shrug it off but can't.
I feel like my entire upbringing is called into question when I learn that fellow Southerners have been enjoying a certain dish without me. I doubt my worth as a Southern woman.
This is one of the many reasons I’m considering a ‘made in Texas’ tattoo in a prominent place on my body. (Don’t gasp, Dad, I’m 29 and can do these sorts of things now!)
When I found out about the Southern dessert Mud Hens from my Alabama friend Christy, I rushed home to make them. And now I talk about them at parties like I've always had them and anyone who's never had a mud hen is deranged. True story.
I’m going to chalk it up to the fact that the South has so many great recipes that a few slip through the cracks every now and then.
Sally Lunn bread is one of those recipes that fell through the cracks.
This bread is soft like a quick bread and has the yeasty flavors reminiscent of beer bread and brioche. Also: no kneading required. Consider me swooned.
Please, for the love of all the things, don't leave me comments telling me that you've always known about Sally Lunn bread, and I'm clearly deranged and raised by ill-fit parents since my upbringing did not include it. My self confidence just can't handle it right now. I think I'll drown my sorrows in some pumpkin spice oatmeal cookies.
I made Sally Lunn bread the same day I found out about it. And in my great big rush, I didn't scale it down for two. The original plan was to scale it down for two. Then, I tasted it. We discovered a full-size bundt pan does indeed serve two when it comes to this rich bread. This is almost how I felt when I made my pumpkin chocolate chip cookies, but we quickly cut it in half before sharing--just for you.
I don't want to jump ahead of the game here, but I want to say that recipes like this are the reason that we are only considering cities south of the Mason-Dixon for our upcoming move. One bite of this bread and you'll understand why. If you love old fashioned recipes, you should try my apple fritters.
THANK YOU for all of your kind wishes on our news that we're moving. I couldn't do this without y'all. Seriously. XO
This bread is soft like a quick bread and has the yeasty flavors reminiscent of beer bread and brioche. Also: no kneading required. Recipe from Southern Living, October 2013 issue.Sally Dunn Bread
Ingredients
Instructions
Notes
Nutrition Information:
Yield:
10
Serving Size:
1
Amount Per Serving:
Calories: 323Total Fat: 12gSaturated Fat: 7gTrans Fat: 0gUnsaturated Fat: 4gCholesterol: 83mgSodium: 309mgCarbohydrates: 45gFiber: 2gSugar: 7gProtein: 8g
Kim (Feed Me, Seymour) says
I constantly feel the need to prove myself as a Philadelphian... Always. Despite the fact that I haven't lived in Philadelphia for four years. I get offended when my authenticity is called into question but really, it's also the same deep-seeded insecurity that you face about your southern roots! However, I view you as one of those sassy yet sweet southern gals through and through so no worries! :) Also, this bread looks delicious! So simple yet satisfying.
Kathy says
Sally Lunn is an English thing, which probably became colonial: http://www.sallylunns.co.uk/
Megan {Country Cleaver} says
You know me and carbs - I wouldn't be able to hold back on making this either!! And I sitll know you're a southern girl through and through.
Bob says
I only heard of this bread recently, from a friend in Virginia. So it definitely exists in part of the South, though my mom's from Charlotte and I'd never heard of it. I'll have to ask her if she knows about it. Anyway, there's a lot of South, and it's not at all homogenous, so as a Texan I don't think there's any reason to be upset! Just look at all the different takes on what barbecue is...no unanimity there!
Lula Stephens says
I grew up with Sally Lunn - my Virginia grandmother made it and it was a family favorite. I never learned to make it and by the time I became interested in cooking, my grandmother had died and we couldn’t find a recipe. Thank you for this!
Me says
NOT EVEN CLOSE. It is a SWEET bread with a lot of sugar, about 4 times as much! FAKE recipe published by someone who needs counseling: Tattoo to get attention, whines online.
Can't even do basic research. Typical "foodie" blogger.
1885 New Orleans recipe:
Sally Lunn
1/2 c. water, 1 tsp. sugar, 1 pkg yeast, 1/2 c. flour, enough to make a sponge (substitute for 1 c. homemade yeast mixture)
1 c. milk
1/2 c. lard, melted
1/2 c. butter, melted
1 c. sugar
4 c. flour
4 eggs
Christopher Allen King says
As an FYI, there is the Sally Lunn recipe from The Colonial Williamsburg Tavern Cookbook.
Slightly different with shortening instead of butter, 1/3 vs 1/4 cup sugar, twice the yeast, 3 eggs
Deb says
The actual recipe title says, Sally Dunn bread instead of Sally Lunn bread. ;) Mixture in step three also has two letters transposed.