Homecoming Cookbook – Dough for Cabbage Buns

The following recipe can be found on page 40 under Breads & Buns in the Breads & Rolls section of the R.M. of Mossey River Homecoming Cookbook. It was submitted by Debra Moore and Marilyn Moore (Johnston) who are connected to the Mowat School. They are my paternal cousin and aunt.

Dough for Cabbage Buns

  • 4 cups flour
  • 3 tablespoons sugar or less
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 1/2 pound lard
  • 1 cup sour cream
  • 3 eggs
  • Packet yeast

Dissolve yeast in 1/2 cup water and 1 teaspoon sugar. Beat eggs and 1 cup sour cream. Cut lard into flour, then add egg mixture. Add yeast mixture, mixing with spoon. Knead until dough comes away from fingers. Place in refrigerator overnight.

Fill with favourite filling and make at 350 degrees F until golden brown.

Homecoming Cookbook – Breads & Buns

There are 108 recipes under Breads & Rolls and 27 Breads & Buns in the R.M. of Mossey River Homecoming Cookbook. These were provided by 36 contributors who were connected to 13 schools.

PageRecipeSchoolsContributors
25Korovai Bread (Ukrainian Wedding Cake Dough)n/aAnna Gashyna (Kawvulka)
26Dough for DovesPine View School, Zelena SchoolAnne Gashyna (Haweylyshen), Nick Gashyna
26Easter PaskaRice Lake SchoolStephanie Zwarich (Glena), Mike Zwarich
27Easter Paska continuedRice Lake SchoolStephanie Zwarich (Glena), Mike Zwarich
28PaskaMossey River SchoolEileen Bornn (Tawse), Ben Bornn
28Pasky (Easter Bread)Mossey River SchoolBertha Buhler (Bornn)
29Easter Bread (Babka)Fork River SchoolAndrea Zurba, Alden Zurba
30Ukrainian Easter BreadMowat SchoolHelen Pascal (Masiowski)
30Very Good BreadZelena SchoolStella Shumsky (Fostyk)
31Alice’s Overnight BreadBicton Heath School, South Bay SchoolMona Snyder (Little)
31Anise Kuchen BreadBorden SchoolOlga Rosteski (Atamanchuk)
32No-Fault 100% Whole Wheat BreadFork River SchoolKathy McGill (Buller)
32No Yeast BreadCork Cliff SchoolAnn Kornik (Burak)
32Brown Breadn/aHelen Gashena (Chwartkowski)
33Sandwich LoafNordheim SchoolMary Bergen (Rempel)
34Spiral Herb BreadMossey River SchoolOlga Lundy (Lundy)
35Low-Cal Dill BreadSouth Bay SchoolMary Clouson (Pomozybida)
36Tomato Cheese BreadSouth Bay SchoolMary Ellen Bobinski, Larry Bobinski
36BunsPine View SchoolHelena Sharna (Dale)
37Fermipan Instant Yeast Buns or BreadPine View School, Fork River SchoolFlorine Dahms (Cottick)
37Air BunsSouth Bay SchoolHelen Chaychuk (Zdarski)
38Mom’s Overnight Bunsn/aJanie Galloway, Scott Galloway
38Overnight BunsSkala SchoolPhyllis Momotiuk (Kolochuk), Michael Momotiuk
38Two Hour BunsSkala SchoolBonnie Chaychuk (Momotiuk)
39Hot Cross BunsDon SchoolPhyllis Momotiuk (Kolochuk)
40English MuffinsZelena School, Fork River SchoolJudy Kostyshyn, Jennifer Kostyshyn, Melissa Kostyshyn, Ron Kostyshyn
40Dough for Cabbage BunsMowat SchoolDebra Moore, Marilyn Moore