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It's Baked In: C-omm-U-nity Recipe Collection
This is the official home of “It’s Baked In,” where recipe submissions from the Champaign-Urbana community will be posted after they are submitted to the Black Joy Project at the Spurlock Museum.

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  • Peace Bread Baked

    Peace Bread, from the kitchen of Christine Goines

    Serves: 16 (eight loaves, split down the middle for sharing)

    Prep Time: 25 min

    Cooking Time: 30-35 min

    I usually share this with: Coworkers and church members, especially at meetings 

    When/where this dish is enjoyed: At work, at church, and at home

    When Christine Goines received a message to bake some bread just two and a half hours before a church meeting, she had no idea she would start a tradition, not just at her church, but in her job as a school bus driver. Her Peace Bread - small loaves of lemony sweet pound cake, split down the middle for sharing - has brought hundreds of community members together.

  • Ghana Jollof Rice

    Ghana Jollof Rice, from the kitchen of Florence Adibu

    Serves: A Family

    Prep Time: 10 minutes

    Cooking Time: 1 hour

    I usually share this with: Friends, family, guests, welcome food with Strangers 

    When/where this dish is enjoyed: Everywhere

    When has a traditional dish reached "perfection"? What are the qualities that go into making something that has been passed down from generations? Is it all about the ingredients? Technique? Love? Florence Adibu shares a family dish - and the weight she felt when she first learned to make it.

  • Black Joy Project logo, yellow background with white and black writing

    Welcome to "It's Baked In": a C-U recipe collection, sponsored by The Black Joy Project!