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  • Dilly Rolls

    Ingredients:

    2 (16-oz.) cups small curd cottage cheese
    2 Tbsp. butter or margarine
    2 (114-oz.) packages acth e dry yeast
    1/2 cup (110° to
    115°) warm water
    1/-4cup sugar
    2 Tbsp. driro mint.-ed onion
    1 to
    2 Tbsp. dill weed
    1 Tbsp. salt
    1/1 tsp. bakin soda. a1/1 to S cups all-purpose flour

    Instructions:

    In large saucepan over medium heat, cook cottage chese and butter until butter i melted. Cool to 110°. In large mixing bow I, dissolve yeast in water. Add egg sugar. onion. dill, salt, baking soda and cottage cheese mixture. Add 3 cups of tlour. beat until smooth. Add enough remaining flour to form a soft dough. Tum onto a floured board knead until smooth and elastic, about 6-8 minutes. Place in greased bowl, turning once to grease top. Cover and let rise in warm place until doubled, about 1 hour. Punch down. Fonn into 24 balls; place in greased 13 X 9 X 2″ baking pan that has been sprayed with nonstick cooking spray. Cover and let rise until doubled, about 45 minutes. Bake at 350° for 20-25 minutes. Yields 2 dozen.

    Notes:

    These delicious and versatile rolls are great served warm along-side any dinner. I always make extras since my family enjoys the leftovers for mini-sandwiches and snacks.

    Servings Yield:

    Yields 2 dozen

  • Double Quick Dinner Rolls

    Ingredients:

    3/4acup water, warm (not too hot)
    1 package active dry yeast
    1/2acup sugar
    1 tsp. salt
    /. i cups flour, all-purpose
    1 egg
    1/2acup shortening

    Instructions:

    Dissolve yeast in warm water with the sugar, let rest 5 minutes until yeast is activated. Add salt and 1/2 of the flour; Beat for 2 minutes. Add egg, shortening and beat in remaining flour. Let rise in bowl in warm place about 50 minutes. Stir batt. er down and spoon into greased muffin pans. Let rise 30 minutes and bake 10-12 minutes at 425°.

    Notes:

    Makes 12 glieat dinner rolls–perfect timing for Sunday noon dinner when you don t want to knead bread dough. Nothing makes a meal more special.

    Servings Yield:

    Makes 12 glieat dinner rolls–perfect timing for Sunday noon dinner when you don t want to knead bread dough

  • Cinnmion Toast Roll Ups

    Ingredients:

    1/2, cup firmly packed brown sugar
    1/2 cup sugar (light brown sugar)
    1⁄2 tsp. ground cinnamon
    1 (8 oz.) can refrigerated crescent rolls;.. cup butter or margarine melted

    Instructions:

    Stir together first 3 ingredients. Unroll crescent rolls; brush with melted butter, and sprinkle evenly with sugar mixture. Separate dough into triangles. RoU up each triangle. starting with shortest side; place on lightly greased baking sheet. Bake at 350° for 10-12 minutes or until golden. Remove to a wire rack to cool. Yields 8 roll ups.

    Notes:

    These were always made in my kindergarten room at school. What great fun to eat whatever we made!

    Servings Yield:

    Yields 8 roll ups

  • No-Knead Knot Rolls

    Ingredients:

    2 (
    1/24-oz.) packages active dry yeast
    2 cups (I
    10° to
    11S0) warm water
    1/2 cup sugar
    2 tsp. salt
    6 to
    61⁄2 cups all-purpose flour
    1/2 cup shortening
    1/2 cup butter or margarine softened

    Instructions:

    In mixing bowl, dissolve yeast in warm water. Addsugar. salt and 2 cups flour. Beat on medium speed for 2 minutes. Add egg and shortening; mix well. Stir in enough remaining flour to fonn a soft dough (do not knead). Cover and refrigerate overnight. Punch dough down and divide into four ponioos. Cover three pieces with plastic wrap. Roll remaining portion into a 14 x 12 rectangle. Spread 2 T. butter over dough. Fold in half lengthwise; cut into 12 strips. Tie each strip into a knot; tuck and pinch ends under. Place 2″ apart on greased baking sheets. Repeat with remaining dough. Cover and let rise until doubled, about 1 hour. Bake at 400° for 10-12 minutes or until brown. Yields 4 dozen.

    Notes:

    These roUs are extra nice since they require no kneading. The dough rises in the refrigerator overnight. so there, s Jittle last-minute fuss to serve fresh hot rolls with any meal.

    Servings Yield:

    Yields 4 dozen

  • Homemade Crescent Dinner Rolls

    Ingredients:

    1 (1/2.-oz.) package acthe dry yeast
    1/2 cup (110° to
    115°) warm water
    1 Tbsp. plus
    1⁄2 cup sugar, dhrided
    3/4 cup (110° to
    115°) warm milk
    3 eggs lightly beaten
    1/2 cup butter or margarine softened
    1 tsp. salt S to
    51/1 cups all-purpose flour butter or margarine melted.

    Instructions:

    In large mixing bowl, dissolve yeast in warm water. Add I tablespoon sugar; let stand for 5 minutes. Add milk, eggs, butter, salt and remaining sugar. Stir in enough flour to form a stiff dough. Tum onto floured surface; knead until smooth and elastic, about 6-8 minutes. Place in greased bowl, turning once to grease top. Cove: r and Jet rise until doubled. about I 1/2 hours. Punch down. Divide into thirds. Roll each into a 12″ circle; cut each circle into 8 wedges. Bruh with melted butter; roll up wedges from the wide end and place, pointed end down, 2″ apart on greased baking sheets. Cover and let rise until doubled, about 30 minutes. Bake at 375° for I 0-12 minutes or until golden. Remove from pans to wire racks. Yields 2 dozen.

    Notes:

    Tbsp. is a light, golden roll that has a croist 5, hape that only adds to the flavor and aroma. There is no better way to round out a great meaJ than with fresh homemade rolls.

    Servings Yield:

  • Crescent Leion Rolls

    Ingredients:

    1 packages Pillsbury Crescent Dinner Rolls
    2 Tbsp. butter
    1 Tbsp. lemon rind Tbsp. confectiooers’ sugar
    Glaze:
    1 cup confectioners’ sugar Tbsp. lemon juice

    Instructions:

    Unroll dough from can and lay out flat on cookie sheet so that you have a long rectangle. Combine butter, sugar, and rind together and spread on dough. Roll up dough from the longest side so that the rolJ you produce is about as long as the cookie sheet cut roll into 16 slices. Cook at 375° until brown. Glaze.

    Notes:

    I got this recipe from a friend in Alice, Texas years ago and it has always been a hit whenever it is served.

    Servings Yield:

  • Savory Scones

    Ingredients:

    3 cups flour, all-purpose
    4 tsp. baking powder
    1 T. sugar
    1 tsp. dried oregano
    1/” tsp. salt
    1/1 tsp. baking soda
    1/2i tsp. garlic powder
    1/2 tsp. dried basil
    6 T. cold butter or margarine
    1 egg

    Instructions:

    In bowl, combine first eight ingredients. Cut in butter until mixture is crumbly. In a bowl, whisk egg and buttermilk; add to dry ingredients. Tum onto a lightly floured surface; knead 6-8 times. Pat or roll dough into two 6″ circles. Place on greased baking sheet. Score surface with shallow cuts to mark six wedges on each. Topping for Savory Scones 2 medium onion, halved & sliced thin 2 T. butter or margarine 1 T. brown. sugar 1 tsp. dried rosemary, crushed 1/4 tsp. dried thyme Topping: In a skillet, saute onions in butter until tender. Remove from the heat Stir in bmwn sugar, rosemary and thyme. Spread over dough. Bake at 425° for 20-25 minutes or until golden brown. Cut into wedges. Yield: 1 dozen

    Notes:

    Tbsp. can be served as either an appetizer or a bread with a meaJ. See also my recipe for Cranberry Scones if you want to change this up a little and reaUy make it special.

    Servings Yield:

    Make it special

  • Pull-Apart Bacon Bread

    Ingredients:

    12 bat.-on strips, diced
    1 loaf frozen bread dough, thawed
    2 T. olive or ngetable oi divided
    1 cup mozzarella chftSC, shttdded
    1 envelope ranch dnssing mb

    Instructions:

    Cook bacon in microwave or on stove until partially cook; dr.. un on paper towels. Roll out dough to 1/2″ thickness; brush with I T. oil; cut into I in. pieces; place in large bowl. Add bacon, chse. dressing mix and remaining oil; toss to coat.

    Notes:

    l have also used this for appetizers on several occasions and it was a true hit. Whether baking it for appetizer of for dinner, multiply the recipe, and make one or two loaves to freeze. Wrapped properly, it will retain its original fresh quality for several weeks. S eggs PlThfi>KIN BREAD 2 (3-oz.) packages cook-and- 1 1/2acups vegetable oil 1 (15-oz.) c. solid-pack pumpkin 2 cups all-purpose flour 2 cups sugar serve vanilla pudding mix 1 tsp. baking soda 1 tsp. ground cinnamon 1/1 tsp. salt In a mixing bowl, beat the eggs. Add oil and pumpkin; beat until smooth. Combine remaining ingredients; gradually beat into pumpkin mixture. Pour batter into five greased 5 X 21/i X 2″ loaf pans. Bake at 325° for 50-55 minutes or until tests done. Cool on wire racks. Yields 5 miniature loaves. If you decide to use two larger 8 X 4 X 2″ loaf pans, bake for 75-80 minutes. I always bake extra loaves of this cake-like bread to wrap and give as holiday gifts every year.

    Servings Yield:

    Make one or two loaves to freeze

  • Poppy Seed Filling

    Ingredients:

    (Oil
    4 Tbsp. poppy seeds
    2 Tbsp,. honey
    2 tsp. sugar
    1/11tsp. salt
    1 tsp. lemon juice
    1 egg lightly beaten

    Instructions:

    Insaucepan, combine poppy seeds, honey, sugar andsalt. Stirconstantly and cook over low heat till hot, about 5 minutes. Add lemon jui. ce. Add a little of the hot mixture to beaten egg, continuing to beat egg while adding. Add egg mixture to hot mixture. Place over low heat and cook, stirring constantly, until thick. Cool thoroughly before using on Poppy Seed Swirl Bread.

    Notes:

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  • Ribbon Pumpkin Bread

    Ingredients:

    6 oz. reduced-fat cream cheese
    1/2ac. sugar
    1 T. all-purpose flour
    2 egg whites Batter:
    1 c. pumpkin
    1/4 c. unsweetened applesauce
    1 T. canola oil
    11/3 cups all-purpose flour
    1/2 cups sugar
    1 tsp. baking soda h tsp. salt
    1⁄2 tsp. ground cinnamon
    1⁄2 l$p. ground cloves
    11. lc. choppc..-d walnuts

    Instructions:

    For filling, combine the cream cheese, sugar, flour and egg whites in a bowl; set aside. In a mixing bowl, beat the pumpkin, applesauce, egg, egg whites and oil. Combine the flour, sugar, baking soda, salt, cinnamon and cloves; add to pumpkin mixture. Stir in walnuts. Divide half of the batter between two 8 X 4 X 2″ loaf pans coated with nons. tick cooking spray. Spread each with filling; top with remaining batter. Bake at 350° for 40-45 minutes or until it tets done. Cool for 10 minutes before removing from pans to wire racks to cool completely. Refrigerate leftovers. Yields 2 loaves.

    Notes:

    Servings Yield:

    Yields 2 loaves