Orange Rolls

From Kathi Nickell
½ cube butter (1/4 cup)
½ cup sugar
1 rounded TBS. orange juice concentrate
Cook until sugar is dissolved stirring constantly.

2 pkgs
Hungry Jack or Pillsbury biscuits (20)
Place rolls in round pan or baking dish, putting them on their side and overlapping a
little. Pour orange mixture over rolls and bake 30 minutes in 350 oven. Turn out immediately and serve.

Our favorite Pizza Recipes

You can see something fun we did for Halloween with these recipes here: Crazy House Creations

Mom’s Pizza Dough

½ cup warm tap water

2 pkg. yeast (2 ¼ tsp = 1 pkg)

1 tsp sugar

Combine in bowl and set aside.

1 cup scalded milk (90 seconds in my microwave does the trick)

1 tsp. salt

3 Tbl. sugar

½ cube margarine

3 ½ cups flour (I sometimes use 1 cup wheat and the rest white)

Combine milk, salt, sugar and margarine. Add 2 cups flour and mix. Add yeast mix and remaining flour. Mix until dough ball forms. (I usually add some extra flour since it is pretty sticky.)

Spread pizza dough out onto 1 large cookie sheet for a thick crust, or 2 pans for a thin crust. Bake 8 minutes at 425°. Add sauce and toppings. Bake 10 more minutes, or until cheese is melted and bubbly.

Melissa's Pizza Sauce as I remember it :)

1 can tomato sauce (8 oz.)
minced garlic (1-2 cloves)
minced onion (to taste)
1 tsp. Italian seasoning

Pumpkin Chocolate-Chip Muffins

I've seen the recipe on several blogs and it is really fool proof.

Pumpkin Chocolate-Chip Muffins

1 box spice cake mix
1 15 oz. can pumpkin (or half of one of those big cans)
Mix together, spoon into muffin cups - greased or paper-lined, and bake at 350 degrees for 15 minutes, or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean.

I did add a little milk to mine because they seemed a little too thick to spoon out. I also discovered a cookie scoop works wonders for filling the muffin liners neatly and quickly.

Oh, and aren't these little owl papers adorable? I love them! I got mine at Wal-Mart.

Crescent Rolls

2 1/2 cups warm milk with 2 TBS dry yeast
2/3 cup sugar
2/3 cup oil
1 Tbs. salt (I use a about 2 tsp. )
Stir together and add 2 beaten eggs. Add 6 1/2 cups flour. (I usually have to add more flour). Knead. Cover and let rest for 10 minutes.
Divide into 4 batches.
Roll into circle and brush with butter. Cut into 12 . Roll each section up. Repeat for other 3 batches.
Let rise 1 to 1 1/2 hours. Bake at 400 degrees for 10 to 12 minutes.
Makes 4 dozen.

This is the recipe I got from Madge Rich in the 16th Ward and have used for ages.
When I do this in my bread maker I use 1/2 a recipe and put the yeast in last in a little crater in the flour. I can get 2 dozen on one large cookie sheet.

Bread sticks

Quick and easy Bread sticks:

Makes 30-40 bread sticks I think. You can also cut the recipe in half if you want.

3 c warm water
2 TBS yeast
3 TBS sugar
1 tsp salt
Approximately 6 c flower

Directions:
Let ingredients raise for 10 min.
Roll out into rectangle.
Make strips. Twist or roll into long sticks fold in half and twist.
Let it raise in a 9x13 pan for 1/2 hr.
Cover bread sticks with a 1/2 cube of Melted butter.
Sprinkle garlic or Parmesan cheese over the top.
Bake at 375 degrees for 20 min.

Given to me by Heather Hochhalter

Apple Muffins

I finally have some recipes I think are worth posting.
Prep time: 30 min.
Cook time: 30min
Ready in 1 hr 30 min
Yields: 12
Apple Muffins

Ingredients:
2c all purpose flour
1/2 c white sugar
3 tsp baking powder
1/2 tsp salt
3/4 c apple juice
1/3 c vegetable oil or ( for healthier muffins substitute apple sauce)
1 egg
1 tsp ground Cinnamon
1 c apples-peeled, cored and finely diced.

Directions:
1. heat oven to 400 degrees F. Grease bottoms only of 12 muffin cups or line with baking cups.
2. In medium bowl, combine flour, sugar, baking powder, cinnamon, and salt: mix well. In a small bowl, combined apple juice, oil, and egg: blend well. Add dry ingredients all at once; stir just until dry ingredients are moistened (batter will be lumpy.) Stir in chopped apples.
3. Fill cups 2/3 full. Bake for 18 to 22 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool 1 minute before removing from pan. Serve warm.

Submitted by: Jenn Hall

Best Zucchini bread ever!

I got this from a blog too - sorry, don't remember which one. But it is the best ever! Is David allergic to coconut too?

Zucchini Coconut Bread
3 Eggs
3/4 C. Oil
1 1/2 C. Sugar
1 tsp. Vanilla
2 C. Grated zucchini
2 1/3 C. Flour
1/4 tsp. Soda
1/4 tsp. Baking powder
1 tsp. Salt
1 sm. Pkg. Pistachio pudding
1 C. Coconut (optional)

Beat together eggs, oil, and sugar. Add the vanilla and zucchini. Mix all dry ingredients together and add to the other mixture. Pour into 2 greased bread pans.Bake at 375 for 45-50 minutes.

Coconut Glaze
1/2 C. Sugar
1/4 C. Water
1 T. Butter or margarine
1/2 tsp. Coconut extract (or almond)

Bring sugar, water, and butter to a boil for 2 minutes. Remove from heat and add extract. Pour over warm bread and let it cool completely before removing from pans.