Well, the month of good food and stuffing your face is upon us and so I bet we are all (or at least we will be) spending a little bit more time in the kitchen than usual. If you are like me, you haven't gotten to the "prepare the whole Thanksgiving meal" stage of your life because you still go to Thanksgiving with your extended family, but I bet you all have great Thanksgiving tradition recipes that you make for your family during the month of December and I am guessing that some of you do cook the whole feast! Even though we have 2 Thanksgiving dinners we attend and stuff ourselves at on Turkey day, I prepare a full Thanksgiving meal for my Dad and brothers the week of Thanksgiving. This year, I am feeling ambitious and think I want to try some new recipes for my Thanksgiving feast, so I am seeking your help!
SOOOO...This is a call for your favorite Thanksgiving recipes! Seth has always done the Turkey around here, but this year, I think I am doing it on my own, so Turkey tips, recipes, seasonings, etc. are WELCOME! Share as many recipes as you want or just add your favorite. I hope that everyone is excited to share and that this will be helpful for all! Happy Turkey month!
Sunday, November 16, 2008
Bread Maker Roll Dough
This is my aunt's recipe for easy roll dough. This dough works great for any recipe that calls for Rhodes dough. I find it easier to pop this in the bread maker than to defrost Rhodes dough, plus it frees up my freezer for more important things like Snelgroves Burnt Almond Fudge Ice Cream! Oh, and she buys her instant yeast at the Bosch store and says it makes a big difference in how the rolls turn out.
Add the following ingredients to your bread maker in order:
3/4 cup milk - heat in microwave for l minute
Add 1/2 cup cold water and 1/3 cup oil to the warm milk then add to bread maker
1 egg - beaten
3 1/2 - 4 cups bread flour
1/4 cup sugar
1 1/2 tsp. salt
3 tsp instant yeast.
Set breadmaker to "dough" setting and let it rise to double its size.
Form rolls into cupcake tin or form into breadsticks. Let rise until doubled in size (about 1 hour). Bake at 350 degrees for 8-10 Minutes. Brush with melted butter as soon as they come out of the oven.
I used this for Hillary's Breadsticks recipe from May 2008 and it worked really well.
Add the following ingredients to your bread maker in order:
3/4 cup milk - heat in microwave for l minute
Add 1/2 cup cold water and 1/3 cup oil to the warm milk then add to bread maker
1 egg - beaten
3 1/2 - 4 cups bread flour
1/4 cup sugar
1 1/2 tsp. salt
3 tsp instant yeast.
Set breadmaker to "dough" setting and let it rise to double its size.
Form rolls into cupcake tin or form into breadsticks. Let rise until doubled in size (about 1 hour). Bake at 350 degrees for 8-10 Minutes. Brush with melted butter as soon as they come out of the oven.
I used this for Hillary's Breadsticks recipe from May 2008 and it worked really well.
Crosland's Rolls
This is the go-to roll recipe in my family. Delicious!
8 Tbsp. sugar
10 Tbsp. Butter
1 1/2 tsp. salt
2 cups hot water
1/2 cup powdered milk (do not substitute real milk)
2 Tbsp. yest dissolved in 1/2 cup luke warm water
8 cups flour
Mix sugar, butter, salt, hot water, powdered milk and yeast mixture together. Add flour. Blend for 5 minutes. Lightly oil wood board and sprinkle with flour. Place dough on board and let rise until doubled in size (about 1 hour). Divide into rolls and place in cupcake tin - flatten dough, cut in circles using a large circle cookie cutter, fold in half and pinch in center and place one in each cup OR roll dough into small balls and place three in each cup. Let rise until doubled in size (approx. 1 hour). Brush tops with butter. Bake at 350 degrees for 10-12 minutes.
8 Tbsp. sugar
10 Tbsp. Butter
1 1/2 tsp. salt
2 cups hot water
1/2 cup powdered milk (do not substitute real milk)
2 Tbsp. yest dissolved in 1/2 cup luke warm water
8 cups flour
Mix sugar, butter, salt, hot water, powdered milk and yeast mixture together. Add flour. Blend for 5 minutes. Lightly oil wood board and sprinkle with flour. Place dough on board and let rise until doubled in size (about 1 hour). Divide into rolls and place in cupcake tin - flatten dough, cut in circles using a large circle cookie cutter, fold in half and pinch in center and place one in each cup OR roll dough into small balls and place three in each cup. Let rise until doubled in size (approx. 1 hour). Brush tops with butter. Bake at 350 degrees for 10-12 minutes.
Rolled Sugar Cookies
This is my mom's sugar cookie recipe, and since it is so yummy I have never tried making them any other way.
2/3 cup butter or shortening
3/4 cup sugar
1 egg
1/2 tsp. vanilla
2 cups flour
1/2 tsp. baking powder
1/4 tsp. salt
2-3 Tbsp. milk
Cream butter and sugar together and beat. Mix in vanilla. Add dry ingredients and mix. Add milk and mix.
Chill dough 2 -3 hours (I sometimes skip this step if I don't have time).
Roll to 1/2 inch thich and use cookie cutters to make desired shapes. Bake at 350 degress for 8-10 minutes.
2/3 cup butter or shortening
3/4 cup sugar
1 egg
1/2 tsp. vanilla
2 cups flour
1/2 tsp. baking powder
1/4 tsp. salt
2-3 Tbsp. milk
Cream butter and sugar together and beat. Mix in vanilla. Add dry ingredients and mix. Add milk and mix.
Chill dough 2 -3 hours (I sometimes skip this step if I don't have time).
Roll to 1/2 inch thich and use cookie cutters to make desired shapes. Bake at 350 degress for 8-10 minutes.
Poppy Seed Cake
I am really into baking lately so I have been dusting off the all my recipes for sweets. This is another family favorite on my mom's side - it is present at EVERY family party! I have never actually made it before, but as I am typing it is baking in my oven!
Glaze:
3/4 cup sugar
1/4 cup orange juice
1/2 tsp. almond extract
1/2 tsp vanilla
1/2 tsp butter extract
Whisk all ingredients together and pour over cake while hot.
1 cup + 2 Tbsp. oil
1 1/2 tsp. almond extract
1 1/2 tsp. vanilla
1 1/2 tsp. butter extract
2 1/2 cups sugar
3 eggs
1 1/2 tsp. salt
1 1/2 tsp. baking powder
3 cups flour
1 1/2 cup milk
1 1/2 Tbsp. poppy seeds
In a large mixing bowl, combine eggs, oil, sugar, and flavorings and beat for 2 minutes. Add baking powder and salt and mix. Alternate adding flour and milk and then mix until just combined. Add poppyseeds and mix until just combined. Pour into a well greased bundt pan. Bake at 350 degrees for 1 hour. While still hot, remove from bundt pan onto serving plate and pour glaze over top.
Glaze:
3/4 cup sugar
1/4 cup orange juice
1/2 tsp. almond extract
1/2 tsp vanilla
1/2 tsp butter extract
Whisk all ingredients together and pour over cake while hot.
Sunday, November 9, 2008
Ridiculously Easy Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Cookies
These cookies are embarrassingly simple and are so moist and soft! I know it seems weird to make cookies without eggs, oil, or butter, but I promise it works. Enjoy!
1 box spice cake mix (just the mix, without the ingredients on the back)
1 regular size can pumpkin puree
1/2 bag chocolate chips
Preheat oven to 350. Mix cake mix with pumpkin, then stir in chocolate chips. Drop by spoonfuls onto greased or lined cookie sheets. Bake for 12-16 minutes, until firm and lightly browned around the edges.
1 box spice cake mix (just the mix, without the ingredients on the back)
1 regular size can pumpkin puree
1/2 bag chocolate chips
Preheat oven to 350. Mix cake mix with pumpkin, then stir in chocolate chips. Drop by spoonfuls onto greased or lined cookie sheets. Bake for 12-16 minutes, until firm and lightly browned around the edges.
Tuesday, November 4, 2008
Oatmeal Fudge Bars
This is the sinful version of my date bars. (I leave the nuts out)
Ingredients:
1 cup butter flavored shortening
2 cups brown sugar
2 eggs
1 tsp salt
1 tsp vanilla
1 tsp baking soda
4 cups oats 1 cup nuts (optional)
1 1/2 cup flour
12 oz package semi-sweet chocolate chips
1 cup sweetened condensed milk
2 tsp vanilla
2 Tbs butter
1/2 tsp salt
Directions:
1st set of ingredients:
Cream butter and sugar together. Mix remaining ingredients with sugar and butter mixture. Press 2/3 of oatmeal mixture into bottom of a greased 12x18 cookie sheet. Reserve the remaining oatmeal mixture for topping.
2nd set of ingredients:
Melt all together in a pan over low heat. Spread over oatmeal mixture.
Sprinkle reserved oatmeal over fudge topping. Bake at 350 degrees for 12-20 minutes (or until golden brown)
Let it cool before you cut into it or it turns into a gooey mess!
Ingredients:
1 cup butter flavored shortening
2 cups brown sugar
2 eggs
1 tsp salt
1 tsp vanilla
1 tsp baking soda
4 cups oats 1 cup nuts (optional)
1 1/2 cup flour
12 oz package semi-sweet chocolate chips
1 cup sweetened condensed milk
2 tsp vanilla
2 Tbs butter
1/2 tsp salt
Directions:
1st set of ingredients:
Cream butter and sugar together. Mix remaining ingredients with sugar and butter mixture. Press 2/3 of oatmeal mixture into bottom of a greased 12x18 cookie sheet. Reserve the remaining oatmeal mixture for topping.
2nd set of ingredients:
Melt all together in a pan over low heat. Spread over oatmeal mixture.
Sprinkle reserved oatmeal over fudge topping. Bake at 350 degrees for 12-20 minutes (or until golden brown)
Let it cool before you cut into it or it turns into a gooey mess!
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