The Eight Year Roll

2 Cups warm water
2/3 Cup nonfat dry milk
2 Tb. dry yeast
1/3 Cup sugar
2 tsp. salt
1/3 Cup shortening or butter at room temp
1 egg
5-6 Cups flour

Combine the water and the milk powder and stir so the milk dissolves. Mix in the yeast, sugar, salt, shortening, egg, and 2 cups of the flour. Then keep adding flour and mixing it in until the dough is not overly sticky.

Spray a separate bowl with Pam. Transfer the dough into that bowl and flip it a couple times so it is all covered in Pam. Cover it with plastic wrap or a towel and let it rise until it is double in size (about 45 minutes).

 Roll out the dough into a big rectangle.

Then use a pizza cutter to cut the dough into little rectangles, roughly 2 inches by 5 inches, but it really just depends how big you want your rolls and how your big rectangle turned out.


Now, take the little rectangles and flip them around themselves so they ends up looking like snail shells. Line them up on greased cookie sheets about an inch apart.

Cover them with the plastic or towel again, and let them rise again until they have doubled in size (about another 45 minutes). Bake at 375 for 15-18 minutes until sufficiently browned.

*Recipe from Ashley C.

Creamy Split Pea Soup

1/2 pound sliced bacon, diced
1 large onion, chopped
2 celery ribs, sliced
1 pound dried green split peas
2 quarts water
2 medium potatoes, peeled and diced
2 cups diced fully cooked ham
2 teaspoons salt
1 bay leaf
1/4 teaspoon pepper
1 cup heavy whipping cream

In a soup kettle, cook bacon over medium heat until crisp.  Remove bacon to paper towels. Add onion and celery to drippings.  Saute until vegetables are tender, drain.  Add the peas, water, potatoes, ham, salt, bay leaf and pepper.  Bring to a boil.  Reduce heat, cover and simmer for 45 minutes or until peas are very tender, stirring occasionally.  Discard bay leaf.

Cool slightly.  Process in small batches in a blender until smooth.  Return to pot and stir in cream.  Heat through.  Garnish with reserved bacon.

*Originally from Allrecipes

French Bread

1 1/4 cup hot water
1 T. yeast
1 1/2 T. sugar
3 cups flour
1 1/2 t. salt

Mix water, yeast, sugar and 1 1/2 cups of flour.  Let sit for 10 minutes.  Add remaining flour and salt.  Knead 5-7 minutes.  Shape into a loaf and let rise.  Bake at 350 degrees for 17-20 minutes.

*Originally from Laurie D.

One Hour Breadsticks

9 x 13
3/4 cup warm water
1 T. sugar
1/4 t. salt
1/2 T. yeast
1 3/4 cup flour


Full Pan
1 1/2 cup warm water
2 T. sugar
1/2 t. salt
1 T. yeast
3 1/2 cups flour


Bread stick spread
1/4 cup soft butter or margarine
1/4 cup mayonnaise
1/4 cup parmesan cheese
1/2 cup mozarella cheese
garlic salt
parsley flakes


Mix water, sugar, salt, and yeast. Rest 5 minutes. Add flour and mix well. Rest 2o minutes. Coat a pan with butter. Place dough on pan and spread to edges. Top with spread. Cut into breadsticks. Bake at 350 degrees for 20 minuets.

*Originally from Laurie D.

Pizza Crust

1 1/4 c. hot water
1 T. yeast
1 1/2 T. sugar
3 c. bread flour
1 1/2 t. salt


Mix the water, yeast & sugar together and let sit for 5 minutes. Mix in half the flour. Let that sit for 10 minutes. Add remaining flour and salt, and knead for 5 minutes or so.  Cook at 425 for 17-20 min.

*Originally from my wonderful MIL Laurie

Marshmallow Chocloate Brownie Topping

1 Brownie Mix
1 small package of mini marshmallows

  

Follow directions for brownie mix and spread out on large cookie sheet with sides.
Bake 25 minutes at 350 degrees.
Remove from oven and cover with marshmallows.
Return to oven for 3 minutes. 
Re-remove and cool for 1 hour.

Icing:

1/3 cup cocoa
2 cubes butter
1/3 cup canned milk or cream
2 cups powered sugar
a pinch of salt

Combine ingredients and spread on brownies. For best results let stand 24 hours or at least 12 hours in the fridge.

*Originally posted to The R House (Auntie Paula's Super Brownies)

Ham Sandwiches

Make or buy about 2 dozen rolls

Spread mayonnaise on both sides of the open roll

Stuff with one slice of ham and one slice of swiss

Pour sauce over sandwiches

Bake at 350 degrees for 15 minutes.

Sauce:

1/4 C. Worcestershire Sauce

1 T. Minced onion

1 1/2 T. Prepared mustard

1 T. Poppy Seeds

1/2 C. Butter

Warm and stir together on stove, then pour over sandwiches.

 

*Originally from Miranda W. (Baby Shower Sandwiches).