Tuesday, November 23, 2010

Gramma's Dinner Rolls

Ingredients:
6 T sugar
6 T shortening
2 t salt
1 cup warmed milk (or 1 cup warm water mixed with 1/3c+3T powdered milk)
1 cup warm water
2 T yeast
2 1/2 cups wheat flour
1 1/2-2 1/2 c white flour

Cream sugar, shortening and salt. In a liquid measuring cup warm the milk to 120*, then add to shortening mixture. In liquid measuring cup warm the water to 120* and add 2 T yeast and let dissolve. Once the yeast is dissolved add water to the mixing bowl and mix slightly with the shortening mixture. Add the wheat flour and 1/2 cup of white flour. Mix well. Add enough remaining white flour to form a soft dough. Place in lightly greased bowl and let raise until doubled.
Shape as desired. These are rolls that easily pull apart. To do this, grease a muffin tin. Roll 3 small balls to fit in each spot. (This picture shows them after they have raised a bit. The balls were smaller when I had JUST rolled them.) These ones are fun because you can just pull them apart and enjoy!
Of course, a good 'ole round roll works GREAT for leftover turkey salad sandwhiches! I made some of both. We'll have the pullaparts with our Thanksgiving dinner. And when we finally feel like eating again later that evening we'll have leftovers on the round ones! I will never understand why my rolls don't look just like Gramma's! I mean, yah, they still look good...but there's just SOMETHING about a Gramma's cooking...

Tuesday, November 2, 2010

*Super Easy* Peanut Butter Cookies

...perfect to make with little kids!!!

Ingredients:
1 cup peanut butter
1 cup sugar
1 egg

Mix together. Plop on a pan in whatever size you want. Score with a fork or pastry blender...and bake at 350* for 10ish minutes.

DONE.

Ok, these may not sound amazing. But they are a true melt-in-your-mouth goodness. And who needs to deal with flour, baking soda, and all that needless calorie adding junk?

I'm thinking you could add chocolate chips or peanut butter chips and it would add to the fantasticness!

TRY THEM.