recipes #2

here are some more recipes for you =o]

60 minute rolls (or briaded loaves)

i have never messed these up. i already posted this recipe in my three month supply post, but it really is the best one for rolls i have.

Sixty Minute Rolls

1/2 c. Cold Water

1 c. Scalded Milk (heat milk just to boiling to "scald" it)

2 T. yeast

1/4 c. Margarine or Butter

3 T. Sugar

1 t. Salt

3 1/2- 4 c. Bread Flour

Combine water and milk in a large bowl. Add yeast, butter, sugar, salt, and 2 c. flour and beat well with a mixer. Stir in additional flour by hand to make a soft dough. Knead well. Let rest for 10 minutes then shape as desired. Let rise until double (about 30 minutes). Bake at 400 for 10-15 minutes or until golden brown. Yield: 3 dozen rolls. (To make these into braids: Divide the dough in two, and then divide each half into three parts. Make 'snakes' and then braid them together, tucking the ends under so they don't burn. Just before baking gently brush each braid with a mixture of butter, garlic and herbs.)

stove top popcorn
when i was showing kent the numbers for our year supply he asked to sit down at the computer chair so i got up, and he added 30lbs of corn and 10 pounds of vegetable oil. i was like, um, what are you doing??? and he said 'i want popcorn dang it!' bah ha ha ha! here is our recipe:

cooking oil
corn kernels
toppings of your choice

in a pot (with a lid), pour in oil to cover the bottom. pour in corn until it covers the bottom. shake/swish the pot around to make sure everything is covered.

put on the lid and turn the heat all the way up. when you hear the first kernel pop, remove the pot from heat and count to 25. return the pot to heat and shake it, holding onto the lid, every few seconds until you don't hear anymore popping. immediately remove from heat. now comes the cool part of adding whatever suits your fancy! this past time i put melted butter on it, then mixed in chocolate, caramel, cinnamon sugar, "popcorn seasoning" from a jar, and cheese powder. YUM!!

butter (failed)
i have a memory of making butter at a pioneer activity at church. a lady put what i assumed was milk in a little container, added a marble and closed the container, then i lined up to shake it to some music. after a while i opened the container and spread butter on my roll.
so i thought making butter was that easy. it was. but it's not. i tried to make butter over the past couple days, and i failed. i made warm frothy milk that smelled disgusting. a couple times. but i don't think it is possible (for me) to make butter out of milk. anything from dry non fat milk to whole milk. i guess the only way you can get butter from your food storage is if you have a cow. or a goat. anyone out there had success and like to share the secret with me?

here are natalie and caleb trying to help me follow the directions in 'country living' for making homemade butter in a jar. it said whole milk would work. HA! my eye. ah well. you win some you loose some. =o]
'til next week.