Dinner Rolls

Dinner Rolls

Makes 24 rolls
1 1/4 cups Milk, warmed
1/3 cup Sugar
2 teaspoons Salt
1 tablespoons Butter (1/2 stick)
1 package dry yeast
1 Egg slightly beaten
3 1/2 to 4 1/2 cups Flour
also 3 tablespoons Butter for baking.

Stir warmed milk, sugar, salt, butter  together in large mixing bowl. Sprinkle on yeast, stir and let stand to dissolve. Add the egg and the 2 cups of the flour and beat vigorously for a minute or two. Then add enough remaining flour to make a manageable dough, Turn out onto a lightly floured surface and knead for 6 to 8 minutes, until smooth and elastic. place in large greased  bowl, cover with plastic wrap. place in a warm draft free spot and let rise until double.

Punch down dough once doubled. cut dough into 24 equal pieces. roll each piece into a smooth ball. Place the balls touching each other in a 9 X 15 pan.  Melt 3 tablespoons butter in a small saucepan.
Brush rolls with Butter. cover loosely and let rise in warm draft free area.  Once double in bulk, bake in a pre-heated 425 oven for 15 minutes, or until the tops are a deep golden brown. cool for a minute out f pan, then serve.

Spoon Bread

Spoon Bread is good wherever you would use Potatoes or Rice

1 cup ground corn meal
1 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon baking powder

2 cups milk, scalded
3 tablespoons butter
1 cup milk

3 egg yolks
3 egg whites beaten stiff

Mix Dry ingredients. Melt butter in hot milk, remove from heat. Slowly pour the hot butter and milk into the cornmeal, beating vigorously to avoid lumps. Return to heat and cook, stirring for a few seconds until quite thick.  Beat in the milk and when slightly cooled, beat in the yolks.  Fold in the egg whites. Bakeat 350 degrees  uncovered in a buttered casserole until firm. This is approximately 50-60 minutes.

Serves 4-6

Cream Cheese Potatoes

8-9 potatoes, cooked and then cubed

1 (8 ounce) pkg of cream cheese room temperature
1 cup milk
1 stick of butter
Small Finely chopped onion

Whip potatoes with butter and milk in mixer. Then add cream cheese and beat. Add Onion,(sometimes I use garlic, somedays this is left out) Salt and Pepper to taste. Beat together and put in buttered casserole dish. (Occasionally I put a cup or so of sour cream in it at this point) Sprinkle with paprika. Bake in oven at 350 degrees until cooked throughout.

Easy to make these the day before and  then do the baking an hour before serving.

2 Person Potato Pancake

Ingredients:
2 medium-size Russet potatoes
2 Tbsp. salad oil or olive oil
2 Tbsp. butter or margarine
1 tsp. seasoned salt
¼ tsp. pepper
¼ cup sour cream, optional
Parsley sprigs or sliced green
Onion

To Shred Potatoes: Peel; rinse. Run potatoes lengthwise through the coarse blades of a vegetable shredder. Immerse shredded potato in cold water to prevent darkening until ready to cook. Drain well.
 
l Put 1 tablespoon each of the oil and butter in a 6- to 8-inch frying pan with non-stick finish. Set over medium heat to melt butter.

2 Add shredded potato. With a fork, press potato into a compact, even layer that covers the bottom of pan. Cover. Cook over medium heat for 5 minutes.
3 Uncover. Cook over medium to medium-low heat until bottom is well-browned, about 15 minutes. Sprinkle with salt and pepper.
4 Slide pancake out onto lid of pan or a large plate. Put remaining oil and butter into pan. Once butter melts, invert cake back into pan.
5 Cook, pressing down with fork to compact, until bottom is well-browned, about 15 minutes more. Sprinkle with salt and pepper.
6 Slide pancake out onto a warm plate. Cut into 4 equal wedges.
7 If you like, top each with sour cream. Garnish with parsley sprigs or green onion.