Bread Sticks

1 1/2 cup warm water
1 Tbsp. yeast
2 Tbsp. sugar
1/2 tsp. salt
3 cups flour
1 cube melted butter

Combine yeast and water, mix slightly, and let sit for 2 minutes. Add salt and sugar, and stir until dissolved. Add flour, mix. Pour melted butter on baking sheet, and roll out dough on lightly floured surface. Place on buttered sheet, and cut into strips. Let rise for 1 hour. Bake at 375 for 15-20 minutes.

French Toast Trifle

Make french toast - cut into cubes, set aside.

Filling:
1 (4 oz) pkg vanilla pudding, prepared according to package directions
1/4 cup cinnamon sugar
2 cups heavy cream, whipped to soft peaks (or just use basic whip topping.)

Mix ingredients into a cinnamon pudding

Trifle:
In a large glass bowl or trifle dish, spread one layer of french toast cubes in bottom, spread with layer of cinnamon pudding. Repeat until your dish is filled. (optional): serve with maple syrup on the side, or drizzle it on top.

Zucchini Bread

Zucchini Bread

3 cups shredded zucchini
4 eggs
2/3 cup oil
2 cups sugar
2 tsp. vanilla
1 tsp. salt
1 tsp. cinnamon
1/4 tsp. cloves
2 tsp. baking soda
1/2 tsp. baking powder
3 cups flour

Make sure your oven rack is on the lower level. Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Mix zucchini, eggs, oil, vanilla, and sugar. Add remaining ingredients. Mix well. Pour into two greased loaf pans. Bake for 50 minutes. Let cool in loaf pans for 30 minutes. Turn out onto a cooling rack and cool additional 30 minutes before slicing.

Do you want a healthier version? Trust me, your kids will still snarf it up!
* For the flour - use 2 1/2 cups of whole wheat flour, and 1/2 cup of quick oats.
* Add 1/2 cup of ground flax seed.
* Decrease the sugar by a half cup, you won't miss it, I promise!

Lion House Dinner Rolls

These are my favorite rolls ever! I'm so glad i came across the recipe and can share it with you!

2 cups warm water (115 degrees)
2/3 cup nonfat dry milk
2 tbsp. active dry yeast
1/4 cup granulated sugar
2 tsp. salt
1/3 cup butter or shortening
1 egg
5 to 5 1/2 cups flour
1/2 cup butter, melted

In large bowl of an electric mixer, combine water and dry milk powder. Mix until milk is dissolved. Add yeast, sugar, salt, 1/3 cup butter, egg, and 2 cups of flour. Mix on low speed until ingredients are wet. Increase mixer speed to medium and mix for 2 minutes. Add 2 more cups of flour, mix on low until just mixed, then on medium for 2 minutes. Dough will be getting stiff at this point, so use your dough hook, or add remaining flour and mix by hand. Add remaining flour, 1/2 cup at a time and mix again until dough is soft, not overly sticky, and not stiff. You do not need to use all the flour, just enough to get it to the right consistency.

In a large bowl, pour a couple of tablespoons of oil, and turn dough out into bowl, rolling it around as to get all sides of the dough - this will prevent the dough from drying out. Cover with plastic wrap and allow to rise in a warm place until dough has doubled in size - about 1 1/2 hours.

Sprinkle cutting board or counter top with flour and roll out and shape the dough as desired.

Place rolls on a greased baking pan and cover with plastic wrap. Let rise until doubled in size, about 1 1/2 hours.

Remove plastic wrap and bake at 375 for 15-20 minutes or until browned. Brush with melted butter while hot. Makes 2-3 dozen depending on the size you make them.

Wheat Bread - Bosch Mixer

This seriously is the best wheat bread recipe I have ever had! Thank you Cindy for sharing it, and teaching me how to do it. I hope with time and lots of practice, I can be good at this!

This recipe makes makes 5 loaves!

Put 6 cups warm water in Bosch Mixer. Sprinkle 2 rounded tablespoons active dry yeast over warm water. Sprinkle 3/4 cup sugar over yeast. Add 2 teaspoon salt, 1 egg, and 3/4 cup oil. Add 6 cups of wheat flour and mix on level 1 until it's blended (about 2 minutes).

Then add 2000 mg. crushed vitamin c, 2 cups quick oats, and 1/4 cup ground (milled) flax seed. Turn back on level 1 and begin adding white flour one cup at a time. Add enough to clean the sides of the bowl (about 6 to 8 cups). Continue to knead on level 1 for 10 minutes.

Put into 5 greased loaf pans and let rise for 30 minutes. Preheat oven to 375 and bake approximately 30 minutes. Let cool on wire racks.