Grandma's Cinnamon Rolls: Traditional Method

Dough -
5 1/2 to 6 cups all-purpose flour
2 pkg. active dry yeast
1/2 cup sugar
1 1/2 tsp salt
1 cup milk
1 cup water
1/4 cup butter
2 eggs

Filling-
1/3 cup melted butter
1/2 cup chopped nuts
3/4 cup sugar
2 Tbsp cinnamon

Glaze - There are 2 versions of the glaze

1st version
2 cups powdered sugar
1/2 tsp maple flavor
3 Tbsp butter
3-4 Tbsp hot coffee

2nd version
2 cups powdered sugar
1 tsp vanilla
3 Tbsp butter
3-4 Tbsp canned or regular milk

Preheat oven to 375°.

In larger mixer bowl combine 2 cups flour, yeast, sugar and salt, mix well. Heat milk, water and butter to 120° to 130°, butter does not need to melt. Add to flour mixture. Add eggs. Blend at low speed until moistened; beat 3 minutes at medium speed. By hand, gradually stir in enough remaining flour to make a soft dough. Knead on floured surface until smooth and elastic, 5 to 8 minutes. Place in greased bowl, turning to grease top. Cover; let rise in warm place until double, about 1 hour.

Combine 3/4 sugar, nuts and cinnamon; set aside.

Punch down dough. Divide into 2 parts. on Lightly floured surface, roll or pat each half to a 12"x9" rectangle. Brush each part with half of melted butter, sprinkle half of filling over dough. Starting with 12" side, roll up tightly. Pinch edges to seal. Cut into 12 slices. Place in greased 13"x9" pans or on parchment paper lined jelly roll pans. Preheat over to 375°. Cover; let rise until indentation remains after lightly touching side of roll, about 30 minutes.

Bake at 375° for 20 to 25 minutes until golden brown.

Prepare glaze: combine all glaze ingredients; blend until smooth. Drizzle glaze over hot rolls; cool.

Chicken Spinach Pastry

1 Box of Pepperidge farm pastry sheets
1 Box frozen chopped spinach
1 egg
1/2 cup feta cheese
1/4 cup chopped onion
3 cloves minced garlic
4 Boneless chicken breasts (halved and tenderized)


Take out pastry sheet and roll out and cut into 4 sheets (8).
Mix next 5 ingredients in bowl.
Place on pastry sheet and place a chicken on each fold into triangle a seal edges together.

Place on baking sheet bake 400 degrees for 20 minutes or until brown. Makes 8.

Serve it with sliced tomatoes.

Quiche Lorraine

4 crusts
2 1/2 lbs bacon cooked
2 cups swiss cheese cubed
2/3 cup minced onion

Beat the next ingredients together in bowl
8 beaten eggs
1/3 tsp cayenne pepper
4 cups light cream
1/2 tsp salt
1/2 tsp sugar

Partially bake crusts. Sprinkle bacon, cheese, onion on crust.

Pour on remaining ingredients.

Bake 15 mins @ 400 degrees then reduce to 300 degrees for about 30 min. Insert knife, should come out clean when done.

Lemon Chicken with Cashews - Stir Fry

1 T vegetable oil
2 1/2 t Asian sesame oil
1/2 t chili oil
1 lb boneless chicken breast cut into strips
2 bell peppers sliced
1 pkg 7 oz snow peas halved on the diagonal
2 cups shredded lettuce
1/2 cup cashews or to taste

Sauce

1 t minced fresh ginger
1 clove garlic minced
2 T soy sauce
2 T dry sherry
2 T Chicken broth
1 1/2 t sugar
3 T lemon Juice
1 t lemon zest
1/8 cayenne pepper
1 1/2 t corn starch dissolved in cold water

Heat oils in skillet add chicken, bell peppers, snow peas and lettuce and stir fry until chicken is done, and vegetables are crisp tender. Combine all sauce ingredients and pour over stir fry mixture, cook until sauce thickens, serve with rice and garnish with cashews.

Chocolate Cake

1 pkg Chocolate devils food cake mix with pudding in it
4 eggs
1/2 cup oil
3/4 cup water
1 cup sour cream
6 oz pkg chocolate chips

Mix all but choco chips ingredients together fold in chocolate chips pour in greased bunt pan. Bake for 1 hr @ 350. Cool and frost.

Pork Chops

6 Pork chops (loin)
1 sliced green pepper (ring)
1 sliced Bermuda onion (ring)
1 can pineapple rings
teriyaki sauce
pat of butter

6 pieces of aluminum foil

Place Pork Chop on foil and add 1 ring of pineapple, 1 ring of onion, 1 ring of pepper, pat of butter, add salt and pepper to taste then put on teriyaki sauce (about 3 T ). continue till all chops are wrapped.

Put on grill and cook for 40 mins until done.

Lemon Squares

1/2 cup soft butter
1/2 cup soft margarine
2 cups flour
1/2 cup powdered sugar
dash of salt

Combine butter, margarine, flour, sugar and salt. Mix well. Pat into 9x13x2" pan, extending crust up the sides. Bake at 350 for 15 minutes.

Filling:
2 cups sugar
1/4 cup flour
4 eggs well beaten
1/2 cup lemon juice
Combine. Mix well. Pour over crust. Bake an additional 25 minutes at 350. Sprinkle with powdered sugar.