Creamy Bacon Crescents

I made these to take to my good friend Mindi's for a get-together.  Super Easy to make & yummy!

Ingredients:
3 cans of Crescent Rolls, 8count (I used Garlic Butter Crescents)
1 lb. of Bacon
2 - 8oz Pkgs. Cream Cheese

Directions:

Preheat oven to 375'.  

Put both packages of Cream Cheese into a bowl, to soften while cooking bacon.  Cook the bacon till crispy, pat oil off with Paper Towels.  Crumble or tear bacon into small pieces.  Add crumbled bacon to the cream cheese & mix thoroughly with spoon.  I added some seasoning to the cream cheese as well, that's optional.

Roll out Crescent dough, slice each triangle in half long ways.  Each can will make 16 snacks.  Place a tsp of Cream Cheese Mixture at the wide end of each crescent and roll till u get to the skinny tip. Place each roll onto cookie sheet.  I was able to get 16 on a small cookie sheet.  Bake for 11-13min, until golden brown.

*you don't need to worry about cheese sticking out slight from sides, the dough will poof up slightly around it.

* I do 99% of my cooking in my Toaster Oven & CrockPot, I very  rarely use my regular oven.  Most of the time I do not preheat.  So for these I set my Toaster Oven to the Bake setting and put them on for 15min without preheating.  Came out perfect!

banana bread~yummy!

Last month I made this banana bread for our dad's birthday. He is hypoglycemic and cannot have sugar.  Our mom used to always make banana cake with fructose (a natural sugar that comes from fruit).  She can't make it anymore, so I made it this year for him.  This was the first time I made banana bread and it turned out really good.

I used this recipe here from http://allrecipes.com.

Cinnamon Rolls

CINNAMON ROLLS
1 1 /2 C. warm water
3 tsp. Yeast
3 tsp. Sugar
* Mix together in a little bowl, set aside
6 C. Flour
3 eggs
3 tsp. Salt
¾ C. Sugar
¾ C. Butter
6 TBSP. Dry Milk

**In Mixing bowl, mix all other ingredients. Once yeast is dissolved & puffy, blend into dry mixture. Knead until no longer doughy. Let rise until doubled in size.
Roll out and butter. Sprinkle a cinnamon/ sugar mixture over the whole thing. Roll into 30-35 minutes or until golden brown.
*ICING*
1-8 oz. Package of Cream Cheese
4 TBSP. Butter
1 tsp. Vanilla
4-6 C. Powdered Sugar
** Whip Cream Cheese. Add Butter, whip. Mix in Vanilla. Stir in Powdered Sugar a little at a time until you’ve got your desired consistency.

SPREAD over cinnamon rolls.

Bosch Rolls

BOSCH ROLLS

(although my friend, Ryan likes to call them "FLATS")

Add to bowl:

4 C. flour

1 /4 C. heaping yeast

5 tsp. salt

1 /3 minus 2 tsp. dry milk

Add: 4 C. Warm water

*Mix: take lid off & let yeast rise (about 10- 15 minutes).

Add:

2 /3 C. sugar

3 eggs

2 /3 C. butter

6 cups flour

*Mix, if needed add 1-2 more cups of flour.

Once flour is mixed in turn bosch to high & knead for 8-10 minutes.

*Oil counter, cover and let dough rise on oiled surface until doubled in size (about 10 minutes)

* make rolls or form into bread pans and let rise again until just about top of pan.

** Bake at 350 degrees for 30-35 minutes.

Corn Bread

Corn Bread by Lori

Ingredients:
1 1/2 cups flour
1/2 cup cornmeal
1/2 teaspoon salt
2 eggs, slightly beaten
3 Tablespoons margarine/butter, melted
2/3 cup sugar
1 Tablespoon baking powder
1 1/4 cups milk
1/3 cup vegetable oil

Combine dry ingredients together. In another bowl, mix eggs, oil and milk then add to dry ingredients and mix well.

Bake at 350* for 18-20 minutes.

Pepperoni Pizza Twist

This is another Pampered Chef recipe. Can you tell I like them? I actually love their products even more than their recipes. The stones are so awesome, I bake on them almost everyday (as you can see by how dark they are in the pictures).

Pepperoni Pizza Twist

1 package (3.5 ounces) pepperoni slices, diced

1 can (3.25 ounces) pitted ripe olives, drained and chopped

2 tablespoons snipped fresh parsley

1/2 cup (2 ounces) shredded mozzarella cheese

2 tablespoons all-purpose flour

1 garlic clove, pressed

2 packages (11 ounces each) refrigerated French bread dough

1 egg

1 teaspoon Italian Seasoning Mix

2 tablespoons (1/2 ounce) grated fresh Parmesan cheese

1 can (15 ounces) pizza sauce, warmed (optional)

1. Preheat oven to 375ºF. Dice pepperoni. Chop olives using. Snip parsley using kitchen shears (I used dried parsley).

In a bowl, combine pepperoni, olives, parsley, mozzarella cheese, flour and garlic (I used granulated garlic because I didn't have any garlic cloves); mix well.

2. Place bread dough, seam sides up, on smooth side of a cutting board. Using a knife, slice each loaf lengthwise, end to end, cutting halfway through to center of loaf; spread open flat. Lightly sprinkle additional flour evenly over dough. Using a baker's roller, roll dough crosswise to a 4-inch width, creating a well down center of each loaf. I use my pizza dough recipe.

3. Spoon half of the pepperoni mixture down center of each loaf. Gather up edges over filling, pinching firmly to seal. Place loaves, seam sides down, in an "X" pattern on a rectangle stone. Crisscross ends of dough to form a large figure "8," keeping ends of dough 1 inch from edge of stone and leaving two 1 1/2-inch openings in center of twist. I would recommend adding some tomato sauce w/ seasoning inside--it was good, but pretty dry & I think the sauce would make it better. I also forgot to add the black olives--had them chopped, just forgot to put them in.

4. Separate egg over small bowl. (Discard yolk or set aside for another use.) Beat egg white and seasoning mix; lightly brush over dough. Using serrated bread knife, cut a 3-inch slit in each of the top sections of the twist to reveal filling. Instead of the seasoning mix, I just put Italian Seasoning in mine.

5. Grate Parmesan cheese over loaf. Bake 30-32 minutes or until deep golden brown. Remove to cooling rack; cool 10 minutes. Cut into 16 slices. Serve with warm pizza sauce, if desired.

For the greatest Pampered Chef consultant contact Kelly!

My Homemade Pizza/French Bread

This is one of our families favorites & we make it about once a week.

Homemade Pizza Dough/French Bread

(This makes 2 large pizza's or 2 loaves of bread)

2-1/2 c. very warm water

2 Tbsp. yeast

2 Tbsp. sugar
6-1/2 c. white flour

5 Tbsp butter/margarine

1/2 tsp. salt

Pizza Sauce

1 tall can or 2 sm. cans of tomato sauce

1 Tbsp. Italian Seasoning

1 Tbsp. Garlic Powder

(if you like your sauce thick then add a can of tomato paste as well)

Mix water, yeast & sugar (in that order) together in a bowl. Place aside & let it "proof" for about 5-10 min. The picture above is what the yeast mixture looks like when it has proofed. (I usually place it in front of the vent on my stove so the heat from the oven preheating will help "proof" the yeast mixture.) Mix the flour, salt & butter together. Then when the yeast mixture is done proofing add it to the flour mixture & mix well. If the dough is a little dry you can add about 2 Tbsp. of Olive Oil. Sometimes the amount of flour will depend on the weather. If it's wet (humid) then you'll need a little more flour (but be sure to not add too much). I will usually add about 1/2 cup at a time until it looks/feels right. If it's dry outside then use a little less. Put on a floured surface to rise & cover with a dry towel. If the dough still feels a little sticky then put a little flour on the dough & knead it into it by hand until it's not sticky anymore. Let rise for about 10 min.

While the dough is rising, mix the sauce.

When the dough is done rising, break it into 2 pieces & roll one out on your pizza stone/pan. You can bake this on a cookie sheet if you don't have a pizza stone/pan. Spread sauce on top, add cheese and any other toppings. Bake at 400 degrees for 20 min. You can freeze the remaining dough to use later if you'd like or bake an extra pizza to enjoy now or for leftovers.

French Bread

Use dough recipe above. When dough is done rising seperate into two & place in greased loaf pans. Bake at 350 for 30 min. Remove from pans & place on cooling racks.

Dinner Rolls!

I just made these rolls tonight. This was my first time using this recipe! I've tried several & this is the one I like most, so far. Here's the recipe:

Dinner Rolls

2 Tbsp. yeast

1/2 c. warm water (105-115°)

2 Tbsp. sugar

2 c. hot water (120-130 degrees)

1/2 c. sugar

1/2 c. butter/margarine

2 eggs

2 tsp. salt

7-8 c. flour (mine took 9 cups)

soft butter

Mix together yeast, 1/2 c. warm water & 2 Tbsp. sugar. Let sit for 10-15 min. to proof (gets all fluffy). Whisk in large mixing bowl 2 c. hot water, 1/2 c. sugar, butter, eggs & salt. Add yeast mixture (after it's proofed). Add one c. of flour at a time. Let dough rise in greased bowl for one hour. I usually pour a little bit of olive oil in a large bowl to grease it, you can use canola or veggie oil. Shape into balls. I kinda rolled them into balls & then took a little time to make them smooth on the top by just pulling the top around to the bottom, until the top was smooth.

Bake at 350 degrees for 16-22 min.

I had to adjust my oven to 375 for 18 min. (my oven tends to be a little cooler than some).

I only let my rolls rise for about 20 min. until my dinner was done baking.

They still rose quite a bit in that 20 min.