Pluckit (pull Apart Bread)
Ingredients & Directions 1 tb Active dry yeast or 1; (1/4 -oz) pkg 1 1/2 c Lukewarm water; (110F) 2 Eggs; beaten 1/4 c Veg oil or melted margarine 5 c HOT ROLL MIX; (see recipe) -(up to 6) 3 ts Ground cinnamon 3/4 c Sugar 1/2 c Melted butter or margarine Makes one large pan of rolls In a large bowl, dissolve yeast in waater. Blend in eggs and oil or margarine. Add 5 cups of HOT ROLL MIX. Stir well. Add more HOT ROLL MIX to make a soft dough. Knead about 5 minutes,until dough is smooth. Lightly butter bowl. Put dough in bowl and turn to butter top. Cover dough with a damp towel and let rise in a warm place until doubled about 1 hr. punch down dough. Roll dough into walnut size balls. Combine cinnamon andsugar in a bowl. Dip balls into melted butter or margarine and roll in cinnamon-sugar mixture. Pile loosely in an ungreased tube pan. Let rise until doubled about 30 min. Preheat oven to 400F. Bake about 10 min. Loweer temperature to 350F and continue bakine 30 min until golden. Loosen edges with a knife and turn out onto a plate Rolls can be plucked off one at a time. Variation: To make coffee cake, rolls balls in cinnamon sugar then in 1/2 cup of chopped nuts. Yields 1 Servings
Honey And Lemon Cheesecake
Ingredients & Directions 6 oz Rich shortcrust pastry 2 Eggs 1 Ib Curd cheese 6 tb Thick honey 2 Lemons 4 oz Sultanas Preheat the oven to 400F. Roll out dough and use to line 8 1/2 inch loose-bottomed flan tin, reserving any trimmings. Pick bottom. Bake blind for 10 min, then remove form oven and reduce temperature to 350F. Separate the eggs. Put the yolks into a bowl with the cheese, honey and the grated rind of one of the lemons. Squeeze juice from both lemons and add to the bowl with the sultanas. Mix well. In another bowl, whisk the egg whites to soft peaks and fold into the cheese mixture with a metal spoon. pour into flan case and smooth the surface. Roll out dough trimmings and cut into thin strips with a pastry wheel. Arrange in a lattice pattern over the filling. Bake for 50-55 minutes till set. Cool in tin, then turn out and serve cold Yields 12 Servings
Dog Cookies – Breadmaker
Ingredients & Directions -GGMB18A 1 c Beef, chicken or vegetable –stock 1 c Bread OR all-purpose flour 1 c Whole wheat or rye flour –OR other dark flour 1 c Bulgar wheat 1/4 c Non-fat dry milk powder 1/2 ts Salt 1 1/2 ts Yeast Use dough cycle. Roll dough to 1/4″ thickness. Cut with cookie cutters or knife. Place on baking sheets sprinkled with cornmeal. Cover with clean kitchen towels and let rise in warm place about 45 minutes. Bake at 325-degrees for 45 minutes. When all are baked, turn off oven and return all cookies to cooling oven overnight to harden. Store in airtight container. [Using a 3.5″ bone shaped cutter, I get about 30-35 cookies from this recipe. Sam the Wonder Dog adores them.] Yields 30 Cookies
Finnish Curd Cake
Ingredients & Directions -CRUST- 2 tb Butter; * 2/3 c Bread Crumbs; Dry ** –CAKE– 1 1/2 ts Baking Powder 1 c Unbleached Flour; Sifted 1 c Cottage Cheese 2 ea Eggs; Large 1/2 c Brown Sugar 1 ts Cinnamon; Ground 1 ts Cardamom; Ground 1/2 ts Ginger; Ground 1 ts Orange Rind; Grated 1 ts Lemon Rind; Grated 1/2 c Butter, Melted, * * Use Sweet Cream Butter In this recipe. ** Note: This recipe can vary depending on the type of pan you use. —— Butter the baking dish, pie pan, or springform pan until generously coated. Sprinkle the crumbs as needed into the pan, then turn the pan around and shake gently, distributing the crumbs along the sides as well. The crumbs should completely coat the inside of the pan. Chill briefly to set the crumbs and then fill with the desired filling. CAKE: Preheat the oven to 325 degrees F. Sift together the flour and baking powder and set aside. Press the cottage cheese through a sieve. In a large mixing bowl, beat the eggs and the sugar until they are frothy. Add the spices and fruit rinds. Add the cottage cheese and blend all the ingredients well. Stir in the butter, then add the dry mixture, mixing well. Pour the mixture into the prepared crust and bake for 1 hour. NOTE: Again this is more like a quick bread, and you can increase the sugar if you like as this is not particularly sweet. Yields 8 servings
Gingerbread Bowl With Cookies
Ingredients & Directions 3/4 c Firmly packed brown sugar 1/2 c Sugar 1 c Butter; softened 3/4 c Dark corn syrup 1/3 c Molasses 3 Eggs 8 1/2 c Flour 1 tb Baking soda 1 ts Salt 1 ts Ginger; cloves, cinnamon ; and allspice Cream sugars and butter. Beat in corn syrup, molasses and eggs. In another bowl, combine remaining ingredients and mix well. Stir flour mixture into creamed mixture. Divide dough into fourths and wrap each in plastic wrap. Chill at least 2 hours. Smoothly cover the outside of a 1 quart ovenproof bowl with aluminum foil. On a lightly floured surface, use a floured rolling pin to roll out 1/4 of dough into a 1/4 inch thick circle. Transfer dough to outside of foil lined bowl. Trim dough around edge of bowl. Decorate bowl using small cookie cutter (as shown on TV). Place inverted bowl on an ungreased baking sheet and bake for 25 to 30 minutes at 350 degrees or until lightly browned and firm. Allow to cool on bowl. Carefully loosen foil and remove gingerbread bowl from glass bowl. Remove foil. Roll out remaining dough 1/8 inch thick and cut with cookie cutters. Place on lightly greased baking sheet and bake for 8 to 10 minutes at 350 degrees. Yield: 3 dozen cookies. Yields 1 servings
Lisa G's Coffee Cake With Chocolate Chips
Ingredients & Directions INGREDIENTS FOR CAKE 1/2 lb Margarine 2 c Sugar 4 Eggs 3 c Flour 2 ts Baking powder 2 ts Baking soda 1 pt Sour cream 1 ts Vanilla 1 pn Salt 1 pk Chocolate chips INGREDIENTS FOR TOPPING 1/3 c Sugar 2 ts Cinnamon How to Prepare the Cake: 1. Grease and flour a 15 x 10 x 2 inch pan and set aside. 2. Place margarine and sugar into bowl and mix. 3. Add eggs, each beaten in one at a time. 4. Add flour, baking powder and baking soda and mix. 5. Add salt, sour cream, vanilla and chocolate chips to bowl and mix. 6. Place mixture into pan. How to Prepare the Topping: 1. Place sugar and cinnamon into bowl and mix. 2. Sprinkle mixture over top of cake. 3. Bake at 350 F for 45 minutes. 4. Cut slice of cake and enjoy. Lisa G is a DJ for New York City’s WQHT-FM 97.1 Yields 1 servings
Sweet Milk Bread
Ingredients & Directions 1 1/2 lb. loaf 1 lb. loaf 7/8 cup water (for Welbilt/DAK & Zojis, add 2 Tbsp. more) 5/8 cup water (for Welbilt/DAK & Zojis, no extra water needed) 1/2 cup sweetened condensed milk 3/8 cup sweetened condensed milk 3 1/3 cups bread flour (for Welbilt/DAK, reduce to 3 cups) 2 cups bread flour 1 tsp. salt 1 tsp. salt 1 Tbsp butter or margarine 1 Tbsp butter or margarine 2 tsp. Red Star active dry yeast 1 1/2 tsp Red Star active dry yeast “This is a wonderful, soft, finely textured white bread with a rich, sweet taste. Even served up plain, it’s a very munchable bread.” Place all ingredients in bread pan, select Light Crust setting, and press Start. After the baking cycle ends, remove bread from the pan, place on cake rack, and allow to cool 1 hour before slicing. Yields 1 Servings
