Yeast Waffles From allrecipes

I made these on tuesday morning they were fabuleous. I loved the fact that I made it the night before, so it took no longer than cereal in the morning.







Ingredients
2 cups milk
1 (.25 ounce) package active dry yeast
1/2 cup warm water (110 degrees F/45 degrees C)
1/2 cup butter, melted
1 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon white sugar
3 cups sifted unbleached all-purpose flour
2 eggs, slightly beaten
1/2 teaspoon baking soda

Directions
1.Warm the milk in a small saucepan until it bubbles, then remove from heat. In a small bowl, dissolve yeast in warm water. Let stand until creamy, about 10 minutes.
2.In a large bowl, combine milk, yeast mixture, butter, salt, sugar and flour. Mix thoroughly with rotary or electric mixer until batter is smooth. Cover and let stand at room temperature overnight.
3.The next morning, stir beaten eggs and baking soda into the batter; beat well.
4.Spray preheated waffle iron with non-stick cooking spray. Pour mix onto hot waffle iron. Cook until golden brown.

Sticky Chicken

This is one of our favorite Sunday meals. It is so easy. You will never buy a store bought rotisserie chicken again. We like to serve it up with whipped sweet potatoes, homemade rolls and fresh corn.

4 tsp salt
2 tsp paprika
1 tsp onion powder
1/4 tsp dried thyme
1 tsp ground black pepper
1/2 tsp cayenne
1/2 tsp garlic powder
1 onion quartered
1 4 pound whole chicken

in small bowl combine all spices.Remove and discard giblets from chicken. Rinse chicken cavity, pat dry with paper towels. Rub chicken inside and out with spice mixture. Place onion in cavity. Wrap in plastic wrap or in large ziploc bag. Place in fridge overnight. Remove plastic and place in shallow glass pan. Bake uncovered 250 degrees 4-5 hours. Great to put in right before church.

Pizza

This is by far my favorite pizza recipes. You can add whatever toppings you like. Or even make a BBQ chicken pizza. Very good. Alot cheaper than store bought.

Pizza-
4 cups all-purpose flour
2 tsp yeast
1 ½ tsp salt
1 ½ cups warm water
2 TBS vegetable oil
Combine 2 cups of flour with yeast and salt in large bowl. Stir in warm water and oil. Beat with mixer until smooth. Gradualy stir in enough remaining flour to make stiff dough. Knead until smooth and elastic about 5 minutes. Place in greased bowl. Let rise until double in bulk, about 1 hour.
Sauce
1 14.5 oz can diced tomatoes
1 6 oz can tomato paste
1 tsp salt
½ tsp sugar
1 ½ tsp dried basil
1 ½ tsp dried oregano
½ tsp dried rosemary
1/8 tsp pepper
½ tsp onion powder
½ tsp garlic powder
Put all ingredients in blender and blend until smooth. Pour into saucepan, bring to boil, cook covered on medium/low heat for 10 minutes.

Bake on pizza stone 475 for 30minutes.

For bbq pizza use bbq sauce and cooked shredded chicken mixed with bbq sauce and red onions and cheese.

Soup

This is a re-post of one of my all time favorite soups. I hope your families enjoy it as well.

Broccoli Cheese Soup

4 quarts water
12 cubes chicken bouillon
3 small packages frozen broccoli
3 cubes butter
1 ½ cups flour
16 oz cheese whiz

boil water and bouillon then add broccoli. Cook until tender. Melt butter then add flour. Slowly add water from broccoli until desired thickness. Slowly add cheese whiz to soup, don’t boil or it will curdle. Add broccoli and enjoy

Mediterarian Dip

This is one of my all time favorite dips. My husband thinks it a girly dip. So it won't be making an appearence at the Super Bowl. If you are over run with basil make you own pesto and freeze the rest for another yummy recipe.

1 8 oz cream cheese softened
1/2 cup mayonaise

Blend together for the first layer

second layer

Pesto spread thin

third layer-

Bottled artichoke hearts chopped

fourth layer-

herb garlic feta

last layer-

sprinkle with chopped tomatoes

Serve with wheat thins, or pita chips.

Wheat Bread

Growing up I was privliged to live across the street from one of the best bread makers I know. This is her recipe for wheat bread. It is fantastic. Her mother who is in her 90's still makes it by hand. Make sure you use a bosch mixer for this bread, it makes a lot of dough and I don't want you breaking your Kitchen Aid. The recipe is for the hand method, just adapt for using mixer. I was lucky enough to have recieved a nutri mill wheat grinder as a gift from my husband last year. Fresh ground wheat makes a softer loaf than store bought wheat flour. I hope your family enjoys the recipe as much as mine. Maybe this will get you on track to heathier living for the New Year. Feel free to ask any questions.


WHOLE WHEAT BREAD (HAND POWER)

PLACE IN LARGE BOWL
6 CUPS HOT WATER
1 TSP LEMON JUICE - optional
1/2 c vital wheat gluten - optional
2 TBLS. SALT
½ CUP OIL
½ CUP HONEY
6 CUPS WHOLE WHEAT FLOUR* (8 MORE CUPS WILL BE USED LATER)
2 TBLS YEAST (if SAF add with the flour - otherwise let it dissolve with water, salt and honey)
1 OR 2 CUPS ROLLED OATS (SPROUTS,CRACKED WHEAT, SUNFLOWER SEEDS, ETC)
BEAT HARD WITH WHISK 500 STROKES.
ADD 4 CUPS WHOLE WHEAT FLOUR - MIX WITH SPOON
SPREAD 2 MORE CUPS FLOUR ON KNEADING SURFACE.
PLACE DOUGH ON FLOUR AND BEGIN TO KNEAD USING LARGE SPATULA OR DOUGH SCRAPER. WORK IN 2 MORE CUPS FLOUR USING OILED OR FLOURED HANDS.
KNEAD UNTIL SMOOTH - (ABOUT 8 MINUTES) USE A BIT OF SPRAY OIL TO KEEP HANDS FROM STICKING. YOU MAY NEED A LITTLE MORE FLOUR ON THE KNEADING SURFACE.. KEEP YOUR DOUGH AS SOFT AS POSSIBLE.
PLACE DOUGH BALL IN LARGE COVERED OILED BOWL AND LET RISE UNTIL DOUBLE. SHAPE INTO 5 OR 6 LOAVES. LET DOUBLE AGAIN. (A GOOD TEST OF RIPE DOUGH IS TO MAKE A 1/4 INCH INDENTATION INTO THE CORNER OF ONE OF YOUR LOAVES - IF IT STAYS INDENTED IT IS READY. IF IT SPRINGS BACK INTO PLACE IT NEEDS MORE RISING TIME) KEEP A GOOD WATCH - IF YOU LET WHOLE WHEAT DOUGH RISE TOO HIGH IT IS VERY CRUMBLY.
Bake 350 for 30-35 minutes

New Posting

I decided I am going to focus on recipes this year! I will occasionaly post fun family stuff but mostly recipes. So if you have any requests let me know.