Recipes

These 2 recipes have been requested from me MANY times. Enjoy!

Sweet Dough:
1 cup sugar
1 teaspoon salt
3 packages active dry yeast
8-9 cups flour
2 cups milk
1 cup butter
2 eggs

steps:
1) In large bowl, combine sugar, salt, yeast and 2 cups flour. In 2 quart sauce pan over low heat, slowly heat milk and butter until very warm (Butter does not need to melt). With mixer (I use wooden spoon, and mix manually) at low speed, gradually beat lquid into dry ingrediants. Increase speed to medium; beat 2 minutes more, occasionally scraping bowl with rubber spatula.
2) Beat in egss and 2 cups flour; continue beating 2 minutes, occasionally scraping bowl.
3) With spoon, stir in enough additional flour (about 4 1/4 cups) to make a soft dough.
4) Turn dough onto lightly floured surface; knead until smooth and elastic, about 10 minutes. Shape into a ball.
5) Turn over in greased large bowl to grease top. Cover; let rise in warm place until dough is double, about 1 hour.
6) Punch down dough. On lightly floured surface, devide into pieces as recipes direct. Cover; let rest 15 minutes.

Cinnamon Rolls:
Dark brown sugar
White sugar
Siagon Cinnamon
Butter

I devide 1 batch of dough into 2 pieces for easier rolling.Roll out dough to be about 1/4 inch or so thick. Depends on how you like your rolls. Coat thick layer of soft butter, evenly sprinkle dark brown sugar, then white, and then cinnamon. Roll tightly, pinching the seam. Cut into 1 inch slices, and place into WELL greased pan. Space evenly, and don't have rolls touch in pan. Allow to rise another 30 minutes or so in warm area. Bake in oven at 400 for approx. 25 minutes, or until golden brown.

Sugar Glaze:
2 cups powdered sugar
1/2 teaspoon vanilla (I like to use whole tablespoon)
3 tablespoons water
whip or stir in medium bowl until smooth. Drizzle on rolls while they are cooling. The hotter the rolls, the thinner the glaze will be.
If I'm making 4-6 batches, it takes me a good 4-6 hours or so as I can only make 2 batches at once with my bowls. WELL worth the time and energy.MERRY CHRISTMAS!!


Peanutbutter Cookies:
1 cup peanutbutter
1 cup sugar
1 egg

Mix well. Dough will be like soft grainy playdough.
I roll into balls, place on ungreased cookie sheet, and press a piece of chocolate in the middle.
Bake at 350 for around 8 or 9 minutes. YUMMY!