Beautiful Burger Buns

I love summer BBQ's and love hambergers and hotdogs, but in our family we never seem to have the buns around or they go bad so we do not buy them often, instead we make them. I was looking around for a new recipe to try and thought that I would try this one because it looked so yummy!!! I will let you know how yummy it turns out. So go and check it out and try it out your self , them post a comment and let me know how you liked it!!!!

http://www.kingarthurflour.com/recipes/beautiful-burger-buns-recipe

I finally did it!!!!

Well I finally listed my items on etsy and on artfire.

Here are the webpages for each of them so go and check them out and spread the word to all your friends!!!! PLEASE:)

http://www.artfire.com/users/sallysweetdelights

http://www.etsy.com/shop/dsjsmith

I am setting up an Etsy Account to sell crafts and things!!!!

I among things love to sew and craft as well. I have set up an etsy account and will be adding things to my store. So while it may take a few days to get things up I thought that I would let you know I am still hear and have been extremely busy with having a new baby and all. But I hope that I am back?!!!!!

I sell Hair Bows And Baby Wraps, and Baby Blankets, with matching burp cloths. And more things to come as my time will allow me.

Maple Bars

These are my first attempt to make these. Everyone loves a good dougnut and so my mom told me that she had baked not fryed these maple bars and they were loved by all my kids and husband.


For the dough:

2 tbsp yeast plus 2 tsp.
1 cup of warm water
1 tsp sugar
Let dislove

In seperate microwave bowl combine
1 cup sugar
3 cups milk
1 cup shortening
1 tbsp salt
Microwave on high for 1-3 min until milk is warm not hot.
Combine with yeast mixture.

Add:
4 eggs
mix again. Then Add flour alittle at a time until dough is soft with just a little sticky to it.
To much flour = bad dough
About 14 cups give or take alittle.

Let rise until double in size. Use oil on counter to roll out your dough and cut into strips or round doughnut like shapes.

Let rise on a greased pan for 20 min. Then bake at 350 for 12-15 min.

When done dip into a maple glazed sauce.

maple sauce:

Powdered Sugar
butter
Maple
Milk

Depending upon how thick or thin you want your glaze add more or less powdered sugar.

I hope that you like then and hope that your family will too!!!!!!!

Diet anyone

My Mom has lost some 50 lbs with this crazy diet. This is the first part, I am going to try it and see how it works. Seems to be very healthy and so for me It will be a life style change, only eating occoasionally sweet cravings.

Catalina Chicken

This is very yummy and I must give credit to Joann Woods for this yummy recipe.

Catalina Chicken

1 Cup Brown Sugar

1 Cup Catalina Dressing

1/2 cup Mustard

1/4 cup chopped onion

1-2 lbs of Boneless skinless Chicken breast

In a Dutch oven place Chicken pieces( I cut them up into chuncks)

Mix remaining ingredients together and then pour over Chicken. Bake in oven for 1 hour until chicken is done. Serve over rice this is so yummy delicious.

Here are the pitures of the pretzels

These are so easy to make and they are very yummy:)

Bagels

BAGELS
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1 pkg. active dry yeast
1 1/2 c. warm water
2 tbsp. sugar
2 tsp. salt
4 1/2 to 5 c. flour
1 gal. boiling water
Bagel toppings (poppy seeds, onion, etc.)

In a small bowl, mix together the warm water, yeast, sugar
and salt. Allow to stand for about 5 minutes (until bubbles
start to form). In a large bowl, place 4 cups of flour and
then add the yeast mixture and the egg. Mix until a
workable dough is formed. Turn out the dough and knead, add
the additional flour as you work the dough. Knead until the
dough is smooth and elastic (about 8 to 10 minutes). Place
the dough into a greased bowl and allow to rise for about
20 minutes. Punch down the dough and place on a slightly
floured board, cut the dough into 18 pieces and roll the
pieces into ropes about 6 inches long. Press the ends
together to form the bagel shape. Place the bagels on a
floured surface and allow to rise for 20 minutes. In a
large saucepan bring the water to a boil, then reduce heat
to simmer. Drop in the bagels, one by one, and simmer for
about 3 minutes. Turn them with a spoon after a minute or
so. Remove the bagels and allow them to drain. Repeat with
the remaining bagels. Shake some cornmeal on a cookie sheet
and place the bagels on this. Place the sheet in a preheated
375 degree oven and bake until golden brown, about 30 or 40
minutes.

If you want to top your bagels, shake the toppings on after
you remove them from the water bath.

If you want onion or garlic flavored bagels, shake on onion
or garlic powder as you roll out the ropes.

Pretzels

90 MINUTE SOFT PRETZELS
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3 1/2 c. unsifted flour (about)
2 tbsp. sugar
1 tsp. salt (coarse)
1 pkg. yeast
1 c. water
1 tbsp. butter
1 egg yolk, beaten
1 tbsp. water

Mix 1 cup flour, sugar, salt and undissolved yeast. Heat 1
cup water and butter to 120-130 degrees F. Gradually add to
dry ingredients and beat 2 minutes at medium speed. Add 1/2
cup flour, beat at high speed for 2 minutes. Stir in enough
additional flour to make a soft dough.

On floured board knead 5 minutes, set in greased bowl; turn
to grease top. Cover; let rise in warm, draft-free place 40
minutes. Divide dough into 12 equal pieces. Roll each into a
20 inch rope. Shape into pretzels. Place on greased baking
sheets. Cover, let rest 5 minutes.

Mix egg yolks and 1 tablespoon water, brush on pretzels.
Sprinkle with coarse salt. Bake at 375 degrees F. 15
minutes or until done. Cool on racks.

The Sun is out and now life is getting better

The sun was gone for about 2 weeks here and all I wanted to do was sleep so cooking was out of the question, although I still cooked for my family it was not anything great. I did learn how to make very yummy Pretzels they are great. I also made some bagels for the first time. I do love to make new things and then perfect them to my liking.

Great Web site for you to organize your food and keep track of what you have

This web site is great to get you started and also organized in what you have. Enjoy and look it over see if it is something that you would like.


http://www.trackmyfoodstorage.com/MemberModules/inventoryManager.aspx

Whole Wheat Bread
6 ½ c. warm water 2/3 c. oil
2 Tbsp. salt 2/3 c. honey
3 Tbsp. yeast 15-16 c whole wheat flour


Measure water into mixer. Add less than ½ total of the flour. Mix. Add salt, yeast, oil, and honey. Mix. Add the rest of the flour until dough begins to pull away from sides of bowl. Knead for 10 min. Put in greased pans. Let rise till double in size. Bake at 350 for 30 to 35 min.

This recipe is for a bosch bread mixer. If made by hand let rise till double in size in greased bowl. Then punch down and put into greased pans. Let rise again and bake.

Makes about 4-6 loaves. I slice my bread and put it in zip lock bags and then freeze

Pancake and Waffle Mix
Mix for 100 Pancakes
6 cups white flour
4 cups whole wheat flour
2/3 cup sugar
3 ½ Tbsp.
2 Tbsp. baking soda
2 Tbsp. salt
2 Cup non-instant milk powder
(or 3 ½ cups instant)
Sift together and store in a covered container

To make pancakes:
To each 1 ¼ cups mix (1 1/3 cups when mix is made with instant milk), beat in:
1 egg
2 Tbsp soft shortening, butter or margarine
1 tbsp vinegar
1 cup water
To make waffles, follow instructions for pancakes but increase the shortening to ¼ cup.

I store in a container and made a lable with the directions on how to make it.

Cooking with wheat

As many of you may know, I am now the food storage speacialist in our ward. So I am now adding food storage reciepes as well. And recipes that you can use with short term food storage as well. I hope that you enjoy. If you try these out let me know what you think of them.

I am still here

It has been a busy holiday season. I have been very busy sewing quilts and jammies for the kids they are all done and I can bake and cook again. Christmas was so fun and I love this season. I hope that we can keep this season in our hearts all year.

very yummy do-nuts

Krispy Creme Doughnuts
Don't wait in line - make your own!

2 pkg. yeast
1/4 C. warm water (105-115ºF)
1 1/2 C. lukewarm milk (scalded then cooled)
1/2 C. sugar
1 tsp. salt
2 eggs
1/3 C. shortening
5 C. all-purpose flour, divided
Vegetable oil

Dissolve yeast in warm water in a 2 1/2-quart bowl. Add milk, salt, eggs, shortening and 2 cups flour. Beat on low speed scraping bowl constantly, 30 seconds. Beat on medium speed scraping bowl occasionally, 2 minutes. Stir in remaining flour until smooth. Cover and let rise in warm place, until double, 50 to 60 minutes. (Dough is ready when indentation remains when touched.)

Turn dough onto floured surface; roll around lightly to coat with flour. Gently roll dough 1/2-inch thick with floured rolling pin. Cut with floured doughnut cutter. Cover and let rise until double, 30 to 40 minutes.

Heat vegetable oil in deep fryer to 350ºF. Slide doughnuts into hot oil with wide spatula. Turn doughnuts as they rise to the surface. Fry until golden brown, about 1 minute on each side. Remove carefully from oil (do not prick surface); drain. Dip the doughnuts into Creamy Glaze set on rack; when slightly cooled spread Chocolate Glaze on top. Doughnuts may be dipped into sprinkles or other toppings after Chocolate Glaze is applied if desired.

The Best Cinnamon Rolls ever

Well I made cinnamon rolls tonight and they were just the best. I got this recipe from my sweet mother of course she taught me much of what I know about baking. She has the best in her town. Any ways here is the recipe, remember it is all about the dough that makes a good roll.

Mom’s Cinnamon Rolls

Dissolve 2 tbsp + 1 tsp of yeast in to 1 cup warm water. Add ½ tsp sugar

Stir in:
3 cups warm milk
1 cup sugar
4 tsp salt
( I microwave this until milk is warm and shortening starts to melt)

4 eggs
1 cup shortening
14 cups of flour

Let rise till doubled in size

Cream together sugar butter and cinnamon and spread on top of rolled out dough Roll up and cut. Place in greased pans so they are not touching. Let rise for about 15 min and them bake for about 20 min or until golden brown.

Cream cheese frosting
1pkg of Cream cheese and powder sugar until the right consistency.

I told you that my white bread was easy

So the recipe that I posted earlier the White Bread recipe, is so easy that my 8 year old son made it. He amazes us each time he bakes for us. I have had to share my domain with him for sometime now. It is kind of nice not to do all the cooking. I thought I was going to have to wait longer for that to happen but I guess not. Joseph has a form of Autism (Aspergers) and only sees things in black and white. So cooking is for him very black and white. He follows the directions to the tee. Anyways he is amazing. I will post pictures of the loaves of bread that he made tomarrow hopefully.

Mini Cream Puffs made easy

Cream Puffs

1 cup water

1/2 cup butter

1 cup flour

4 eggs

Heat water and butter to a rolling boil. Stir in flour. Stir vigorously over low heat until ball forms. Remove from heat. Beat in eggs one at a time until smooth. Use a decorating bag with a large opening tip to press out the dough about 1 1/2 inches in diameter. Bake @ 400 for about 15 min until golden and puffed. Cool.

Filling:

Whipping Cream

Powdered Sugar

Whip until it forms a peak and is starting to become stiff.

With a long straight tipf for decorating bag use to pipe in cream into side of cream puff. Sprinkle with powdered sugar and enjoy.

I will make these instead of buying the ones from cosco. They are just heavenly.

Delightful Cherry Tarts

Tarts:

Cream together :

1 Cup butter

1 Cup sugar

Add :

2 egg yolks beaten well

1/2 tsp vanilla

Gradully stir in:

2 1/2 cups flour

Take Approximately 1 1/2 tbsp dough and work in to a muffin tin, it should be very thin. Fill all the tins and bake for 15 min at 350 or until golden brown, should be crisp.

Filling

1 package of cream cheese

1 cup + or - powdered sugar depending on how sweet you want it.

favorite fruit topping

remember these are so yummy and really easy