Pillow-Soft Dinner Rolls

I was shocked at how good these rolls are. Usually when I make homemade bread it is pretty dense and only good right after I cook it. These rolls are very fluffy and are good even after they cool down.

• 4-1/2 teaspoons active dry yeast
• 1/2 cup warm water (110-115 degrees)*
• 2 cups warm milk (110-115 degrees)
• 6 tablespoons shortening
• 2 eggs
• 1/4 cup sugar
• 1 1/2 teaspoons salt
• 7 to 7 1/2 cups all-purpose flour

In a large mixing bowl, dissolve yeast in warm water. add the milk shortening, eggs, sugar, salt and 3 cups of flour; beat until smooth. Stir in enough remaining flour to form a soft dough.

Turn onto a floured surface; knead until smooth and elastic, about 6-8 minutes**. Add additional flour as you knead so that dough doesn't stick to your fingers, if needed. Place in a greased bowl, turning once to grease top. Cover and let rise in a warm place untiol doubled, about 1 hour.

Punch dough down. turn onto a lightly floured surface; divide into 24 pieces. Shape each into a roll. Place 2 in. apart on greased baking sheets. Cover and let rise until doubled, about 30 minutes.

Bake at 350 degrees for 20-25 minutes or until golden brown***. Remove to cool. Yield 2 dozen.

* Water warmer than this will kill the yeast and bread will not raise.
**Make sure your knead for the full time. Dough should look very smooth when finished.
***For extra yumminess, brush melted butter over the rolls.

Spicy Sausage and Potato Soup

This recipe makes a soup very similar to Carolyn's potato and sausage soup. This recipe is a little more complicated than how she makes it, but since I can never get her to tell me exact amounts and because she makes it without a recipe, this is very helpful. This is my favorite kind of soup.

• 3 Tablespoons butter
  
• 1 cup chopped onion
• 1/2 cup chopped celery*
  
• 12-16 onces sausage**
• 1/4 cup flour
• 1/2 cup chopped green onions
• 1/2 teaspoon dried parsley flakes
  
• 1/2 teaspoon dried basil leafs
• 1 teaspoon salt, or to taste
• 1/4 teaspoon black pepper
• 3 cans chicken broth (15 oz each?)
• 2-3 pounds baking potatoes, peeled and diced***
  
• 2 cups heavy cream (one container)

Boil potatoes peeled and diced potatoes until tender. Set aside.

In a large pot over medium-low heat, melt the butter. Add the onion, celery and diced sausage. Saute until the vegetables are tender and sausage is lightly browned.

Stir in the flour until smooth and well-blended. Stir in green onions, parley, basil, salt and pepper.

Continue cooking, stirring for 1 minute. Blend in the chicken broth. Add the diced cooked potatoes. Stir in the heavy cream and continue cooking until heated through.

*Celery is optional. If you do use it, chop it thinly so it can get tender. Big chunks stay crunchy.
** I like to use spicy (hot) sausage for half of it and regular or sage sausage for the other half. I use the tubes of sausage.
***I like to use red potatoes and leave the peels on (better nutritional value, less work).

Apple Dumplings

INGREDIENTS
1 (16 ounce) can refrigerated flaky biscuit dough
4 apples - peeled, cored and halved
1 cup white sugar
1 cup water
1/2 cup butter, melted
2 teaspoons vanilla extract
1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon


DIRECTIONS
Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
Butter a 7x11 inch baking pan. Separate biscuit dough into 8 pieces. Flatten each piece of dough into a circle. Wrap one biscuit around each apple half and place, seam side down, in pan.
In small bowl, combine sugar, water, melted butter and vanilla. Pour mixture over dumplings in pan. Sprinkle cinnamon on top. Bake 35 to 40 minutes, until golden. Serve hot.

A cheap, quick, and delicious meal!!

Ingredients:

- Refried beans
- mozarella cheese
- Shredded Beef(optional)
- 1/2 cup Oil
- Fresh Tortillas

Mix the first three ingredients, place them in the tortilla, roll the tortilla, and then fry. If you wish you can put sour cream on top and guacamolle
This meal is sooooo good, try it:D

BYU!!!