Moomie's Delicious Banana Bread

Ingredients:

3 ripe bananas; mashed

1 cup sugar

1/4 cup butter; softened

1 egg

2 cups flour

1 tbs baking soda

1/2 tbs salt

1/2 cup nuts (optional)

Directions:

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Grease a medium size loaf pan.

2. In a medium bowl mix together the sugar, butter, egg, and bananas.

3. In a separate bowl mix the flour, baking soda, salt, and nuts (if desired). Add the banana mix to this bowl and mix well.

4. Pour the batter into the greased loaf pan and cover with foil. Bake for about 40 minutes or until fork comes out clean.

Gnochi Gaucho - Cinnamon Biscuits

1lb all-purpose white flour
2 eggs
2 tbs butter
2 tbs baking powder
2 c sugar
3 c parmesan cheese
milk

Combine all ingredients (except for milk) in a large bowl. Add milk little by little until the dough is stiff and sticky like bread dough. Roll it into a long stick about 1 inch in diameter. Cut dough diagonally ~1/5 inches apart. Place biscuits on a greased cookie sheet and bake at 350 until golden.

Glaze:
2 c water
2 c sugar

Boil ingredients together to make a medium thick glaze, it should be thinner than honey. Cool biscuits, dip them on glaze and roll it in a mixture of sugar and cinnamon.

Cinnamon Rolls

Use "Refrigerator Rolls" recipe to make the dough for this recipe. It is found under Menu Category "Breads."

Rolls dough into a rectangle ¼” to 1/2” thick. Pour melted butter and brown sugar over entire piece of dough (raisins or nuts could also be added at this point). Roll up and place seam on the bottom. Cut with dental floss or string and place on prepared 9” x 13” baking dish. Glaze with powdered sugar icing if desired.

Orange Bowknots

Use "Refrigerator Rolls" recipe to make the dough for this recipe. It is found under Menu Category "Breads."

Roll dough into a rectangle about ½” thick. Cut into ½” width. Tie each strip into a loose knot. Place on prepared cookie sheet and tuck ends under if needed. When hot out of the oven, glaze with orange icing: 1 tsp. orange zest, 1 tbs orange juice, ½ cup powdered sugar. Mix and apply with a pastry brush.

Parmesan Cheese Sticks

Use "Refrigerator Rolls" recipe to make the dough for this recipe. It is found under Menu Category "Breads."

Roll dough out to ½”thick rectangle on an oiled surface. Cut into ½” widths, twist into rope shape and place on prepared cookie sheet. Brush with melted butter. Sprinkle with garlic salt, dried dill and grated parmesan cheese.

Parker House Rolls

Use "Refrigerator Rolls" recipe to make the dough for this recipe. It is found under Menu Category "Breads."

Roll dough out to ½” thickness on oiled surface. Cut with round cookie cutter. Dip into melted butter, cut crease with table knife, fold over and place on oiled cookie sheet.

Refrigerator Rolls

1 cup hot water
1 tsp salt
1 ½ tbs butter
¼ cup sugar
1 beaten egg
1 package yeast (1 tbs)
dissolved in 2 tbs warm
water with tsp sugar

- Prepare yeast, water and sugar. Set aside until it is bubbly. (This takes about 10 min.)
- Combine hot water, salt, sugar and butter in large mixing bowl.
- Add the beaten egg to the water mixture along with 2 cups of flour. Stir well. (Use wire whisk).
- Add the yeast mixture to the flour mixture. Stir well.
- Stir in enough flour to make a stiff dough. (Use wooden spoon).
- Pour out onto floured counter or pastry board and knead 8-10 times.
- Grease a mixing bowl with 1-2 tsp oil. Oil the top of your dough and cover with plastic, put a plate on the top and refrigerate.
- Take dough out of refrigerator about 2 hours prior to forming rolls. (You don’t have to refrigerate it, just let them rise.)

This recipe is the base to many other variations.
All of these variations need to rise 30-45 minutes or until double in size. They can be baked at 350-375 degrees about 15 minutes or golden brown.

Glaze:
-1 cup powdered sugar
-1/4 tsp vanilla
- milk to consistency

Grandma Vilma's Dinner Rolls

1 lb all-purpose flour
1 c luke-warm milk
1 tbs sugar
2 tbs butter
1 tbs bread yeast
1 tsp salt
4 eggs

In a mixing bowl dissolve the yeast in the milk; let it rest for 20 min. Melt butter and add it to the milk. Add all other ingredients in the bowl and mix it at medium speed for 5 minutes; dough should be like that of bread (rubbery & sticky). Cover the dough and let it rise for 1 hour. Shape dough into 2 inch balls and place it in a greased pan. Cover the rolls one more time and let it rise again for another hour. Beat one egg and brush all rolls with a baking brush. Bake at 375 until golden.

Nauvoo Bread

5 c hot water
½ c potato flakes
½ c sugar
1 c powdered milk
1 tbs salt
½ c oil or shortening
2 tbs bread yeast
10-14 c flour

Combine hot water, shortening/oil, potato flakes, powdered milk, and sugar; mix well until a tepid temperature; add yeast. Mix in 5 cups of flour and the salt. Stir to a smooth sponge. Add flour to make a smooth and elastic dough. Let dough rise until double, about 45 min. Massage dough with fists. Shape into loaves, let rise. Bake at 375 for about 35 min.