Homemade Carmel Rolls





Hello Again! I haven't been able to write a blog for the past week, because I have been visiting my handsome newborn nephew!! He is so much fun! And such a calm baby! I love him to pieces!

 

Before I flew out I made some treats for my fiance, Tyler, to enjoy while I was gone! And one of the things I made was CARMEL ROLLS!! I got this recipe from my mom (She's been making them for YEARS)! And they are to die for!! So here is her delicious recipe!

 

 

Once the dough is done in the breadmaker it should look something like this

 

Here is the Carmel Sauce! yummm...1 Stick of butter, 2 C. Brown Sugar, 2 C Cream.

Heat on Medium heat until boiling, then remove from heat and let cool.

 

 

Roll out your dough and spread butter over

 

Sprinkle cinnamon and sugar over the butter and roll up the dough

 

 

Using a piece of thread cut the dough into 12 sections and place into Carmel Sauce in baking dish.

 

Once in carmel sauce, cover with a towel and let rise for 15-20 min Then place in the oven for 25-30 at 350degrees. Or until tops are brown!

 

Serve warm! Or heat up in the microwave for 20 seconds before serving!

 

Dough:

*2 Tablespoons Sugar

*1 Teaspoon Salt

*2 3/4 C. Bread Flour

*2 Teaspoons Active Dry Yeast

*1/4 C. Watert

*1 Egg

*7/8 C. Milk (Almost 1 C.)

*1/4 C. butter

 

Measure all ingredients into breadmaker. Choose the "Dough" setting.

 

Once done, Roll out dough into a rectangle shape. Brush about 2-3 Tablespoons of butter over the dough and sprinkle with Cinnamon Sugar. Roll dough up. Using a thread cut the dough into 12 equal pieces.

 

Carmel Sauce:

*1 Stick butter

*2 C. Cream

*2 C. Brown Sugar

 

Add all ingredients into saucepan. Turn to medium heat and bring to boil. Once boiling remove from heat and let cool.

 

Place carmel sauce in baking dish. And place cut up dough pieces in carmel sauce. Cover with a towel and let rise for 20 min.

 

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Bake rolls for 25-30 min...or until tops are nice and brown.

 



 

 

Crockpot Chicken

Hello everyone!
Are you ever looking for something YUMMY to eat that doesn't take a lot of time?! Give this a try! You can throw it in the crockpot before work and have a delicious meal when you get home :).
And it makes an excellent Gravy!


CROCKPOT CHICKEN

-3-4 chicken breasts
-2 cans Cream of Chicken Soup
-1 Cup Chicken Broth
-Packet of Dried Onion Soup Mix (instead of the packet I mix my own and its delicious! I'll put that recipe at the bottom)
-Pepper

1-Mix together the soup, broth, and soup mix in a bowl. Place chicken in the crockpot and pour the mixture over the chicken. Salt and pepper to taste.
2-Cook on low 7-8 hours.

**Serve with Mashed Potatoes or stuffing!

DRY ONION SOUP MIX

-2/3 Cup Minced Onion
-3 teaspoons Parsley Flakes
-2 teaspoons Onion Powder
-2 teaspoons Turmeric
-1 teaspoon Celery Salt
-1 teaspoon Salt
-1 teaspoon Sugar
-1/2 teaspoon pepper

1-Mix everything together in a jar and store.
2-When ready to use: 4 Tablespoons in place of 1 packet

I need to get better at taking pictures while I cook to add to my posts!

Oven Baked Fries WITH Garlic Cheddar Dip

I honestly can't remember where I found this recipe, but it is YUMMMY! and The perfect football food!
Alright, Here we go!

Oven Baked Fries
-2 Potatoes, peeled and cut to 1/4 in. width (I use 3 potatoes and the recipe works perfectly)
-4.5 Tablespoons of Oil

Preheat the oven to 450 degrees.
Toss cut potatoes in a bowl with the oil until they are all covered.
Place the fries (single layered) onto a rimmed baking sheet and put in the oven for 15-20 min. Take them out and flip and then bake for another 15-20 min...or until browned.

Garlic Cheddar Dip
-2 oz. Cream Cheese
-3 Cloves Garlic
-1/3 Cup shredded cheddar cheese
-1 teaspoon oil
-2 Tablespoons Milk (may need a little bit more)

Melt the Cream Cheese in a saucepan on the stove. Then add Garlic, Milk, Oil, and cheese and mix to desired consistancy. If too thick add more milk.

Easy and yummy!! Enjoy!

Italian Herb Bread

A couple days ago I decided to make Manicotti for supper..YUMM! And wanted to make a good homemade bread to go with it!

So I was looking through my BreadMaker's Cookbook and found this DELICIOUS recipe for Italian Bread! WITH an Italian Herb Butter!! I just HAD to try it! So here is the recipe!

I gathered all my ingredients together. There are a lot of different things in this bread, but thats what makes it good!

Added all of it into my BreadMaker

And here is the final product!!

RECIPE: Italian Herb Bread:Makes a 2lb. Loaf

*1 1/4 C. Water

*1 1/2 Tablespoons Vegetable oil

*1 teaspoon Salt

* 3 1/2 C. Bread Flour (I used Whole Wheat Flour)

*2 Tablespoons Sugar

*1 Tablespoon Dried Parsley

*1/4 C. Parmesan Cheese (I used Shredded, but you can use Grated as well)

*2 Teaspoons Dried Onion Flakes

*1/2 teaspoon Dried Basil

*1/2 Teaspoon Garlic Powder

*2 Teaspoons Active Dry Yeast

1-Measure and Add Liquid Ingredients into bread maker

2-Then measure and add dry ingredients (except yeast)

3-use your finger to form a hole in the middle of the dry ingredients and add yeast into the hole. Make sure the yeast does not touch any liquid.

4-choose French Setting

5-And 2 lb. loaf setting

6-Then press start!

For the Italian Herb Butter

Mix:

*1/4 C. Butter-melted

*1/2 Teaspoon Italian Seasoning

*Salt to taste

We just dipped the bread into the butter, but you could also spread the butter onto the bread! Delicous!! We felt like we were dining in a Restaurant!

Enjoy!