Looking For An Easy Sub Roll or French Baguette?

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French Baguettes

 

Are you looking for a delicious bread to go with your supper tonight or a sub roll to go with your lunch today?

This is one of my favorite recipes that I go to and did just this morning.  It is an easy recipe with few ingredients and into the bread machine it goes. 

I have always tweaked my recipe by adding ground flax seed, herbs (which I did just this morning) or anything your heart wishes.

Baking Lemon Bread...

Duck made the below recipe today for her youth leader at church tonight. If you need a super easy and absolutely delicious bread recipe you need to check out this recipe I got from my friend, Ms. Debbie (HomeMade - My Kitchen). If you click on the purple Lemon Bread it will take you over to her blog and then you can check out all her other recipes she has provided.

Happy Baking!!!

Lemon Bread!

This is a very good lemon bread, you can make it as lemony as you like. Great for tea parties or just parties!

Lemon Bread
 2 C. flour
1 t. baking powder
1/2 t. baking soda
1/4 t. salt
1 1/4 C. sugar
1/2 C. soft butter
3 eggs
1/2 C. lemon juice
1/2 C. milk

Heat oven to

350. Stir together flour, baking powder, baking soda & salt. Set
aside. In large mixer beat butter and sugar until fluffy. Add eggs 1 at a time.
Beat well. Gradually beat in lemon juice. Add mix alternatively with dry
ingredients. Stir well. Turn into greased 9x5 loaf pan. Bake 50-55
minutes or until toothpick comes out clean. Remove from oven.  Take a toothpick and dot hole in the top of the bread to get the drizzle inside it if you want. Drizzle with
glaze.

**Clear lemon glaze:
Combine 2 T. sugar with 2 T. lemon juice. Heat until sugar dissolves.l

You can also use a pd. sugar glaze over the top.

What is for Supper?

What are you having for supper?

My plans are homemade scalloped potatoes, ham, green beans, french bread and if there is enough of me left in today, desert might be apple pie. 

Recipe to follow on scalloped potatoes. The verdict is still out on it this method will fly by my family. I made it a whole lot different. If they like it I will post it as well as pictures. 

French Bread Recipe








Ingredients:
1 c water
2 1/2 bread flour
1 tbsp sugar
1 tsp salt
1 1/2 tsp bread machine yeast
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1 egg yolk
1 tbsp water

Directions:
Place all your ingredients in your bread machine in the order recommended by your manufacture.

Select ~ Dough/Manual Cycle

Place dough in a greased bowl, turning to coat all sides. Cover and let rise in a warm place for about 30 minutes or until doubled.

Grease cookie sheet. Punch dough down. Roll into rectangle on a lightly floured surface. Cut dough crosswise in half.  Roll up each half of the dough tightly, beginning at 12-inch side. Roll gently back and forth to taper ends.

Place 3 inches apart on cookie sheet. Make 1/4 inch deep diagonal slashes across the top of the loaves. 

Cover and let rise in warm place about 30 - 40 mins or until doubled.

Heat oven to 375 degrees. Mix egg yolk and 1 tbsp water; brush over tops of the loaves. Bake 20 - 25 minutes or until golden brown.

Apple Pie












Ingredients:

Approximately 8 apples of your choice, peeled, cored and sliced
1/2 c packed brown sugar
1/3 c white sugar (or a substitute)
3 tbsp flour (I use wheat, but you can use all-purpose as well)
2 tsp cinnamon
1/2 tsp ginger (optional)
1 tsp nutmeg (optional)
splash of lemon juice

Pie Dough
2 c flour (same as above)
1 c coconut oil (you can use shortening)
dash salt
soy milk (milk of your choice) or water

Directions:
Peel, core, and slice your apples. Slice up and place in a bowl. When finished add dry ingredients to apples toss about. Add lemon juice and toss about more until all apples are well coated. Set to the side.

Prepare pie dough, add flour into bowl. Cut coconut oil into flour mixture until well blended. Add dash of salt and mix. Add enough milk or water until dough becomes flaky and sticks together.

Roll out into 2 circles on a floured surface. Place 1 pie shell in pie plate. Stir apples to be sure all are evenly coated. Add to pie plate. Cover with 2nd pie shell. 

For a glowing pie, mix 1 egg yolk and 1 tbsp water together and brush top of pie. Cut air slits in the top and bake in a 425 degree oven for about 40 minutes or until pie looks golden and done.

What Are You Having For Dinner?

We are having a rump roast and potatoes and carrots for dinner tonight. I just absolutely love having a crock pot meal on a school day. How about you? I am getting ready to put homemade bread in the machine as well.

 

Rump roast, potatoes, and carrots

 

Ingredients:

 

rump roast

sliced potatoes (with or without skins)

carrots

1/4 cut onion

2 tbsp minced garlic

4 beef bullion cubes

salt to your taste

 

Directions:

 

Add all the above to your crock pot and simmer on medium for the afternoon. When cooked you can make gravy from the broth and serve.



 

 

Bread Machine Wheat Potatoes-Caraway Bread
  2-Pound 

Ingredients:

1 2/3 c water
2 tbsp butter, softened
2 tbsp ground bran
2 tbsp ground oats
1 tbsp ground flaxseed
2 tbsp what germ
3 tbsp kale
1 tbsp honey
1 tbsp caraway seed
1 1/2 tsp salt
1/3 c potatoe flakes
3 c wheat flour
1 c white flour
1 1/2 tsp bread machine yeast

Directions:

Add all ingredients in this order or in the order your particular machine suggestes.

Select Basic cycle. Use medium or light crust. When complete remove from bread pan and cool.

 

Baked Ziti

Ingredients:
Your choice of noodles (I tend to use what I have on hand)
Sauce:
14.5 oz can of diced tomatoes
6 oz can of tomatoe paste
1 tbsp dried italian seasoning
1 tbsp dried oregano
1 1/2 tsp garlic salt
Directions:
Place diced tomatoes in pan and cut them down to the size you like. Add can of tomatoe paste. Add about 1/2 can of water in tomatoe paste can and into the pan. Next add your spices (mostly to your liking. I just gave some basic recommendations above.) Then simmer while noodles boil.
Cheese Mixture:
7.5 oz Ricotta cheese
1 1/2 c. Mozzarella cheese
1/2 c. Parmesan cheese
1 egg
1 tsp garlic salt
1 tsp flax seed
Directions:
Add above cheese mixture together (another case where you can make it to your perferences, mine is just a guide). 
Drain noodles and mix cheese mixture into the noodles. Top with spagetti sauce. Sprinkled top with more mozzarella cheese and parmesan cheeze. Place in preheated oven of 350 degrees for about 30 minutes.

Fresh Baked Veggie Bread

Ingredients:
1 c water
2 tbsp butter
2 tsp salt
3 c bread flour
4 tbsp finely chopped kale
4 tbsp finely chopped spinach
2 tsp dried parsley
1 tbsp flax seed
1 1/2 tsp yeast
Directions:
Place all ingredients in your machine in the order that is recommended by your manufacturer. Select basic setting and choose the crust preference of your choice. Then press start.

Multi-grain Potatoe Bread

My own homemade recipe... Hope you enjoy it to.

Ingredients:
1 1/4 c water
2 tsp butter
3 ts sugar
1 tsp salt
1 1/2 tsp parsley
3 tsp flax seeds (ground)
4 tsp potatoe flakes
2 Tbsp powdered milk
2 c bread flour
1 c wheat flour
3 tsp yeast

Directions:
Add ingredients to your bread machine in the order in which your manufactures guide directs you. For me, I add all my liquid and wet ingredients together and then all dry ingredients. Lastly, I add the yeast. Set your machine for the regular/white bread setting and select your crust preferance. Press Start.

(I will add to my recipe tab as well.)

Easy Pie Recipe to try for the 4th of July

Stars and Stripes Pie

Alan Richardson

Serves: 10 Edit

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Total Time: 1 hr 20 min

Prep Time: 20 min

Ingredients

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• 1 box(es) (15 oz) refrigerated ready-to-use pie crusts
• 3 can(s) (21 oz each) cherry pie filling
• 1 can(s) (21 oz) blueberry pie filling
• 1 large egg, slightly beaten in a cup
• 3 tablespoon(s) sanding or coarse (crystal) sugar
• You also need: 1 1/2- to 2-in. star-shaped cookie cutter

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Directions

1. On lightly floured surface with lightly floured rolling pin, roll 1 pastry round into a 12-in. circle. Fit into a 9-in. pie plate, letting edges overhang. Drain 1 can cherry pie filling, combine in a bowl with remaining 2 cans cherry pie filling.
2. Bend a clean 6-in. square of cardboard in middle forming a wedge. Place in upper left corner of pie (like hands of a clock pointing to 9 and 12). Fill with blueberry pie filling. Spoon cherry pie filling into rest of pie. Lift out cardboard.
3. Roll other pastry round into a 10-in. circle. With a pastry wheel or sharp knife, cut round in five 1/2-in.-wide strips. With cookie cutter, cut 5 or 6 stars from rest of pastry. Brush strips and stars with beaten egg;sprinkle with sanding sugar.
4. Heat oven to 425°F. Starting in middle of pie, carefully place three longstrips, evenly spaced, across filling toward bottom edge. Cut remaining 2 strips into 4-in.-long pieces. Lay over cherry filling on upper right corner.Press ends of strips into edge of crust. Roll overhang of bottom crust up overends of strips to form an even rim. Flute or crimp rim. Brush rim with beaten egg; sprinkle with sugar. Place stars on upper left corner of pie.
5. Bake 30 minutes. Reduce heat to 350°F; bake 25 to 30 minutes longeruntil pastry is golden brown and filling bubbles. Place on wire rack and cool completely.

Read more: Stars and Stripes Pie - Woman's Day

Friday Night Supper Plans; Calzone’s for us. How about you?

I have supper completed for my family which is a huge burden lifted from my day.
Are there any of you who struggle with the time and energy on a busy school day to get supper done at the end of the day?  I know for us, Friday seems to be the busiest day of the week. I am not sure why because we have activities Tuesday – Friday, but Friday is my hardest meal preparing day of the whole week.  I have been experimenting with a trick this past month that I have found is working for me and so I'm going to share it with you as well.
I have found that if I make our supper in the morning then I am free from the prep time at the end of the day for our supper meal. We often eat home made from scratch pizza on Fridays. I make the pizza in the morning and then all I have to do at the end of the day is warm it back up in the oven when I get home. No mess, no prep time for cooking, and little clean up as well. You can’t beat that for a quick Friday night supper if you just plan in advance.  I have also found that if I have a busy weekend and know I will be too tired to cook then I can make those meals in advance as well and just eat those as left overs. No prep time or clean up for them either.
I hope this helps to encourage you that not every busy night needs to be a peanut butter sandwich or eatting out. It just takes the forthought to prepare in advance.

Recipe for Calzone’s:
Home-made ~ My Kitchen!  ~ follow this link for Ms. Debbie’s super easy pizza dough recipe.
Pizza sauce ~ this is forgiving and you can adjust to your taste

• 15 oz. can tomato sauce
• 6 oz. can tomato paste
• 1 tsp. chopped garlic
• 1 1/2 Tbs oregano 
• 2 tsp. garlic powder
• 1 tsp. salt

Toppings we use:

• pepperoni
• tomato
• pepper
• onion

Duck made this wonderful bread for home economics and math

Lemon Bread ~ Duck made from scratch...

Duck made this delicious bread from scratch using this really easy recipe. Follow this link to my friend's blog to make it for your family.

Ms. Debbie's Easy Lemon Bread