Tuesday, January 27, 2015

Aunt Sherri's Honey Wheat Bread

6 Cups Wheat Flour
8 Cups White Flour
4 TB SAF Yeast
2 TB Salt
 
1 Cup of Honey
½ Cup Oil
5 Cups of Hot Water
Mix all dry ingredients in bowl then add hot tap water and mix well, kneading for about 5 minutes. Shape into loaf, let raise and bake at 375 (Fahrenheit) for 25minutes. Makes 4-2lb loaves


Tip: Store yeast in the freezer, even after you open it.

Use Pam on the counter and your hands when kneading dough. OR use WATER

 
Half Recipe (Makes 2 Loafs)
3 Cups Wheat Flour
4 Cups White Flour
2 TB Yeast
1 TB salt
 
½ cup Honey
¼ Cup Oil
2 ½ Cups Hot Water
 
 

 
One inch slices = 32 servings @ 263 Calories a slice

Index finger slices = 56 servings @151 Calories a slice

Rosemary Chicken w/ White Beans

2 Tbsp. Oil
4-6 Chicken Breast Halves
2 Cups Carrots (or 4 big Carrots), sliced
1/2 Cup Celery (2 stalks), chopped
2 Cans Great Northern (or other White) Beans, drained and rinsed
1/2 tsp. Salt
1/2 tsp. Pepper
1 tsp. Rosemary
1/2 Cup Italian Dressing

In a large skillet, heat the oil and brown the chicken breast (optional). Remove and drain. Place the carrots and celery in the bottom of the crockpot. Place chicken on top of vegetables. In a medium bowl, combine the salt, pepper, rosemary and Italian dressing and pour over the chicken. Place the beans on top of chicken. Cover, cook on LOW for 8 hours or on HIGH for 4 hours. About an hour before serving shred chicken up and stir it all together. We serve this over rice, with a side of steamed broccoli. Makes approx. 12 Servings (1/2 Cup and 142 Calories each)

Thursday, January 22, 2015

Brown Sugar Muffins

1/2 cup butter or margarine (softened)
1 cup brown sugar
1 egg
1 cup milk
2 cups flour
1 teaspoon soda
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon vanilla
1/2 cup nuts (typically pecans)

Mix together, do not over stir! The batter should be lumpy. Bake at 350, until golden brown. Approx 15 minutes -/+ for regular size muffins. Mini muffins 10-12 mins. Yield: 1 dozen regular muffins Calorie: 244 per muffin I remember eating these on Sundays! My boys like eating them in the buff with a sippie cup of milk.