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Cinnamon Rolls

You are going to need a bread machine for this recipe.  It is just easier to make dough this way.  Make sure that you put the ingredients in the bread machine in the following order.
3/4 cup plus 2 Tbsps water
2 Tbsps margarine or butter, softened
2 1/2 cups bread flour (all purpose works too)
1/4 cup sugar
1 tsp salt
1 tsp bread machine yeast (regular yeast works too)

After all ingredients are in the bread machine, select the Dough/Manual cycle.

Meanwhile make the cinnamon filling.
1/3 cup sugar
2 tsp ground cinnamon
Mix ingredients.

Also, make the vanilla glaze.
1 cup powered sugar
1/2 tsp vanilla
2 Tbsp milk
Mix all ingredients until smooth and thin enough to drizzle. 

Prepare a 9x13 pan, grease the pan with butter.  Spread evenly.  Remove dough from bread machine and flatten with a rolling pin.  Roll dough on a lightly floured surface into a 9 in square, larger if you can.  Then spread dough with 2 Tbsp butter/margarine.  Sprinkle with cinnamon filling.  Roll the dough up tightly; pinch edge of dough into roll to seal (make sure you do this, I learned the hard way).  Cut roll into 1 in. slices and place in the pan.  Cover and let rise in a warm place 1 to 1 1/2 hours or until they double.

Heat oven to 375 degrees.  Bake 20 to 30 minutes or until golden brown.  Remove from oven and drizzle with vanilla glaze.  Serve warm.

If you make them the night before just pop them in the microwave for 25 seconds or so, they are soooo good!

Roasted Cauliflower

Roasted Cauliflower

• 1 head of cauliflower
• 2-3 cloves of garlic, peeled and coarsely minced
• Lemon juice from half a lemon
• Olive oil
• Coarse salt and freshly ground black pepper
• Parmesan cheese

Preheat oven to 400°F. Cut cauliflower into florets and put in a single layer in an oven-proof baking dish. Toss in the garlic. Sprinkle lemon juice over cauliflower and drizzle each piece with olive oil. Sprinkle with salt and pepper.  Place casserole in the hot oven, uncovered, for 25-30 minutes, or until the top is lightly brown. Test with a fork for desired doneness. Fork tines should be able to easily pierce the cauliflower. Remove from oven and sprinkle generously with Parmesan cheese. Serve immediately.

Grilled Honey Dijon Pork Tenderloin

2 pounds pork tenderloin
2/3 cup honey
1/2 cup Dijon mustard
1/4 teaspoon chili powder
1/4 teaspoon salt

Place meat in a large resealable plastic bag. In a medium bowl, mix together honey, Dijon mustard, chili powder, and salt. Pour marinade over pork loin, seal, and refrigerate for at least 4 hours.
Prepare the grill for indirect heat. Lightly oil grill grate. Remove meat from marinade. Place the leftover marinade in a saucepan and bring to a boil, then reduce to a simmer. Use the marinade to baste the pork loin. Grill for 30 to 40 minutes, or to desired doneness ( a lot depends on the thickness of the pork loin. Enjoy!

Chicken and Dumplings

What is better than chicken and dumplings on a rainy day.

1 (32 ounce) container chicken broth

1 rotisserie chicken cubed

1 onion, chopped

1 package baby carrots, chopped

2 stalks celery, chopped

1 bay leaf

salt and ground black pepper to taste

2 1/4 cups Bisquick

2/3 cup milk


Combine chicken broth, onion, carrots, celery, bay leaf, salt, and pepper in a large pot; bring to a boil. Reduce heat, cover pot, and simmer until the vegetables are tender, 20 to 25 minutes. Add chicken.
Mix Bisquick and milk in a bowl until dough is sticky; drop golf ball-sized pieces of dough into the soup. Cover pot and cook until dumplings are cooked through, about 10 minutes. I like to add a little chopped parsley to my dumplings but that is up to your taste.

Red Hot Cinnamon Apples

4 medium apples
1/2 C red hot candies
1/4 C white sugar
1/2 C water

Cut apples into slices.  (you can peel them if you want, but I don't)  Place all ingredients into a large saucepan and stir.  Bring ingredients to a boil.  Stir and reduce heat to low.  Cover and let simmer for about 20 minutes or until apples are soft.  Serve apples alone or over vanilla ice cream.

Not only is this recipe delicious, it makes your house smell amazing.  This is also really good cold.  Let the cinnamon apples cool, then refrigerate.  Enjoy!

Hank's Home Made Pizza

My son loves pizza, I mean what kid doesn't.  But I really dislike greasy pizza so I would rather make my own than order out.  I like making my own dough but I confess I don't usually make the pizza sauce.  If you have a good recipe feel free to share.

 

2 teaspoons dried granulated yeast
3 cups bread flour
1 teaspoon salt
2 tablespoons sugar
2 tablespoons olive oil
1 cup water, plus
2 tablespoons water

Place all the above ingredients in the order I have listed into the bread machine.  Select the dough cycle and press start.  When the dough cycle is complete, take the dough out of the machine and place in well greased bowl, and roll the dough around to coat it in olive oil.
Cover and leave to rise in a warm place for about 1/2 an hour.  Knead the risen dough lightly.
To shape and bake: roll the dough into your desired shape.  Place on well greased cookie sheet or pizza stone.  Place in the oven for 5 minutes before putting on toppings.  Then add a toppings of your choice and bake at 400 to 425 degrees for 15 minutes or until golden brown.  

Topping Ideas:

For this pizza I used 1 Cup Barilla Tomato Basil sauce, 1lb of ground beef and 2 Cups of shredded Sargento mozzarella.

BBQ Pizza Chicken

1 Cup of your favorite BBQ sauce, 1lb grilled chicken sliced, 1 medium red onion thinly sliced, 2 Cups shredded Gouda (or you can use colby jack), two jalapeno peppers (seeds removed and sliced).

Enjoy!