Bread Machine Dough for Sweet Rolls

Sweet Rolls! 

Ingredients for dough:

1. 1 1/3 cup very warm water
2. 1 stick salted butter, at room temperature, sliced into pieces
3. 5 Tbsp sugar
4. 1 large egg
5. 1/2 tsp salt
6. 4 1/2 cups all purpose white flour
7. 1 Tbsp quick rise yeast

Directions for dough:

1. Put all ingredients in the bread maker in the order listed. 
2. Select the Dough cycle and let the machine do it's thing (I ended mine after 45 min since it had sufficiently risen)
3. While dough is rising, prepare filling of choice.

Ingredients for cinnamon filling (enough for half the dough recipe):

1. Heaping 1/2 cup of packed brown sugar
2. 1 Tbsp cinnamon 

Ingredients and directions for berry filling (enough for half the dough recipe):

1. Put about 1 1/2 cups fresh or frozen blackberries in a saucepan on med high on the stove top.
2. Add 2 Tbsp white sugar, stir, and bring to a boil.
3. Mix 1 Tbsp corn syrup into 1 Tbsp lemon juice. Add to boiling berry mixture.
4. Boil for 1 minute, stirring constantly, then remove from the heat.
5. Stir in 1 Tbsp of salted butter and let cool to room temperature.

Directions for assembling and baking rolls:

1. Dough will be sticky when it's done, so place it on a floured counter. 
2. Make one really long rectangle or separate the dough into two equal parts and make 2 smaller rectangles. You're aiming for the width of the rectangle to be about 12 inches. 
3. Spread a few tablespoons of melted butter evenly over the dough.
4. Distribute filling evenly over the dough. You don't have to go all the way to the far edge because as you roll the filling gets pushed up.
5. Beginning with the width-side closest to you, roll the dough towards the far edge. You should have a long cylinder with the filling rolled inside.
6. Using a sharp knife, cut the dough log into pieces. I slice mine about 1.5-2 inches long.
7. Arrange the cut pieces on a parchment lines cookie try, spiral side up as seen in the first picture.
8. Cover tray with plastic wrap and let rise for another hour or so.
9. Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
10. Uncover rolls and bake for 17 minutes, or until golden brown.
11. Let cool while you prepare the frosting. 

Cream Cheese frosting and directions:

1. 4 oz room temperature cream cheese
2. 4 Tbsp salted butter
3. 1/2 tsp vanilla extract
4. Mix in a stand mixer until combined.
5. Slowly add in 1 cup of powdered sugar. Add more as needed to get a thick frosting. If adding more flavors to the frosting, make sure it is very thick first. 
6. I separated my frosting into two bowls. In one bowl I added a few Tbsp of leftover blackberry sauce. Mix well.
7. In the other bowl I added a Tbsp of real maple syrup. Mix well.
8. Spread frosting over cooled but slightly warm rolls and enjoy!

Breakfast Casserole

Basic, but perfect. Add any veggies as it cooks or toppings when it is done. Here it is nice and plain for the boys:

Ingredients:

1. 24 oz frozen hashbrowns
2. salt and pepper
3. 2 c meat (ham, cooked sausage, etc)
4. 12 eggs
5. 2 c milk
6. 1/2 tsp seasoned salt
7. 3 c cheese

Directions:

1. Spray a 9x13 pan. Add the frozen hashbrowns and sprinkle with salt and pepper.
2. Sprinkle meat evenly over potatoes.
3. In a large bowl, whisk the eggs, milk, and seasoned salt. Add cheese and mix well.
4. Pour egg mixture over potato mixture and cover with foil.
5. Refrigerate at least 2 hours, or overnight.
6. When ready to bake, remove casserole from fridge and leave on counter for 15 minutes.
7. Place covered casserole into cold oven and turn on to 350 degrees. When the oven comes to temperature, set a time for 50 minutes.
8. After 50 minutes, remove foil and continue to bake for another 15-20 minutes, or until cheese on top has toasted.
9. Let the casserole rest for a few minutes to cool before serving. 

Chocolate Protein Smoothie without Protein Powder

I don't really like protein powder and I don't like fake sugar, so I never have either on hand and most protein smoothie recipes call for them. This good for you, filling recipe doesn't use either! Give it a try. It's like drinking a candy bar!

Ingredients:
2 cups coconut or almond milk
1/2 - 1 cup of ice
1 Tbsp cocoa powder
2 Tbsp nut butter
1 Tb honey
1/2 Tbsp chia seeds
1/2 Tbsp flax seeds
1/2 tsp vanilla

Directions:
Add all ingredients to blender and select Smoothie option.

Granola

I adjusted a few different recipes to make this one that is just right for us.

Mix dry ingredients well in a bowl:

4 cups oats

1 cup nuts

1/3 cup chia seeds

In a separate bowl mix the wet ingredients:

1/2 cup melted coconut oil

1/3 cup maple syrup

2/3 cup honey

2 teaspoons vanilla

1 1/2 tsp cinnamon

1/2 tsp salt

Combine the wet and dry ingredients and mix very well.

Whip 1 egg white until fluffy.

Add the egg white to the mixture and stir to distribute evenly.

Bake on a parchment covered cookie tray at 350 for 10 minutes Stir and return to the oven for 10 minutes. Add 1 cup of unsweetened coconut flakes and cook for 8 minutes. Remove from oven, do not stir. After a minute or two carefully pull up the parchment paper with the granola on it and let it cool on a rack. Break into big pieces. Store at room temperature in an airtight container

Berry Cheesecake Muffins

MMMMM! Takes a little work, but they were really good!
Ingredients:
1/3 cup butter, softened
3/4 cup sugar
2 eggs
1/3 cup 2% milk
1-1/2 cups all-purpose flour
1-1/2 teaspoons baking powder
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon

CREAM CHEESE FILLING:
2 packages (3 ounces each) cream cheese, softened
1/3 cup sugar
1 egg
3/4 cup fresh raspberries
3/4 cup fresh blueberries

STREUSEL TOPPING:
1/4 cup all-purpose flour
2 tablespoons brown sugar
1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1 tablespoon cold butter

Directions:
1. In a large bowl, cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition. Beat in milk. Combine the flour, baking powder and cinnamon; gradually add to creamed mixture just until moistened.
2. Fill greased or paper-lined muffin cups one-third full.
3. For filling, in a small bowl, beat the cream cheese, sugar and egg until smooth. Fold in the berries. Drop a rounded tablespoonful into the center of each muffin.
4. For topping, combine the flour, brown sugar and cinnamon in a small bowl; cut in butter until crumbly. Sprinkle over batter. (Muffin cups will be full.)
5. Bake at 375° for 25-30 minutes or until a toothpick inserted near the center comes out clean. 6. Cool for 5 minutes before removing from pans to wire racks. Serve warm. Refrigerate leftovers.
Yield: 21 muffins.
http://www.tasteofhome.com/recipes/Berry-Cheesecake-Muffins

Cinnamon Rolls

I love cinnamon rolls, but I am not good at making rolls from scratch, at all. So this recipe was a total expirment, and they turned out really yummy! If I can make them, you can too.
Ingredients1 (1/4 ounce) package dry yeast
1 cup warm milk
1/2 cup granulated sugar
1/3 cup margarine, softened
1/2 teaspoon salt
2 eggs
4 1/2 cups flour

FILLING
1 cup packed brown sugar
2 1/2 tablespoons cinnamon
1/4 cup margarine, melted

ICING
4 tablespoons margarine
3/4 cup powdered sugar
2 oz cream cheese
1/4 teaspoon vanilla

Directions
1. For the rolls, dissolve the yeast in the warm milk in a large bowl. Let it sit for a few minutes.
2. Add sugar, margarine salt, eggs, and flour, mix well.
3. Knead the dough into a large ball, using your hands dusted with flour.
4. Put in a bowl, cover and let rise in a warm place about 1 hour or until the dough has doubled in size.
5. Roll the dough out on a floured surface, until it is approx 21 inches long by 16 inches wide. It should be approx 1/4 thick.
6. Preheat oven to 400 degrees.
7. To make filling, combine the brown sugar and cinnamon in a bowl.
8. Brush the margarine over the surface of the dough, then sprinkle the brown sugar and cinnamon evenly over the surface.
9. Working carefully, from the long edge, roll the dough down to the opposite edge.
10. Cut the dough into 1 3/4 inch slices, and place in a lightly greased baking pan.
11. Bake for 13 minutes or until light golden brown.
12. While the rolls are baking combine the icing ingredients. Beat well with an electric mixer until fluffy.
13. When the rolls are done, spread generously with icing.

http://www.recipezaar.com/Cinnabon-Cinnamon-Rolls-76864

Microwave Oatmeal

Sam just loves this, and so do I. It's barely a recipe, since it's so easy to make and only uses a few ingredients. And maybe it's common sense how to cook this in the microwave, but I didn't know until my mom taught me to make this a few months ago.
Also, use a really big bowl because this tends to overflow. Big time.
Ingredients:
1/2 cup water
1/2 cup milk
1/3 cup Oatmeal (quick oats that cook in 1 minute)
a dash of salt
a dash of cinnamon
brown sugar, to taste

Directions:
1. Combine first 5 ingredients.
2. Microwave, uncovered or covered with plastic wrap, for 2 mintues 45 seconds. (3 minutes for doubled recipe)
3. Add more milk if you like it thinner.
4. Add brown sugar.
5. Mix in frozen berries. Great for flavor and to cool it off quickly.
6. Enjoy!

Quiche - and no-roll pie crust

I like to make quiche quite often, once every few weeks. It's really easy, and delicious with this recipe. I just use whatever I have on hand to add into the mix. This time I had pizza topping left-overs so I used ham, pepperoni, cheese, onion, and tomatoes.
The quiche and the crust recipes make a big 9 inch pie plate, or 2 small (Marie Calendar's) pie tins.
Quiche:
Ingredients:

• pie crust recipe
  

• 1 cup shredded swiss cheese
• 4 eggs
• 2 cups milk
• 2 Tbsp flour
  
• 3/4 teaspoon salt
• 1/4 teaspoon sugar
• 1/8 teaspoon cayenne pepper
• toppings: bacon, ham, mushrooms (raw), tomatoes, spinach (raw), minced onion, cheddar cheese, etc.

Directions:

1. Heat oven to 450°F.
2. Sprinkle desired toppings in pastry-lined pie pans.
3. Whisk eggs slightly, Beat in remaining ingredients.
4. Pour mixture into pie pan.
5. Bake for 15 minutes at 450°F.
6. Reduce oven temperature to 350°F.
7. Bake an additional 30 minutes. May take longer if using raw ingredients, such as tomatoes and mushrooms.
   
8. Quiche is done when knife inserted 1 inch from edge comes out clean.
9. Important--let stand 10 minutes before cutting.

Crust:
Ingredients:

• 1 1/2 cups flour
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 teaspoon sugar
• 1/2 cup oil (can put less, about 1/3 less, if you make up difference with milk)
• 2 tablespoons milk

Directions:

1. Mix dry ingredients together with a fork in a pie pan.
2. Make a well in the center and add the oil and milk.
3. Mix with a fork til it makes a ball.
4. Flatten and press into the pan in pie crust shape and flute the edge.
5. Bake at 375 for 10-12 minutes until golden. (Bake for 8 minutes if using with quiche)
   

You can use this recipe for sweet pies too, just lessen the salt and increase the sugar.

These are the original recipes, un-edited. I've made a few changes, but here they are anyway.
http://www.recipezaar.com/Quiche-Lorraine-17307
http://www.recipezaar.com/My-No-Roll-Pie-Crust-51537

German Pancakes

I like to plan a breakfast-for-dinner night once a month. We switch off between waffles and french toast a lot. This time we decided to try something new. It was really good for something different. It reminds me of a cross between scrambled eggs and pancakes, which is perfect for me since I always make both together.
I liked this quote from the website I got the recipe from: "It takes about 2.5 minutes to assemble, 30 minutes to bake and four, maybe five minutes to eat, though it will take restraint to even stretch it out that long. Loopy breakfast goodness doesn’t get any better than this."
Yield 2 9-inch pancakes.
Ingredients:
4 eggs
1 tablespoon sugar
1/4 teaspoon salt
2/3 cup flour, sifted
2/3 cup milk
2 tablespoons soft butter

Directions:
1. Heat oven to 375°F.
2. Butter two 9-inch cake pans well.
3. Mix eggs until light yellow in color. Add remaining ingredients and blend until smooth.
4. Pour into prepared pans and bake 20 minutes; then reduce heat to 350°F and bake 10 minutes.
5. Cut into pieces and slide onto plates. Serve with lemon slices, powdered sugar and butter, raspberry syrup, or maple syrup and fresh berries
http://smittenkitchen.com/2006/12/loopy-breakfast-goodness/

I double the recipe and cook it in a 9x13 cake pan for about 2-5 minutes longer than the recipe says.  Just right for our family for dinner.
Try it with this awesome berry syrup.  It's so easy and so good:
http://chermyrecipes.blogspot.com/2012/01/berry-syrup.html