Breads and Breakfast

Grandma O'Hearn's Golden Crescent Rolls

2 Packages active dry yeast
3/4 cup warm water (105 to 115 degrees)
1/2 cup sugar
1 teaspoon salt
2 eggs
1/2 cup shortening (part soft butter)
4 cups "Better for Bread" flour
soft butter or margarine

Dissolve yeast in warm water. Stir in sugar, salt,
eggs, shortening and 2 cups of the flour. Beat until
smooth. Mix in remaining flour until smooth. Scrape
dough from side of bowl. Cover; let rise in warm place
until double, about 1 1/2 hours.

Buttermilk Pancakes

1 egg, beaten

1 cup all-purpose flour

1 Tablespoon sugar

1 Tablespoon baking powder

1/2 teaspoon baking soda

1/2 teaspoon salt

1 cup buttermilk 

2 Tablespoons vegetable oil

Stir together sugar, flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt.  Add egg, buttermilk and oil, beating  until mixture is smooth. 

For each pancake, pour about 1/4 cup batter onto a hot, lightly greased griddle or skillet. Turn pancakes when tops are covered with bubbles and edges look dry.

Serve with syrup or sprinkled with powdered sugar.

Flat Bread

2 1/4 teaspoons (1 package) dry yeast
1 cup warm water
1 tablespoon olive oil
2 teaspoons sugar
1/4 cup plain yogurt
1 1/2 teaspoons salt
1/2 cup whole wheat flour, sieved before measuring to remove coarse flakes of bran
2 cups bread flour, plus additional as needed

Fresh Baked Chunky Granola

 INGREDIENTS

* 4 cups whole oats (use old fashioned, not instant)

* 2 cups puffed or cluster-type cereal

* ¼ cup flax seeds

* ½ cup toasted almond slivers

* Handful of sweetened coconut flakes (add ¼ cup brown sugar if using unsweetened)

* ½ cup organic pineapple juice

* ½ cup organic apple juice

* ½ cup organic prune juice

* Juice from ½ orange

* 1 T ground cinnamon

* Pinch of nutmeg, ginger, cloves, allspice and cardamom

* Zest from one lemon or orange

* 2 teaspoons coconut oil

Energy Sustaining Breakfast Bars

ENERGY SUSTAINING BREAKFAST BARS

This recipe was inspired from a diet recipe for breakfast bars. I took that recipe and turned it upside down, added fiber, protein, antioxidants and lots of healthy goodness. These are incredibly easy to make and keep on hand for grab-and-go mornings. (sara snow)

INGREDIENTS

* 2 ½ cups old fashioned organic quick oats

* ½ cup whole flax seed

* ¼ cup organic dark cocoa power (or slightly less)

* ½ cup natural peanut butter

* ½ cup honey

* ½ t spirulina

* ½ - 1 cup HOT water

Oatmeal Christmas Pancakes

Oatmeal Christmas Pancakes This month's issue of the P31 Woman features an article my Karen Ehman, author of Homespun Gifts from the Heart. Below is a simple but tasty holiday project from Karen's book. Wake up your family on Christmas morning with the tantalizing scent of these home-made pancakes, or bottle the mix and give as a gift to neighbors and friends.

The Mix:

4 cups of quick cooking oatmeal

2 cups flour

2 cups whole wheat flour

1 cup brown sugar

1 cup nonfat dry milk powder

3 tablespoons baking powder

Pizza Dough

I make this every friday for dinner. I put all of the ingredients in my bread make now in the order the manufacter tells me too. Much easier but here is the old fashioned way .

1 C Warm Water

1/4 tsp. Sugar

1 pkg Yeast

2 3/4- 3 1/2 C Better for Bread Flour ( I live in a dry climate I only need 3 cups)

1 tsp. Kosher Salt

1 1/2 TBLS Olive Oil (Plus more for bowl)

Poppy Seed Cake

3 C Flour

2 1/2 C Sugar

1 1/2 tsp. Salt

1 1/2 tsp. Baking Powder

1 1/2 C Milk

1 1/4 C Oil

1 1/2 tsp. Poppy Seeds

3 Eggs

1 1/2 tsp. Vanilla

1 1/2 tsp. Almond Extract

Mix well, Grease and flour bundt cake pan, pour cake batter into bundt pan Bake 350 for 1 hour and 10 minutes Glaze: 3/4 C powdered sugar 1/4 C Fresh Orange Juice 1/2 tsp. Vanilla 1/2 tsp. Almond Extract 2 tsp. melted butter 1 tsp. butter ~ NOT MELTED

Brush on Cake as soon as it comes out of the oven, while piping hot!

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