Thursday, March 27, 2008


Apple Muffins

1/2 cup butter

3/4 cup white sugar

1/4 cup brown sugar

Cream ingredients together. Add:

2 eggs

2 tsp vanilla

1 tsp pumpkin pie spice

1 tsp salt

1 tsp baking soda

1/2 tsp bakin powder

2 cups of flour

Mix together and then fold in:

1/2 cup sour cream

3 apples peeled and coarsely chopped


Bake at 350

When cooled frost with Maple Brown Sugar Frosting

I usually half the recipe

2 sticks of butter

3/4 cup brown sugar

1/8 tsp salt

1/3 cup of whipping cream (I usually use a dash of milk)

Heat all ingredients to boiling while stirring constantly

Remove from heat and add:

2 1/2 cup powdered sugar

1/2 tsp vanilla

Monday, March 24, 2008

Potato Rolls


Another holiday and it wouldn't have been the same without those chewy potato rolls. Here is the recipe:

1 1/2 Cups of warm water
1 Tablespoon yeast
sprinkle of sugar

let mixture sit while you work on the rest of the recipe

1 1/3 cup boiling water
2/3 cup Church's food storage mashed potatoes

after this is well mixed add
1/3 cup margarine
1/3 cup butter

after this is melted add:
2 eggs
2/3 cup sugar
1 1/2 teaspoons salt

combine potato mixture with yeast mixture in mixer
add 6-7 cups of flour and mix for 5 minutes (kneading hook)
put dough in a bowl and refrigerate 8 hours
roll dough out on a floured surface and shape as desired: bow knot, clover leaf, crescent, etc
bake @ 350 or 375 for apx 20 minutes

Tuesday, March 18, 2008

Shelly's Green Beans

2 Tablespoons melted butter
1 Tablespoon soy sauce
1 teaspoon balsamic vinegar

Steam or roast asparagus or green beans. Mix ingredients together and pour over the top. Salt and pepper to taste.