Maddox Rolls and Raspberry Honey Butter

Maddox Rolls

recipe courtesy of cityhomecountryhome

I think she used to work at Maddox:)

Maddox Ranch House Rolls

2 Tablespoons of yeast (not rapid rise)

1/2 cup of warm water

1 1/2 teaspoon of salt

2 cups whole milk

1/2 cup (or 4 ounces) of  butter

1/2 cup of granulated sugar

3 large eggs

5 1/2 cups of all-purpose flour

In a saucepan, melt the butter and add the milk and salt.  Scald but do not boil.  Remove from the heat and allow to cool.

In a measuring cup, mix the yeast and warm water.  Add a pinch of sugar from the 1/2 cup measure and stir.  Let the yeast sit and proof for a few minutes.

In a large bowl, mix the yeast mixture, eggs, sugar, milk mixture and flour just until blended and no lumps of flour remain.  Do not over mix.  The dough will be sticky and very loose.

Let the batter/dough raise until double (about 90 minutes).  Mine took only 50 minutes to double in size;  I live at high altitude so my dough raises quickly.  

Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F.  Spoon it into greased muffin tins and let it raise again until doubled in size. 

Bake for 12-15 minutes or until the rolls are golden brown.  I'd go a little more on the underdone side.

Cool on a wire rack.  Serve with honey or raspberry butter.

This recipe makes about 24 dinner sized rolls.


Raspberry Honey Butter

1 cube butter (1/2 c.)
1/2 c. honey
1/4 c. raspberry jam
1 t. vanilla

Whip the living daylights out of this until it is super fluffy.  Don't start with melted butter.  Room temp is great.

Carmelized Onion Mashed Potatoes

I never make gravy so this is a tasty way to serve up mashed potatoes.

Make mashed potatoes as normal with milk and butter. Then add:

1/2 tsp pepper
1 tsp salt
1 1/4 cups grated parmesan cheese
1 cup chopped carmelized onions
2 Tbsp chopped fresh parsley

Sweet Pepper Rice

This is the perfect side for a Mexican style meal. Tonight we're eating it with chicken green chili quesadillas (Bajio knockoff). I'll post that recipe later

From "Our Recipe Club"

3 TBSP butter

1 sweet onion, finely chopped

1/2 red pepper, finely chopped

1/4 cup cilantro, chopped

1/2 tsp. salt

1/4 tsp. garlic powder

1/4 cup sugar

1 1/3 cup long grain white rice

3 cups chicken stock

in a large saute pan, melt butter & add onion & pepper.  cook until soft & onion is translucent.  add cilantro & salt & garlic powder, cook another minute. add rice & brown.  watch closely as not to burn.

dissolve sugar into chicken stock.  when completely dissolve, add to rice.  bring to a simmer, turn to low & cover.  cook covered for 30 minutes.  fluff with fork.  

Salty Sage Potatoes

I love finding new ways to prepare potatoes because potatoes are so cheap and a great addition to most the meals I make. This is easy and way yummy!!

What you need:
Potatoes
Sage Leaves (These are found in the produce section, they are fresh, not dried - took me forever to figure that out. I needed one container for 4 potatoes in a 9x13)
Coarse Kosher Salt
Olive Oil

Pick a cake pan (depending on how many potatoes you are hoping to make) and pour a thin layer of olive oil along the whole bottom. Pour the salt on top of that (for a 9x13 I do maybe 1 1/2 Tbsp). Pluck the sage leaves from the stems and lay them on top of the salt so they are evenly spread apart. Cut your potatoes in 1/2 length wise. Place potatoes, cut side down, directly on top of oil, salt, sage layers. Drizzle olive oil on tops of potatoes (the skins). Bake at 375 for about an hour, may need to adjust depending on your oven.

Serve these with the leaves on the potatoes (they sort of bake into the potato flesh), you eat the leaves and all and it is so dang yummy!

Parker House Rolls

These rolls are yuuuuummmmmy! Because of the way you shape the rolls and dip them in melted butter, they melt in your mouth and open up in 1/2 really nicely. These are great with soups, as a side with a nice roast and mashed potatoes dinner, or simply with a little butter or jam smeared on them as a treat.

Recipe from: Mel's Kitchen Cafe:

Parker House Rolls (Two Hour Roll Recipe)


*Makes enough rolls for one 11X17-inch sheet pan

1/2 cup sugar

2 cups hot water
1/2 cup oil
6 - 7 cups flour
1 teaspoon salt
2 eggs
2 tablespoons instant yeast

1/4 cup butter, melted, for shaping rolls

Add hot water to sugar and oil and beat with electric mixer (or by hand). Add eggs and salt; beat well. When mixture is lukewarm, add yeast and keep beating. Add flour until a soft dough forms. Do not knead. Let rise in covered, oil bowl for one hour.

Form rolls. To make Parker House rolls, roll out dough to 1/2-inch thickness and cut circles with round cutter, about 3 inches in diameter. Holding dough circle by the edge, dip both sides into melted butter. Fold in half on baking sheet and pinch edges together to seal (don't be afraid of this step - use your index and middle finger to indent the edges of the roll together all the way to the bottom of the sheet pan otherwise they will pop open while baking). Arrange folded dough in rows in pan, each nearly touching the other. Cover and let rise for 30-45 minutes. Bake at 350 degrees for 18-20 minutes. Brush tops with melted butter, if desired.

Oven-Roasted Asparagus

Asparagus (as much as you want)
olive oil
Salt and pepper

Place asparagus side by side on baking sheet. Drizzle with olive oil. Sprinkle with salt and pepper and bake at 400 for 8 - 10 minutes. Delicious and easy!!

Naan

There's nothing like some good Naan to go with a curry dish! Once the naan is cooked you have the choice to either brush melted garlic butter over it or leave it as is. Both are fantastic! I feel healthier with the non-buttered version, but the buttered is super succulent. I seriously will finish off whatever naan is leftover even if I'm stuffed because it is just so good!

Naan
adapted from this recipe

14 ounces (about 2 3/4 cups) all-purpose flour, plus more for dusting
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon baking powder
2 teaspoons sugar
2 teaspoons instant yeast
1 egg
1/2 cup plain lowfat yogurt (I only had vanilla yogurt and the bread tasted fabulous!)
1/2 cup milk

In the bowl of a stand mixer (or in a large bowl by hand), stir together the flour, salt, baking powder, sugar, and yeast. In a small bowl, mix together the egg, yogurt, and milk. Pour the egg mixture into the dry ingredients and stir for about 1 minute, until the dry ingredients are completely incorporated into the wet ingredients.

Increase machine speed to 2 (or by hand) and knead the dough until it is smooth and shiny. Remove the bowl from the mixer and cover with a towel. Leave in a warm place to rise until the dough doubles in size, about an hour. For some reason, mine didn't rise but it still cooked up just fine.

Put a baking stone or heavy baking sheet on the lowest rack of your oven. Preheat the oven to 475 degrees for at least 30 minutes prior to baking.

Divide the dough into eight pieces and form into teardrop (mine were more like oval) shapes with your hands, about 6 to 8 inches across.

Cook two or three pieces at a time. Drop the dough onto the hot stone and shut the oven door, watching until they are just starting to turn brown in places, about 3 to 5 minutes.

Remove the naan and lay on a board. Either brush with garlic butter or don't. Serve warm with some yummy curry.

Sweet Corn Bread

Combine and mix:
1/2 cup cornmeal
1 1/2 cup flour
2/3 cup granulated sugar
1 Tbsp baking powder
1/2 tsp salt

In a separate bowl combine and mix:
1/3 cup oil
3 Tbsp melted butter
2 eggs
1 1/4 cup milk

Add milk mixture to dry mixture. Pour into greased 8" pan. Bake at 350 for 35 minutes or until toothpick stuck in middle comes out clean. If made into muffins, cook at 350 for 18 - 20 minutes.

Onion Rings

Serves 4:
2 - 3 Sweet Onions sliced in 1" thick rings
2 cups flour
1 cup cornstarch

1 can evaporated milk

Canola or vegetable oil
salt and seasonings

Slice up onions. Pour oil into a heavy bottomed pot/pan 1" deep. Heat oil on medium to medium high heat. If you use a pot with high sides (like a soup pot) it will help with oil splashing out of the pan.

Mix flour and cornstarch and pour into a pie tin, cake pan, or plate. Pour evaporated milk into a separate pie tin, pan, or plate. Dip each onion ring in milk, then flour mixture, then milk again and then flour mixture once more. Place in heated oil and cook for about 2 minutes, flip and cook for approximately 2 more minutes or until batter is golden brown. Remove from oil and place on paper towels. Immediately sprinkle with salt or other seasonings you want.

Sauce:
Mayo
Ketchup
BBQ Sauce
Ranch Dressing
all mixed together in proportions that suit your taste.

Roasted Carrots

[the pioneer woman]Carrots
Olive oil
Salt
Pepper

Scrub carrots (don't need to peel them). Cut each carrot in 1/2 lengthwise. Place the carrots on a jelly roll pan, drizzle with olive oil. Toss the carrots to coat them evenly with the oil. Sprinkle generously with salt and pepper. Cook at 400 for 35 - 40 minutes. They should be soft and wrinkly, some of the tips may be burnt. So yummy!!

Cobb Salad

Ingredients
2 boneless, skinless chicken breasts, grilled with poultry seasoning, salt, and pepper, and sliced up into pieces
4 large eggs hard boiled and chopped up
8 sliced bacon, chopped into 1/2-inch pieces and fried
3 hearts romaine lettuce (or green leaf, iceberg, etc)
2 ripe avocados diced
2 vine ripe tomatoes diced
1 red onion chopped
2 cups cheddar or Monterey Jack, shredded (or blue cheese crumbled)

Feeds 6 as a main dish, 12 as a side