Wednesday, November 26, 2008

Sweet Potato Surprise

4 sweet potatoes, baked and mashed

1 cup sugar

1/3 cup margarine, melted

½ cup milk

2 eggs beaten

1 teaspoon vanilla extract


Topping:

1 cup grated unsweetened coconut, dried or fresh (see directions for cooking fresh coconut)

1 cup pecans

1 cup brown sugar

1/3 cup all-purpose flour

1/3 cup margarine


  • Heat the oven to 375 degrees.
  • In large bowl, mix the sweet potatoes, sugar, margarine, milk, eggs, and vanilla extract until well combined.
  • Transfer the mixture into a 2 ½ quart baking dish.
  • In a separate bowl, combine the topping ingredients with a pastry cutter or your fingertips until crumbly.
  • Distribute the topping over the sweet potatoes.
  • Then bake the casserole for 20 minutes or until lightly browned.
  • Serves 6 to 8.

Grandma Hatton's Porterhouse Rolls

2 pkg dry yeast

1/2 cup warm water

1 Tbs sugar

  • Mix together & let stand 20 minutes in warm room
1 cup scalded milk

1/2 cup sugar

1/3 cup oil

2 tsp salt

2 eggs beaten

  • Mix these ingredients together well. Add 4 - 5 cups flour. Then add yeast mixture and flour, stir well, then knead until smooth. Add just enough flour to make a soft dough that can be handled well.
  • Let rise to double in size.
  • Roll out and cut into biscuits. Cut half way through each one and dip in melted butter. Fold over half way.
  • Let rise in pan and bake at 350 degrees for 20 minutes or until brown.
  • Makes about 30 rolls.

Easy Dinner Rolls

Mix in bowl.


2/3 cup scalded milk

1 cup warm water

½ cup butter or margarine (melted)

½ cup sugar


1 ½ tsp. salt

3 eggs

5 ½ to 6 cups white flour

2 Tbs yeast added with flour


  • Knead for 10 min
  • Let dough rise till double,
  • For rolls, break off pieces and form into balls and put on cookie sheet.
  • Let rise.
  • Bake at 350 degrees for 15 to 20 min.

Variations:

2 Tbs. honey

1 cup Quaker Instant Oatmeal

1 cup whole wheat

2 Tbs molasses


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