Our Family Recipes

These rolls really are fantastic! and there is NO kneading involved.  1 1/2 cup milk (lukewarm)  2 pkgs dry yeast (2 Tablespoons) 1/4 c warm water 1/3 c butter 1/2 c sugar 2 tsp salt 2 eggs, beaten 5 cups flour I warm the milk in the microwave for about 1 1/2 minutes in the microwave.  Soften yeast in warm water.  Combine milk, sugar, butter and salt.  Add 1 c flour, mix well.  Add yeast and eggs, beat well.  Add remainder of flour and blend well.  Cover and let rise until double.  (You'll have an urge to add more flour, but please don't, the dough will be sticky but will be easier to handle after rising.  After rising, I add just a skiff of flour to the surface of the dough and my hands to handle it better.  Also I find that an excellent place to let the dough rise is in the microwave, keeping the door open, so that the bulb warms up the space a bit)  Shape dough into desired rolls. (I brush a layer of butter on th...

2 c sifted all-purpose flour 3 tsp baking powder 1 tsp salt 1/4 c shortening 1 c milk Sift flour, baking powder and salt together into a bowl. Cut in shortening with pastry blender or fork, until mixture, resembles coarse cornmeal or crumbs. Lightly mix in milk with fork to make a soft dough; stir as little as possible. Drop tablespoonfuls of dough on top of chicken pieces or meat and vegetables in stew. Simmer 10 minutes uncovered; then cover tightly and simmer 10 minutes longer. Makes about 12 dumplings.

2 c sifted all-purpose flour 1 tbsp baking powder 1 tsp salt 1/4 c lard or shortening 3/4 c milk (about) Sift together flour, baking powder and salt into bowl, Cut in shortening until mixture resembles coarse meal or crumbs. Make a hollow in four-shortening mixture and stir in enough milk to make a soft dough that leaves the sides of the bowl and sticks to the mixing fork. Turn onto lightly floured surface and knead with heel of hand 15 times. Roll 1.4 to 1/2" thick. Cut with 2" cutter lift cutouts to ungreased baking sheet with broad spatula. Place close together for soft sides, 1" for crusty sides. Bake in very hot oven (450) 10 to 12 minutes, or until golden brown. Serve at once. Makes 12 to 16 biscuits. If you use self-rising flour, omit baking powder and salt.

1/2 cup shortening 1 1/2 cups flour 1 c brown sugar or white sugar 1 tsp soda 2 eggs 1/4 tsp salt 1 cup mashed bananas 1/2 cup chopped nuts or chocolate chips Mix shortening and sugar, beat in eggs, bananas, sifted flour, soda and salt. Then add nuts. Cook 40 -60 minutes in moderate oven (350 degrees.) I got this recipe just after I was married and was going to LDS business college in 1963. I do use white sugar and chocolate chips.

1 T Yeast 1 1/2 c warm water 2 T sugar 1/2 t salt Dissolve yeast in upper ingredients. 3 c flour Mix and knead for 3 minutes. Let rest for 10 minutes. Melt cube of butter and pour 1/2 of it on a cookie sheet. Cut Short Way. Pour other 1/2 of butter on top of dough. Season with ample garlic salt and parmesan cheese. Let rest for 10 minutes. Bake at 375 degrees to 20 minutes. The great thing about these bread sticks are that they taste great and can be done in just about an hour from start to finish. You don't have to think too far ahead to get them done and put warm on the table.

2 c flour 1 T Baking Powder 1 t salt 2/3 c milk 1/3 cooking oil Knead 8 -10 times spread out on pizza pan, add favorite pizza toppings and 425 degrees. 15-20 minutes. This is a biscuit pizza. No yeast. Great for when you are in a hurry.