Poppy Seed Bread

I found this bread the other day and tried it. Oh my, sooo yummy. It is pretty much a dessert. Anyways here is the link to it. I did have to cook mine a lot longer than was called for. Probably about 15 minutes. Just watch it close.

Poppy Seed Bread

Heaty Zucchini Soup

Mom found this recipe in the newspaper and tried it. She told me that it was so good so I tried it. Let me tell you it is sooooo good. You really could add any kind of vegetables that you want.

1 clove garlic minced
3 Tbs olive oil
3 medium potatoes diced into 1/2 " cubes
1 onion chopped
2 stalks celery chopped (I used a can of corn drained instead)
2 Tbs fresh parsley chopped (1 1/2" Tbs about of dried parsley)
1 tsp oregano
6 c. beef stalk (6 c. water + 6 beef bullion cubes)
1 large tomato (I used 2 1/2 and they were yummy)
3 c. thinly sliced zucchini (do not peel)
2 tsp salt
Parmesan cheese for garnish

Lightly brown your garlic in olive oil. Add potatoes and cook for 5 min. Add onion, celery/corn, parsley and oregano cook until onions are tender. Add everything else but Parmesan. Bring to a boil, reduce heat and simmer until zucchini is cooked and tender about 20 min. I started my soup way to early on accident. I let it simmer for about 30 minutes and then turned the heat off until we were ready to eat. It was perfect. I started about an hour to soon, oops :) Garnish with the Parmesan cheese and enjoy! I thought that it could taste yummy and be even heartier if you added some noodles to it like macaroni. I probably would add these when you are bringing it to a boil and then simmering it. Let me know if you try it that way.

French Bread

This french bread turned out so yummy! It was soft and light. I swapped out 2 cups of flour for whole wheat. Make sure you add 1 cup of flour at a time the second time you add the flour. I only used 5 cups all together. Anyways, it is so yummy and makes two long loaves. I got the recipe from this site.

2 1/4 c warm water
2 Tbls. sugar
1 Tbls. yeast
1 Tbls. salt
2 Tbls. oil
5 1/2 - 6 c. flour (I used 2 cups wheat and 3 cups white)

Dissolve sugar and yeast in warm water. Let proof or site until bubbles start to form. Then add salt, oil and three cups of flour (this is where I put in the two cups of wheat and 1 cup white). Mix well. Add in the remainder of flour. You don't want it to be to sticky or too dry. The dough should clean the sides of the bowl (I only used 5 cups of flour and it was perfect). Knead for a few minutes.

Let rest for 10 minutes. Knead for 10 seconds. Let rest for 10 minutes (do these steps five times). After it has rested the last 10 minutes divide in half. Roll on lightly floured surface in a rectangle of 9x13. Start rolling up like you would cinnamon rolls. Pinch the seam closed. Place seam side down on sprayed cookie sheet lightly dusted with corn meal. Repeat with other half of dough. You will have both breads on one cookie sheet. Cut three diagonal slashes on top of dough. Let rise 30 minutes or longer. Brush with egg wash (1 egg and 1 Tbls water). Bake at 375* for 30 minutes or until golden.

Yummy!

I cut mine up and spread softened butter onto it that I had mixed with 1/2 Tbls or so of parsley and 1 tsp. or so of garlic powder. Then I sprinkled Parmesan cheese on top and cooked it on a griddle but you could broil it.

Homemade Pop Tarts

This has been fun to try. If you are willing to go out on the edge then make these. So far I have only made the cinnamon/sugar and jam ones. But I think it would be fun to try cookie dough or chocolate chips and marshmellows. I also did as she suggested and put 1/2 c whole wheat flour in the dough. They turned out super yummy. Again sorry the recipe is really long so I am just going to put her link on here. I hope you don't mind.

Homemade Pop Tarts

Tomato Corn Pie

Okay so this pie is soooo yummy. We love it and it has been fun to use the corn and tomatoes from grandma and grandpa in a new way. I hope you like it. I am putting the link on here because the intructions are a little long.

Tomato Corn Pie