Recipes

Here's a couple of things I made lately that weren't too shabby.

Chocolate - Covered Berry Truffles
¼ cup heavy cream 7 ounces good bittersweet chocolate, finely chopped
1 ½ T Grand Marnier or similar liqueur 6 ounces berries

1. Line a tray with waxed paper.2. Simmer the cream, remove from heat.3. Add chocolate, stir until smooth, add liqueur4. Dip each berry, shake off excess, place on waxed paper5. Chill until firm.6. Put cocoa into sealable bag, add chilled truffles, shake to coat.
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Black Bread
3.5 cups whole wheat flour 1/2 cup all-purpose flour 1 Tablespoon cocoa powder 2 teaspoons salt 1.5 pkgs active dry yeast 2 Tablespoons molasses2 cups lukewarm water

1. In large bowl, sift together 3.5 cups whole wheat flour, 1/4 cup all-purpose flour, 1 Tablespoon cocoa, and 2 teaspoons salt. 2. In small bowl, combine 1.5 packages yeast, 2 Tablespoons molasses, and 1/2 cup of lukewarm water. Let sit until creamy - 5 to 10 minutes. 3. Combine dry ingredients, yeast mixture, and 1.5 cups lukewarm water until mixture forms a sticky dough. 4. Grease loaf pan(s) 5. Form dough into a ball and place in loaf pan(s). . Cover lightly with a clean dish towel and let rise 20 -30 minutes, or until doubled in size. 6. Heat oven to 450 degrees. 7. Bake in middle of oven to 10 minutes, then REDUCE HEAT to 425 degrees and bake for 35 - 40 minutes, until top is brown and loaf sounds hollow when tapped. 8. Turn out onto a wire cooling rack; let cool completely.
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Sweet Rolls
2 cups milk, scalded 3 tablespoons sugar ¼ cup butter 1 teaspoon salt
1 envelope (2 ¼ tsp) yeast 1/3 cup lukewarm water2 beaten eggs 5 cups all-purpose flour Powdered cinnamon

1. Combine milk, sugar, butter, and salt. 2. Cool to lukewarm.3. Activate yeast in water and add to milk mixture. 4. Beat in the eggs. Gradually add flour. 5. Turn out on lightly floured board; knead until smooth. 6. Butter bowl; place dough in bowl. Brush with melted butter. 7. Cover with towel8. Place in warm location until doubled or 2 hours. 9. Roll dough into long 2 inch wide strip(s). 10. Make 9:1 sugar/cinnamon mixture; sprinkle on strips. 11. Roll up from long edge; cut into 1 inch wide slices. 12. Butter muffin pan cups. 13. Sprinkle cups with light brown sugar. 14. Put sliced dough in cups. 15. Let dough rise for 30 minutes. 16. Bake at 350 for 20 minutes.