Orange Cranberry Bread

Submitted by Hollilyn Waite

Mix:
2 teaspoons salt
4 1/2 teaspoons yeast
2 Tablespoons sugar
2 Tablespoons oil
3 Tablespoons honey
2 1/2 cups flour

Warm following mixture to about 110 degrees:

Orange juice + water = 2 1/4 cups liquid
(juice squeezed from 1 1/2 to 2 oranges)
Grated peel of 1 orange

Mix dry and wet mixtures. Add 2 1/2 to 4 1/2 cups flour until dough can be handled.

Add one cup craisins. Knead until dough is smooth and elastic.

Cover dough with plastic wrap and let rise in warm place until doubled (30-60 minutes). Punch down dough and form into two loaves. Place in bread pans. Cover with plastic wrap and let rise in warm place until doubled (30-60 minutes).

Cook at 350 degrees for 35 minutes or until loaf is light brown.

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French Dip Crescents

Submitted by Michelle Tolman

Michelle found this recipe here. I must say, the pictures looks pretty yummy!

• 2 packages crescent rolls, 8 count
• 1 pound deli roast beef, thinly sliced
• 4 ounces Swiss or provolone cheese, cut in 16 equal sized pieces
• Horseradish--optional
• Au Jus for dipping: optional
  

1. Unroll crescents onto a large cookie sheet.
2. Spread a small dab of horseradish on each crescent, then place a slice of roast beef and a piece of cheese on each crescent.
3. Roll crescents starting from the wide end and ending at the narrow end.
4. Bake at 375 degrees for 11 to 13 minutes, until crescents are a golden color.
5. Serve with  Au Jus and enjoy!

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Coconut Cream Pie

Submitted by Stacey Hutchings

I hear the neighborhood book club is reading the book Pie by Sarah Weeks.  I thoroughly enjoyed that sweet-as-pie story, and I can tell you the Coconut Cream Pie recipe, found here and on page 12 of the book, is simple and delicious!  You should try it.  :)  The Chocolate Cream Pie is delicious too.  Has anyone else tried a recipe from the book?

No Bake Cookies and Cream Bars

Submitted by Julie Twitchell

I found this recipe on Pinterest this week. Man that site is fun, but a time spender! Anyway, these are like Rice Krispie treats, but with Oreos instead of cereal. My hubby wasn't that excited to try them, but he quite liked them and so did my kids.

16 oz. package Oreo cookies

5 cups large marshmallows(1 bag)

4 TB butter

1. Butter an 8 x 8 inch baking pan. Line the baking pan with parchment paper letting the paper extend up on two sides of the pan and overhang slight on both ends. Butter paper; set pan aside.
2. In a food processor, pulse Oreo cookies until ground.
3. In a large pot, melt butter and then add marshmallows. Once the marshmallows are smooth, stir in Oreo cookies until combined. Transfer to prepared baking pan. Using a piece of wax paper, press mixture evenly into prepared pan.
4. Let set up for at least 10 minutes. Pull ends of parchment paper to get bars out of the pan. They are much easier to cut this way. The recipe says to cut 16 squares, but I cut mine smaller and was able to get 25 squares.

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Fudge Meltaways

Submitted by Dorothy Breinholt

Cookie:

• 1/2 cup butter
• 1 cup coconut
• 1 square unsweetened baking chocolate
• ½ cup chopped nuts
• 1 tsp vanilla
• ¼ cup granulated sugar
• 2 cups graham cracker crumbs                                  
• 1 egg beaten

Icing:

• 1/4 cup butter                                                  
• 1 Tbsp. milk
• 2 cups powdered sugar                                
• 1 tsp vanilla
• 1 ½ square unsweetened baking chocolate

Cookie: Melt butter and chocolate in sauce pan. Take off heat. Blend granulated sugar, vanilla, egg, crumbs, coconut and press into an ungreased 9” baking dish and refrigerate.

Icing: Mix butter, milk, powdered sugar and vanilla. Spread over crumb mixture and chill. Melt baking chocolate and spread over chilled icing and chill. Cut before firm.

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