Homemade Granola

 Ingredients:

5 cups oats

1/2 cups coconut oil

1 cup maple syrup or honey

1 t. vanilla

1 t. salt

1 T. cinnamon (or more)

1 cup chopped nuts

1 cup raisins (or any other mix ins)

Instructions:

Preheat oven to 300 and line a baking sheet with parchment paper (you may need two)

Mix everything in a bowl

Transfer to prefered baking sheet and bake for 7-10 minutes

Let cool and store in airtight container

Enjoy!

Breakfast Casserole

Ingredients

1 lb Sage sausage, browned

1/2 lb. baked, cooked, chopped

8 oz. pre-cooked ham, diced

1 (8oz) packaged crescent roll dough

2/3 (30 oz) shredded hashbrowns cooked and lightly salted

8 oz shredded sharp cheddar cheese, divided

1 cup green pepper, diced

5 oz grape tomatoes, halved

6 large eggs

1/4 milk or half and half

 1t cayenne pepper

Instructions

Preheat oven to 400 degrees, spray a 9x13 baking dish.  Unroll dough and lay flat across bottom of baking dish.  In a large mixing brown combine sausage, potatoes, bell pepper, tomatoes, and 2/3 of cheese.  Evenly spoon mixture over dough.  In a medium bowl whisk together eggs, milk, and cayenne pepper, pour evenly over top of mixture.  Sprinkle with remaining cheese and chopped bacon.  

Bake 40-45 minutes, or until eggs are set, and bottom crust is done.  

Granny's Monkey Bread

 Ingredients

24 ounces buttermilk biscuits

1 cup sugar

2 t. cinnamon

1 cup butter

 1/2 brown sugar

Instructions

Prepare bundt pan by heavily greasing with butter.  Preheat oven to 350 degrees.  Cut each biscuit into four equal bite-size pieces. 

Combine 1 cup sugar and 2 teaspoons cinnamon in a bowl or plastic bag.  Drop roll the pieces of dough in the sugar cinnamon mixture and gently arrange them into the prepared bundt pan.

In a small sauce pan, combine, combine 1/2 cup of remaining sugar cinnamon mixture (discard remaining or use or another recipe) with 1/2 cup brown sugar and 1 cup butter.  Bring mixture just to a boil and then immediately remove from heat.  Stir until sugars have fully dissolved. Carefully drizzled the mixture over the rolled dough balls into the bundt pan. 

Bake in center of preheated oven for 30 minutes.  Time may vary...

Allow pan to rest for about 5 minutes, then cover with a large place and invert.  To eat, pull desired amount off with your fingers and enjoy the gooey sweet sinful treat.  

 

World's Best Breakfast Casserole

World's Best Breakfast Casserole

24 oz cooked sausage
8-10 eggs
1 cup sour cream
1 onion
1 green pepper
1 red pepper
16 mushrooms
2 cups grated cheese

Preheat oven to 350 degrees
Chop sausage, onion, peppers and mushrooms
In a separate bowl mix eggs, sour cream and cheese
Once egg mixture is thoroughly mixed, add cooked sausage and veggies, spread into greased 9x13 casserole dish.
Bake for 30-40 minutes or until cooked through.

Cinnamon Rolls

Cinnamon Rolls

2 cubes of butter (1 cup)

2 c. milk

1/2 c. tap-hot water

2 heaping tbs. yeast

3/4 c. sugar

1 tsp. salt

7 c. flour

1 egg, beaten

brown sugar (for sprinkling on the dough before rolling...I use between 1/4 and a 1/2 cup)

cinnamon (about 2 tsp.)

Dissolve yeast and the warm water, set aside. Melt butter in microwave. Warm milk in microwave. Combine butter and milk. Add the yeast to the milk mixture until well mixed. Add the beaten egg.

Slowly add the remaining ingredients and mix until dough separates from the bowl. Knead the dough for two minutes on low speed.

Let the dough rise (45 min-1 hour).

Roll out into two rectangles. Butter dough and sprinkle with brown sugar, cinnamon and raisins (optional...I don't do raisins).

Roll up and slice through with dental floss (works so great, just put it around the outside of the roll, cross it over on top and pull it tight).

Place on cookie sheet with a little room for growth in the oven.

Bake at 350 for 15 minutes (nope, you don't even have to have them rise again).

Frost with butter-cream frosting:

1/2 c. butter

1 1/2 tsp. vanilla

4 c. powdered sugar

3-4 tbs. half and half (I just use milk)

Cream butter, sugar and vanilla. Slowly add half and half (or milk), while beating until you get a smooth, spreadable consistency.

Sausage Breakfast Casserole Recipe

Sausage Breakfast Casserole Recipe:

(Makes 12-18 servings)

Ingredients:

1/2-1 pound sausage
1 package crescent rolls
1 cup cheddar cheese, shredded
5 eggs
1/4 cup milk
1 teaspoon oregano
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon pepper

Directions:
Preheat oven to 400 degrees.  Place a skillet over medium heat and add the sausage.  Break up the sausage as it cooks, letting it brown completely.  Unroll the crescent rolls and spread them out in the bottom of a 9×13 pan, pressing the seams together to make one large sheet of dough.  Spread the sausage over the dough.  Sprinkle the cheese on top of the sausage.  In a medium bowl, whisk the eggs with the milk, oregano, salt, and pepper.  Pour the egg mixture over the top of the casserole.  Bake at 400 degrees for 15-20 minutes until the crust is golden and the eggs are set.

(Recipe from Bran Appetite)

~Easy Big Fat Yeast Rolls

Easy Big Fat Yeast Rolls

 

1 cup warm water (105-115 degrees)

1 package active dry yeast (2 1/4 t)

1/4 c. sugar

1 t.  salt

3 T. softened butter

1 egg, beaten

3 1/2-4 c. flour

Add all the dry ingredients, start with only 3 1/2 cups flour, mix together, add the beaten egg.  Heat the water and butter to the suggested temperature and add to the dry ingredients. Mix with the dough hook until well blended.  If sticky add more flour, until a soft dough forms. ( should not be sticky). *Continue on with the rest of the the instructions.  

 Put water and yeast in large mixing bowl and add next 4 ingredients.  Beat with dough hook until well blended.  Add 3 1/2 cups to 4 cups of flour and mix until soft dough forms {should not be sticky}.  *Put out onto floured board and knead a few times until smooth.  Place in greased bowl, cover with plastic wrap and let rise in warm place approx. 45 minutes.  Punch down and turn onto floured board.  Shape into 12 rolls and place in greased 13 x 9 baking pan.  Let rise again about 30 minutes.  Bake for 20 minutes.  Brush tops of rolls with butter.  Recipe is easily doubled.

~Orange Breakfast Rolls

Orange Breakfast Rolls

 

 

1/2 c. sugar

1 1/2 t. grated orange rind

1/2 t. ground cinnamon

 

1 (12 ounce) can refrigerated buttermilk biscuits

3 T. fresh orange juice 

 

 

Preheat oven to 350.  Combine first 3 ingredients

 

Dip each biscuits in orange juice, and dredge in sugar mixture.  Arrange biscuits in lightly greased 9" round baking dish or cake pan.  Sprinkle with remaining sugar mixture and drizzle with remaining orange juice. 

 

Bake at 350 degrees for 25 minutes or until golden.  Serve warm. 

~Banana Bread

Banana Bread

 

1/2 c. margarine

1c. sugar

2 eggs

1 c. mashed bananas ( 3 whole bananas)

1/4 c. milk

1 t. lemon juice

2 c. flour

1 1/2 t baking powder

1/2 t. baking soda

1/4 t. salt

 

 

Cream margarine, and sugar.  Add eggs and beat.  Add bananas, milk, and lemon juice.  Sift dry ingredients, and add.  Add nuts if desired. Bake for 1 hour at 350 degrees. Makes 1 loaf.

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~Cinnamon Roll Cake~

 

Cake:
3 c. flour
1/4 tsp.salt
1 c. sugar
4 tsp. baking powder
1 1/2 c. milk
2 eggs
2 tsp. vanilla
1/2 c. butter, melted

Topping:
1 c. butter, softened
1 c. brown sugar
2 Tbsp. flour
1 Tbsp. cinnamon

Mix everything together except for the butter. Slowly stir in the melted butter and pour into a greased 9x13 pan. For the topping, mix all the ingredients together until well combined. Drop evenly over the batter and swirl with a knife. Bake at 350 for 28-32 minutes.

Glaze:
2 c. powdered sugar
5 Tbsp. milk
1 tsp. vanilla


While warm drizzle the glaze over the cake.

Simple Scones

1 T. yeast
1 T. sugar
2 c. flour
1 t. salt
1/2 t. baking powder
Mix all the dry ingredients together then add 1 cup warm water. Mix all together.  Deep-fry in enough oil that they are not on the bottom of your pan, they will float.  They are finished when they are golden in color. These are wonderful with syrup, honey, or powder sugar .

~Perfect Pumpkin Pancakes~

Perfect Pumpkin Pancakes

I love new recipes!!

This time of year anything pumpkin is a winner.

I found this super yummy recipe idea on a

friend of a friends blog and had to try it.

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The whole family loves it!!

Huge hit, and super yummy!!

The whole house smelt incredible!!

3 T. melted butter

1 cup milk

2 eggs

1/2 cup pumpkin puree

3 T. brown sugar

1 t. ground cinnamon

1/2 t. ground nutmeg

1/4 t. ground ginger

1/4 t. ground cloves

1/4 t. salt

1/2 t. baking soda

1 t. baking powder

1 and 1/4 cups flour

In a medium bowl mix all of the wet ingredients

together and then the spices, followed by the flour.

Cook on a griddle like normal pancakes.

Top with warm syrup, and or whip topping