Bread (From Loy)

1/2 Cup Warm Water
2 TbspYeast
Place Water and Yeast in at least a 2 cup bowl/measure cup. Sprinkle sugar on top. Set aside to rise.

1/2 Cup Oil
5 Cups Hottest Water - Measure carefully
1/2 Cup Sugar or Honey
2 Tsp Salt
4-5 Cups Flour (put whole wheat in first if you use it. Suggest 1/2 and 1/2)
Mix, Scrape Sides, Thin Batter
Add Yeast, Mix up good
Dish towel over 5-7 minutes peek, Rise 2/3 up
Beat Down or knead put dough hooks in
add more flour 1/2 cup at a time (soft dough, not too sticky. Want soft and stretchy)
Dump out on an oiled counter   ??? oil a little
20 kneads, oil top lightly. Cover with Saran Wrap.  Sit 20 minutes
Divide into 5.

Bread 8 1/2 x 4 1/2 (not 9 by 5)
Grease with Crisco Shortening
Keep covered with dishtowel or saran
Put warm place. Top of stove. No draft. Turn heat up.
400 degrees for 30 minutes (every oven different)
Air needs to circulate all over pans
Cool on racks. Put in heavy freezer bags. Get all air out to freeze.

Herb Onion
2 Tbsp Onions, sit in water
2 Tbsp Italian Seasoning




****work in progress. Need clarification from Debbie Peters

Feather Rolls (from Julie)

Feather Rolls
2 Yeast Cakes
1/2 Cup Warm Water
1 Tbsp Sugar
1 Cup Milk
1/3 Cup Oil

1/3 Cup Sugar
2 Tsp Salt
2 Eggs well beaten
4-5 Cups Flour

Dissolve yeast in warm water with 1Tbsp Sugar.
Scold Milk and add Oil, Sugar, Salt, and Eggs. Add Flour to make soft dough. (Rarely takes more than 4 cups).
Cover and refrigerate until ready to use.
Take half and roll out in circle, spread with melted butter and slice into 16 triangles.
Roll up.
Let rise 1 1/2 to 2 hours.
Bake 400 degrees for 8-10 minutes.

Tollhouse Chocolate Chip Cookies (From Debbie Peters)

1 cup Shortening (or 12 Tbsp Butter)
3/4 cup Sugar
3/4 cup Brown Sugar firmly packed
1 tspVanilla
2 Eggs

2 cups Flour
1 tsp Soda
1 tsp Salt
1/2 cup Nuts
1 cup Chocolate Chips

Cream shortening, sugars, and vanilla until light and fluffy. Add eggs and beat well. Sift together flour, soda, and salt. Stir in nuts and chips.
Drop by teaspoonfuls onto greased baking sheet.
Bake at 315 degrees for 8 to 10 minutes.

Lemon Bars (Loy Billings Recipe from Debbie Peters)

Crust
2 cups flour
1/2 cup powdered sugar
1 cup real butter melted
Mix and flatten in 9x13 pan. Bake 350 degrees for 15 minutes.
Just barely brown.

Fillings
2 1.2 cups sugar
1/4 cup flour
4 large eggs - beat
1/2 cup Lemon Juice (squeezed)
Mix all ingredients. Pour over hot crust. Bake 25 minutes. Cool on rack. Sprinkle with Powdered Sugar.