Fruit Salsa with Cinnamon Chips

 Fruit Salsa:

16 oz strawberries, diced

 2 apples, peeled and diced

2 kiwis, peeled and diced

8 oz raspberries, blackberries, or blueberries

2 Tbsp white sugar

1 Tbsp brown sugar

juice of 1/2-1 lime (zest optional)

Chips:

10 flour tortillas

melted butter

cinnamon sugar

In a bowl, combine all fruit, sugar, add lime juice.  If using blackberries or raspberries, add right before serving so they don't get mushy.

Preheat oven to 350 degrees.  Coat one side of each flour tortilla with melted butter and sprinkle with cinnamon sugar.  Cut into wedges and arrange in a single layer on a baking sheet  Bake for 8-12 minutes or until golden and crispy.  Allow to cool and serve with chilled fruit mixture.  Best when made and eaten the same day.

Recipe:  Michelle Craig

Orange Cinnamon Rolls

 Prep Time: 20 minutes  Cook Time: 30 minutes  Rise Time:  1 hour 30 minutes  Total Time: 2 hours 20 minutes  Serves 12

 

Dough:

1 cup scalded milk (110-115 degrees)

2 (1/4 oz each) packets rapid rise yeast

1/4 cu granulated sugar plus 1 tsp, divided

4 cups all-purpose flour

1 tsp salt

1/3 cup orange juice

4 Tbsp salted butter, melted

1 large egg, lightly beaten

Filling:

1/2 cup salted butter, softened

1 cup granulated sugar

3 Tbsp orange zest

1/2 tsp ground cinnamon

 

Frosting:

4 oz neufchatel cream cheese, softened 

4 Tbsp salted butter, softened

1 1/2 cups powdered sugar

2 Tbsp orange juice, additional as needed to thin

2 Tbsp orange zest

1.  Scalded milk: Place milk into small saucepan over medium-high heat.  Test the temperature of the milk with an instant-read thermometer once the milk has begun to steam and show small bubbles.  If it exceeds the temperature, allow it to cool sightly before adding the yeast.

2.  To make dough: Place scalded milk, yeast and 1 tsp sugar in a small bowl.  Mix lightly then let sit for 8-10 minutes until it bubbles and blooms.  If it doesn't bloom, throw it out and start over.

3.  In a separate bowl, use a whisk to sift together flour, 1/4 cup sugar and salt.

4.  In the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with a dough hook or a large mixing bowl add yeast mixture, orange juice, butter and egg.  Mix just until combined.  With the mixer on low speed gradually add sifted dry ingredients.  Once all is added, and dough has pulled away from sides of bowl, increase speed and knead for 5-7 minutes until elastic. If dough is sticky, add a little more flour just until it pulls away from the side of the bowl.

5.  Butter a large bowl, place dough into bowl, cover with a damp cloth and let rise for 1 hour.

6.  After 1 hour, punch down dough, and roll into an 18 x 12 inch rectangle on a lightly floured surface.

7. To make filling: In a medium size bowl, using an electric mixer, whip together softened butter with granulated sugar, orange zest and cinnamon until combined.

8.  Spread from end to end of dough.  Begin rolling from the widest edge jelly roll style ending seam side down.

9.  Using a knife, divide dough into 12 even portions.  Place side by side in a buttered 13x9 inch baking pan.  Cover with a damp cloth and let rise for 45-60 minutes or until doubled.

10. To bake: Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Uncover rolls, then bake for 25-30 minutes until puffed and lightly golden.  Let sit on counter while you make frosting.

11. To make frosting: Using an electric mixer, whip together neufchatel, butter, powdered sugar, orange juice and zest until combined.  

12.  Frost rolls while warm then serve.

Chocolate Chip Cinnamon Coffee Cake

 1 yellow cake mix

1 box vanilla instant pudding

1 cup sour cream

1 tsp vanilla

4 eggs

 1/2 cup oil

2 cups chocolate chips

1/2 cup coconut

1/2 cup walnuts, chopped

1/2 cup sugar

2 tsp cinnamon

Mix the first 6 ingredients with a mixer until fully combined, about 2 minutes.  Combine all of the streusel ingredients.  In a greased bundt or tube pan spread 1/2 of the batter.  On top of that sprinkle half of the streusel mixture than the other half of the cake mix and lastly the last half of the streusel.  Bake in 350 degree oven for 50-60 minutes or until tester comes out dry.

Cinnamon Rolls

 Mix:

3 1/2 cups warm water

3/4 cup sugar

1/2 cup oil

4 1/2 Tbsp of Saf yeast

Let sit in mixer about 15 minutes

 

Add:

1 Tbsp salt

3 large eggs

10 1/2 ups flour (Roller Mills turkey flour)

Mix for 10 minutes.  Let sit for 10 minutes or until mix expands to fill bowl. 

Pull out dough onto greased countertop and cut into 2 pieces.  Press out each piece with hands into a rectangle long enough to give you 12 rolls  per piece.  Spread each half with 1/4 cup melted butter.  (Don't use margarine) and a mixture of 1 cup sugar and 1 tsp cinnamon.  Roll up and cut each piece into 12 rolls.  Place on either a greased coookie sheet or use wax paper. 

Let rise until nice and big about 30-40 minutes.  Bake at 400 degrees for about 12-15 minutes.  Let cool before adding frosting.

Frosting:

6 cups powdered sugar

1 stick butter cut up

dash of salt

2 tsp vanilla

Add milk slowly while mixing until frosting consistency is achieved.  Spread over all 24 rolls.

Recipe: Emily Bell Freeman and Josephine

Rolls (4 dozen)

Yeast mixture:

3 Tbsp active yeast

1 Tbsp sugar

1 cup warm water (think baby bath water)

The temp of the water is important. Too cold or too hot will kill the yeast. It needs to be the temperature you'd use for a newborn's bath.

I measure this right into my 2 cup glass measuring cup and add the (1 cup) warm water. When the mixture bubbles/foams up to the top of the two cup mark it's ready.

9-10 cups all-purpose flour

½ cup sugar

1 Tbsp salt

Yeast mixture

3 cups warm water

½ cup oil

Mix everything together and knead until dough is soft. It will be tacky, but not stick to your fingers. Add more flour if it's too sticky.

Put in a greased bowl and cover with a towel for 1 hour (I place it on my stovetop)

Punch it down after it's risen and give a quick knead.

Grease bottom of baking trays (I use Crisco shortening) and make 48 rolls.

Cover the rolls and let rise again for 1 hour.

When they are ready to go in your oven, put softened butter on the tops of each and a lttle sea salt.

Bake at 375 degrees for 20-30 minutes.

For Cinnamon Rolls:

Let the dough rise as normal then cut it into two or four equal portions. Roll one out and spread softened butter to the edges, sprinkle cinnamon and brown sugar, then roll up. Cut, place in a pan, and let rise for 1 hour before baking. I use cream cheese, powdered sugar and milk for the icing.