Awesome Pizza Crust--Makes 6

This recipe is so very awesome!!  Our family loves it!!

4 cups warm water
1/4 cup sugar or honey
3 tablespoons yeast
2 teaspoons salt
11 cups flour---it calls for white, we use half white/half prairie gold
                         have used all prairie gold and it worked great!
1 teaspoon garlic powder
1 teaspoon dried oregano
6 Tablespoons butter

1)  Dissolve yeast and sugar/honey in 1 1/2 cups warm water.  Let stand 5 to
      6 minutes or until foamy.

2)  In a large bowl, mix together 1/2 flour, remaining water, garlic powder, salt
      oregano and butter.  Add yeast mixture and stir to combine.  Slowly add
      remaining flour 1/2 cup at a time until a soft dough forms.

3)  Transfer to a light oiled surface.  Divide dough in half and place into two
      plastic bags.  Place in refrigerator.   Let rise until tripled in size.  About 1 hour.

4)  When you take out of fridge, divide each half into 3 equal pieces. Each piece
      is enough to make one pizza.  Roll out with a rolling pin to the size you need.
      We also use Pampered Chef bar pans.  They work great.

5)  Bake each pizza crust at 450 for 6 minutes.  Allow to cool.  Then top with your
      favorite toppings!  Bake the pizza right on the oven shelf.  It will come out perfect!!

One of our favorites is to use barbeque sauce instead of pizza sauce and then top
with chicken and mozzarella cheese.  YUMMMMYYY!!

I hope your families enjoy this one as much as ours does!

We also make a bulk amount of the pizzas and freeze them.  Take out a little before
you want to use them and then just bake at 450 for about 16 minutes.

Spelt Bread

1.  Blend together in mixing bowl in order given:

• 2 1/4 cups warm water
• 1/3  cup oil
• 1/3  cup of honey
• 2 teaspoons of salt
• 1/8 teaspoon of vita C crystals
• 4 cups of Spelt flour
• 1 tablespoon of yeast
• 3 to 3 1/4 cups of addtional Spelt flour

2.  Knead until smooth and elastic.

3. Divide dough in half and shape each into a loaf. Place into greased loaf pans.

4.  Let rise in a warm place until double in size. 

5. Bake at 350 for 35 to 45 minutes until done.

Spice Baking Mix

• 6 cups all-purpose flour
• 3 cups sugar
• 1 Tbsp baking soda
• 1Tbsp baking powder
• 1 Tbsp ground cinnamon
• 1 tsp ground ginger
• 1 tsp ground nutmeg
• ½ tsp ground cloves
• ¼ tsp ground coriander
• ¼ tsp ground cardamom

Stir all ingredients together. Store in airtight container in a cool, dry place for up to 6 months.

Muffins - Preheat oven to 375°F. Lightly grease 18 muffin cups or use liners. Put 3 cups of baking
mix in a large bowl. Add 2 eggs, ½ cup vegetable oil, ½ cup unsweetened applesauce, and ½ cup
milk. Stir just until combined. If desired, add ½ cup raisins, dried cranberries, dried apples, or nuts.
Fill muffin cups 2/3 full. Bake for 15-20 minutes, or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean.

Cookies - Preheat oven to 375°F. In a mixing bowl, cream 1/2 cup softened butter. Add 1 egg
and ¼ cup unsweetened applesauce. Mix well. Gradually add 3 cups of the baking mix and beat
until smooth. If desired, stir in ½ cup raisins, dried cranberries, dried apples, or nuts. Shape into
walnut sized balls. Place 2 inches apart on ungreased baking sheets. Bake for 9-11 minutes, or
until the edges are firm and cookies are a light golden brown. Makes about 3 dozen cookies.

Cake - Preheat oven to 350°F. Lightly grease a 13”x9” baking pan. Put 3 cups of baking mix in a
large bowl. Add 3 eggs, ½ cup vegetable oil, and 1 cup buttermilk. Stir just until combined. Pour
into prepared baking pan. Bake for 25-30 minutes, or until toothpick inserted in center comes out
clean. Cool.  Cut into 18 pieces

Bonnie's Banana Cake

This was served at the Lithia bread baking class!!
It's very yummy!


Cream: Mix together:

1 stick butter
1 cup honey
3 eggs
3 mashed bananas
2 tsp. vanilla
1 cup yogurt
   
2 ½ cups soft wheat flour
1 tsp. soda
2 tsp. baking powder
½ tsp. salt (optional)
½ cup pecans


Add creamed mixture and yogurt to dry ingredients and beat well. Pour into a greased 9 x 13 inch pan. Bake at 325 degrees (350 depending on your oven) for 25-30 minutes. Let cool and frost.





Icing

    * ½ stick butter
    * 4 oz. cream cheese or drained yogurt
    * 1 Tbs. honey
    * 1/3 cup fructose
    * 1-2 tsp. vanilla


Cream together and whip till fluffy. May omit fructose and use 6-oz. cream cheese.


Contributed by Bonnie Morrell, teacher of "The Healthy Living" Class at First Baptist Church Woodstock.

Homemade Shake and Bake

Ingredients

• 4 cups dry bread crumbs
• 1/3 cup vegetable oil
• 1 tablespoon salt
• 1 tablespoon paprika
• 1 tablespoon celery salt
• 1 teaspoon ground black pepper
• 1/2 teaspoon garlic salt
• 1/2 teaspoon minced garlic
• 1/4 teaspoon minced onion
• 1 pinch dried basil leaves
• 1 pinch dried parsley
• 1 pinch dried oregano

Directions

1. In a large resealable plastic bag combine the crumbs, oil, salt, paprika, celery salt, pepper, garlic salt, minced garlic, minced onion, basil, parsley and oregano. Seal bag and shake all ingredients together.

Nutritional Information

Amount Per Serving  Calories: 299 | Total Fat: 12.2g | Cholesterol: 0mg

Callie's Italian Bread

Italian bread
21/4 teaspoons of yeast
1 1/2 cups warm water
1 Tablespoon oil or shortening
1 Tablespoon sugar
1 1/2 teaspoon salt
4 cups of white flour ( you could do half white/half Prairie Gold)


Sprinkle yeast on water in a large bowl. Stir to dissolve.
Add sugar, salt and half of the flour. Stir to combine.
Add oil and rest of flour. Mix well. ( make sure the dough gets to the past sticky stage...it might take    extra flour to do this.)  Allow to knead for about 5 minutes.
Place the ball of dough into a greased bowl in a warm place. Cover with a towel. Let rise double in size. About one hour.
Punch down and knead one minute.  Divide in half and shape into loaves.  Place on greased cookie sheet.  Slice tops with a sharp knife--cover with a towel and let rise again until doubled. (1 hour)
Bake at 350 for 30-35 minutes or until it sounds hollow.
Allow to cool 5-10 minutes before cutting.

Enjoy!!

The first time we made this we did a double catch with yielded 4 loaves.  Once everyone tried
it, only one loaf made it into a bag!  The other three were "history" as they say!

This is a very yummy recipe! Thanks, Callie!!

Homemade Granola Bars from Lori M.!!

A new granola bar recipe from Lori M.!  Thanks so much, Lori!!   

 

             Homemade Granola Bars

Ingredients:

2 cups rolled oats
3/4 cup packed brown sugar (I use Sucanat)
3/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1 cups whole wheat flour
1/2 cup white chocolate chips (Optional: dried fruit, cranberries, raisins, nuts, coconut flakes; have fun with this!  I love doing a  mixture of coconut, cranberries, and chopped pecans)
3/4 teaspoon salt
1/2 cup coconut oil (make sure it's melted)  (Can substitute with olive or peanut oil)
1/2 cup honey
1 egg, beaten
2 teaspoons vanilla extract

Directions:

STEP 1:  Preheat oven to 350'.  Grease a 9x13 inch baking dish.

STEP 2:  Mix together all dry ingredients.  Then, make a well in the center and add beaten egg, oil, honey, and vanilla extract.  Mix well.  Pat the mixture evenly in the baking dish.
 

STEP 3:  Bake for 30 minutes or until the edges are slightly golden. 

The directions call for cutting them into bars while still warm, but I find they stay together better to cut them when cooled for about 30 minutes to an hour.

ENJOY!!!