Orange Rolls (magelby’s)

Ingredients

2 Tbsp yeast

¼ cup water water

½ cup butter

½ cup sugar

1 cup hot water

3 well beaten eggs

2 tsps salt

4-4.5 cups flour

Orange filling

Cream together: 1/3 cup sugar, 1 stick butter, grated rind of 1 orange.

Orange Glaze:

Combine and blend until smooth: juice of 1 orange, 1 lb powdered sugar

Directions

Sprinkle yeast over warm water and set aside. Combine sugar, butter, and salt with hot water and stir until butter is melted. Add beaten eggs and 1 cup flour, mix well. Stir in dissolved yeast thoroughly. Add remaining flour and stir until well mixed. Cover and refrigerate overnight.

Turn dough onto floured board. Divide into two portions. Roll each portion into rectangle ¼” thick and spread with half of orange filling. Roll up as for jelly roll. Cut into 1” slices and place onto buttered muffin tins. Allow to rise 2 to 4 hours. Bake at 375 for 10-12 minutes. Remove from oven and while still hot pour orange glaze over top.

Whole Wheat Pizza Crust

Ingredients

1 ½ tsp dried yeast

1 tsp sugar

2 Tbsp olive oil, but extra for oiling

1 cup warm water

2 ¾ cups flour, plus extra for sprinkling

salt and pepper

Directions

Mix yeast with 3 Tbsp water. Set aside for 10 minutes or until it is frothy. Sift the flour into a bowl and add the sugar, salt, and pepper. Then make a well in the center. Pour the yeast, water, and oil into the well, Use your hands to mix everything together. Sprinkle flour over a clean work surface. Then knead the dough for 8 minutes, until it is smooth and elastic. Oil a large bowl. Put in the dough, and cover with plastic wrap. Leave in a warm place until the dough has doubled in size. Is it ready? Poke hole sin the dough. If the holes stay, it’s ready. Punch down with your fists and place on a floured surface. Knead again. Cut into four pieces. Rollout. 425 degrees for 12 minutes. 

7 Wives Inn Granola

In a large bowl mix and set aside:

8 cups oatmeal (not quick)

1 ½ cups brown sugar

1 ½ cups wheat germ

8 oz coconut (wide)

8 oz almonds

8 oz cashews

3 oz sunflower seeds

Mix in a pan and bring to a boil:

½ cup water

½ cup oil

½ cup honey

½ cup peanut butter

 2 tsp vanilla

Pour over dry ingredients and mix well. Spread out on 2 cookie sheets. Bake for about 2 hours at 200 degrees, or until coconut begins to brown.

Add 1 cup raisins after baking. Makes about 5 lbs

To make bars:

Cook in a pan to a good softball stage then pour over granola and press into bars: 1 cup sugar, 1 ½ cups karosyrup, ½ cup water, 1/8 tsp salt.