Sunday, December 14, 2014

Slow Cooker Cinnamon Roll Breakfast Casserole

Slow Cooker Cinnamon Roll Breakfast Casserole 

A melt in your mouth cinnamon roll casserole made in a slow cooker. This is one delicious breakfast that your entire family will devour!
Prep Time:15 Minutes
Cook time:2.5 Hours
Ingredients:
• 2 12oz Cinnamon Roll Tubes, quartered
• 4 Eggs 
• 1/2 cup Heavy Whipping Cream
• 3 TBSP Maple Syrup 
• 2 tsp Vanilla Extract 
• 1 tsp Ground Cinnamon 
• 1/4 tsp Ground Nutmeg
Directions:

• Spray your slow cooker bowl with a non-stick cooking spray.
• Place one roll of quartered cinnamon roll pieces at the bottom of your slow cooker. Save the frosting packets for later.
• In a small bowl, beat eggs.
• To the beaten eggs add the heavy whipping cream, maple syrup, vanilla extract, cinnamon and nutmeg. Blend well.
• Pour the egg mixture evenly over the cinnamon rolls in the slow cooker.
• Place remaining roll of quartered cinnamon rolls on top of the mixture in the slow cooker.
• Cover and cook on low for 2.5 hours, or until sides are golden brown and the rolls are set.
• Spread frosting that came in the cinnamon roll tubes over the warm cinnamon roll casserole.
• Serve warm.
Makes 8 servings of Slow Cooker Cinnamon Roll Breakfast Casserole

Wednesday, December 10, 2014

Sugar Cookies

This recipe is from the kitchen of Betty Rose


3 sq. margarine
4 tsp. vanilla
2 cups sugar
6 eggs
2TB. baking powder
7 C sifted flour
1/2 tsp. salt


Cream together margarine and sugar.  Beat in eggs till fluffy.  Add vanilla.  Sift dry ingredients together and add to shortening mixture.  Blend well.  Press together and roll and cut as desired.  Bake on a greased cookie sheet at 350 degrees for 6 minutes.

Soft Molasses Cookies

This recipe was pulled from the old Morgan 6th Ward Cookbook that was put together 20+ years ago.  The recipe is from Kim Jones, a former classmate who now lives in Star Valley Wyoming.  I made it for the first time a couple of days ago, and cannot believe the compliments I'm getting on it !
It is super easy, and so so good!


3/4 cup shortening
1 cup sugar
1 egg
1/4 cup molasses


Dry ingredients:
2 cups flour
2 tsp. baking powder
1/2 tsp. salt
1 tsp. cinnamon
1/2 tsp. cloves
1/2 tsp. ginger



Cream shortening and sugar together well.  Add molasses and egg and beat well.  Sift dry ingredients together and add to sugar mixture and mix well.  Form into small balls and roll in sugar.  Place on greased cookie sheet and bake at 375 degrees for 8-10 minutes. Do not over bake !





Friday, November 7, 2014

Pumpkin Pancakes

Mix wet ingredients:
1 1/2 c. milk
1 c. pumpkin puree
1 egg
2 Tbs. vegetable oil
2 Tbs. vinegar

Mix dry ingredients separately:
2 c. all-purpose flour
3 Tbs. brown sugar
2 tsp. baking powder
1 tsp. baking soda
1 tsp. allspice (we don't have that here so I added a touch of nutmeg)
1 tsp. cinnamon (I heaped my teaspoon up a little on this one)
1/2 tsp. ground ginger
1/2 tsp. salt

Then mix the wet and dry together and cook on a lightly oiled griddle or frying pan.

I got this recipe from 71 toes blog - she got it here !
(it is from "allrecipes.com" and was posted by a very good cook named Ruth...thank you Ruth!). 

Tuesday, July 29, 2014

Mtn. Dew Chicken

Cut up and brown 1 pound of bacon in a frying pan or dutch oven (then take it out and drain) 5-6 Chicken breasts - Cut chicken breasts in 1 1/2 in squared pieces Flour and brown in the bacon grease. Put chicken in bottom of dutch oven. Then add a layer of carrots Then add a layer of potatoes Onions are optional salt and pepper (each layer) Fill dutch overn with Mtn. Dew until it is 1/2 inch from the top of the sliced potatoes. When the Mtn. Dew comes to a boil, it takes approximately 1/2 hour to finish cooking. Test carrots for doneness Spoon or dip out Mtn. Dew. Stir all ingredients together Add bacon (cook previously) and top with shredded cheese.

Sunday, January 12, 2014

Homemade Macaroni and Cheese

from the kitchen of my mom, Veloy Dickson

If you LOVE Kraft Macaroni and Cheese - you won't like this at all.  But if you HATE Kraft, you will LOVE this.

2 c. Macaroni (cooked and drained)

Mix together

4 T margarine or butter
1 T flour

Melt and stir together, and then add

2 c. milk
2 c. shredded cheese

Stir on Medium until all melted and creamy and then pour over drained macaroni.

Place in a 9 x 13 buttered (bottom and sides) glass pan, and top with shredded cheese (1 c.)

Cook at 400 degrees for 15-20 minutes.

Let stand 5 minutes before serving.