Easy Pan Rolls

Grease or butter a 13x9 pan. Heat oven to 170 degrees.

Heat in microwave until melted:
3/4 c milk
4 TB butter

Proof in mixing bowl:
3/4 c hot water
1/4 c sugar
1 heaping TB yeast

Once foamy add:
1 tsp salt
milk/butter mixture
about 4 - 4 1/2 c flour (add/mix until sides are clean)

Knead 5 min. Cover with plastic wrap and let sit 5 min. Divide dough into 12 pieces, form them into rolls and put them in your 13x9 pan.

Put in the 170 degree oven and let rise until the rolls are about an inch above the pan. Leaving the pan in the oven, up the heat to 350 degrees and bake for 15 min or so (to desired brownness).

Brush with butter on the tops if you'd like. If you're not serving them warm, let them sit in the pan for 10 min and then transfer them to a cooling rack and cover with a hand towel. We made BLTs on these and they were perfect!

Cinnamon Roll Cake

This is almost exactly like Dad's coffeecake he used to make on Christmas morning. It makes for a fun birthday breakfast. Next time I'm halving it for my family in a smaller pan to have along with eggs. It's a lot of sugar!

This morning my kids asked first for the corners of this cake. I splurged big time the other day and bought this pan. It hasn't arrived yet, but I'm planning to try making many things in it, and it has so many edges that everyone will be happy.  I can make one run of meatless lasagna and the rest with meat, and make brownies, cakes, rolls, etc. I'm thinking it will be my favorite pan ever, and the large size should be extra awesome for our big family. Fingers crossed.


LINE THE BOTTOM OF THE PAN WITH PARCHMENT PAPER--YOU WILL BE GLAD YOU DID!

Brownies I Can Actually Cut

Claire says these are her favorite brownies. They still don't taste anything like Kne*ders double chocolate brownies (my favorite) but they are a winner at our house (box mixes often being way too sweet) because they hold up so well. Maybe they just need a yummy frosting.

Preheat oven to 350.

Melt 1 cup butter (or half oil, half butter).

Add and then let cool:
1/2 cup cocoa
2 TB honey

In another bowl combine:
2 c sugar
1 3/4 c flour
1/2 TB baking powder
1/2 tsp salt

Add and mix well:
4 eggs
butter/cocoa/honey mixture
1 cup chopped nuts (optional)
1 cup chocolate chips (optional) for chocolate chunks!

Put in 9x13. Bake for 40 min or so (I bake it until a knife comes out clean in the middle like a cake--my kids don't like gooey brownies).