Recipes from Susan Tanner

Whole Wheat Bread
5 cups hot water
2/3 c. oil
2/3 c. honey
3 T. yeast
2 T. salt
5 cups whole wheat flour.
Mix until smooth

Add:
2-4 T. dough enhancer
8-10 cups whole wheat flour (until dough pulls away from bowl).
(Susan uses 1 c. white flour to help with gluten).

Put oil on counter and knead. Roll into loaves. (4 medium loaves)
Let rise in bread pans about 30 min in a warm place. (Putting in oven dries them out).
Bake at 350 for 30 minutes. (Time depends on the size of the loaf).

Refrigerator Rolls
2 Tbsp yeast
1/4 c. warm water
1⁄2 c. butter or margarine
1 c. water
1⁄2 c. sugar
2 tsp. Salt
4 eggs
4 1⁄2 - 5 c. flour

Dissolve yeast in warm water (sprinkle a little sugar on top). Combine the butter, sugar, salt and 1 c. water; melt, then cool. Add the yeat to the cooled ingredients. Add the eggs; mix. Add the flour; mix. Cover till double in size (about 1 hour). Punch down and refrigerate overnight. Mold 3 hours before baking. Bake 8 minutes at 400. Yield about 4 dozen dinner rolls or 3 dozen orange rolls.

Orange Rolls
1⁄2 c. butter, melted
1⁄2 c. sugar
Rind of 1 orange, grated
1 Tbsp orange juice concentrate

Combine the ingredients. Roll the dough in 2 large rectangles. Spread orange mixture on dough and roll dough to look like a tube. Cut in one inch slices and put in greased muffin tins. Frost with orange glaze while hot.

Split Pea (or Sausage) Soup
3 quarts water
1 lb. Split peas
1 lb. Sausage
1 c. chopped celery
1 c. Chopped potatoes
1 c. sliced carrots
1 c. chopped onion
salt and pepper to taste
pinch of sage
pinch of rosemary

Cook peas until soft. Brown, drain, and rinse ground sausage. Add cooked sausage and vegetables about the last 30 minutes of cooking. You can add more water if it gets too thick.

Blond Brownies
1 c. butter, soft
2 c. brown sugar
4 eggs
1 tsp. vanilla
1/4 tsp salt
1 1⁄2 c. flour
1/4 c. coconut
chopped pecans, optional

Mix in order given. Bake at 350 for about 24 minutes in greased and floured 9 x 13 pan.

Burnt Butter Frosting
1/4 c butter, melted till golden brown
1/4 milk or cream
about 3-4 cups powdered sugar
shake of salt
1⁄2 tsp vanilla