Orange Rolls

                                              

I found this recipe on food.com and made the rolls for my Mother's Day Brunch.  YUM!  They were a big hit.  They didn't raise as well as I'd hoped, so next time I will allow for more time and maybe a warmer spot to rise.  There was no recipe provided for the orange butter icing, so I made up my own with fresh squeezed orange juice, powdered sugar and melted butter.  I brushed the whole top of the roll, but it was sticky.  This picture shows the icing piped on.  That looks great.  These rolls have a nice orangy flavor that went well with the quiche and fruit.

• Prep Time: 2 hrs
• Total Time: 2 1/4 hrs
• Servings: 32

Ingredients  

• 2 1/4 teaspoons dry yeast, softened in
• 1/4 cup water, lukewarm
• 1/2 cup sugar
• 3/4 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 cup butter, melted
• 2 eggs, beaten
• 1 oranges, juice and grated rind of ( you'll need 3/4 cup of juice)
• 4 1/2 cups flour, sifted ( amount approximate)

  Directions

1. Soften yeast in water for a few minutes; add sugar, salt, butter and beaten eggs.
2. Mix well until sugar and salt are dissolved; add orange juice and rind.
3. Then add 2 cups flour gradually, beating hard for about 5 minutes.
4. Mix in remaining flour, not adding any more flour than needed to allow handling as dough should be on the soft side.
5. Knead well, cover and let rise until double in bulk.
6. Divide dough in half; roll each piece into a circle 1/4" thick.
7. Cut each circle into 16 pie-shaped pieces.
8. Roll each piece from the wide end towards the point, as for crescent rolls.
9. Place rolls on a greased baking sheet with the tip underneath the roll to hold shape; let rise until doubled.
10. Bake in a preheated 425F oven for 12 minutes or until golden brown.
11. Cool slightly and ice with orange butter icing.

 

Quiche

Perfect food for a brunch!  Delicious, and can be made ahead of time for a clean kitchen when guests arrive.  We loved it so much it got eaten up before I remembered to take a picture.  This recipe is from the Betty Crocker Cookbook I recieved as a wedding gift in 1982. 

Quiche

Pasty for 9 inch One Crust Pie

3-4 slices bacon, cut and cooked

1/2 cup sliced fresh mushrooms

1 cup fresh broccoli finely chopped

1 cup shredded Swiss cheese

1/3 cup finely chopped onion

4 eggs

2 cups half-and-half

3/4 teaspoon salt

1/4 teaspoons pepper

1/8 teaspoon cayenne red pepper

Prepare pastry.  Sprinkle bacon, mushrooms, broccoli, cheese and onion in pastry lined pie plate.  Beat eggs slightly; beat in remaining ingredients.  Pour egg mixture into pie plate.  Cook uncovered in 425 degree oven 15 minutes. 

Reduce oven temperature to 300 degrees.  Cook uncovered until knife inserted halfway between center and edge comes out clean, about 30 minutes longer.  Let stand 10 minutes before cutting.

Conference Muffins

                                                                      Conference Muffins
Serve up hot during General Conference             
makes 12


Mix thoroughly:
1/3 cup soft butter or shortening
½ cup sugar
1 egg
Sift together:
1 ½ cups flour
1 ½ tsp. bkg. powder
½ tsp. salt
¼ tsp. nutmeg
Stir in alternately with ½ cup milk.
Fill greased muffin cups 2/3 full.

Bake until golden brown in 350 degree oven for 20-25 mins.

Immediately roll in
6 T. melted butter
then in mixture of
½ cup sugar
1 tsp. cinnamon