Dilly Bread

2 pkgs. yeast
1/2 C warm water
1 tsp sugar
2 C cottage cheese , room temperature
2 T butter
4 T sugar
2 tsp salt
1/2 tsp baking soda
2 T minced onion
4 tsp dill seed
1/2 tsp dill weed
2 eggs
5-6 C flour

Combine yeast, water and 1 tsp sugar, let stand 10 min.
Blend cottage cheese, butter, sugar, salt, baking soda, minced onion, dill seed, dill weed and eggs in blender about 5 minutes. In a large mixing bowl start with 5 cups flour and gradually combine yeast mixture and if necessary add remaining flour to make a soft dough. Knead a few minutes.
Transfer dough to generously greased bowl, cover, let rise until doubled in size. Shape into loaves and place into greased loaf pans. Let rise until doubled in size.
Bake at 350 for 15 min. Lower heat to 325. Continue baking for another 45 min.
Remove from oven and rub tops of bread with butter and lightly sprinkle with salt.
Remove from pans and let cool on wire rack.
Makes:
3) 9" loaves
or
2) 9" and 1 round
or
3) 8" and 1 round

Corned Beef casserole

Before you judge, just try it!! If you like corned beef you'll love this!

3 C left over corned beef, cubed
4 C fresh broccoli, steamed till tender
5 C prepared minute rice
2 cans cheddar cheese Soup
1 can cream of mushroom
1/2 C sour cream
1 small onion, chopped
1 T butter
salt and pepper

cook onion in butter till tender. combine all ingredients and pour into 13x9
bake at 350 for 45 or until golden brown and bubbly.

Cookie Dough Brownies

Brownies:
1 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips
1/2 cup butter softened
1 cup sugar
3 eggs
1 tsp vanilla
1 1/4 cups flour (whole wheat or all-purpose)
1/4 tsp baking soda
Frosting:
1/2 cup butter softened
1/2 cup packed brown sugar
1/4 cups sugar
3 TB milk
1 tsp vanilla
1 cup flour (whole wheat or all-purpose)
1 cup mini semi sweet chocolate chips. Or substitute regular sized

Preheat oven to 350. Melt 1 cup chocolate chips. Cool slightly.  In separate mixing bowl cream butter and sugar. Add eggs and vanilla. Mix well. Stir in melted chocolate.  Combine flour and baking soda and add to batter.
Spread into a greased 13 x 9 pan.  Bake at 350 for 22 minutes or until a toothpick comes out clean.  Cool completely.

For frosting: Cream butter and sugars. Beat in milk and vanilla. Add flour. Stir in mini choc chips.  Drop by tablespoonfuls over cooled brownies. Carefully spread over top. If using mini choc chips it will spread much more easily.  Store in the fridge.  I love these even more the next day when the cookie dough layer is cold. 

This recipe adapted from Taste of Home June/July 2001.

Cinnamon Rolls with Cream Cheese Frosting

FILLING:
4 T butter
1 C sugar
3 tsp cinnamon
-Combine into a crumbly mixture and set aside

DOUGH:
2 C flour
2 T sugar
1 tsp salt
3 tsp. baking powder
3 T butter
3/4 C milk
Mix together to form a soft dough.
Roll out into a rectangle onto floured surface. about 1/4 inch thick
Top with crumble mixture and roll up.
Use dental floss to cut into 10 cinnamon rolls.
Place in 13x9 baking dish
bake at 400 for 15-20 minutes
Top with frosting and serve warm..

FROSTING:
3T cream cheese
1 1/4C powdered sugar
1 tsp vanilla
Cream together. (add more powdered sugar if it's too runny or milk if it's too thick)