Freezer Jam

you'll need:
.four 1-lb containers of fresh straberries or six 6-oz containers of blackberries or raspberries
. 1.5 cups of sugar
. 1 package ball frezzer jam pectin
. frezzer safe canning jars or small tubber ware containers

Wash, stem and slice berries, then place in a shallow baking pan

use a masher to crush berries ( consistency will depend on how chuncky you like your jam)

in a seprate bowl, mix together pectin and sugar
add mashed berries into mixture and stir for 3 mins
scoop jam into small freezer safe jars( 4-6 oz size)
let jam set for 30 mins, then store in your freezer

can store in freezer for up to one year or in refrigerator for 1 month

Tara

Great Bread recipe

3 cups warm water
1 & 1/2 tablespoons yeast
1/4 cup sugar or honey
6-8 cups flour ( i do about 4 cups wheat and 4 cups white, find a mix that works for your family)
1 teaspoon salt
1/8 cup oil



Put water in your Kitchen-aide mixer
sprinkle yeast over top
then sugar over top
then salt & oil over that
turn on mixer and start adding the flour...I usually add 6 cups of flour and then continue to add the flour until the dough becomes not as sticky. The dough is ready when it forms a ball without sagging and quickly springs back when poked.
- Can also kneed it by hand if you don't have a mixer


Let raise in a bowl bigger then your dough, cover with some saran wrap sprayed with some oil to help the dough not stick. It usually takes 35-55 mins to raise, it needs to double in size. and then punch down , reform and place in bread pans and let raise again. then Bake. 

Bake at 350 for 30 minutes
after cooked remove from oven and let cool 5 mins then remove from pans and place on a cooling rack.
and enjoy! 

Cinnamon-Raisin Bread
1/2 cup raisins
filling:
1/4 cup sugar
3/4 cup cinnamon
1 egg beaten with 2 table spoons water
 
 I started doing one regular bread loaf and one cinnamon raisin loaf, it only takes a few extra steps
after the dough has raised the first time, divide the dough in half. use the one dough half for regular bread loaf...so just follow the above recipe steps. for the other half: 
put ur extra dough back into the mixer and kneed in the raisins. take out and place in a bowl and let dough raise. after it raise. roll out on the counter .
(combine cinnamon and sugar into a bowl & beat the egg water in a second bowl.)
brush the entire surface of the dough with egg wash. then  sprinkle with cinniamon sugar mixture. then roll up the dough to form a loaf and place in bread pan.
Let the dough raise
then bake
 350 for 30 mins


You can freeze loaves for up to 3 months.


if you wanted to do 2 loaves of the cinnamon raisin the filling measurements would be:
1/2 sugar
1 1/2 cinnamon
1 large egg with 2 teaspoons water



We love this bread, It is so great that I stopped buying bread.
You can freeze half the dough, It makes 2 loafs. You can also use the dough for pizza. :)



Tara

Pizza Dough

1 c. and 2 T. Hot tap water
2 T. Olive oil or vegetable oil
3 c. flour (enough so dough is not sticky, but can be rolled out and handled easily)
1 t. sugar
3 t. salt
2 ½ t. yeast
Make sure you add the Hot tap water, yeast and sugar together. Allow to grow 5 minutes. Then slowly add the flour one cup at a time until each cup as been incorporated, and add the salt after the first cup of flour. Touch dough to make sure it is soft and bouncy to the touch. Mix and let rise until it doubles in size. For more Italian flavor add basil and garlic powder to the dough. Roll out like regular pizza dough. Shape into any shape desired. Best to bake on cooking stones.

Top with pizza sauce, cheese, and what ever you want to put on it.

~Britt

Yummy Cornbread

This goes great as a side to a soup, stew or mexican dish.

2 C Bisquick
3/4 C Sugar
1 t baking powder
1 square butter
1 C milk
2 T yellow corn meal
2 beaten eggs

Melt butter and cool. Mix other ingredients then add butter and mix well.
Bake in 8x8 or 9 inch round pan 30 minutes @ 350.  If you make them in a muffin pan, reduce time to 10-13 minutes. ~Alyssa

Bread Sticks

24 Rhodes dinner rolls
/2 cup butter, melted
1/2 cup parmesan cheese
Garlic salt

Pour melted butter in 13x9 pan and sprinkle bottom of pan with parmesan cheese and garlic salt. Unthaw rolls according to directions on the package. (or put in microwave and defrost for a minute or so) Roll unthawed roll to about 6 inches. Place in pan, after all the rolls are done, brush with more melted butter and sprinkle parmesan cheese and garlic salt. Cover and let rise until they are doubled in size. Bake at 350 for 20 minutes or until golden brown.

~Britt