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Broiled French Cheese Bread

April 17, 2010 By The Recipe Mom Leave a Comment
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What You Need:

1 lb. day old French bread, halved horizontally
2 Tbsp margarine, room temperature
3/4 C mozzarella cheese, shredded

How to Make It:

Spread the cuts side of the bread with the margarine.
Place the prepared bread slices on a cookie sheet, cut side up.
Broil in a preheated broiler, 4 inches from the heat for 1 minute or until just starting to brown.
Sprinkle each slice of bread evenly with the cheese.
Broil the bread for 1 minute longer or until the cheese is just beginning to melt.

Makes 4 servings

Day old bread is much cheaper than buying the fresh stuff. For recipes such as this it works perfectly. Homemade cheese bread is also much cheaper than the prepackaged bread and it takes just a little time to prepare. To make this garlic cheese bread, spread on garlic butter instead of plain margarine.

Preparation Time: approximately 10 minutes
Cooking Time: approximately 2 minutes
Total Time: approximately 12 minutes

Nutritional Information: (approximate values per serving)
Calories 281; Fat 13g; Saturated Fat 8g; Carbohydrates 30g; Fiber 2g; Protein 10g; Cholesterol 30 mg; Sodium 572 mg

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Garlic Butter Parmesan Rolls

April 9, 2010 By The Recipe Mom Leave a Comment
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What You Need:

1 (11 oz.) pkg. refrigerated breadsticks
2 Tbsp garlic butter, melted
1/2 C Parmesan cheese, grated
1 tsp dried parsley
1/8 tsp cayenne pepper

How to Make It:

Line a baking sheet with foil and preheat the oven to 350 degrees.
Flour a flat surface, separate the breadsticks and place them on the floured surface.
Cut the breadstick lengthwise into 3 strips leaving 3/4 inch uncut ends.
Roll the outside strips in opposite directions around the uncut portion at the end.
Roll the center strip in either direction around the uncut end and pinch to help hold its shape.
Lay the rolls on the prepared baking sheet and brush the tops with the garlic butter.
Whisk the cheese, parsley and cayenne pepper together in a small bowl.
Sprinkle the tops of each roll with the cheese mixture.
Bake the rolls for 13 minutes or until they are just turning a golden brown.

Makes 6 servings

If you have grated Romano cheese instead of Parmesan cheese feel free to use it instead. The cayenne pepper is optional. Make an extra batch and freeze them for later. Don’t have time to create the rolls? Leave the breadsticks as they are and proceed as directed above.

Preparation Time: approximately 15 minutes
Cooking Time: approximately 13 minutes
Total Time: approximately 28 minutes

Nutritional Information: (approximate values per serving)
Calories 112; Fat 5g; Saturated Fat 2g; Carbohydrates 12g; Fiber 0g; Protein 3g; Cholesterol 8 mg; Sodium 263 mg

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Potato Oatmeal Wheat Yeast Rolls

November 24, 2009 By The Recipe Mom Leave a Comment
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potato-rollsWhat You Need:

1/2 C potatoes, peeled and cubed
1/2 C quick cooking oats
1/2 C of butter, room temperature and divided
2 (1/4 oz.) pkgs. active dry yeast
1 C of warm water (115 degrees)
2 eggs
2/3 C of sugar
1 t salt
4 C of bread flour, divided
1 C of whole wheat flour

How to Make It:

In a saucepan put the potatoes and just cover with water.
Over high heat bring the water is brought to a brisk boil.
Boil the potatoes until very tender about 8 minutes.
Drain the potatoes saving 3 TBSP of the cooking water.
In a mixing bowl put the oats and add the 3 TBSP of potato water stirring until the mixture is crumbly.
Mash the potatoes in a mixing bowl and add 6 TBSP of the butter
Stir in the oat mixture until blended together.
In a mixing bowl put the yeast and stir in the water until the yeast is dissolved.
Add the eggs, sugar, salt, 2 C of the bread four and the potatoes to the yeast, stirring to mix in well.
The remaining bread flour is added with just enough wheat flour to form stiff dough.
Lightly flour a flat surface and lay the bread dough onto the flour.
The dough is kneaded 6 minutes or until smooth and elastic.
Place the dough into a non metallic bowl that has been well greased.
Coat all sides of the dough with the oil by turning it over once.
Cover with plastic wrap and chill overnight.
The oven is set to preheat to 350 degrees F
Grease two 9 inch round pans.
Put the chilled dough on a lightly floured surface.
Separate the dough into 32 equal size balls.
Place the balls into the round pans with the sides touching.
Bake in the preheated oven 25 minutes or until golden brown.
Put the rolls on wire racks to cool then brush with the remaining butter.

Makes 32 rolls

The tops of these rolls can be sprinkled with garlic butter or cinnamon sugar.

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