Light and Fluffy Bread

This recipe is for a very light and airy bread. I was raised in a donut shop (no pun intended) and have baked all my life.

However, I just couldn't find or generate a bread recipe to my satisfaction...one that would knock your socks off, if you know what I mean...that is until I found this one. I got this recipe from a very dear old Italian lady who was like a second mum to me when I was younger. She was always cooking and baking and feeding teenagers.

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This is the bread of love that you will love.

Light and Fluffy Bread

Ingredients:

2-4 Loaves (Depending on Size of Pans)

6 cups all-purpose flour

3 rounded tablespoons sugar

1 teaspoons salt

1 packages fast-rising dry yeast

Combine the above ingredients in a mixer bowl first.

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3/4 cups buttermilk

1-3/4 cups water

Combine the above ingredients in a bowl or large measuring cup and heat to 125-130 degrees in the microwave to add to the mixing bowl.

Note: This whole will fit in the two medium size bread pans and one small or two large bread pans.

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Instructions:

1. Incorporate the above in a Kitchen Aid or similar type of mixer bowl with a flat hook. If you don't have a mixer, you can do it by hand fairly easily.

2. Blend the ingredients with a dough hook until it all comes together. Close it up with oiled hands, flattening it out in the bowl. You will not be kneading the dough, but just blending it until smooth. It will be a very wet and sticky dough. Don't worry about getting too much oil from your hands in the dough; it helps the final product.

3. Let the dough rise in the pot or bowl in a warm place (an oven warmed to 90-100 degrees is perfect) for 30-40 minutes or until doubled.

4. Punch the dough down and form to fit in greased baking pans, The pans should be about half full. Allow the covered dough to rise in a warm place until doubled, or the edges are to the top of the pan and the round is above the top.

5. Bake in a 350 degree oven for 20 minutes or until done.

6. Take off the bread from the baking pans immediately and let cool on a rack.

Note: To keep the bread fresh, line a big pot with a sheet, add the bread, and then cover with towels. The bread should be good for 2-3 days, but it is best eaten on the same day.This also makes great pizza dough.

Light and Fluffy Bread

Super Bowl Seafood Appetizer Recipes

Putting together a Super Bowl Party can whether be the toil of the year or a lot of fun! We have taken four of our friends & neighbors "fan tested" Snack & Appetizer Recipes and assembled them here. See how easy it is to put out a healthy, delicious spread for the big game using just a few ingredients! We often have our party goers each bring or get ready on dish at the party. Putting together these appetizers can be done while the pre-game and ready for serving by game time or half time.

Basic Ingredients:

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Hot Smoked Salmon or gourmand Smoked Salmon Can Fillets

Super Bowl Seafood Appetizer Recipes

Frozen Crab Meat

Whole Cooked Dungeness Crab

Cream Cheese

Garlic Herb Cheese

Cottage Cheese (Small Curd)

Chives

Green Onions

Red, Green & Yellow Peppers

Garlic

Artichoke Hearts

Carr's Crackers or Triscuits

Baguette

Large Flour Tortillas

Toothpicks

Recipe #1: Smoked Salmon Pinwheels

Ingredients:

8oz Hot Smoked Salmon or Smoked Canned Salmon

1 5 Oz. Package Garlic Herb Cheese Spread

1 8 Oz. Cream Cheese - Softened

1/4 Cup Chopped Red Onion

1 Tbsp Lemon Juice

8 8" Tortillas (Flour or Flavored; Sun-Dried Tomato, Spinach etc.).

Directions:

Blend both cheeses until creamy. Stir in red onions & lemon juice.

Remove skin and dice smoked salmon into pieces or chop in a food processor and add to cheese mixture.

Spread and divide filling to cover each tortilla and then roll up them up jelly roll style.

Place the seam down on a tray and secure roll with a toothpick.

Refrigerate till well chilled, trim ends, then cut each roll into pinwheels about 3/8" thick.

Stick a toothpick in each pinwheel.

Serve on platter cut side up.

Recipe #2: Crab Quesadillas

Ingredients:

16 Oz. Wild Ocean Seafoods Crab Meat

1 1/2 Cups Shredded Cheddar or Colby Jack Cheese

1/4 Cup Mayonnaise

1/3 Cup Sour Cream

2 Tbsp Green Onions Chopped

2 Tbsp Chopped Canned Jalapeño Chiles Drained

10-12 8" Flour Tortillas (Flour or Flavored; Sun-Dried Tomato, Spinach etc.)

2 Tbsp Unsalted Butter Melted

Directions:

In large mixing bowl integrate all ingredients except tortillas and butter.

Refrigerate until ready to complete.

Spread about 3 tablespoons of filling on each tortilla.

Fold in half, brush both sides with unsalter butter.

Place on baking sheet. Bake at 375 for 10-15 minutes.

Cut each quesadilla into 4 wedges. This makes 40 or so pieces.

Recipe #3: Smoked Salmon Loaf

Ingredients:

2 6oz Cans of Wild Alder Smoked Salmon or

12oz of Wild Hot Smoked Salmon.

8oz Cream Cheese

½ tsp Horseradish

1 tbsp Grated Onion

Cracked Pepper to Taste

Fresh Parsley

Directions:

Open Wild Smoked Salmon cans, remove salmon & remove skin (optional) & strain or

Flake the Hot Smoked Salmon with a fork into small pieces & place in mixing bowl.

Add Cream Cheese, Horseradish, & Onion, mix well.

Refrigerate for at least 3 hours.

Remove from mixing bowl and form into a Loaf.

Roll the Loaf in fresh parsley & cracked pepper

Serve with crackers or toasted baguette slices.

Recipe #4: Crab & Artichoke Dip in Crab Shell

Ingredients:

2 Whole Cooked Dungeness Crab

1 Cup Sour Cream

1 Cup Mayonnaise

½ Cup Shredded Parmesan Cheese

2 6.5oz Cans of Marinated Artichoke Hearts

1 Cup Small Curd cottage Cheese

Garlic Powder or Granulated Garlic to taste.

(It is best to use the granulated garlic, but it is sometimes sold as "garlic powder")

Directions:

Remove the Crab Meat from the Dungeness Crab drain & place in a mixing bowl.

Wash & & clean out the interior of the crab shell.

Be sure to discard the gill sections from the top of the opened whole crab.

Chop the artichoke hearts into 1/8th sections if they do not already come that way.

In the Mixing Bowl, add the Sour Cream, Mayonnaise, Parmesan Cheese, Artichoke Hearts, cottage Cheese, and Granulated Garlic. Mix well with the crab meat.

Place mixture into the upside down Crab Shells.

Pre-Heat Oven to 350 degrees (F)

Bake for 20-25 minutes.

Serve with Sliced Toasted Baguette or Crackers

Enjoy!

Super Bowl Seafood Appetizer Recipes