Recipes For Yesterday's Post + A Bonus Recipe!

Amish White Bread

• 2 c. warm water
• 2/3 c. white sugar
• 1 1/2 t. salt
• 1/4 c. vegetable oil
• 6 c. bread flour (I used all purpose & it was fine)
• 1 1/2 T. dry yeast

Place in bread machine in order given. Hit dough cycle on your machine. When machine timer goes off, turn dough out onto lightly floured surface. Roll into rectangle with rolling pin. Starting at end, roll up into a loaf. Pinch seam. Place into a greased loaf pan, top down. Now flip so the top is visible. Cover with kitchen towel & place in warm oven for 30 minutes. Bake @ 350* for 20-25 minutes. Take out & brush with butter. If top browns too fast, loosely place a piece of foil over top & continue baking. Classic Chocolate Chip Cookies

• 2 eggs
• 1 c. butter, softened
• 1 t. soda
• 3/4 c. brown sugar
• 1/4 c. white sugar
• 1 t. vanilla
• 1 small box of instant vanilla pudding
• 3 c. flour
• 12 oz. pkg. chocolate chips

Preheat oven to 350*. Cream together butter & sugars; add eggs, soda, pudding, & vanilla. Add flour until mixture is not sticky to touch. Add chocolate chips. Bake 8 minutes. Yields: About 4 1/2 doz. (I make our cookies on the small side) You can mix this recipe up to make different kinds of cookies. I have used instant butterscotch pudding mix along with butterscotch chips; instant chocolate pudding mix along with peanut butter chips. Soft & Fast Bread Sticks

• 1 c. warm water
• 3 T. brown sugar
• 1 t. salt
• 1/4 c. oil
• 3 c. flour
• 2 1/2 t. yeast

Put in machine in order, set to dough cycle. Let rise in machine. Take out & pat into semi-long retangle (9x11). Take pizza cutter & slice lengthwise into 7-8 strips. Take one strip at a time & twist a bit before laying on greased sheet. So rest of strips, laying an inch apart. Cover & let rise. Cook @ 400* for 15 mins. Here's the bonus recipe! I made this last night & it was totally awesome! Tastes just like the soup at Olive Garden!! Olive Garden Zuppa Toscana Soup

• 10 c. water
• 7 chicken boullion cubes
• 1 t. salt
• 1 1/2 t. red pepper flakes (This was too much for us. I'm going to reduce it to 1/2 t. next time!)
• 2 t. minced garlic
• 1 lb (about 10 med.) potatoes, peeled & sliced
• 1 lb. Italian sausage (I only had mild so that's what I used. Still as good!)
• 1 large onion, diced
• 8 oz. bag of fresh kale (found in the packaged lettuce section at store)
• 1 c. heavy whipping cream
• 6 T. real bacon bits (not the hard crunchy ones!)

1. In large stockpot, combine water, salt, boullion cubes, pepper flakes, garlic, & potatoes. Cook on medium heat, stir occasionally.
2. Saute sausage & onion til done then add to stockpot, along with kale. Simmer about 20 mins. til kale & potatoes are tender.
3. Add cream & bacon bits. Simmer another 10 mins.