Another new recipe or two :)

    Kaya and I have been having a blast trying out new recipes. She's been beaming when everyone at the table says the new meals are "awesome" :)
   This time we decided to try a new recipe that the guys went crazy for. As well as some homemade yeast rolls that taste just like Texas Roadhouse rolls. A sure fire hit even for the ones in the house that do not care for rolls!!
  I love watching Kaya help measure, mix and chatter. I honestly think she has the bread making gene and her last batch of rolls would have given her Nanny and her Grandma R's bread a run for their money! She does come from a long line of bakers and I hope she continues to enjoy trying new recipes.
    

  Cheesy Taco Taters
5 to 6 baking potatoes (or 8 to 9 regular potatoes) peeled and chunked into medium chunks
1/3 cup of oil
1 packet of taco seasoning
2 cups of shredded cheese (I used fiesta cheese but it's whatever you like)
   Put chunked potatoes into a bowl. Pour oil over top, stir (do not mash..just toss to coat) to coat. Pour taco seasoning over top, stir to coat. Spread potatoes out in a 9x13 sprayed baking dish. Bake at 400 degrees for 20 minutes. Take from oven, stir potatoes to ensure all of them cook, and put back in oven for 10 minutes. Take out, cover with cheese and allow to bake another 10 minutes. I put crumbled, cooked bacon on top of the cheese and allowed to bake the remaining 10 minutes. It was a hit!! You can also fry hamburger, drain, and put a layer of hamburger on top of the potatoes, cover with cheese and bake the 10 minutes.
   Get creative with the recipe and see how your family likes it.

   Homemade yeast Rolls like TexasRoadhouse
  1 1/2 packets of quick acting yeast
1/4 cup warm water               
1 cup milk, scalded and cooled (you can do this in the microwave too)
1/4 cup sugar
4 cups all purpose flour
1 egg
1 tsp salt
1 1/2 tsps melted butter
      Dissolve yeast in warm water with a teaspoon of sugar. Add yeast, milk, remaining sugar,and enough flour(2 cups) to make a medium batter. Beat together completely, let stand till  light and foamy. I cover mine and let stand.
   Add melted butter, eggs and salt. Beat well. Add remaining flour to make a soft dough.Knead till smooth. Grease a bowl and put dough ball into it, turning once to cover top of dough. Cover, keep in a warm spot for 2 hrs.
   Pull ball size amount of dough off, form into ball and place into a greased baking pan. Remember to leave room for expansion. Continue till dough is gone. Allow to sit covered for 10 minutes.
  Bake at 350 degrees for 10-15 minutes. Baste immediately with butter when they come out of the oven. This recipe is the downsized recipe..made about 16 rolls. For the full recipe that makes 5 to 6 dozen use:
   3 packets of yeast
 1/2 cup warm water
2 cups milk
3 tablespoons melted butter
1/2 cup sugar
8 cups flour
2 eggs
2tsp salt
    Serve with homemade cinnamon butter! This is a great recipe. Steve hates rolls and he ate almost four lol