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July 29, 2012

Drat my luck. I took all my cannonball securing tools out of my truck just yesterday.


In the process of getting items for my Sunday chicken dinner yesterday, I forgot to get rolls, again.  When I mentioned that to Jeremy he requested the rolls I make that taste like Texas Roadhouse rolls.  I've made them in the past, and we loved them.  Today I also made the cinnamon butter, and it was delicious.  Here's the recipe I used.  I got it from realmomkitchen.com:

Texas Roadhouse Rolls with Cinnamon Honey Butter


Ingredients
  • Roll dough:
  • 2 tsp active dry yeast plus 1 tsp sugar
  • 1/4 cup warm water
  • 1 cups milk
  • 1 Tbsp. melted butter
  • 1/4 cup sugar
  • 3-4 cups flour
  • 1 egg
  • 1 tsp salt
  • Cinnamon Honey Butter:
  • 1/2 cup butter
  • 1/2 cup powdered sugar
  • 1/2 cup honey
  • 1 tsp. cinnamon
Instructions
  1. Add yeast and 1 tsp sugar to the warm water. Set aside.
  2. Place milk in microwave for 45 seconds. Add butter to milk and stir in until butter is completely melted. Check the temp of the milk, it should be lukewarm, if not then allow to cool until lukewarm.
  3. Once yeast has doubled in volume, add yeast mixture to milk mixture in the bowl of a stand mixer. Add the sugar and enough flour (about half) and mix until it reaches the consistency of a muffin batter. Let rest for 10 minutes.
  4. Add egg and salt to the mixture. Beat well. Add enough remaining flour to make flour to form soft dough.
  5. Knead dough in mixer with dough hook until smooth and satiny.
  6. Cover and let rise in a warm area until double in size.
  7. Once double in size punch and let rest for 10 minutes.
  8. Press of roll dough on a lightly floured surface. Shape into a long rectangle. Cut the rectangle in half using a pizza cutter and then cut each half into 6 pieces.
  9. Place on greased baking sheets and let rise until doubled.
  10. Bake at 350 F for 10-15 minutes. Until golden brown. Makes 1 dozen.
  11. To make the butter: Beat butter with hand mixer until light and fluffy.
  12. Add remaining ingredients and beat with mixer until well blended. Serve on warm rolls.

June 8, 2012

Olive Garden's Lasagna Rollata Al Forno

I just found this recipe online, and you better bet that I'm making it tonight!

Ingredients:

Five Cheese Marinara Sauce

  • 2 cups marinara sauce
  • 2 cups alfredo sauce
  • 1/2 cup ricotta cheese
  • 1 cup italian blend shredded cheese
  • 1/4 cup red wine (I'm going to use beef stock and some basalmic vinegar instead)

Filling

  • 1 egg
  • 15 ounces whole milk ricotta cheese
  • 1 (8 ounce) mozzarella cheese, grated
  • 1/2 cup parmesan cheese, grated
  • 1/2 cup asiago cheese, grated
  • 1/2 cup romano cheese, grated
  • 1 tablespoon italian seasoning, blend
  • salt and pepper, to taste

Noodles

  • 1 lb lasagna noodle
  • 1/2 cup Italian breadcrumbs

Directions:


  1. Blend first two marinara ingredients together in a large saucepan. Add remaining ingredients and heat on medium, stirring frequently. The cheese will melt and the sauce will become creamy. Keep warm.
  2. Set aside 1/4 of mozzarella cheese. Beat egg into a large mixing bowl and add all remaining ingredients, blending well. Keep refrigerated until you are ready to use.
  3. Cook lasagna exactly according to package directions. Drain and rinse immediately with cold water so they are cool enough to handle.
  4. When ready to make, spread about 1/4 cup of marinara sauce in a large 9x13 baking dish. Based upon the number of noodles in your 1 lb of noodles, divide the filling accordingly. Lay one lasagna noodle in baking dish and spread with filling along noodle. Loosely roll the noodle up, jelly-roll style. Decide if this looks about right to you. If so, keep rolling the rest of the noodles. Otherwise use more filling per noodle and discard the extra noodles.
  5. Continue with each lasagna noodle until all noodles are rolled and arranged in baking dish. Cover each roll with remaining sauce, the remaining mozzarella cheese and top with Italian breadcrumbs.
  6. Bake in preheated oven at 350 degree for about 35 minutes.