Filed Under (Recipes) by garlic on 10-08-2008


INGREDIENTS
- 1 1/2 teaspoons active dry yeast
- 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
- 2 1/2 cups unbleached flour, plus
- 2 tablespoons unbleached flour
- 1/2 teaspoon freshly grated nutmeg
- 1 orange, zest of
- 1/2 cup powdered sugar
- 1 egg
- 2 tablespoonscooking oil
- 3 tablespoons butter
- 1 tablespoon maple syrup
- 3/4 cup warm milk
- 1/2 cup raisins
- 2/3 cup walnuts, coarsely chopped(optional)
DIRECTIONS
- Bake bread according to bread machine manufacturer’s directions.
- Add walnuts and raisins at the beginning of the fruit/nut beep cycle.
Filed Under (Recipes) by admin on 31-07-2008
INGREDIENTS
- 1/4 cup lemon-scented ammonia
- 1/4 cup white vinegar
- 3 teaspoons ivory Joy dishwashing soap or any clear any clear Joy dishwashing soap (non-moisturizer)
- hot water
DIRECTIONS
- Stir together the first 3 ingredients into a large (gallon-plus sized) container.
- Add water; enough to equal one gallon.
- Follow steam-cleaner manufacturer’s directions for operating instructions.
Filed Under (Recipes) by admin on 31-07-2008



INGREDIENTS
- 3/4 cup water
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- 1 tablespoon sugar
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 2 cups bread flour
- 1 1/2 teaspoonsyeast
- 3/4 cup mozzarella cheese, shredded
- 2 tablespoons parmesan cheese, shredded
Onion topping
- 3 tablespoons butter
- 2 medium onions, sliced
- 2 cloves garlic, minced
DIRECTIONS
- Place all ingredients except cheeses and onion topping in your bread machine pan in the order recommended by manufacturer Use dough setting.
- When dough is finished, grease cookie sheet.
- Pat dough into twelve-inch circle on sheet.
- Cover and let rise in warm place about 30 minutes or until almost double.
- Prepare onion topping.
- Heat oven to 400º.
- Make deep depression in dough at one inch intervals with finger or handle of wooden spoon.
- Spread topping over dough.
- Sprinkle with cheeses.
- Bake 15 to 20 minutes or until edge is golden brown.
- Cut into wedges, serve warm.
- Onion topping: melt margarine in skillet over medium-low heat.
- Cook onions and garlic in butter 15 to 20 minutes, stirring occasionally until onions are brown and caramelized.
Filed Under (Recipes) by admin on 31-07-2008





INGREDIENTS
- 4 cups flour
- 2 tablespoons sugar
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1 1/2 teaspoonsyeast
- 1 1/2 cupswhipping cream
- 1/4 cup water
- 2 tablespoons butter
DIRECTIONS
- Put all the dry ingredients into the Bread Machine.
- Add all the wet ingredients.
- Set Machine for 2 loaf size on dough cycle only.
- When cycle is completed make 4 balls and place into a buttered loaf pan side by side.
- Paint the bread with butter.
- Cover with cloth and allow to raise to double.
- Bake at 375°F (oven preheated) for 35 minutes or until hollow when tapped.
Filed Under (Recipes) by admin on 31-07-2008
INGREDIENTS
For the Bread
- 1 cup water
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 3 cups unbleached white flour
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon granulated sugar
- 1 teaspoon fast-rising active dry yeast
- 1 tablespoon chopped fresh sage
- 1 tablespoon chopped red onions
For the Topping
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- 1/2 red onion, thinly sliced
- 5 fresh sage leaves
- 2 teaspoons coarse sea salt
- coarse ground pepper
DIRECTIONS
- Pour the water and oil into the bread pan.
- Reverse the order in which you add the wet and dry ingredients if necessary.
- Sprinkle the flour over, ensuring that it covers the liquid.
- Add the salt and sugar in separate corners.
- Make a shallow indentation in the flour and add the yeast.
- Set the bread machine to the dough setting.
- If our machine has a choice of settings, use the basic or pizza dough setting.
- Press Start.
- Lightly oil a 10-11 inch shallow round cake pan or pizza pan.
- When the cycle has finished, remove the dough from the pan and place it on a surface lightly dusted with flour.
- Punch the dough down and flatten it slightly.
- Sprinkle over the sage and red onion and knead it gently to incorporate.
- Shape the dough into a ball, flatten it, then roll it into a round of about 10-11 inches.
- Place in the prepared pan.
- Cover with oiled plastic wrap and let rise in a warm place for 20 minutes.
- Meanwhile, preheat the oven to 400°F Uncover the risen focaccia, and using your fingertips, poke the dough to make deep dimples over the surface.
- Cover and let rise for 10-15 minutes, or until the dough has doubled in bulk.
- Drizzle the olive oil over and sprinkle with the onion, sage leaves, sea salt and black pepper.
- Bake for 20-25 minutes, or until golden.
- Turn out onto a wire rack to cool slightly.
- Serve warm.