Potato Bread Recipe

I had a request for my bread recipe that I talked about here. It is nice to know that people are actually reading this blog!!! (Thanks, Wendi)

White Potato Bread

3 cups warm water

1/8 cup oil

6 cups flour

1/6 cup sugar

1 T salt

3/4 cup potato pearls

1 T yeast

Combine ingredients in breadmaker according to your breadmaker directions.

(If you make the mix shown in the previous post, I put all of the dry ingredients in the mix except for the yeast. Then all you have to do is put water, oil, bread mix, and yeast in - it is a big time saver.)

Set breadmaker on dough cycle. I always check about 30 minutes before the cycle is over and punch the dough down. On lightly floured surface, separate dough and knead into 2 loaves. Place in baking pans and let rise. Bake at 350 for 42 minutes. Remove from pans and lightly spread butter on top of loaves.

The original recipe called for mashed potatoes - which works great if you have some leftovers, but I found that the potato pearls work great.

I have also made this recipe using my Kitchen Aid mixer using the dough hook. It works, but I like the convenience of the breadmaker.

Festive Treats

I made some quick treats using a cake mix today and they were easy and yummy! I have a couple of cases of cake mixes after the great Albertson's sale a few weeks ago. This recipe uses a yellow cake mix, butter, eggs, quick oats, and pecans. Since it is St. Patrick's Day I added some green food coloring and they turned out great! They taste like pecan sandies from the store, except they are soft and moist.

Tasty Tuesday

I tried a new recipe tonight - and it is a keeper! It sounded a little different but, we loved the cashew beef sitr-fry recipe that came out of the Feb/March 09 Taste of Home magazine. It was simple to make and you could eliminate or add any vegetable that your family prefers. I got the cashews and broccoli for free, which made this meal really inexpensive - I figure it cost us less than $3.00 - which is great for a meal with meat in it. It fed our family of 3, and there are plenty of leftovers for lunch tomorrow. If you would like the recipe.....just leave a comment, and I will add it to the post.

Here is the recipe:

Cashew Beef Stir-Fry
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Ingredients:
2 tablespoons cornstarch
2 cups cold water
4 tablespoons soy sauce, divided
1 bunch broccoli, chopped
3 medium carrots, julienned
2 tablespoons canola oil, divided
1 pound boneless beef sirloin steak, cut into thin strips
3 garlic cloves, minced
1/2 teaspoon pepper
2 medium green peppers, cut into strips
2 medium sweet red peppers, cut into strips
2 medium onions, halved and sliced
1 yellow summer squash, sliced
1-1/2 cups salted cashews
Hot cooked rice
Directions: In a small bowl, combine the cornstarch, water and 2 tablespoons soy sauce until smooth; set aside. In a very large skillet or a wok, stir-fry broccoli and carrots in 1 tablespoon oil until vegetables begin to soften. Add the beef, garlic, pepper and remaining soy sauce; stir-fry until meat is no longer pink. Remove and keep warm. In the same pan, stir-fry the green and red peppers, onions and squash in remaining oil until crisp-tender. Return beef to the pan. Stir cornstarch mixture and add to the pan. Bring to a boil; cook and stir for 2 minutes or until thickened. Stir in cashews. Serve with rice. Yield: 7 servings.