A Couple of Recipes

Christi and I were just discussing recipes. She promises to share a cornbread recipe that's even better than her other one. Hard to imagine, I know. I served it at a teacher dinner, along with the following reicpe for honey butter, and received raves. So here's the honey butter, or, as the neighbor who gave me the recipe called it,

Flutter Butter
1 lb honey
1 lb butter or margarine
8 oz marshmallow creme (my neighbor uses the bigger bottle)
whip all together.

I attended a class at Thanksgiving Point last week by Lori Bennett on Soups and Easy Breads. Here are a couple of my favorites from the class.

Creamy Italian Basil Pesto Soup
1-2 jars good spaghetti sauce
2-4 T prepared pesto
1-2 cups half and half (fat free might work)
1/2 -1 tsp worcestershire sauce
1-2 Tbsp brown sugar
Mix ingredients all together and warm through.

Butter Pull-a-parts
4 tsp yeast (2 pkgs)
2/3 cup sugar
2 eggs
3 cubes butter, divided
1-1/2 tsp salt
1 cup boiling water
6 cups flour
Add yeast to 1 cup warm water and let rest for 10 minutes. Set aside. Put sugar, salt, and 1 cube butter (cut into slices) into a large bowl. Pour the cup of boiling water into the bowl and let cool until all the butter is melted and liquid is luke warm. (Lori suggested just melting the butter in the microwave if you're in a hurry). Add yeast to mixture as well as the two beaten eggs. Stir in flour. Don't knead. Dough will be sticky). Cover tightly and refrigerate dough at least four hours or overnight. When ready, set out 2 bundt pans and melt one cube of butter per pan. On a floured surface roll out dough to 1/4 inch thick. Cut with a 2" cookie cutter. Arrange cut pieces of dough standing upright in a ring. Cover with a towel and let rise in a warm place for 1 hour or until doubled. Bake at 375 for 20 minutes or until golden brown. Invert onto a serving plate immediately. (If dough seems to stick, spray pans with cooking spray before adding butter.)
Variations: Before putting dough in pan, put cinnamon and sugar in melted butter or add raisins, cheese, herbs, or orange sugar (3/4 cup sugar + 1 orange rind + 1/2 tsp almond extract).