Monday, March 7, 2011

Freezer Egg and Hasbrown Casserole

8 eggs 4 cups of hashbrowns 12 oz can of evaporated milk 2 cups of shredded cheddar cheese 1 tsp salt 1 cup diced onions 1/2 tsp pepper 1 1/2 cup cut up peppers 1/8 tsp cayenne pepper 1 cup diced ham, sausage or bacon Mix together in 9x13 pan and freeze. (The cheese will clump if frozen, you may want to leave it out and add it when you thaw it before you cook it.) Thaw and bake at 350 degrees for 45-50 minutes. I made ours without the onion and pepper and with sausage and it had plenty of flavor. I did add some onion flakes.

Breadsticks

I got this recipe from Our Best Bites and they are so yummy! This makes too many for one night for us. I think next time I'd do half on one pan with the parmesan and garlic salt and half on another pan with cinnamon and sugar on top for dessert. Yum!

Ingredients:
1 1/2 c. warm (105-115 degrees) water
1 Tbsp. sugar
1 Tbsp. yeast
1/2 tsp. salt
3-4 1/2 c. flour

Directions:
In a large bowl (the bowl of your mixer, if you have one), combine water, sugar, and yeast. Let stand for 10 minutes or until yeast is bubbly.

Add salt and stir. Add 1 1/2 c. flour and mix well. Gradually add more flour (usually between 3-4 cups, depending on your elevation and your humidity) until dough starts to pull away from the sides of the bowl and it barely sticks to your finger.

Spray a glass or metal bowl with cooking spray and place dough in the bowl. Cover and allow to rise for 45 minutes or until doubled in bulk.

Remove from bowl and place on a lightly-floured surface. Spray a baking sheet with cooking spray. Roll into a rectangle and cut into 12 strips with a pizza cutter.

Roll out each piece of dough into a snake and then drape over your forefinger and twist the dough. Place on baking sheet and repeat with remaining 11 pieces of dough. Try to space them evenly, but it's okay if they're close; pulling apart hot bread is one of life's greatest pleasures!

Cover pan and allow dough to rise for another 30 minutes. When there's about 15 minutes to go, preheat your oven to 425. When done rising, bake for 10-12 minutes or until golden brown. Rub some butter on top of the breadsticks (just put a ziploc bag on your hand, grab some softened butter, and have at it) and sprinkle with garlic bread seasoning or the powdery Parmesan cheese in a can and garlic salt. Or you could sprinkle them with cinnamon sugar.

See how fat and happy they are rising? :)