Monday, December 10, 2012

Corn Casserole or Scalloped Corn

This is a classic recipe from the Newby household.  This was one of the many recipes that I was given the first Christmas in my recipe book from recipes from Brian's upbringing.

Since we were doing potluck Christmas party, I knew this would be a great side dish for the ham that was being provided.

The main difference between the two is that in the orginal recipe, you are not supposed to drain the corn.  I did drain the corn!

Corn Casserole or Scalloped Corn

Ingredients:
1 can regualr corn (drained or undrained)--I drain
1 can creamed corn
1 stick of butter (melted)
1 cup sour cream
1 package Jiffy corn muffin mix (or any 8.5 ounce corn mix)

Directions:
Mix all ingredients together.
Bake at 350 degrees for 1 hour.

**This is great to double and place in a 9x13 for potlucks or for bigger crowds!

Bread Machine Rolls

Cooking has taken a back seat this past month as we have been traveling like crazy for the holidays.  We are now home for a while and we are looking forward to cooking a little bit more.  This doesn't mean we haven't been cooking, but sticking to more simple meals!

Tonight we have a potluck Christmas Party and no one had offered to bring any bread, so instead of going out and buying rolls, I thought I would give it a try and actually make them from scratch.

Right now, I only have them proofing, but they look really good, so we are going to call it a success in our book.  I will update later if they need to be changed!\

A year or two ago, my mother-in-law gave me her bread machine that she wasn't using and becuase I wanted one.  I have to admit, today is the first time I have actually used it.  I think it will start to get a whole lot more use from now on!

Bread Machine Rolls

Orignial recipe from here.

Ingredients:
  • 3/4 cup milk, heated in microwave for one minute
  • 6 tablespoons butter or margarine, softened and cut into pieces
  • 1 egg, slightly beaten
  • 3 cubs bread flour (I used regular AP flour)
  • 1/4 cup sugar
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 1 1/2 teaspoons yeast
Directions:
1. Place all ingredients into bread machine in order by your machine. (normally all wet or all dry first)
2. Set machine to dough cycle and let the machine do the work!
3.  Cut dough into equal portions (you should get 18 rolls)
4. Place into muffin tins or on a pan.
5. Cover and rise for thirty minutes or until doubled in size. 
6. Brush with melted  butter and then place in the oven at 350 degrees for 15-20 minutes.