Banana Bread

4 Eggs
2 C Sugar
1 C Shortening
2 1/2 C Flour
2 tsp Baking Soda
1 tsp Salt
6 overly Ripe Bananas
Optional: 1 C Walnuts

Cream shortening and sugar. Add eggs. Add all of the dry ingredients. Mas bananas and add to the mixture. Add nuts. Do not over mix. If too thick thin with a little milk. Bake at 350 for 1 hour or until it does not jiggle.

Pizza Dough

1 Tbs Yeast
1 C Warm Water
1/2 tsp Sugar
1 1/2 tsp Salt
2 Tbs Olive Oil
2 1/2 - 3 C Flour

Preheat oven to 400. Dissolve yeast into warm water. Stir in sugar, salt, and olive oil. Add half of the flour and beat until smooth, gradually add enough of the remaining flour to make a soft dough. When it becomes too stiff to stir, knead with hand in bowl until a soft ball is formed. Allow the dough to sit for 5-10 minutes to relax the dough. Spread the dough out on a greased cookie sheet without sides. Put in the oven for 8 minutes.

Orange Rolls

2 pkg. yeast
1/2 C Salad Oil
2 1/4 C Water
6 C Flour
1/4 C Sugar
2 Eggs (room temperature)
1/2 C Powdered Milk
1 tsp Salt

Add sugar and yeast to warm water. Let get bubbly. Add beaten eggs, oil, half of flour and powdered milk. Beat vigorously until gluten is well developed. Add flour one cup at a time and continue mixing to form a soft dough. Let rise until double. divide dough in half, roll each half in 8x14 inch rectangles and spread each half with filling. Roll each half as you would Cinnamon rolls. Cut with thread or dental floss. Put cut rolls in greased muffin pans. Let rise again (approximately 30 minutes). Bake at 375 for 12 minutes.

Yorkshire Pudding

1 C Flour
1/2 tsp Salt
3 Eggs
1 C Milk
1/4 C Fat from Roast or Shortening

Mix 1/2 of the milk in flour and egg, then add the rest of the milk. Pour 1/4 cup drippings in bottom of the pan. Heat pan with drippings until hot (watch closely). Pour in batter and cook at 425 for 20 minutes. Reduce heat to 350 and cook another 20 minutes or so until done.

Cinnamon Rolls

2 Tbs Dry yeast
1/2 C Warm water
2 C Milk, Scalded
1/2 C Shortening
7 C Flour
1 C Sugar
1 C Potatoes, Mashed
2 Eggs, slightly beaten
2 tsp Salt
1 C Raisins (optional)
1/2 C Walnuts, Chopped (optional)

Soften yeast in warm water. Let stand 10 minutes. Pour hot milk over shortening. Cool to lukewarm. Stir in 4 cups flour, sugar, mashed potatoes, eggs, salt and dissolved yeast. Combine 1 cup flour, raisins and chopped walnuts in a separate bowl. Stir into dough. Slowly add remaining flour as needed to make a soft dough. Cover. Let rise until double. divide dough in half. Roll into an inch thick rectangle. Brush with melted butter. Sprinkle with cinnamon and sugar. Starting with long side roll up jelly roll style. Press edges. Cut in 1 inch slices.

Place on greased cookie sheet. Cover. Let rise until double bulk. Bake at 350 for 20 minute. Ice.