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Scald 2 1/2 cups milk.  Add 1/4 cup sugar and 2 tsp salt.  Stir and cool to warm.  Add 2 1/4 tsp (or l pkg.) of yeast that has been dissolved in 1/2 cup of warm water, then add 2 cups of flour and mix well.  Add 4 1/2 cups more flour and 3 cups cheddar cheese (shredded).  Knead until smooth.   Place in a greased bowl: brush with melted butter, cover and let rise until double in size.  Punch down and let rise again.  Knead once again and place in greased bread pans.  Cover and let rise to double.

Bake at 375 degrees for 50 minutes or until firm and bottom is brown.

Delicious toasted.  Dough makes wonderful dinner rolls, and/or cinnamon rolls.

Dip 4 to 8 boneless, skinless chicken breasts into above mixture and place in baking dish. Pour remaining mixture over the meat.  Bake covered for 1 hour at 400 degrees.  Turn over after 1/2 hour.  Serve with rice.

Mix together: 2 beaten eggs, 1 tsp oregano, and a dash of garlic.  Spread 3/4 of this mixture over the rolled out dough.  Arrange pepperoni, cheese, and any other items you like: (cooked hamburger, sausage, olives, green pepper, onions, etc.  Roll up the long side and shape into an arc in a large pan such as a broiler pan.  Brush on the remaining egg mixture, poke holes with a fork and bake for 30 minutes at 350 degrees.  Cut and serve.

Mix together:  1/2 cup ranch dressing, 1/2 cup Italian 5-cheese blend, 1/4 cut bacon bits and add to potatoes and stir.

Cover with foil and bake in a 13 x 9 pan for 1 hour at 375 degrees.  Remove foil and bake 30 minutes more.

Mix together:

Potatoes, carrots, celery, green pepper, onion and cabbage with l large can of cream of chicken soup and one can of milk OR water.  Add the cooked stew meat and bake at 350 degrees for 2 hours.  Then top with dumplings (I use the biscuit recipe from the Bisquick box.)  Bake for 10 minutes with lid off, then 10 minutes with lid on.

Serve!!

Use dough from Dad’s Cheddar Cheese recipe and roll out on lightly floured surface. (Kucken dough also makes delicious cinnamon rolls, which is what Darlene uses.)   Spread with butter, sugar and cinnamon.  (I like to also add raisins and walnuts or pecans.)  Roll up and cut into about 1/2 inch pieces and place in pan with the brown sugar mixture.  Cover and let rise to double in size.  Bake at 375 degrees for about 20 minutes or till golden brown on top.  Remove from oven and turn upside down in another container so that your frosting is on top.

(Dissolve 2 1/4 tsp (or 1 pkg.) yeast in 1/2 cup warm water and set aside.)

In a large mixing bowl combine:

2 1/2 cups milk:  scalded
Add 1/4 cup sugar and 2 tsp salt.  Stir and cool to warm.
Add dissolved yeast mixture and 2 cups of flour and mix well. (I use an electric mixer.)
Add 4 1/2 cups more flour and 3 cups shredded cheddar cheese.
Knead until smooth.
Place in greased bowl and brush top with melted butter.
Cover and let rise until double.
Punch down and knead 30 times and let rise again.
Punch down and knead 30 times again, and put in pans.
Let rise again.
Makes 3 loaves.  (I like to make one loaf, one 12 cup pan of dinner rolls,
and one large pan of cinnamon rolls.)
Bake loaf (loaves) in a 375 degree oven for 50 minutes, or until firm and bottom is brown.
(Makes delicious toast.)
For dinner rolls or cinnamon rolls bake 15 to 20 minutes at same tem

1/2 cup each of chopped onion, celery, and green pepper

1/2 cup catsup

2 Tbs. sugar

2 Tbs. mustard

1 Tbs. vinegar

Salt

Simmer all together for 30 minutes and serve on hamburger buns.