Lion House Dinner Rolls

Ingredients:
2 cups warm water
2/3 cup nonfat dry milk
2 T dry yeast
1/4 cup sugar
2 tsp salt
1/3 cup butter
1 egg
5 to 5 1/2 cups flour
Vegetable oil

Directions:

• In large bowl or mixer, combine water and milk powder until milk dissolves
• Add yeast, sugar, salt, butter, egg, and 2 cups flour
• Mix on low speed until ingredients are wet, then for 2 minutes at medium speed
• Add 2 more cups flour
• Mix on low speed until wet, then medium speed for 2 minutes
• Add about 1/2 cup more flour - dough should be soft, not overly sticky or stiff
• Scrape dough off sides of bowl and pour about 1 T vegetable oil all around sides of bowl
• Turn the dough over to coat in oil, cover with plastic, and let rise until double in size
• Sprinkle flour on cutting board or counter
• Place dough on floured surface and flip over, so dough is floured on both sides
• Gently flatten dough to about 1 inch thick
• With rolling pin, roll out to rectangle about 18 inches x 8 inches and 1/4 inch thick
• Brush top of dough with melted butter
• Cut lengthwise into two 4-inch strips, then cut strips into 2-inch-wide pieces
• Gently roll each piece from one short end, with butter on inside
• Place each piece on parchment-lined pan with other short end down on the paper
• Cover with plastic and let rise until double in size
• Bake at 375 for 15-18 minutes
• Brush immediately with melted butter
• Serve warm with honey-butter
  

Apple Syrup

Ingredients:
1 cup sugar
2 T corn starch
1/2 tsp cinnamon
2 cups apple juice
1/4 cup butter
1/2 T lemon juice

Directions:

• Mix sugar, corn starch, and cinnamon in saucepan
  
• Add apple juice and lemon juice
• Bring to a boil and cook for one minute
• Lower heat and add butter, cooking until melted
  

Lemon Pancakes

Ingredients:
1 cup flour
1/3 cup sugar
1 1/2 tsp baking powder
1/2 tsp baking soda
1/4 tsp salt
3/4 cup sour cream
1/3 cup milk
1/4 cup fresh lemon juice
3 T unsalted butter, melted
1 egg
1 1/2 tsp vanilla
Grated zest from 2 lemons
1 cup berries (optional)

Directions:

• Mix dry ingredients in a large bowl (except lemon zest)
  
• Whisk wet ingredients together in a separate bowl
• Pour wet ingredients over dry ingredients and gently whisk together
• Fold in lemon zest (and berries)
  
• Cook pancakes on preheated griddle
  

Creme Brulee French Toast

Ingredients:
1/2 cup butter
1 cup packed brown sugar
2 T corn syrup
1 loaf Texas Toast bread (extra thick)
5 eggs
1 1/2 cups half & half
1/4 tsp salt
1 tsp vanilla
pancake syrup

Directions:

• In saucepan, melt butter, brown sugar, and corn syrup, stirring constantly
• Pour mixture onto large, greased cookie sheet and spread evenly
• Place about 12 slices of bread in a single layer on the pan
• Mix together eggs, cream, salt, and vanilla
• Spoon mixture over each piece of bread
• Cover and refrigerate overnight
• Bake uncovered at 350 for 30 minutes
• Serve, sugary side up, with syrup