Butterhorns Aka Rugelach / Rugulach / Snails / Schnecken

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Ingredients:

• 1 cup butter at room temp
• 8 ounces cream cheese at room temp
• 2 teaspoons granulated sugar
• 2 cups flour
• 1 egg white beaten with
• 1 tablespoon water for glazing
• granulated sugar for sprinkling
• 1 cup walnuts or 1 cup pecans finely chopped
• 1/2 cup brown sugar firmly packed
• 1 teaspoon cinnamon

Steps:

• Cream butter
• cream cheese
• and sugar until soft
• Sift in the flour and mix to make a soft dough
• Divide dough into 4 equal balls
• flatten each one and wrap in wax paper
• Refrigerate for at least 30 minutes
• Make the filling by mixing all ingredients in a small bowl
• Preheat oven to 375
• Working with one disk of dough at a time
• roll thinly on a lightly floured surface into a circle
• about 9 in diameter
• Brush the surface with the egg white glaze and sprinkle the dough with 1/4 of the filling
• Slice the dough with a sharp knife or pizza cutter into quarters and then each quarter into 4 equal sections
• to form 16 triangles
• Starting from the base of each triangle
• roll up to form spirals
• You can curve them into crescents if you like
• Continue with the other 3 disks of dough
• Place on baking sheets and brush with egg white glaze
• Sprinkle lightly with granulated sugar
• Bake until just golden
• about 10 minutes
• For 32 extra large butterhorns
• divide the dough in half instead of fourths and roll each disk into a 12 inch circle and use half the filling
• Continue as above but bake for 15-20 minutes

Crowd Pleasing Light Oat Bread Bread Machine

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Ingredients:

• 1 1/4 cups water
• 2 tablespoons margarine
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 3 cups all-purpose flour
• 1/2 cup rolled oats
• 2 tablespoons brown sugar
• 1 1/2 teaspoons active dry yeast

Steps:

• Place all the ingredients in the order listed or according to the bread machine manufacturers
• Select the light setting

Spicy Thai Noodle Salad

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Ingredients:

• 1 lb soba noodles
• 3 tablespoons sesame oil the oil is strong don't add more
• 4 tablespoons canola oil
• 6 tablespoons honey
• 6 tablespoons soy sauce
• 4 tablespoons balsamic vinegar
• 3 tablespoons rice wine vinegar
• 1 1/2 teaspoons cayenne
• 1 tablespoon grated fresh ginger
• 5 red bell peppers sliced thin and long
• 4 cups peas frozen works fine
• 16 green onions
• 1 1/2 cups honey roasted peanuts leave whole
• 1 1/2 cups cilantro chopped coarse
• 2 limes cut in wedges for garnish

Steps:

• Cook pasta in a large pot of salted water Check cooking directions
• soba noodles can cook literally in minutes Drain pasta well Let pasta dry a bit or water on the pasta will dilute the dressing
• Whisk sesame oil
• canola oil
• honey
• soy sauce
• vinegars
• ginger and cayenne in a small bowl to blend
• Season with salt
• Heat a few tablespoons of dressing in saute pan over medium high heat be careful
• dressing can burn easily
• Add peppers to pan for about 2 - 3 minutes to ligtly soften
• they should still be crunchy
• Add all other ingredients to pasta along with remaining dressing Mix salad well
• you will probably need to use your hands
• Garnish with lime wedges
• Serve right away or chill as long as overnight
• Add peas shortly before serving If you add them too early they will turn a lovely shade of grey