stuffed french toast

Filling
8oz cream cheese
1tsp vanilla
1/2c strawberries
Mix together with hand mixer. slice texas toast pieces on the side to form a pocket. Stuff with 1-2tbsp of filling, dredge in the coating:
5 eggs
1pint heavy cream
1c milk
1tsp vanilla
1tbsp sugar
1tsp cinnamon
Mix it all together, cook on a griddle after dredging. Top with whipped cream (i like heavy cream blended with powdered sugar to hold its form) and strawberries and enjoy!

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Amazingly delicious Donuts

This little gem came along in from my tire-less search for homemade donuts. My motto has always been try and cook everything at least once. If it doesnt work out, go with store bought. If it was ok, make it better. Heres my better. :) First off, Ill tell you my original, super easy recipe.
1tube refrigerator biscuits
1c powdered sugar
1tsp vanilla
milk
oil
flatten and hole out your biscuits, fry em up in hot oil, then let em drain on a cooling rack. Mix the powdered sugar and vanilla then add milk a tsp at a time til desired thickness. Dip your donuts and go to town!
   Ive used this "recipe" forever. My mom taught it to me. Alas, I had no biscuits one day, and thought "I can make donuts!" The first time, I made a biscuit recipe from the better homes and gardens cook book, then proceeded as above. They werent bad. Tasted like old fashioned donuts. But of course I thought, "I can do better!" And this is what I found
3 1/2c flour
2pkg yeast
3/4c milk
3/4c sugar
1/4c butter
1/2tsp salt
2 eggs
mix milk, sugar, butter and salt on stovetop til its all melted (micro works to, just take it out every 20 seconds and stir) In a seperate bowl combine 1 3/4c flour and yeast. Add eggs to butter mixture then add wet mix to dry, and mix on low for 30 seconds. Beat on high for 2 minutes. Add remaining flour and knead 4-5min.  Let rise 1hr, roll and cut into donut shape. Rise again 45min, then fry in oil. Top with the powdered sugar mix above or whatever else you might like :)

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Pizza crust. Or breadsticks. Whatever floats your boat

2 1/4tsp yeast
1c luke warm water
2tbsp oil
2 1/2c flour
1/2tsp garlic powder
1tbsp honey
1/2tsp onion powder
a pinch of basil
Let the yeast sit in the water 5-10min til yeast is dissolved.  Add the rest of the ingredients, roll into a crust, add your favorite toppings, and bake at 450* for 12minutes.
For Breadsticks, roll them like you would a pizza crust (just a bit thicker) cover with butter, garlic and/or italian seasoning, and mozzerella cheese and bake.
I like to double the dough to make both :)

The greatest rolls EVER! I mean EVER!

Came across a roll recipe, claiming to taste like Golden Corral rolls.  Well, they werent quite up to par with Golden Corral.  Ive changed and tested and changed again, and this is what Ive come up with :) Also, keep in mind my instructions are for a bread machine. Feel free to alter for hand mixed
1/4c warm water
2 1/2tsp yeast
1c scalded milk
1/4c +2tsp REAL butter (margarine works too, but Ive found butter to be better)
1/3c sugar
1tsp salt
1egg, beaten
4c flour
2tbsp honey
Pour water in bread maker, sprinkle with yeast. Melt sugar and butter in scalded milk. Once dissolved, add to water mixture. add Salt and beaten egg. Add flour, and finish off with honey.  After the machine beeps, flour your hands and form rolls, placing them on a greased cookie sheet. Let rise for 30-40 minutes, then bake at 350* for 30 minutes, or until the tops are golden brown. Brush with butter while still warm.