Show The SunNpws 14 Wednesday December 181991 Time to make some of those holiday treats At this time of year we begin to look for ideas to add special touches to our holiday celebrations Consider yeast breads they can be both decorative and delicious Discover the satisfaction of creating your own holiday breads to share with family and friends Use one recipe for a rich tender dough that’s easy to handle The basic dough can be formed into a variety of shapes Carol Stevens of Red Star Yeast has selected traditional several holiday shapes They vary in diffiThe Easy Christmas Tree culty and the Cane Twists are for the The Filled Candy Cane amateur could be considered intermediate while Christmas Tree and Pinwheels will challenge even the most experienced baker The recipe can be made using an electric mixer or the dough can be developed in an automatic bread machine amounts Ingredients remain the same Rich Refrigerator Dough pkg RED STAR Active Dry Yeast 3 to cups bread flour lsp salt 13 cup sugar 2 eggs 12 cup water 13 cup shortening (may be solid shortening margarine oil or butler) Mixer method In a large mixer bowl combine cups bread flour yeast sugar and salt mix well Heat water and butter until very warm Add to flour mixture Add eggs Blend at low speed until moistened beat 3 minutes at medium speed By hand gradually stir in enough remaining flour to make a soft dough The dough must then be chilled to make it easy to handle Placed in a greased plastic bag and flatten into a one inch thick disk Allow dough to rest for 10 minutes before placing in refrigerator or freezer If refrigerating the dough will need to be punched down several times until it becomes completely cold - about 6 to 12 hours Dough in the freezer will not need to be punched down and may be kept frozen 4 to 6 weeks The ideal method for thawing is to move the frozen dough from the freezer to the refrigerator after it has thawed bring it to room temperature It can be thawed at room temperature or even for very short intervals in the microwave using automatic defrost setting It can then be shaped allowed to rise and to recipe direcbaked according tions The longest winning streak in professional football belonged to the Bears of They Chicago were undefeated for 17 games You can outsmart stress Outsmarting Stress There’s no magic way to beat stress but there are some common sense approaches The first and foremost would be to relax You can add to the list but here are some ideas for helping you to slow down: Take up a hobby Whether knitting gardening or just puttering do something that relaxes If you’re more stressed out after working on your hobby find something else to od you Soak in the bathtub while you read a good book Do something occasionally that breaks the routine and gives you a lift Laugh at yourself and your world Get a massage Do something for someone else Keep it simple Try to maintain a circle of close friends This will provide the same sort of compassion as your best childhood pals did Enhance your spiritual side Whether from organized religion or inward resources spirituality can enhance your life Takeanap Sleep isan essential ingredient in rejuvenating your body Practice relaxation every day Blue Utah Cross & Blue Shield of Easy Christmas Tree On lightly floured surface roll or pat dough into a triangle 10 inches wide at bottom and 12 inches high Place on greased cookie sheet With scissors make 2 diagonal cuts in the base of the tree to form the Make 4 diagonal cuts on trunk Cover each side to form branches Let rise about 30 minutes Combine egg and tablespoon water brush coffeecake Sprinkle decoPlace a rator’s sugar on branches candied cherry half at the end of each branch Bake at 375 degrees for 15 to 20 minutes until golden brown remove from cookie sheet Cool Larger Christmas Tree Roll or pat dough into a triangle 10 inches wide at the bottom and 12 inches high Place on greased cookie sheet Using scissors to form branches make 10 diagonal cuts on each side to within one half inch of the center Trim excess dough from lowest branch Divide excess dough into three equal pieces Roll each piece into a thin strip Braid about 14 inches in length the three strips to use as the tree trunk Combine egg and tablespoon water to make a glaze Spread enter of tree with glaze before placing the braid on the tree Use a small amount of glaze on the end of each branch Turn end of each branch upward to form a circle Place a candied cherry on each circle Cover Let rise in warm place about 30 minutes Brush entire surface with egg glaze Bake at 375 for 5 to 20 minutes Remove from cookie sheet Cool Filled Candy Cane On lightly floured surface roll dough to a 15 x 10 inch rectangle Combine egg and tablespoon water to make a glaze Brush rectangle with the glaze Combine 2 cup packed brown sugar 2 teaspoons cinnamon and 12 cup pecans spread over dough to within 34 inch of edges Starting with longer side roll up tightly Pinch edge to seal Place seam side down on greased cookie sheet bend roll to form cane shape Cover Let rise about 30 minutes With very sharp knife or razor blade make diagonal slits through one dough layer Bake at 375 degrees for 25 to 30 minutes until golden brown Remove from cookie sheet cool Decorate with powdered sugar glaze Classifieds Work! Call Call 9 1 Around the State In the entrance to Delta High School people are greeted by a set of ponds with waterfalls and foliage The pools held eight large goldfish which had been purchased by art teacher Frank Thomas Last week somebody took a can of gasoline and dumped the contents into the pond killing all of the fish A reward of $50 is being offered by Thomas for namesand conviction of those responsible Thomas was one of two artists used by the US Army to document the Gulf Ward When he returned home to Delta he went to California to purchase the exotic colorful fish for Delta High |