Abby’s Recipe Corner

The mysterious Abby speaks!

As a firm believer that a woman’s place is in the home, I thought I would post a few recipes. As you may know, we don’t eat meat and we try to eat a low-sodium diet (thanks, Mom, for the blood pressure gene). Here are two favs:

Whole wheat dinner rolls:
1/2 cup whole wheat flour
1 1/2 cups white unbleached flour
1 envelope rapid rise yeast (the yeast do not suffer)
1/4 tsp. salt
1 T sugar
2 T unsalted butter
1/2 cup skim milk
1 egg, beaten and divided in half

Combine the wheat flour, sugar, yeast and salt in a large bowl. Mix the butter and milk in a bowl and microwave until butter is melted. Add milk and butter to bowl and mix for 2 minutes.

Add 1/2 egg and 1/2 cup flour and beat two more minutes. Mix in remaining 1 cup flour by hand. Knead 10-20 times. Put oil on your hands and form dough into a ball. Cover with plastic wrap and let sit for 10 minutes (or refrigerate up to 24 hours).

Punch down dough and divide into 12 equal pieces. Spray muffin pan with cooking spray. Divide each piece into three pieces and roll into balls. Place 3 balls in each cup. (If desired, brush rolls with melted butter). Let rise in warm draft-free place for 45 minutes. Bake in 375 degree oven for 15-20 minutes. Yum!

Avocado Pasta
The avocado is a nutritional powerhouse!
8 oz. multi-grain pasta
1/4 cup shredded parmesan cheese
1 ripe avodaco
1 T olive oil

Cook pasta according to directions. Chop avodaco (cut avocado in half; remove pit; with a table knife cut into pieces without cutting through skin; then use spoon to remove the pieces). Toss everything together (microwave if you want your cheese a little melted).