Bless the Lord, O my soul
The rolls freeze well and are delicious sliced and toasted.
(sometimes the glaze drips to the bottom of my toaster oven but it’s worth the mess)
Peach Sweet Rolls
DOUGH
1 cup milk
2/3 cup sugar
1 1/2 tablespoons active dry yeast
1 stick unsalted butter, softened
2 large eggs
1 teaspoon finely grated lemon zest
1/2 teaspoon fine sea salt (I used Kosher)
4 1/4 cups all-purpose flour, (I needed an additional 1/4 cup)
FILLING
One 10-ounce package Frozen peaches, slightly thawed and cut into chunks
1/4 cup plus 2 tablespoons sugar
1 teaspoon cornstarch
GLAZE
3/4 cup confectioners’ sugar
3 tablespoons unsalted butter, melted
1 1/2 tablespoons heavy cream
In a small saucepan, warm the milk over moderately low heat until it’s 95°. Pour the warm milk into the bowl of a standing electric mixer fitted with the dough hook and stir in the sugar and yeast. Let stand until the yeast is foamy, about 5 minutes. Add the softened butter, eggs, grated lemon zest and sea salt. Add the flour and beat at medium speed until a soft dough forms, about 3 minutes. Increase the speed to medium-high and beat until the dough is soft and supple, about 10 minutes longer.
Scrape the dough out onto a lightly floured surface and knead it with your hands 2 or 3 times. Form the dough into a ball and transfer it to a lightly buttered bowl. Cover the dough with plastic wrap and let stand in a warm place until doubled in bulk, 1 to 2 hours.
Line the bottom of a 9-by-13-inch baking pan with parchment paper, allowing the paper to extend up the short sides. Butter the paper and sides of the pan. Turn the dough out onto a lightly floured work surface and, using a rolling pin, roll it into a 10-by-24-inch rectangle.
In a medium bowl, toss the peaches with the sugar and cornstarch. Spread the peach filling evenly over the dough. Tightly roll up the dough to form a 24-inch-long log. Working quickly, cut the log into quarters. Cut each quarter into 4 slices and arrange them in the baking pan,
cut sides up. Scrape any berries and juice from the work surface into the baking pan between the rolls. Cover the rolls and let them rise in a warm place until they are puffy and have filled the baking pan, about 2 hours. (Mine rose in 1 hour)
Preheat the oven to 400°. (I baked at 375 degrees) Bake the rolls for about 25-30 minutes, until they are golden. Transfer the pan to a rack to cool for 30 minutes.
In a small bowl, whisk the confectioners’ sugar with the butter and heavy cream until the glaze is thick and spreadable.
Invert the rolls onto the rack and peel off the parchment paper. Invert the rolls onto a platter. Dollop glaze over each roll and spread with an offset spatula. Serve warm or at room temperature.
100 years ago.
The average life expectancy in the United States was forty-seven.
There were only 8,000 cars in the US and only 144 miles of paved roads.
The maximum speed limit in most cities was ten mph.
The Eiffel Tower was taller than any building in the United States.
A competent accountant could expect to earn $2000 per year, a dentist $2500 per year, a veterinarian between $1500 and $4000 per year, and a mechanical engineer about $5000 per year.
More than 95 percent of all births in the United States took place at home.
Sugar cost four cents a pound.Eggs were fourteen cents a dozen.
Coffee cost fifteen cents a pound.
The five leading causes of death in the U.S. were: 1. Pneumonia and influenza 2. Tuberculosis 3. Diarrhea 4. Heart disease 5. Stroke The American flag had 45 stars. Arizona, Oklahoma, New Mexico, Hawaii and Alaska hadn’t been admitted to the Union yet.
Drive-by-shootings, in which teenage boys galloped down the street on horses and started randomly shooting at houses, carriages, or anything else that caught their fancy, were an ongoing problem in Denver and other cities in the West.
The population of Las Vegas, Nevada was thirty. The remote desert community was inhabited by only a handful of ranchers and their families.
Plutonium, insulin, and antibiotics hadn’t been discovered yet. Scotch tape, crossword puzzles, canned beer, and iced tea hadn’t been invented.
There was no Mother’s Day or Father’s Day.
One in ten U.S. adults couldn’t read or write. Only 6 percent of all Americans had graduated from high school.
Coca-Cola contained cocaine instead of caffeine.
Punch card data processing had recently been developed, and early predecessors of the modern computer were used for the first time by the government to help compile the 1900 census.
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(above photo from sister-in-law Carole, fb page)
Trying to catch up on all of those muscle and bone-wearying chores that come with yard care.
Last spring, our township removed a large tree from the curb edge that had been in decline for several years. In the fall, they took out most of the stump leaving a large mound of wood chips.
i leave you with one last photo from someone who usually (successfully) does many things at one time…
This sweet crochet baby bib is adapted from a vintage pattern and perfect for a toddler. Almost too pretty to use as a bib but adorable to dress up an outfit. Using a pattern from my husband’s, Aunt Marie, I made a crochet baby bib for little Chloe.Continue Reading
Do you like gingerbread? Well, even though there is no ginger in this recipe, these zucchini bars taste just like gingerbread. Perhaps it is the cloves that impart such a pleasant flavor. A thin coating of frosting, lightly spiced with a small amount of ground cloves, make for a very nice bar.
