Homemaking on the Homestead

  I love these pumpkin cinnamon rolls!! I hope you do to. A great fall time treat! :) This recipe makes 2 9x13 pans or 1 large jelly roll pan. If that is more than you want the recipe can be cut in half.  Pumpkin Cinnamon Rolls Crystal Miller   2/3 cup milk ¼ cup butter (half of a stick or cube) 1 cup pumpkin puree ¼ cup honey 1 t salt 2 eggs 1 T yeast 5 1/4 cups to 6 cups flour** Butter Brown sugar Cinnamon **Options: you can use half white flour and half whole wheat flour   In a sauce pan combine milk and butter.  Heat until the milk is hot and the butter almost melted. Pour the milk/butter combination in the bowl of a Kitchen Aid or Bosch mixer.  Let this cool to lukewarm.  Add the pumpkin pure, honey, salt, eggs and yeast.  Stir until well mixed.  Add flour and mix until the dough is no longer sticking to the sides of your bowl but is still soft and pliable.  Let this sit and rise for 30 to 45 minutes.   Turn the mixer back on t...

Hello Friends! You would think that between retirement and quarantine I'd have lots of time to update my blog and stay on top of things! I actually don't feel I have lots of extra time. I think that with hubby retired we are doing more things together (around the homestead) and that works for me! :) But I need to keep up here on my blog. In any case, I have been working on getting new videos out on my YouTube channel . I try and post them here so you can keep up with them if you're not subscribed. If you want to be notified when my newest videos come out make sure you subscribe to my channel. I truly appreciate the support! :)  Here are two of my latest videos if you've not seen them... ************************* No Yeast, No Problem! With quarantine many people are giving bread baking a try and yeast is in short supply for many. In this video I'm sharing 3 bread recipes that don't require yeast. https://yout...

I recently made some fantastic banana bread. One of my daughters sent me the recipe and I had very  ripe bananas on hand. It was a perfect way to use them :) Follow the YouTube link below for a quick video and recipe link.  https://youtu.be/WrklD8h2pFk

There are different ways to make bread, by hand, in a stand up type mixer like a Kitchen Aid or in the heavy duty type mixes like a Bosch.  With each of these different methods comes different instructions and kneading and rising, etc..  For starters we will discuss the basic ingredients needed to make bread.  You will need flour, a fat of some kind like oil or butter (I can’t recommend shortening because I think shortening is very bad for you!), yeast of course, you can buy yeast at the grocery store in little packets or a jar or better yet at stores like Costco you can buy it a large 2# bag for additional savings. Yeast can be stored in the freezer or refrigerator after you have opened it, a sweetener, which can be optional but does help the yeast to rise, liquid such as water or milk and salt.  That is all that is required, some recipes may call for an egg or other spices but for basic bread the above is all that is needed.  I think it is ...

   Good Morning Friends!   I am busy this week getting ready to head to California soon for the birth of our grandson. I'm not sure yet just what date we are leaving as babies have a way of coming when they are ready :).  But, my daughter is a few days past her due date so I know it won't be long. I figured the best choice for me was to set up blog posts for the next week or so.  Right now I need to focus on packing, having family stay at the house while we are gone, keeping the animals fed and so forth.  I decided I'd share some of the old favorite recipes from my website. I have plans soon to shut the website down and it will be nice to be able to find the favorites here on my blog.  I made this recipe for my family hundreds of times (or so it seemed :) when they were all home. It was a big family favorite. Whole Wheat Oat Dinner Rolls  ~makes 24 rolls Crystal Miller 2 1/3 cups water 1 cup oa...

I decided to wade into the video world. On Saturday Leanne was making some delicious soup for our dinner and I decided challah bread would go great with it. So my first video is on how to braid a 6 braid challah loaf. In the video I do not show how to make the bread itself. (if you'd like a bread making video.. let me know.. ;) I've posted the recipe below so you can make this bread as well. I enjoyed making the video and would like to do more of them, if anyone would be interested. If you have something you would like to see me do a video on, please let me know! I'm new at this video making thingy and have a lot to learn.. so excuse all the little mistakes.. Ha, ha, ha... ~smile~ But for now.. here is my first video.. Challah - Makes 3 Loaves Crystal Miller 1/3 cup warm water 2 T yeast 1 ½ cups warm water ¼ cup butter ¼ cup olive oil 1 T salt ½ cup sugar 4 eggs 7 to 9 cups flour (white, or half white/half wheat) In a small measurin...