Corn Chowder

Many years ago, I started making corn chowder on cold wintery days when we were housebound. I always made a loaf of oatbread to go along with it. The two recipes go hand in hand. My family loves this combination and I've made it virtually unchanged all these years.

3 small potatoes peeled and cut in pieces
1 medium onion diced
2 stalks of celery chopped with leaves
3 tablespoons butter
2 tablespoons flour
1 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon white pepper
1 1/2 cups boiling water
1 chicken bouillon cube
2 cups milk
1 tin cream style corn
1 cup frozen corn or tinned corn
2 tablespoons fresh parsley chopped fine

In a large, heavy saucepan melt butter and add onion and celery. Stir and fry gently over medium heat. Add 1/2 cups boiling water and bouillon cube. Add diced potatoes. Season with salt and pepper. Cook uncovered until potatoes appear done by piercing with fork. Add 2 cups milk mixed with flour. Blend soup to ive it a refined texture. Serve hot. Garnish with fresh minced parsley.

Cinnabon Buns

I have been trying to perfect my cinnamon bun recipe for quite some time. This is the best recipe I've used and it's my family's favourite.

Dough

1 cup warm milk
2 eggs
1/3 cup butter melted
4 1/2 cups bread flour
1 teaspoon salt
1/2 cup white sugar
2 1/2 teaspoons bread machine yeast

Filling

2 cups brown sugar
5 tablespoons ground cinnamon
2/3 cup butter

Cream cheese icing

1 (3 ounce) package cream cheese
1/4 cup butter, softened
1 1/2 cups confectioner's sugar
1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
1/8 teaspoon salt

Place the dough ingredients in the pan of the bread machine in the order recommended by the manufacturer. Select dough cycle and press start.

After the dough has doubled in sie, turn it out onto a lightly floured surface, cover and let rest for 10 minutes in a small bowl, combine brown sugar and cinnamon.

Roll dough into a 16 x 21 inch rectangle. Spread dough with filling. Roll up dough and cut into 12 rolls. Place rolls in a lightly greased 9 x 13 inch baking pan. Cover and let rise until nearly doubled, about 30 minutes. Meanwhile, preheat oven to 400 degrees.

Bake rolls until golden brown, about 15 minutes. While rolls are baking, make the icing spread on warm rolls before serving.