Copycat Kings Hawaiian Bread

ingredients needed - 

2 (.25 ounce) envelopes active dry yeast

1/2 cup warm water 

3 eggs

1 cup pineapple juice

1/2 cup water

3/4 cup white sugar

1/2 teaspoon ground ginger

1 teaspoon vanilla extract

1/2 cup butter, melted

6 cups flour

Sprinkle yeast over warm water in a mixing bowl.  Let sit 10 minutes.

Add eggs, juice, water, sugar, ginger, vanilla, and butter.  Mix well.

Gradually add flour until dough forms.  Let dough rise in a warm place for 1 hour.

Separate dough into three sections and form into round loaves.  Place in lightly greased cake pans and let rise again in a warm place for 30-45 minutes. 

Bake at 350 for 25-30 minutes.  Brush tops of loaves with butter if desired. 

Enjoy!

Quick Lunch from the Garden

I'm getting an abundant harvest right now from my cherry tomato plant.

So I decided to use some up at lunch today by scaling down my 

One Pot Pasta recipe into a single lunch portion. 

The original recipe calls for 12 oz. of linguine and 12 oz. of tomatoes.

I took that 1 to 1 ratio and used 1 cup of small pasta and 1 cup of tomatoes.

I scaled down the other ingredients, covered it all with water,

and boiled for ten minutes.

It was tasty!

Summer Morning in the Garden