How do you make perfect sweet sticky rice?

Making do with no power on a Sunday afternoon, or how I saved my Rhodes Frozen Dinner Rolls.

To make a short story long.  Here is the saga that continues regarding this treat called "Amish Friendship Bread"…although I wonder how something that contains vanilla instant pudding from a box comes from a people that don't cling to modern ways…  This particular recipe comes complete with cinnamon sugar sprinkled on top and used instead of flour in the greased pan, which, as it bakes, creates a bit of a crunchy surface, surrounding the uber moist flesh of the bread.  Once you start making the batter, the house is filled with a delicious aroma, akin to scent that comes from making Snickerdoodles.  Don't you want some yet?   On our way to CHA, Monday January 25th, 2010, Megan and I went to pick up Teresa, who was hitching a ride.  (The trip is so much nicer if you can use the carpool lane so we forced her to join us!)  While loading the car, she brought out this small loaf of some sort of sweet-looking bread, which we promptly packed into our bag of snacks and didn't see it again until we were on our way home on Wednesday.  I nibbled on the bread, but decided to save a little for the family to try when I got home.  I think that it was a couple of days later that Teresa showed up on my doorstep with a gallon size Ziploc baggie with some sort

 For some reason, when we do cookies for the holidays, the baking gets out of control!  Megan is a crazy baking machine!  She started baking early Saturday morning, baked through the day, when I stepped in and helped to decorate, then we were delivering them into the night.  After we made up the planned boxes and plates, we ended up with dozens of cookies left.  Then I discovered that Scott had ALSO ordered cookies from the YW Camp Valentine Cookie Fund-raiser…3 of them, and they are GINORMOUS!…I suggested and with Megan's agreement, that it might be nice to take some of the cookies to our respective Relief Society meetings, rather than leave them all at home where we would eventually have to eat them.  Susie also brought some cookies and the ladies were all excited for a little sugar to accompany the sweet lesson given by Tiffany.  As per request, here is the recipe again, this time with a Valentine theme! Aunt Margy's Sugar Cookies (Good for decorating!) 1 cup all vegetable shortening 1 1/4 cups sugar 3 eggs 1 Tablespoon vanilla 3 cups sifted flour 3 teaspoons baking powder 1 1/4 teaspoons salt Cream sugar and shortening.  Beat in eggs and vanilla.  Sift flour, baking powder and salt; add to creamed mixture.  The dough will be soft and a little sticky.  Refrigerate, overnight is preferred.  It is much easier to work with the

I am taking a little break to update you on the state of the kitchen…and "The Dinner Roll Project".  As some of you know, I posted my ambitious plan to bake AT LEAST 300 rolls for our ward's Christmas party on Saturday.  Since I am cooking a turkey tomorrow, there would be no time to bake them all tomorrow.  Besides, I have found that while the very best way to serve Rhodes Dinner Rolls is hot out of the oven, they are almost…about 96.5% as good the next day.  So here is my progress at 9:45am:   I have the first batch about 15 minutes away from baking. There are almost 8 bags set out and thawing…counting the ones rising in the oven. I found out that two of the big cookie/cake roll pans I am using will not fit in my oven, but they will be just fine with the defrosting process.  I will have to put off baking my raspberry muffins for about an hour. I am anticipating the smell of warm bread in my house! I am also excited because I may actually get to keep working on those cards that Deb (Pinecone Press) is expecting sometime today…this should make Deb happy as well! Back to baking!  Don't forget to make your prediction for a chance to win some FREE Rhodes Frozen Bread Dough coupons!!!

 I have this crazy idea that I am a super baker, and if I do this right, I should be able to bake 300 or so Rhodes Frozen Dinner Rolls for the ward's Christmas party on Saturday, Friday…all by myself.  I have this all planned out: 5:30am – Take out 2 bags of 36 count dinner rolls and place them on sprayed cookie sheets; spray plastic wrap and cover.  Let rise for 3 – 4 hours.  Bake, one pan at a time, each for 15 minutes.  (The baking for this should start by 9:00 – 9:30am) 6:30am – Take out 2 bags of 36 count dinner rolls and place them on sprayed cookie sheets; spray plastic wrap and cover.  Let rise for 3 – 4 hours.  Bake, one pan at a time, each for 15 minutes.  (The baking for this should start by 10:00 – 10:30am) 7:30 am – Take out 2 bags of 36 count dinner rolls and place them on sprayed cookie sheets; spray plastic wrap and cover.  Let rise for 3 – 4 hours.  Bake, one pan at a time, each for 15 minutes.  (The baking for this should start by 11:00 – 11:30am) 8:30am – Take out 2 bags of 36 count dinner rolls and place them on sprayed cookie sheets; spray plastic wrap and cover.  Let rise for 3 – 4 hours.  Bake, one pan