ozzie rolls

There's a group of restaurants in northern Virginia, that makes these wonderful Ozzie rolls. Fried balls of bread, kind of like a little doughnut, or a tiny beignet, served with whipped butter and poppy seeds. They're best served hot, and they're even better with a dab of sugar.

I've altered and combined a couple of recipes to come up with this:

almost Ozzie Rolls

In a bowl, add:

• 2 cups bread flour
• 2 tsp instant dry yeast

In a separate bowl combine the following in mixer using paddle attachment:

• 1 1/2 cups water
• 1/2 cup sugar
• 2 eggs
• 1 tsp salt
• 1 can evaporated milk

When mixed, slowly incorporate the flour/yeast mixture and beat until smooth, then add:

• 1/4 cup butter, unsalted, room temperature

On the mixer change to the hook attachment. While beating on medium speed, slowly add:

• 5 3/8 cup bread flour

add the last cup of flour 1-2 Tbsp at a time. The dough will be come smooth and elastic and will begin to knead itself on the sides of the bowl. Continue for approximately 5 minutes. Shape dough into a ball.

Spray another bowl with nonstick cooking spray or lightly coat with oil. Place dough in bowl and toss gently to coat dough ball with oil. Cover with wax paper, then a towel and place in warm dry place to rise for 2 hours.

Turn out dough onto a lightly floured surface and roll out until 1/4 inch thickness. Cut into 1 1/2 inch squares and fry in 350Degree oil to approximately 3 minutes, turning frequently.

Remove from oil and drain on rack or paper towels.

Serve hot, with whipped butter. They're also good with powdered sugar or cinnamon sugar. I like them with Nutella.

a southern breakfast

Creamy sausage gravy with petite butter biscuits.

Comfort food, yummy and fattening, just what I need. Well, not the fattening part anyway. Many years ago, my first attempt at a sausage gravy, ended in disaster. This one came out pretty good.

Recipes:

Sawmill Gravy from Alton Brown

My Changes

• Used butter to make the roux as the sausage did not yield enough fat

Biscuits from Paula Deen

My Changes

• Brushed butter on top of biscuits prior to baking.
• Baked in Cake pan, as I have no skillet.

No pictures as it was gone before I could find the camera, but I think I'll make it again.