Recipes from this morning's show :)

BAKED ZITI

SEMI-HOMEMADE YEAST ROLLS

SUGAR COOKIE BUTTER DUMP CAKE

BAKED ZITI

½ medium onion, chopped

1 T. olive oil

2 gloves garlic, minced

1 lb. ground sirloin

1 (26-ounce) jar tomato & basil pasta sauce  (I use Bertolli)

¾ t. salt, divided

1 (16-ounce) box ziti

3 T. all-purpose flour

3 T. real butter

3 cups whole milk

1 cup grated Parmesan cheese

½ t. pepper

1 (8-ounce) package shredded mozzarella cheese

Cook pasta according to the directions; drain and pour pasta back into the pot in which it was cooked and set aside.  Meanwhile, sauté’ chopped onion in hot oil in a large skillet over medium high heat for 5 minutes.  Add garlic and sauté 1 minute.  Add beef to the onion and garlic mixture, stirring often, until the beef is browned.   Drain beef and stir in sauce and salt and set aside.    In another small skillet, melt butter and whisk in the flour until smooth, thick and bubbly.  This will take just a few minutes.  Make sure your heat isn’t too high and whisk in the milk then and Parmesan cheese and the remaining salt and pepper to the flour mixture.   Pour this sauce over the ziti and stir until it’s evenly coated.    Transfer the pasta mix to a lightly greased 13x9 pan.  Top evenly with the beef and sauce mixture and sprinkle evenly with mozzarella cheese.  Bake at 350 for 20-25 minutes or until cheese is melted.   Let it rest for 10 minutes before serving.

SEMI-HOMEMADE YEAST ROLLS

7 frozen yeast rolls (I use Rhodes or Kroger brand)

3 tablespoons butter, melted

Course-ground salt

2 tablespoon fresh rosemary, chopped

1 teaspoon garlic salt

Spray an iron skillet with Pam, and place yeast rolls 2 inches apart in the skillet.  Spray a piece of saran wrap or Press-n-Seal with Pam and cover rolls.  Let them rise for 3 hours.  Brush gently with most of the butter and sprinkle next 3 ingredients over the rolls.  Bake at 350 for 15 to 20 minutes.  Remove from oven and brush them with a little more butter.

SUGAR COOKIE BUTTER DUMP COOKIES

1 (14-ounce) can cookie butter (you can find this on the peanut butter aisle)

1 (14-ounce) can sweetened condensed milk

3 eggs

1 teaspoon cinnamon

1 package Better Crocker Sugar Cookie Mix

¾ cup real butter, melted

Preheat the oven to 350.  Mix together the first 4 ingredients for about 2 minutes with a hand mixer or whisk.  Pour into a greased 13x9-baking dish.  Next sprinkle the dry cookie mix evenly over the cookie batter the drizzle with the melted butter.  Bake for 35 minutes.  Let them cool completely before serving.