Easter Bread from my Italian Momma

1/2 cup of milk. ( I used 1% )
1/2 cup of sugar ( I used monk fruit)
1 tsp salt
1/2 cup shortening
Grated peel of 2 lemons or oranges
2 pks of active dry yeast
1/2 cup of warm water
2 eggs at room temp
4 1/2 cup of all purpose flour
egg wash
colors sprinkles


Scald milk and then add sugar, shortening , salt and fruit peel. Cool to luke warm.
Sprinkle yeast on warm water and stir to dissolve. Ounce your yeast is activated add milk mixture and both eggs and mix to combine.   Add 2 1/2 cups of flour  to a bowl on mixer with a dough hook attached, Add milk mixture  and combine until dough begins to form and add the remaining flour a little at a time until combined . KEEP IN MIXER AND KNEEED IN MIXER FOR 5 MINS or you you can knead on a floured  surface. Place dough in a old bowl and place in a warm place for one hour , Punch down and either place in2  loaf pans or make into braid  and cover for another half hour to rise. Pre-heat oven to 375  . Brush with egg wash and add sprinkles' and bake for 20 mins
after bread is done remove from oven and remove from pans and cool completely,
Make a glaze with powered sugar and milk ( I use powdered monk fruit and water ) and glaze bread.


In video I halved this recipe and made I loaf . If you get 14 slices it come to 3 sp on Blue if you get 12 slices its 4 sp on blue

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Mini Chocolate Loaf

1 banana mashed                                            1/2 tsp instant coffee

1 egg                                                                1 heaping tbsp of NF Greek yogurt

1/4 cup of AP flour                                          1 tsp vanilla extract

1 tsp baking powder                                         1/2 tsp cinnamon 

1/2 tsp salt

1 1/2 tsp unsweetened special dark cocoa powder

1 1/2 tbsp of monk fruit sweetener

 

Preheat oven to 350 degrees

spray your mini loaf pan with non-stick spray

Combine all ingredients and mix well and pour into prepared pan and bake for 25 mins and check with a toothpick for doneness. Cool for 10 mins and remove from pan and place on a wire rack to cool completely. Very moist. 

WW Smart pointsPoints: 3 sp on Blue and Purple and 5 on Green 

Trader Joes Quick Stir Fry

TJ  Veggie Fried Rice  1 1/4 cup.     6 points
  TJ Soycutash.  1/2 cup.  0 points
8 Chicken Cilantro Wontons.  3 points
2 tbsp soy sauce
1 tsp squirt ginger
1 tsp of garlic

Add 1 tsp oil olive to a hot pan. Add frozen rice and soycutsh and cook for 4-5 mins. Add wontons and soy sauce, ginger and garlic and cook until heated through. You can add seasons of choice  and possibly peanuts  and even a scrambled egg.

Total points  9 smarts points on Blue

Eggplant Caponata

 Ingredients
 Eggplant– 1 (1 1/2 pound), cut into 1/2″ cubes. Also, it could be peeled.) 
 Olive Oil– 1/4 cup.
 Onion- 1 medium diced.
 red bell pepper diced
 Garlic- 2 cloves chopped.
 Celery- 1 cup chopped.
 Green Olives– 1/3 cup chopped. Preferably Sicilian or Italian olives.
 Diced Tomatoes– 1 14-15 ounce can or 1 3/4 cup chopped. Using canned tomatoes allows us to use the juice. However, you could add a bit of tomato sauce or paste to your fresh tomatoes instead. 
Red Wine Vinegar– 3 tablespoons.
 Capers  – 1 1/2 tablespoons. 
Italian Seasonings as needed.
I added some whole baby carrots to take any acid taste away

Heat the olive oil in a large skillet until hot. Add eggplant and cook for approx 5-7 mins. Add onion, pepper, celery, and garlic and cook for approx 15 mins.  Add  the remainder of the ingredients and cook for 20 mins and has thickened

Meatballs with Sunday Gravy

1 lb of ground beef I used the 85/15
2 slices of bread I used the 647.             1/4 cup of 1 % milk
1 cup of Parmesan cheese
2 eggs
1 tsp dried basil
1 tbsp dried parsley
fresh black pepper
1 and 1/2 tbsp fresh garlic


Add your milk to your bread and combine. Add meat and the rest of the ingredients and combine well but do not over mix. Roll into balls. I get 25 balls. Place on a grease cookie sheet and bake @ 400 degrees for 15 mins and add to sauce.
If you get 25 meat balls they will be 2 sp each on the blue plan

To Make your sauce
2  28 cans of crushed tomatoes
1 3 oz can of tomato paste
1 16 oz can of beef broth
2 tbsp of chopped garlic
carrots
salt/pepper


Combine all ingredients  and mix well. Add browned meat like pork country ribs, Italian sausage and meatballs. Cook all togeher for approx 2- 3 hours on a low simmer
I count this sauce as zero in my world

Baked Pumpkin Oat Protein Bars

Dry Ingredients

1 1/2 cup of rolled old fashioned oats
1 1/2 cup of quick oats
1 tsp ground cinnamon
1 tsp pumpkin pie spice
1/2 cup Lakato Monkfruit Sweetener
2 scoops of Devotion Nutrition Angel food cake protein powder

    WET Ingredients
15oz can pure pumpkin
1/4 cup of egg beaters or 2 large eggs
1 medium banana mashed
 1 tsp vanilla extract
1 cup unsweetened vanilla almond milk

combine dry ingredients.
Combine wet ingredients and mix with the dry ingredients
place in a greased 9x13 pan ( I topped mine with Lily Chocolate chips)
 and bake @ 350 degrees for 25 mins and check with a toothpick
It makes 12 bars for 2 sp each on Blue or 24 mini bars for 1 sp on blue
on Purple when you make 12 bars it 0 point for 1 and up to 4 bars for 1 sp
on Green when you make 12 bars 1 bar is 2 sp and 2 bars is 5 sp 3 bars 7sp

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