Moist Deluxe Dark Chocolate Cake Mix(Copycat-Duncan Hines) Recipe

2	cups all-purpose flour
1 3/4	cups sugar
3/4-1	cup cocoa
2	teaspoons baking powder
1	teaspoon baking soda
1/2	teaspoon salt
4	tablespoons vegetable shortening
To make cake
1 1/3	cups water
1/2	cup vegetable oil
3	large eggs

1. Combine flour, sugar,cocoa, baking powder, baking soda, and salt. Now stir to combine. Add shortening, using electric mixer on medium speed to blend the shortening into the dry ingredients. Completely mix shortening until you can't see any chunks. This is the mix which may be kept in a sealed container for several months.
2. To make the cake:.
3. Preheat the oven to 350*F. Grease sides and bottoms of two 9" baking pans, or one 9x13" pan. Lightly flour the greased pans. Blend the dry cake mix(above) with water, oil, and eggs in a large bowl with the mixer at low speed until just moistened. Kick up the speed to medium and mix about 2 more minutes.
4. Pour batter into pans and bake 30-33 minutes for the 9" pans and 35-38 minutes for the 9x13" pan.If you wish to make cupcakes, bake for 19-22 minutes.

Homemade Buns

60 buns

Yeast
2	tablespoons yeast
2	tablespoons sugar
1	cup water
Add
1/4	cup sugar
1 1/2	tablespoons salt
4	cups water
1	cup oil
1 1/2	teaspoons vinegar
13-15	cups flour (white, whole wheat or a mix of each)
1/2	cup wheat germ (optional)

1. Mix Yeast items and let stand in a large bowl (I like my tupperware thatsa bowl!).
2. Knead out until dough is soft and does not stick to your hands.
3. Cover and let rise 45 minutes.
4. Punch down and let rise 30 minutes.
5. Shape into buns and let rise for 2 hours.
6. Bake at 375 for 15-17 minutes or until golden brown.

Reviews:
OUTSTANDING - excellent flavor. These deserve more than 5 stars!!! Light textured buns, even made with 1/2 whole wheat flour! Since there were no assembling instructions, here's what I did. After step 1, I added salt, sugar, vinegar, wheat germ, and oil to yeast mixture, and mixed 30 seconds. Added oil and mixed 30 seconds. I then added half unbleached flour and mixed to form a soft dough. Then added the remaining flour (whole wheat) one cup at a time, until the dough was stiff. I skipped step 2. Sprayed mixing bowl with Pam covered with plastic wrap, and let dough rise as instructed in step 3. Continued with rising and baking instructions as listed. They were fabulous! I rolled out dough to about 3/4" thickness and cut 24 3-inch rounds. After rising, half the recipe made 24 light 3-1/2" diameter buns 1-3/4" tall. As soon as a friend make me the larger cutter, I can make those X-large hamburger buns in healthy whole wheat. I am pleased to add this recipe to my permanent cookbook. I may never buy hamburger buns again!

I made these buns today and they were delicious. I scaled the recipe to yield 12 buns (~3 c flour), and used 1 c white whole wheat flour and 1/4 c soy flour with bread flour making up the remainder. I shaped them into long buns for brats (AKA bratwurst, not spoiled kids!), and brushed the top with an egg wash so a sprinkle of poppy or sesame seeds would stick. What a great texture...soft but with substance. Really good. Thanks!

Pizza Roll-Ups (Oamc)

A once a month recipe that is great for picnics or nights when the family has to eat in shifts. They can be eaten warm or cold.

24 Roll ups

1	loaf frozen French bread dough or italian bread dough or all purpose bread dough
1	lb lean ground beef or turkey
1	teaspoon salt
1/2	teaspoon pepper
2	cups grated part-skim mozzarella cheese
1	teaspoon Italian herb seasoning
1	tablespoon fresh parsley, chopped
4	cups italian tomato sauce

1. Thaw dough; roll it into 14 x 24-inch rectangle about 1/4 inch thick.
2. Brown ground beef or turkey; stir in remaining ingredients except Italian tomato xauce.
3. Spoon filling evenly onto dough, slightly pressing filling into dough.
4. Roll dough lengthwise like a jelly roll, and cut into 24 1-inch slices.
5. Treat 2 rimmed cookie sheets with nonstick spray; lay slices on sheets about 1 inch apart.
6. Preheat oven to 400°F.
7. Let roll-ups sit for 10 minutes.
8. Bake for 20-25 minutes or until golden.
9. Cool roll-ups and freeze in 4 1 gallon bags, 6 per bag.
10. Slip a 1 quart bag with 1 cup sauce into each bag of pizza roll ups.
11. To prepare, thaw roll-ups and warm them in a preheated 400°F oven for 10 minutes or put them frozen in the microwave; heat on high for about 2 minutes.
12. Serve with warmed Italian tomato sauce.

Reviews:
I also used pepperoni instead of ground beef and it turned out perfect! These turn out so well and are perfect for keeping in the frezzer for a quick supper or snack. I can see these becoming a family favorite around here. I think that you could substitute other favorite pizza toppings as well. Thanks for this recipe!
The day I saw this recipe and a few others, I went out and bought all the ingredients. This will make my days alot less frantic (with my sometimes busy schedule).I rated this high because of the ease of preparing and it's easy to take out of the freezer and cook quickly. I have a growing boy and he likes this. I just substituted the meat for Pepperoni..since that is his favorite type pizza. Thanks for sharing it.