JAMES and JELLIED WALDORF SALAD!?!

To Nicole’s and Maybelle's delighted surprise, James arrived ahead of schedule.  When I tried to take Maybelle for her walk, she was so reluctant to leave James that she walked for several blocks with her head turned longingly backwards. 

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            My contribution to supper tonight will be homemade hamburger buns and a Jellied Waldorf salad from Knox On-Camera Recipes.  Nicole is doubly intrigued  -- a retro recipe AND it’s jellied!  

            The pecans for the salad come from a tree in Nicole’s backyard. 

Maybelle loves pecans, too.  

When James tires her out, playing with her Wubbly, she scrounges around under the tree for a treat which she expertly shells herself.

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Moment of Truth:   The salad was pretty weird!    2 Thumbs Down, 1 Up (mine)

The hamburger buns were good, however. 

HAMBURGER BUNS

¾ cup warm water

1 tbsp sugar

2 ¼ tsp yeast

2 tbsp softened butter

1 egg

1 ½ tsp salt

2 ½ cups flour

Sesame seeds

·        Dissolve sugar in warm water.  Sprinkle with yeast and let sit for 5 mins.

·        Rub butter into flour.

·        Beat egg. 

·        Add egg, salt, and bubbly yeast to the flour.  Knead until smooth.

·        Let rise in a warm place for 1 ½ hours.

·        Punch down and divide dough into 6 to 8 pieces.

·        Pat pieces into circles and place on well-greased sheet.

·        Let rise for 30 minutes.

·        Preheat oven to 375 while letting buns rise 15 more minutes.

·        Brush buns with milk and sprinkle with sesame seeds.

·        Bake for 20 minutes.

 Nicole filled them with spicy turkey patties, baby spinach, mayo, and an egg!  Yum.