Ruths Mazola Buns Recipes

RUTH'S MAZOLA BUNS

Steps:

• Mix together water, sugar, oil and yeast in your mixing bowl.
• Add about 4 cups of flour, then the beaten eggs and salt.
• Then add the remaining flour, the last two cups a little at a time until the dough is the right texture and easy to handle: you may not use all the flour.
• I let my bosch knead the dough a few minutes.
• If hand kneading, turn onto floured surface and knead until smooth.
• Place in a large covered mixing bowl which as a little oil in it and let rise to double in size.
• Punch down and form into buns, placing them on greased baking sheets.
• Cover with a clean teatowel and plastic sheet and let rise again.
• Bake at 375 degF for about 10-12 minutes.
• Remove from pans and let cool on baking racks.
• If you plan to freeze them, make sure that they are cold before putting them in the plastic bags.
• Enjoy!

RUTH'S DINER - GRAMMA CLAIRE'S MACARONI AND CHEESE

Steps:

• Cook macaroni, drain do not rinse.
• In a large saute pan, saute the onions in butter. Add the flour to make a roux and cook for 1 minute. Add the milk, bay leaves, paprika, salt and pepper. Bring to a simmer, stirring often. Mix the 2 cheeses together in a small bowl. Once the mixture is at a simmer, add 3 cups of cheese mixture and the cottage cheese. Stir well, remove from heat, and remove bay leaves from mixture. Add macaroni noodles to milk mixture, mix well.
• Pour 1/2 of macaroni mixture into a 2-quart baking dish, cover with 1/2 of the remaining grated cheese, add remaining macaroni mixture and cover with the remaining grated cheese mixture.
• In small bowl mix together the topping ingredients and top the macaroni. Place into the oven and bake until golden brown, about 45 minutes.