The Wooden Spoon: Bread & Soup Night II

Another offering for Bread & Soup Night -- Next to this recipe in my cookbook I have written "Yummy!"

Mashed Potato Soup

2 T. Butter
1/4 to 1/2 c. diced onion (or 1 to 2 T. dried onion)
3 T. flour
2 tsp. salt
1/2 tsp. pepper
2 c. water
2 c. leftover mashed potatoes (more or less)
4 c. milk
1 c. cheese

Melt butter and saute onion (if using fresh).
Add flour, salt and pepper, stirring to form a rue.
Add water a little at a time -- stirring constantly (use a whisk)!
When smooth, add potatoes and whisk until smooth.
Add milk and cheese (and onion if using dried).
Stir while it thickens and the cheese melts.

This serves our family of 7 easily. Recipe can be halved easily.

Note: The amount of potatoes used in this recipe is not crucial. Just use more or less depending on what you have left over!


I adapted the following from a bread recipe. I made these rolls about 3 years ago for Christmas Eve. They quickly became the new favorite roll recipe of the house (although with a few members angel biscuits still rule; it is a neck and neck competition - lol!).

Oatmeal Rolls

4 1/2 tsp. active dry yeast (or 2 packages of yeast)
1 1/4 c. warm water (temp. 105 to 115 degrees F)
1 1/4 c. warm milk (temp. 105 to 115 degrees F)
1/2 c brown sugar

2 c. old-fashioned oats
3 c. bread flour (or all purpose flour)
3 c. whole wheat flour
2 tsp. salt

2 T. vegetable oil
1/2 c. honey

(Optional: 1/2 to 1 c. old-fashioned oats for sprinkling top)

In a small bowl dissolve yeast in water and milk. Whisk smooth.
Add sugar.

Mix dry ingredients in a large bowl.
Stir in yeast and sugar mixture. Stir in oil and honey.
Mix well. Knead for 5 minutes then let rise to double in size.

Punch down and knead again.
Shape into rolls and place on lightly greased cookie sheet.
Sprinkle with more old-fashioned oats. Lightly press into dough.
Let shaped rolls rise to about double in size.

Bake at 350 degrees for 20 minutes.

Tip: Swirl the 2 T. of oil around in the 1/2 c. before you put in the honey. Honey will slip right out!

I let more time lapse than I intended on this series, so here is a link to why our family does this and how I put the meal together, and for my previous soup recipes check here.