MIA-MAID-MAGNIFICENT BREAD STICK RECIPE!!!! :)

Hope this makes sense!  Here goes:

(It took us about 40 minutes total: start to finished baking)

PREHEAT - 400- 425 degrees  ( after 12 minutes -You will watch til crispy on top and golden brown)

Get a large bowl & a mixer, or your best muscular-stirring partner.
Also need large rectangle cookie sheet - 1 inch deep - like a sheet cake pan.

GOOEY CHEESEY GARLIC SAUCE for Breadsticks:
Mix together:
1& 1/2 cups MAYO - not miracle whip.  (any kind you choose)
3/4 to 1 cup of Parmesan cheese - (any kind you choose, as much as you want)
2-3 Tbsp.  Garlic Powder  (you decide how garlicky you want it)
1-2 Tsp. Salt
2 Tbsp - Dried Italian Seasoning - or dried Parsley
(you might need a Tbsp or 2 of milk if the mixture is just too thick to spread on whole pan)

BREADSTICK INGREDIENTS:
1/8 cup + 2-3 Tbsp. - Canola Oil / or Olive Oil
4 cups - WARM Water
3 Tbsp  YEAST  (I use the Safe-Instant large pkg- & keep it in the freezer)
1/4 c sugar (more if you want sweeter rolls, instead of savory)
2-3 tsp salt
FLOUR  - you can use any kind or combination. you might add a bit more yeast if you do Wheat Flour.
(you will prob use 6+ cups)
*I sometimes add 2 tsp Onion powder to the dough as well as Italian Seasoning

DIRECTIONS:
Start w/ warm water in bowl.
Add Yeast
Add Sugar
----stir----
Add Salt & 1/8 c. Oil
----stir----
Start adding flour 1 cup at a time...
(Fluff the flour first -- get some air in it - don't pack it in the cup.)
----Stir----  Use your MUSCLES!!!
You will have to start getting your hands in the dough once its too hard to stir...
Close your fingers - slide your hand into the the bottom of the bowl/dough, and scoop it back onto itself.
Knead it with the heels of your palm - scoop and do it again.
Once you are at 6 cups and if it is still sticky - add 1/2 cup until it leaves a slight flour texture on top of the dough.

Add 2 Tbsp oil to your hands & work it through dough - same kneading idea... it will be nice and smooth now.

Get your cookie sheet/pan out & spray it well with non-stick spray.

Dump the dough in and smooth it and pat it to fit in the cookie sheet - evenly.
*If dough seems like it overflows the 1 inch pan & you have spread it evenly, you might cut some off the edges & make a mini pan of more breadsticks or a mini loaf of herb bread- Spread it back out evenly again... if it overflows the pan - the gooey sauce will definitely make a mess of the oven :)  They will raise while in the oven... no need to let rise before hand.

Get a knife, sharp spatula, pizza cutter, or a dough/pastry cutter (shaped like a 1/2 moon) & SLICE 1-1/2 inch lines  width-wise.  Then cut length wise either into 1/2 or 1/3 bread sticks length.

Once dough is cut - spread/brush on the GOOEY mix. - You might start with a few globs, not the whole mix at once... make sure you get it even, and to seep in the cracks/cuts you made.

Place in OVEN - (middle to upper rack- NOT top rack.)
Bake for atleast 12-15 minutes - then watch for your desired amount of browning on top.
*you might want to place tinfoil in the bottom of the oven in case goooo runs over.

THAT IS IT!!!!   ENJOY!!!!!  :)

Bloom Where You Are Planted

Hey awesome SPYw--I had sooo much fun at the "Bloom Where You Are Planted RS/YW Night". We decorated cupcakes...Sis. Farish and Erin did such a great job showing us how we can make our cupcakes taste amazing!! Sis. Larsen and some of her Zumba friends helped us work off those cupcakes. Zumba is a fun way to workout...You almost forget that you are actually exercising. We tied quilts...I think it is wonderful to know that at whatever age we are we can gather together as sisters in this amazing gospel and learn so much from each other. Thank you to the Relief Society for the program and the food. Thank you to the amazing Laurels for decorating. It looked amazing! Thank you to the Mia Maids for the amazing bread sticks...Look for the bread sticks recipe on the blog..Sis. Costa said she would post it. The Beehives made light work at the end of the night for everyone by cleaning up. I hope this is a on going tradition....Love you all, Sis.Schmidt

Beehives ROCK!

April and May 2011 Calendar Items

APRIL- CALENDAR 2011 - Divine Nature!

13th WED @ 7pm - JOINT ym/yw - Called to Serve! Awesome activity where you get to exp. other missions & missionaries! TREATS!! Bring your friends!

16th SAT @ 830pm - Stake Dance - Blmgtn Hills

17th SUN - Class Lessons!

20th WED - Stake YW Recognition Night -- dress nice... & TREATS!!

24th SUN - BYC mtg, Class Lessons!

27th WED -Comb YW Activity - Cars or Quilts?? show up & find out!

APRIL B-DAYS!!! - Kailee (4/2) Delaney G. (4/7) Natasha (4/12) Lacey (4/24) Sis. Costa (4/30)

MAY- CALENDAR 2011! - Faith!

1st SUN - Comb YW Lesson - Sis. Costa

4th WED - Camp Prep - STAKE 1st AID @ 7pm

7th SAT - Morningside & Stake Dance @ 830pm

8th SUN - Class Lessons & MOTHER's DAY!!

11th WED - Mother/Daughter Dinner & Party! w/ the RS:

Pasta Bar, Zumba, Cupcake Decor, Quilts, etc. "Bloom Where You Are Planted"

15th SUN - Class Lessons

18th WED - Joint YM/YW - YM in charge

22nd SUN - BYC mtg, Class Lessons & Seminary Grad. @ 7pm

25th WED - CLASS Activities!!

28th SAT - TRI-Ward Hike - Temple Quarry - will be AWESOME!!

29th SUN - Comb. Lessons w/ the YM

MAY B-DAYS!!! - Alexis 5/18, Alisa 5/19, Angela 5/21, Aubrey 5/23, Micah 5/26

Zumba

S.T.A.R. New Beginnings March 6th, 2011

Extra quotes from Today's Lesson!
Just wanted you girlies to have these as I didn't get them onto
yet another handout :)
Be sure to read Pres. Uchtodorf's talk: "Happily Ever After"
Lesson Quote - "Someone once said: 'There is no time to wait, only time to prepare.' "
Pres. Benson: "...The Book of Mormon will change your life. It will fortify you against the evils of our day. It will bring a spirituality into your life that no other book will. It will be the most important book you will read in preparation for life's challenges. A young woman who knows and loves the Book of Mormon, has read it several times, who has an abiding testimony of its truthfulness, and who applies its teachings will be able to stand against the wiles of the devil and be a mighty tool in the hands of the Lord."
Sis. Camilla Kimball: "Anyone who would say apologetically,"I am only a homemaker," has not fully appreciated the importance or intricacy of her profession. Some of the attributes required to be successful are an unlimited amount of love, patience, unselfishness, and endurance... A woman should be skilled in psychology and sociology, in economics and management, in nutrition and in nursing."
Here is an AWESOME TALK by Pres. Hinckley about life's choices, and Marriage:
"How Can I Become the Woman of Whom I Dream?" Click below to read it :)
http://lds.org/general-conference/2001/04/how-can-i-become-the-woman-of-whom-i-dream-?lang=eng