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Peanut nougat - 花生牛轧糖

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I had this candy when I was a kid. They were so chewy and the peanuts were so tasty! They are not only wonderful candies, but also sweet childhood memories. Ingredients: 300g marshmallow 300g peanut 200g skim milk power 1/3 cup butter Directions: Heat a large non-stick skillet on low (2), add butter, wait until it is melted; Add marshmallow, wait until it is melted, stir to mix well; Add skim milk powder, stir to mix very well; Remove the skillet from heat, add peanuts, stir to mix very well; Roll the nougat flat between two sheets of parchment paper, about 1.5cm thick; Let it cool on a wire rack, then cut into candy pieces; Store in an air tight container, do not stack them without a parchment paper in between, or they will stick to each other.

Home-made dinner rolls

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These home-made dinner rolls are plain and simply, freshly out of the oven and irresistible!  Makes 24 Total time: 2 hours Ingredients: 2 Tbsp sugar 1 Tbsp active yeast 2 1/4 cup warm water (30 degree) 1/8 cup butter, at room temperature 1 1/2 tsp salt 5 1/4 cup flour Directions: Mix sugar and yeast in the warm water in a large mixing bowl, let stand for 5 mins or until foamy; Add butter, salt, and 5 cups of flour into the bowl; with a stand mixer, mix together at low speed; Change to knead hook, add the remaining 1/2 cup flour, knead at speed 2 for 5 mins, until the dough pulls off the side of the bowls easily; or knead by hand; Cover bowl and let rise to double the volume, about 1 hour; Line a 11x17 baking dish with parchment paper, divide dough into 3, then each into 8 pieces for a total of 24; make each piece into a ball and place evenly in the baking dish;  Cover baking dish and let rise again, about 15 mins; brush with melted butter; Heat oven