Best Clover Leaf Recipes

GRANDMA'S CLOVER LEAF ROLLS

Steps:

• Heat the milk in a saucepan over medium heat until bubbles begin to form, but the milk is not simmering. Stir in the sugar, shortening, and salt; set aside until cooled to 110 degrees F (43 degrees C). Sprinkle the yeast over the warm water and set aside for 5 minutes.
• Beat the egg in a mixing bowl, then stir in the yeast and milk. Stir in half of the flour until no lumps remain, then stir in the remaining flour a little at a time until a smooth dough forms. Place into a greased bowl, turn once to grease the top, cover, and let rise until doubled in bulk, about 2 hours.
• Grease a 12 sectioned muffin tin. Deflate the dough, and place onto a well-floured work surface. Divide the dough into 36 pieces, and form into balls. Place 3 balls into each muffin cup. Cover, and let rise in a warm place until doubled in bulk, about 1 hour.
• Preheat an oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C).
• Bake in the preheated oven until golden, 12 to 15 minutes. Serve warm.

CHEDDAR CHIVE FOUR-LEAF CLOVER SCONES

Steps:

• Position a rack in the center of the oven and preheat to 400 degrees F. Line a baking sheet with parchment.
• Whisk the cream, egg and milk powder together in a liquid measuring cup. Pulse 20 of the chives, 1/2 cup of the dill and 1/2 cup of the parsley in a food processor until finely chopped. Add the flour, baking powder and kosher salt and pulse until well combined with the herbs. Add the cheese and pulse a few times to combine.
• Cut the cold stick of butter into pieces. Add to the food processor a few pieces at a time, pulsing until only a few pea-size pieces remain. Transfer to a large bowl and make a well in the center. Pour the wet ingredients into the well and mix with a fork, incorporating the dry ingredients a little at a time until a shaggy dough forms (it's okay if the dough looks a little dry, just don't overwork it). Lightly knead the dough in the bowl until it just comes together.
• Turn the dough out onto a lightly floured surface and pat into a 3/4-inch-thick rectangle (about 9 by 7 inches). Use a floured 2-inch-wide heart-shape cookie cutter to stamp out 20 hearts as close together as possible (to minimize scraps). Arrange four of the hearts in a four-leaf clover pattern (with the points of all the hearts meeting in the center) on the prepared baking sheet. Repeat with the remaining hearts for a total of five clovers, spacing them evenly apart. Freeze for 15 minutes.
• Brush the tops lightly with cream and sprinkle with sea salt. Bake the scones until golden brown, 23 to 25 minutes.
• Meanwhile, pulse the remaining 10 chives, 1/4 cup dill and 1/4 cup parsley in a food processor until finely chopped. Add the stick of room-temperature butter and pulse until mixture is light green and well combined. Serve the scones warm with the herb butter.

FIND THE 4-LEAF CLOVER ROLLS

Steps:

• Warm the milk until lukewarm.
• In a large bowl pour in the lukewarm milk, stir in sugar, the 4 tablespoons of softened butter and the yeast. Let stand for 15 minutes.
• Add eggs and salt to the mixture.
• Stir in 4 cups of flour a little at a time adding more if needed to get a rough dough texture.
• Knead dough until smooth (about 5-10 minutes).
• Place the dough into a clean bowl coated with shortening; cover with tea towel and let sit in a warm place until doubled in size (about 1 1/2 hours).
• Coat 2 muffin pans with shortening.
• Punch down raised dough and roll into balls, sized to fit 3 into each cup in the pan. Make a few to fit four balls in the pan for the 4-leaf clovers.
• Cover the pans with a tea towel and let rise in a warm place for 1 1/2 hours.
• Preheat the oven to 400F; brush the rolls with the melted butter and bake about 20 minutes until lightly browned.
• Let cool slightly before serving.

CHEDDAR CHIVE FOUR-LEAF CLOVER SCONES

Steps:

• Position a rack in the center of the oven and preheat to?400?degrees?F. Line?a?baking sheet with parchment.Whisk?the?cream, egg and milk powder together in a liquid measuring cup. Pulse 20 of the chives, 1/2 cup of the dill and 1/2 cup of the parsley in a food processor until finely chopped. Add the flour, baking powder and kosher salt and pulse until well combined with the herbs. Add the cheese and pulse a few times to combine.Cut the cold stick of butter into pieces. Add to the food processor a few pieces at a time, pulsing?until only a few pea-size pieces remain. Transfer to a large bowl and make a well in the center. Pour?the?wet ingredients?into?the?well?and mix with a fork, incorporating the?dry ingredients a little at a time until a shaggy dough forms (it's okay if?the dough?looks a little dry, just?don't overwork?it). Lightly knead?the?dough in?the?bowl until it just comes together.?Turn?the dough?out onto a lightly floured surface and pat into a?3/4-inch-thick?rectangle (about 9?by?7?inches). Use a floured 2-inch-wide heart-shape cookie cutter to stamp out 20 hearts as close together as possible (to minimize scraps). Arrange four of the hearts in a four-leaf clover pattern (with the points of all the hearts meeting in the center) on the prepared baking sheet. Repeat with the remaining hearts for a total of five clovers, spacing them evenly apart. Freeze for 15 minutes.Brush?the tops?lightly with cream and sprinkle with sea salt. Bake the scones until golden brown, 23 to 25 minutes.Meanwhile, pulse the remaining 10 chives, 1/4 cup dill and 1/4 cup parsley in a food processor until finely chopped. Add the stick of room-temperature butter and pulse until mixture is light green and well combined. Serve the scones warm with the herb butter.Source: foodnetwork.comRecipe formatted with the Cook'n Recipe Software from DVO Enterprises.

CLOVER LEAF ROLLS -JEANNE MANCUSO

Steps:

• In a small saucepan over medium heat, combine milk, 1/4 cup of Butter, dry milk, 3/4 cup sugar and salt. Cook, stirring frequently, until the butter is melted and the sugar has dissolved, about 2-3 minutes. Remove from the heat and set aside to cool to lukewarm before proceeding. In a large mixing bowl. Dissolve the yeast and remaining 1/2 tsp sugar in 1/4 cup of warm water (110* F). Add eggs and stir to combine. Set aside until foamy, about 10 minutes. Add the milk mixture to the yeast mixture and stir to combine. Using a wooden spoon, add the flour 1 cup at a time. The dough will be quite stiff and somewhat sticky. If the dough gets too stiff to stir with a spoon, use your hands to mix. Lightly grease the inside of a large bowl with 1 tsp of the remaining butter. Transfer the dough to the bowl and turn to coat. Lightly grease a piece if waxed paper or plastic wrap with the remaining tsp of butter and use it to cover the bowl. Set aside in a warm place until doubled in size, at least 2 hours. Melt remaining 1/4 cup of butter and transfer to a small bowl to cool. Turn the dough out onto a lightly floured surface and knead until smooth and elastic, about 2-3 minutes. Using a lightly floured rolling pin, roll the dough to a thickness of 1/2". Using a sharp knife, cut the dough into 36 equal pieces. Tuck the cut edges if each piece under so as to form a smooth round ball of dough. Place 3 balls of dough side by side into each well of a muffin tin. Using a pastry brush, lightly brush the top of each roll with some of the melted butter. Cover with plastic wrap and set aside in a warm draft-free area until doubled in size, about 1 hour. Preheat the oven to 350*F. Bake until lightly browned about 10-15 Minutes.

CLOVER LEAF

Steps:

• Combine all ingredients except mint leaf in a cocktail shaker and shake vigorously. Strain into a cocktail glass. Float the leaf on top of the drink.

FOUR LEAF CLOVER COCKTAIL

Steps:

• Pour... 1 part Lemon Juice, 1 part Sugar Syrup, 2 parts Orange Juice, 1 part Irish Whiskey, ...into a shaker with ice. Shake well. Strain into a cocktail glass and gently add one splash of Mint Liqueur using the back of a spoon when pouring.