My Changing White Bread

I'm working on this, so far I haven't been able to make a decient loaf of plain white bread. My french bread is fine but not this one yet. I will get it sooner or later though. So here's my base as of this moment, I took it off another recipe and I am not sure I will make it this way again but it's a start.

Makes 3 loaves of white bread.

About 11 cups flour
1.5 Tbl sugar
2 Tbl yeast
1 Tbl salt
4.5 cups very warm water
1/2 cup softened butter

Combine half the flour with everything else. Beat at high speed for 3 minutes. Add flour a cup at a time till not too sticky. Knead for about 8 to 10 minutes, or until dough is smooth and elastic, adding a little more flour as necessary.

Place dough in a large buttered bowl, turning to butter top. Cover with a clean towel or buttered lid (don't seal it) and let rise for about 1 hour in a warm place, free of drafts. Punch dough down. Separate into three balls. Roll into loafs. Raise double in size. Bake 350 for 40 min.

Great Biscuits

Ingredients

• 2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 tablespoon baking powder
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 6 tablespoons cold butter, cut into 1/2-inch cubes
• 3/4 cup whole milk

Directions

1. Put oven rack in middle position and preheat oven to 425°F.
2. Whisk together flour, baking powder and salt. Blend in butter with your fingertips until mixture resembles coarse meal.
3. Add milk and stir with a fork just until a dough forms.
4. Knead 6-8 times. Can roll out to 1/2" thickness and cut into 2 in squares or form into balls.
5. Place on a buttered baking sheet, (or baking stone with a little cornmeal sprinkled on it) about 1 ½ inches apart.
6. Bake until golden, 12 to 15 minutes.

Variations
Add 2 chopped green onions and/or a clove of garlic with the milk.

Super moist Corn Bread

Best Cornbread Ever

Description:
moist and delicious!

Directions:
1/2 c butter or margarine
ADD and STIR well: 2/3 c sugar
Blend in: 2 well beaten eggs
Combine and ADD:
1 c buttermilk (1 c milk with 1T vinegar)
1/2 tsp soda
Add and Stir: 1 c cornmeal
1 c flour
1/2 tsp salt
Put in greased 8 in square pan. Bake 375 for 30 min.

Chocolate Chip Pumpkin Bread

4 eggs
2 1/2 c. sugar
1/3 c. water
1 c. oil
2 c. canned pumpkin
1 c. chocolate chips
1/3 tsp. salt
3 1/2 c. flour
2 tbsp. soda
1 1/2 tsp. cinnamon
Beat eggs and sugar together. Add oil, water and pumpkin to egg mixture and mix flour, soda, salt and cinnamon together and add to pumpkin mixture. Stir in as many chocolate chips as you like (6 to 12 ounces). Pour in 2 or 3 greased bread pans and bake at 300 degrees for 1 1/2 hours

Oatmeal Chocolate Chip Bread

2 cups flour
1 cup oats
1/2 cup sugar
1/2 cup brown sugar
2 tsp. baking powder
1 tsp. baking soda
1/2 tsp. cinnamon
1/2 tsp. salt
1/2 cup chopped nuts
1/2 cup chocolate chips
1 1/2 cups buttermilk
2 eggs
1/4 cup melted butter

In small bowl beat buttermilk, eggs and butter. Add dry ingredients and stir until moist. Popur into greased and floured loaf pan. Bake at 350 for 50 minutes.

Corn Bread (mix and store)

6 c flour
2 c corn meal
2 c dry milk
1 Tbl salt
1 1/2 c sugar
1/4 c baking powder
3 cheap white/yellow cake mixes (opt)
2 c butter flavored Crisco


Mix dry ingredients. Cut in shortening and store.

When ready to bake: Mix 4 1/2 c mix to 1 1/3 c water and 2 eggs. Bake 30 minutes at 350 degrees.

Pull Apart Bread

Pillsbury Grands! (8-count) biscuits
3 T. butter
2 cloves garlic
1 t. Pampered Pantry™ Italian Seasoning Mix
3 T. grated Parmesan cheese
Melt butter in 8” Executive Saute Pan over medium heat. Grate cheese using Deluxe Cheese Grater into pan. Add garlic pressed with Garlic Press. Quarter biscuits using Kitchen Shears. Add biscuits and seasoning mix and toss using Mix ‘N Scraper to coat evenly. Bake at 375 degrees for 25 minutes. Serve on Celebrate Plate. Optional: Serve with marinara sauce.

Banana Yogurt Bread

3/4 c shortning
1 1/2 c sugar
3/4 c yogurt
2 Tbl lemon juice
3 eggs
3 1/2 c flour
1 Tbl baking soda
1 tsp salt
5 bananas

Mix shortning and sugar, add bananas, mix. Add eggs, lemon juice and yogurt, mix. Add all dry ingrediants and mix.

Divide into 4 equal loaves.

Bake 350 for 45-60 min.

From my brother James

Cinnamon/Orange Rolls and Frosting

This is an enormous batch of sweet rolls. It will make about 2 and a half large bar pans (cookie sheets), or a little more then 2 dozen cinnamon rolls. You can half it but I never do. I figure, if I am going to take the time to make these with my kids we may as well make a ton of them. This is a great one to do with the kids because after the dough is made you can split it and let each of the kids make some their very own.

3 1/2 c warm water
3/4 c sugar
1 c oil
2 Tb yeast

Mix and let stand 15 min

Add:
1 TB salt
3 eggs
10 1/2 c flour

Mix well, knead. Roll out immediately to 1/2 inch thick rectangle.

Cinnamon Rolls:
Spread 1/2-3/4 c melted butter, sprinkle brown sugar, Cinnamon and raisin. Roll up starting at the long side, and cut into 2 inch rolls. Put on greased pan. Let raise to double in size and bake at 375 degrees for about 15 minutes, until lightly browned. When slightly cooled (warm not hot), frost.

Variation: Put anything you want inside, we tried it with chocolate chips and marshmallows and my kids loved it. Personally they were way to sweet for me, I like them plain without the raisins.


Orange Rolls:
Spread with mixture of 1/3 c melted butter, 1/2 c white sugar, and grated rind from one orange. Roll, cut, raise, cook and frost like cinnamon rolls.



Frosting: 1/3 c butter softened, 1 pound powdered sugar, 1 tsp vanilla, add milk to a medium thick glaze.