Whole Wheat Rolls

Sponge:

1 cup whole wheat four
1 cup hot tap water
2 tsp yeast
2 tbsp sugar or honey

Mix 2 minutes and let sit 30 min. Should be little bubbly and risen almost twice the size.

Add:
1 cup white flour
1 cup whole wheat flour (or 2 cups whole wheat and minus the white)
1 tsp salt
1 egg
3 TBSP melted butter
1/2 cup milk/soy milk

Kneed/mix about 10 min adding white flour as needed.  Dough is a LITTLE sticky.  Let rise 1 hour.  Roll out into rectangle about 1 1/2" thick and use pizza cutter to cut rows 3" and then into squares to make about 3"x3" squares.  Place 1/2" apart on cookie sheet.  Let rise another 30-45 min in warm area.

Bake 375    15-20 min.

Simple Whole Wheat Bread - 1 loaf recipe

In bread maker OR mixing bowl add:3/4 cup hot tap water
1 tsp yeast
3/4 cup whole wheat flour (freshly ground preferred or best you've got)
2+ TBSP honey
** start the bread maker on DOUGH setting to start mixing (or mix by hand 2 min)
Slowly pour in yeast/water mixture  mix an additional 2 min or until wall mixed TURN OFF BREAD MAKER.

LET RISE 30 min ** THIS WILL BE YOUR SPONGE ** After 30 min. look at your sponge.  It should be bubbly and risen almost double.  This will let you know if you have good or bad yeast as well.

Start bread maker again on DOUGH setting and ADD:
1 TBSP oil
1/2 tsp salt
2 TBSP gluten flour (if you do not have gluten flour ITS OK! use 1/2 cup regular flour and only 1 cup whole wheat flour)
1 1/2 cups  whole wheat flour (add more flour to get the correct consistency***)
1 egg (opt)

Let bread maker mix the dough or knead for 10 min.  Let rise 30 min. Take out dough and shape into a loaf.  Place in OILED bread pan.  Cover with oiled plastic wrap.  Let rise until doubled in size, about 30-45 min.

Bake 375  30 min.

***dough should be fully kneaded, smooth and NOT sticky when you tap on it.  If using a bread machine you can check while it's kneading... adding water/flour when needed.

Cherry Cheese Sweet Bread

Makes 2 large loafs! (or you can cut the FILLING ONLY in half and make one loaf and the rest rolls! The dough makes delicious rolls!)

This is NOT a quick creation!  APPROX 3-4 hours

Dough preparation time: 10-15 min mix time ~ 45 min to 1 hour rise time
Bread preparation time: 5 min filling mix time ~ 30 min loaf creation ~ 30 min loaf rise
Cook time: 20 min each loaf

2 TBSP Yeast
1/2 cup warm water
1/2 cup scalded milk (heat to a little bubbly)
1/2 cup sugar
1/2 cup butter/margarine (soft)
1 tsp salt
2 eggs (beaten)
4 1/2 - 5 cups flour (divide in half)

Filling: (cream together)
2 - 8 oz cream cheese
2/3 cup powdered sugar
2 cans cherry/blueberry pie filling

You can do this in a mixer OR a bread maker on the "dough" setting

Soften yeast in the 1/2 cup warm water. In a kitchen aide type of mixer (or your bread maker), mix scalded milk, sugar, salt, margarine, eggs, and 2 1/2 cups flour. Add yeast and mix until smooth. Add remaining flour to make a smooth dough (not sticky). Knead 5 min. (or let the bread maker finish the mix time). Place dough in a grease bowl. Cover and let rise 1 1/2 hours or until doubled in size.  Punch down and let rise 10 min.

Divide dough in half; roll each into a rectangle (16x7) and place on a greased baking sheet. Place 1/2 the cheese/sugar mixture down the center and top with 1 can of cherry/blueberry filling. Cut 2 inch long cuts along each side 1 inch wide. Crisscross strips over the top, let rise 30 min.

Bake at 375 degrees for 15/20 min. You can frost with a butter frosting and garnish with red and green cherries, nuts etc... or leave plain.

ENJOY warm or even cold! You will want to store leftovers in the refrigerator. 

Soft Pretzels

Use a bread maker that has a "dough" setting then transfer to a large bowl to rise.

FIRST add the following to the bread maker bowl/mixing bowl:

4 tsp yeast

2 TBSP brown sugar

1 1/4 cup hot water

Then ADD in order:

5 c. flour
1/2 c. sugar
1 1/2 tsp salt
2 TBSP olive oil or veg oil

1/2 c. milk scolded

Transfer to larger bowl sprayed with oil. Let rise until double in size (about 30 min)

Get a pot and add:

2 cups water to boiling. Turn to medium low and add

1/4 c. baking soda (slowly because it will fuzz up fast)

Shape dough into desired shape (pretzel shapes or my favorite BITE SIZE about 1-2" long) and place into hot soda water for about 30 seconds. (while making the other pretzel works good too, or you can make all your pretzels and dip them in) Place on greased cookie sheets. Let rise in a warm area 30-45 min.

Preheat oven 425 BAKE 8 min.

After baking spread melted butter over tops and LIGHTLY sprinkle with salt.
OPTIONAL you can add: garlic and Parmesan cheese to the melted butter.

Dip in softened cream cheese.

Orange Rolls

Dough:

(Use bread maker on the dough setting) Or place in greased bowl and cover with wrap

1/3c. sugar (or honey)

1/3c. soft butter

2 eggs

1 cup milk heated

1tsp. salt

2TBSP yeast

3c. flour (start with 2 cups while dough is mixing then and add rest to form a not too sticky dough, add more flour if needed)

Let rise 1 hour

Roll out dough and spread on soft butter, sugar, orange zest (a good layer) roll up and cut.

*** let rise *** approx. 30-45 min.

Bake:350 for 15-20min - watch till golden

Frosting:

Cream:

1¼ c. powdered sugar

½ c. soft butter

1/8 tsp. salt

Add:

1 tsp. vanilla

2 TBSP milk

2¼ c. powdered sugar (or until slightly thick, you can always add more powdered sugar)

Add:

2-3 TBSP orange juice pulp and all

The more orange zest the better

Spread over rolls after baked and cooled