Pumpkin Spice Bread

Misha

15 oz can pumpkin
1 tsp. cinnamon
1 tsp. nutmeg
1 tsp. ground cloves
1/2 cup water
3 1/2 cups dark brown sugar
1 cup vegetable oil
4 large eggs, lightly beaten
3 1/2 cups flour
2 tsp. soda
1 1/2 tsp. salt
Chopped walnuts (optional)

Heat oven to 350

Heat pumpkin, cinnamon, nutmeg and cloves in a small saucepan over medium heat until steamy.  Stirring continuously, cook until pumpkin is stiff and starts to stick to the pan bottom, about 3 minutes.

Transfer to a medium bowl; whisk in 1/2 cup water, then brown sugar, then oil, then eggs until smooth.

In a separate bowl whisk together remaining dry ingredients, then fold into the pumpkin mixture until just combined.  Scrape batter into 2 9x5 loaf pans or 6 small loaf pans.

Bake until firm and golden brown, about 70 minutes for large loaves (50 for small).

Soft Pretzels

Selma

1 cup + 2 Tbs. water
3 cups flour
3 Tbs. brown sugar
1 1/2 tsp. yeast
2 quarts water
1/2 cup soda
coarse salt

Mix first 4 ingredients. Dough is not sticky to touch. Divide into 8 balls. Roll into 20 inch rope and form pretzel. In saucepan bring 2 quarts water and soda to a boil. Drop pretzel into boiling water for 10-15 seconds. Remove and drain on paper towel (or dish towel so it doesn't stick). Place pretzel on well greased baking sheet. Bake at 425 for 8-10 minutes. Spritz with water and sprinkle with salt.
*Yummy dipped in Tostito's Salsa con Queso (found on the chip isle by the salsas)

Alber's Sweet Corn Muffins

Ida

1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour

2/3 cup granulated sugar

1/2 cup Yellow Corn Meal

1 Tbsp. baking powder

1 tsp. salt

1 1/4 cups milk

2 large eggs, lightly beaten

1/3 cup vegetable oil

3 Tbsp butter or margarine, melted

Preheat oven to 350°F.  Combine flour, sugar, corn meal, baking powder and salt in medium bowl. Combine milk, eggs, vegetable oil and butter in small bowl; mix well. Add to flour mixture; stir just until blended. Pour into prepared muffin cups, filling 2/3 full.  Bake for 18 to 20 minutes. 

Aunt Jemima Corn Bread

Misha

1 cup corn meal                                                           ½  tsp. salt

1 cup flour                                                                   1 cup milk

2-4 Tbs. sugar                                                              1 egg

4 tsp. baking powder                                                  ¼  cup oil

Mix dry ingredients.  Add wet ingredients.  Bake at 425 F for 20-25 min. in greased 8x8 pan.

Biscuits

Misha

2 cups flour                                                                 ¼  tsp. baking soda

1 Tbs. baking powder                                                 ¼  cup vegetable oil

1 tsp. salt                                                                     ¾  cup buttermilk (2 tsp. vinegar)

Combine flour, baking powder, salt, & soda.  Mix.  Stir in oil.  Add buttermilk and stir just until blended.  Knead on a floured surface.  Roll out about ¼- ½” thick.  Use cup to cut out circles.  Bake at 450 F for 10-12 minutes on greased cookie sheet.

Focaccia Bread/ Pizza Crust

Rachel

1 cup warm water

3 Tbs. sugar

1 Tbs. instant yeast

3 Tbs. butter, melted

1 tsp. salt

3 cups flour

1 tsp. Italian Seasoning (optional)

2 Tbs. dry milk powder

Combine water, sugar, yeast and butter in mixer bowl.  Combine remaining ingredients in small bowl.  Add half of dry ingredients into mixer bowl and mix well.  Change to dough hook, and add remaining dry ingredients.  Mix well, about 5 min. 

*If making pizza, form dough into pizza crust on greased pizza pan sprinkled with corn meal (optional).  Allow to raise while you prepare pizza toppings, about 10 min.  Top with pizza sauce, cheese, pepperoni, olives, sausage, mushrooms, ham, pineapple, etc.  Bake at 350 for 20 min, or until crust is golden brown.

*For cheesy crust, cut ¼ inch square strips of cheese to cover around the pizza.  Roll the outside edge of dough around cheese and pinch closed.  Top and bake pizza as usual.

*If making breadsticks or rolls, allow dough to raise before shaping into rolls.  Raise again until double in bulk.  Bake at 375 for 15 min.  Remove from oven and brush on olive oil or melted butter, and sprinkle with parmesan cheese or garlic bread sprinkle. 

Pizza Dough/ Breadsticks

Brenda

1 pkg. yeast                                                                 1 cup warm water

1 Tbs. + sugar                                                              3 cups flour

1 tsp. salt                                                                     ½  cup oil

Bake at 350 F for 10 min.

Toritllas

Misha

2 cups flour                                                                 1 ½  tsp. baking powder

1 tsp. salt                                                                     2 Tbs. lard

Mix flour, salt, & baking powder.  Cut in lard.  Add hot water until dough is sticking together.  Let rise with a moist paper towel over it for 1/2 hour.  Then roll into little balls and roll out flat.  Use griddle and bake them (about 1/2 min. on each side).

Nutty Coconut Bread

Janet

4 eggs                                                                          ½ tsp. soda

2 cups sugar                                                                ½ tsp. baking powder

1 cup salad oil                                                             ½ tsp. salt

1 tsp. coconut flavor                                                   1 cup buttermilk (1 Tbs. vinegar)

3 cups flour                                                                 1 cup flaked coconut

                                                                                    1 cup chopped walnuts or pecans

In mixing bowl, blend together eggs, sugar, oil and coconut flavoring.  In separate bowl, sift together flour, soda, baking powder and salt.  Add flour mixture to egg mixture alternately with buttermilk.  Mix in coconut and nuts.  Pour into small loaf pans.  Bake at 350 for 45 minutes.  Remove from oven and pour sauce over loaves while still hot and in pans (first remove paper).  Remove from pans when cooled.

Sauce:  1 cup sugar                                                      ½ cup water

                                                                                    2 Tbs. butter, melted

Heat in saucepan until butter melts (can bring to a boil).

Zucchini Bread

Janet

3 cups shredded zucchini                                            2 tsp. soda

1 2/3 cups sugar                                                          1 tsp. salt

2/3 cup oil                                                                   1 tsp. cinnamon

2 tsp. vanilla                                                                ½  tsp. cloves

4 eggs                                                                          ½  cup nuts

3 cups flour                                                                 ½  cup raisins

                                                                                    ½  tsp. baking powder

Mix zucchini, sugar, oil, vanilla, and eggs in bowl.  Stir in the rest.  Pour into pans greased only on the bottoms. 

Bake at 350 F for 8" pans for 50-60 min

                       for 9" pans 70-80 min

Cool 10 min. in pans, take out, cool completely.

Zucchini Bread

Martha

3 eggs                                                                          3 cups flour

2 ¼  cup sugar                                                             1 tsp baking soda

1 cup oil                                                                      1 ½  tsp salt

2 cups graded zucchini                                               3 tsp cinnamon

3 tsp vanilla                                                                 ¼  baking powder 

Cream together eggs, sugar, and oil.  Add the rest of the ingredients.  Grease and flour 2 loaf pans.  Bake at 325 F for 1 hour.

White Nut Bread

Janet

¾  cup sugar                                                                3 cups flour

2 Tbs. soft shortening                                                 3 ½  tsp. baking powder

1 egg                                                                           1 tsp. salt

1 ½  cup milk                                                              ¾  cup chopped nuts

Mix sugar, shortening, and egg.  Stir in milk.  Blend dry ingredients and stir in.  Add nuts.  Bake at 350 F for 60-70 min in greased loaf pan lined with paper on bottom.  Cool before slicing.

Banana Nut Bread

Janet

¼  cup butter                                                               ¼  tsp. salt

1 cup sugar                                                                  1 tsp. soda

2 eggs                                                                          2 mashed bananas

2 cups flour                                                                 ½  cup chopped walnuts

                                                                                    1 tsp. vanilla

Cream butter, add sugar.  Beat in eggs, one at a time.  Add dry ingredients, alternating with mashed bananas.  Bake at 350 F for 50-60 min in greased loaf pan.  Makes 1 loaf.

Whole Wheat Honey Molasses Bread

Rachel

2 cups milk

¼ cup margarine, melted

1 Tbs. instant yeast

1 ½ cups white flour

2 eggs

¼ cup honey

¼ cup molasses

1 ½ tsp. salt

¼ cup gluten

4 ½ cups whole wheat flour (estimate) *prefer freshly ground white wheat

Combine milk, margarine, honey, molasses, and salt.  Warm in microwave 1 minute.  Add white flour, 1 cup of whole wheat flour, and gluten.  Mix for at least 5 minutes.  Mix in yeast and eggs.  Add remaining flour 1 cup at a time, mixing well between cups.  Mix until dough is smooth and elastic, and slightly sticky.  Let raise until double in bulk.  Divide into 3 loaves.  Place in greased bread pans, raise until double in bulk.  Bake at 350 for 25 minutes.  

Whole Wheat Bread

Selma

3 cups very warm water                                              1 tsp. salt

1 ½  Tbs. yeast                                                            1 ½  Tbs. dough enhancer

1/3 cup honey                                                              1 ½  Tbs. wheat gluten

1/3 cup oil                                                                   2 ½  cups freshly milled wheat flour

Mix on medium speed until well mixed.  Let this mixture stand until bubbly, at least 15 min. and no more than 30 min.  Then begin adding more freshly milled flour, 1 cup at a time, until sides of bowl begin to clean (you will add 6 more cups to first 2 1/2).  You may need to change to a higher speed as dough becomes stiffer.  Begin kneading time when sides are just about cleaned.  Knead for 7-9 min.  Place dough on a clean oiled surface (not floured) and form loaves.  Let rise 30-40 min.  Loaves should be nice and rounded when risen.  Whole wheat bread will not increase too much more during baking so let them rise nice and high.

Bake at 350 F for 25-35 min. or until lightly browned.

Butter Horn Dinner Rolls

Rachel

1 cup margarine

1 cup sugar

1 Tbs. salt

5 eggs

3 cups milk

¼ cup gluten

2 Tbs. instant yeast

5 lb. bag white flour

Melt margarine, add to milk, sugar, and salt.  Add 2 cups of flour, mix well, add 2 cups more, mix until dough reaches gluten stage.  Then add eggs, yeast and gluten.  Mix until dough is smooth.  Knead with hook for 20 min.  Then add flour 1 cup at a time mixing well in between until dough is just slightly stick to touch.  Cover dough and let raise until double in bulk.  Shape into rolls and place into greased baking pans.  Let raise until double in bulk.  Bake at 350 for 25 min.

This is good for rolls, cinnamon rolls, bread sticks, bread and doughnuts.

Shauna's Good Rolls

Shauna

1 ¼  cups warm water                                                 3 eggs, beaten

2 Tbs. dry yeast                                                           ½  cup margarine

½  cup sugar                                                                2 tsp. salt

                                                                                    4 ½  cups flour

Sprinkle yeast in water, let sit for 10 min.  Sprinkle sugar into water then add eggs, butter, salt, and flour.  If dough is too thin then add ¼  up of flour at a time, more.  Raise in warm oven for ½  hour.  Split dough into two, roll into circles, spread butter over it, cute each circle into 12-16 rolls each.  Place on greased cookie sheet.  Raise in a warm oven for 15-20 minutes.  Bake at 325-350 F for 10 min.

Orange Rolls

Kathy

2 pkg. biscuits                                                 1 cube butter

¾  cup sugar                                                    2 spoonfuls of orange concentrate (or apple)

Melt butter, sugar, and juice.  Arrange biscuits in ring pan (grease very well).  Pour sauce over rolls.  Cook according to biscuit directions.  Remove from pan immediately! 

Homemade Bread

Janet

1 cup warm water                                                       ¾  cup sugar

1 ½  Tbs. yeast                                                            2 eggs

2 cups milk                                                                  2 ½  tsp. salt

½  cup butter, melted                                                  8-8 ½  cups flour

Put water and yeast in bowl and let raise.  Mix milk, butter, sugar, and eggs together.  Add 4 cups flour with salt.  Then change to hook and add the rest of flour and mix for 10 minutes.  Put in warm oven and raise for 30 minutes.  Knead dough (adding flour) and shape into 3 loaves.  Put in greased pans.  Raise in warm oven 20 more minutes.

Bake at 350 F for 20-35 minutes.  (Can put tinfoil on top to keep top light).

Out of this World Rolls

Shauna (Makes 24 Rolls)

2 Tbs. dry yeast                                                           ½ cup margarine

1 ¼ cup warm water                                                   ½ cup sugar    

3 eggs beaten with fork                                              4 ½ cups flour            

                                                                                    2 tsp. salt        

Add yeast to warm water and let sit for 2-3 minutes.  Add remaining ingredients.  Mix and knead until smooth.  If sticky, add flour a little at a time, until barely not sticky. 

Slow Method:  Let rise overnight in fridge, knead, split dough in half.  Roll each half like a pizza about ½” thick, spread with butter, cut with pizza cutter into 12 sections.  Roll each section up like crescent from flat end first.  Place on greased cookie sheet point down.  Let rise at room temp. for 2-3 hours.  Bake at 325 for 10-12 minutes or until lightly browned.

Faster Method:  Let rise in warm oven for 30 minutes.  Make 24 crescent rolls same as above, allow to rise for 15 minutes in warm oven, bake at 325 for 10-12 minutes or until lightly browned.

Best Mom in the world Method:  Follow Faster Method.  When rolls are shaped and placed on cookie sheet, place in freezer for several hours then store frozen in zip lock baggie (good for several weeks).  Set rolls out on a greased baking tray at room temp. just as you are leaving for church.  They are ready to bake when you walk in the door, and poof you are the best mom in the world!