Quick Breadsticks--Yummy

By Lisa

1 1/2 c warm water
2 T honey
1 tsp salt
2 T yeast
4 cups flour (with high humidity or rainy days I have to increase this by 1/2 a cup)

Mix the first four ingredients and let sit five minutes until yeast is growing. Then mix in the flour in a mixer with a dough hook for 7-10 minutes. If the dough is too dry and not mixing add water and flour alternately a tsp at a time until the dough is mixing well. Roll out onto a cookie sheet and brush with butter. Sprinkle garlic salt and Parmesan cheese. Use a pizza cutter to slice into sticks. Let raise 15 minutes. Bake 350 degrees for 8-10 minutes.

Quick and Easy Dinner Rolls

By Lisa 

Makes 48
1 cup sugar
1 cup real margarine or butter
3 cups milk
1 cup hot water
4 eggs
11 cups flour
4 Tablespoons Saf Instant Yeast
4 teaspoons salt

Combine milk, sugar, margarine, and water. Heat in microwave until warm, about 3-4 minutes. Using a mixer with bread hooks, start mixing. Add eggs and half of flour. Mix well. Add yeast and salt, continue mixing. Add remaining flour. When mixed in, turn to high speed and let kneed for 11 minutes. When finished mixing, turn out on floured cloth and divide into 4 balls (for recipe for 48) Using rolling pin, roll first ball into a circle the size of a pizza. Using pizza cutter, cut circle into twelve wedges. To form a roll, take wedge of dough, fold in corners so they meet. Then roll up like a croissant. Place in greased pan (2 cookie sheets for 48 recipe. 9x13 size for 12). Let raise about 15 minutes, until puffy. Bake at 375 10-12 minutes or until dark golden brown. Optional: rub tops of rolls with a square of margarine.

This recipe is also great for sweet rolls. After mixing, roll dough into a rectangle. Spread two cubes (for 48 recipe) of softened butter on dough. And sprinkle with sugar and cinnamon or brown sugar and coconut. Roll and cut with string or dental floss about 1” thick. Place on greased pan close to each other so they will raise tall and not spread out too flat. Bake until dark golden brown. Frost when cool with cream cheese frosting—8 oz cream cheese softened,½ cup butter softened, and about 2 lbs powdered sugar, 1 teaspoon vanilla and enough milk to make a fluffy consistency.

Gingerbread Waffles

By Lisa 

4 eggs—Beat 2 min until light and fluffy.

1/3 cup sugar

1 cup molasses

1 cup buttermilk

--Mix until smooth

Sift together the following:

3 cups flour

2 tsp ground ginger

1 ¼ tsp cinnamon

1 tsp ground cloves

¾ tsp salt

2 tsp baking soda

2 tsp baking powder

Mix until smooth—stir in:

½ cup unsalted butter, melted

Con cover and refrigerate overnight or cook immediately. Cook 2-4 minutes until golden brown. Serve with fruit and whipped cream.

French Bread (2 loaves)

by Sue F.

1 TBS Salt

2 TBS Sugar

2 TBS Yeast (2 pkgs)

3 Cups Unbleached Flour

Stir together in a large mixing bowl.

Add:L

2 1/2 Cups Hot Water

2 TBS Oil

Mix with wooden spoon until well blended.

Add:

3 Cups Unbleached Flour

Stir until mixed.

Let rise 10 minutes, covered

Stir down

Repeat process 3 times (total rise time of 30 min)

Turn onto lightly floured board. Knead about 1 min or until manageable.

Divide dough into half. Roll each half into a 9X12 rectangle. Starting with the longer edge, roll

into "French" loaf shape. Place loaves onto oiled baking sheet which has been lightly sprinkled with corn meal.

Let rise till double. With sharp knife cut 3 shallow diagonal slashes in top of each loaf.

Bake 400 oven for 20 minutes (10 min bottom rack-10 min top rack)

Or

Divide dough into half. Make 2 ball and add garlic pieces and rosemary, or dried tomatoes in

olive oil. Allow bread balls to double. Bake 400 oven for 20 min (10 min top rack and

10 min bottom rack)

Or

Divide dough into half. Roll out the size of pizza pan and place on sprinkled corn meal.

Leave dough 1 inch over edge of pan. Place cheese stick on edge and fold dough over

the cheese. Add sauce and topings.

Bake 400 oven for 20 min (10 min on top rack and 10 min on bottom rack)