*BREADS/MUFFINS*

Honey Wheat Rolls
Scald 2 c. milk in pan.  Place milk in large bowl.

Add to milk:
1/2 c. butter
1/3 c. honey
1/2 c. sugar
2 tsp. salt

Stir to melt butter.  When cool enough, add 2 pkgs of yeast (2 Tbsp) dissolved in 1/2 c. warm water.  Stir in 3 c. white flour and 3 c. wheat flour.  Let rise for about an hour, shape, and rise again for about 30 minutes.  Bake 400 for 12 minutes.

*From my friend Jen Welch, who was in Bryan 1st Ward with me.

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Cranberry Bread with butter sauce
Coming soon!

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Banana-Nut Muffins
2 cups flour
3/4 c. sugar
1 Tbsp. baking powder
1 tsp. salt
1 c. milk
1 egg, beaten
1/3 c. vegetable oil
3/4 c. mashed banana
1/2 c. chopped walnuts or pecans

Preheat oven to 400. Grease a 12-cup muffin pan. Add flour, sugar, baking powder and salt into a bowl; make a well in the center. In a small bowl mix milk, egg, oil, banana and nuts; pour mixture into well. *or combine it all in one bowl like I do*

Mix batter just until moistened; do not overmix. Spoon batter into prepared muffin cups. Bake until a toothpick inserted comes out clean or until muffins are golden brown, about 15 minutes.

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Buttermilk Pancakes
2 c. flour
2 c. buttermilk
2 eggs
4 Tbsp. sugar
4 tsp. baking powder
1/2 tsp. salt
1/4 c. wheat germ (opt)

Mix all together. Make on a hot griddle.

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Pizza Dough
1 Tbsp. yeast
1 c. warm water
1 Tbsp. sugar
1 tsp. salt
about 2 1/2 c. flour, maybe 1/2-1 c. more, depending.

Mix yeast in warm water. In a large mixing bowl, add sugar, salt and flour. Pour in yeast. Mix well until dough is smooth. *That is where my Bosch comes in REAL handy.* Pour dough in a lightly oiled large bowl; turn over so it's oiled on all sides. Cover with a clean towel away from draft. Let sit for 30 minutes. Place on a lightly floured surface and shape onto pizza pan or stone. Top any way you like. Bake 425 for 15 minutes or until crust is lightly brown.

*My kids like this: For each recipe- after rising for 30 minutes, divide dough in 4 parts. Shape each part into a small round. Place on pizza pan/stone and let them top it the way they like. Bake for about 10 minutes at first. When I use a pizza pan, I line it with parchment paper.

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World's Best Waffles
1 3/4 c. milk
1/2 c. buttermilk
1/2 c. oil
2 eggs, separate yolks & whites
2 1/2 c. flour
1 1/2 Tbsp. baking powder
1 1/2 Tbsp. sugar
3/4 tsp. salt

Place egg whites in small bowl, and whip to form peaks. Add all the rest in a large bowl. Mix well; glently fold in egg whites. Cook in waffle iron.

*Sometimes I just add the whole egg and not worry about whipping up the egg whites, and they are just as yummy.

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Chunky Pecan Muffins
1 1/2 c. flour
2 tsp. baking powder
1/4 tsp. salt
1/2 c. brown sugar
pinch allspice
1 egg, beaten
1/3 c. milk
1/4 c. syrup
1/2 c. butter, melted
1 c. coarsely chopped pecans
1 tsp. vanilla
1/4 c. sugar
1/4 tsp. cinnamon
1/4 c. butter, melted

Add first 5 ingredients in bowl. Combine egg, milk, syrup & 1/2 c. melted butter. Stir until moistened. *May add a few shakes of cinnamon too.* Stir in pecans and vanilla. Fill muffin cups. Bake 400 for 20 minutes. While they are baking, in a small bowl combine 1/4 c. sugar & 1/4 tsp. cinnamon.

Take out muffins. Dip the tops in the melted butter, and then into the sugar/cinnamon mixture. Yield: 1 doz.

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Buttermilk Biscuits
My friend Suzanne has this cool food blog, and she is always posting something good! She showed a group of us women how to make these biscuits. Best dang biscuit I have ever eaten!

For my family, I have to double the recipe each time.  On the bottom of the recipe page, she had a few notes.  One was about not using cake flour.  Here is my recipe, this is how I make them now:

2 c. all-purpose flour
2 tsp. baking powder
1/2 tsp. baking soda
1 tsp. sugar
1/2 tsp. salt
8 Tbsp (1 stick) cold SALTED butter, cut into 1/4-inch cubes
3/4 c. + 2 Tbsp. cold buttermilk

Follow instructions on the link on how to make them.  Sometimes when I using my Bosch mixture, depending on humidity or whatever, I add 1/2 c. extra flour.

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Cake Mix Cinnamon Rolls
1 yellow cake mix
2 Tbsp. yeast
2 3/4 c. hot water
6+ c. flour
Mix cake mix with yeast. Add hot water. Mix in flour. Put into a large greased bowl, cover. Let rise about 30-45 minutes. Punch down. Roll on a very floured surface. May need to add extra flour to prevent it from sticking some. Roll to about 34x21. Brush on a cube of melted butter, and sprinkle with 1 c. brown sugar and 3 tsp. cinnamon (mixed together). Roll up tightly. Cut every 1-2 inches, and place in greased pan. Cover. Let rise another 30-45 minutes. Bake 350 for 20-25 minutes.
Icing: Mix together 8 oz. cream cheese & 1 cube of butter. Add 1 c. powdered sugar and 1 tsp. Mexican vanilla (or regular vanilla), mix. Add 2 more cups of powdered sugar and 1 Tbsp. milk. Mix well. Best if spread on warm cinnamon rolls.
*I use my Bosch, and it works great. I do remember trying to use my Oster with this recipe in 1996, and it just didn't turn out! I had dough every where with the Oster dough hooks. Make sure your dough attachment can handle large amounts of flour.*

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Cinnabon Cinnamon Rolls
1/2 c. very warm water
2 pkg or 2 Tbsp yeast
2 Tbsp. sugar
1 small box of french vanilla or vanilla instant pudding
1/2 c. melted butter
2 eggs, beaten
1 tsp. salt
8 c. flour
1 c. melted butter
In a small bowl, combine water, yeast and sugar. Stir until dissolved. Set aside. Make pudding according to directions, and place in large bowl (I use my Bosch machine). Add 1/2 c. melted butter, eggs and salt. Add yeast. Gradually add flour. Cover and let rise until double, about an hour. Punch; let rise again, 45 minutes. On lightly floured surface, roll out to 34x21 inches. Spread 1 c. melted butter over the surface. Sprinkle with:

Topping
2 c. brown sugar
4 tsp. cinnamon
chopped nuts & raisins optional (I don't)
ROLL UP TIGHTLY! Cut every 1 -2 inches (1 for our family, 2 for the "real" Cinnabon size). Place in greased pans. Cover; let rise until double. Bake at 350 for 15-20 minutes. Spread on:
Cream Cheese Frosting
1 (8oz) pkg cream cheese
1/2 c. butter
1 tsp. vanilla
3 c. powdered sugar
1 Tbsp. milk
*Best if spread on while warm!! I usually don't spread it on all the rolls if I am saving some for the next morning. If you are saving some, cover with foil after they have cooled down. I will warm in oven, and then add the frosting.

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Oatmeal Muffins
1 c. buttermilk
1 c. rolled oats
1 egg
1/2 c. packed brown sugar
1 c. flour
1/2 tsp. salt
1 1/2 tsp. baking powder
1/2 tsp. soda
1/4 c. vegetable oil
Pour buttermilk over oats. Let stand for 5 minutes. Add egg and brown sugar to oats; mix well. Add dry ingredients and oil; mix thoroughly. Spoon into muffin tins. Bake at 400 for 18 minutes or until done. Yield: 12 or more.

*When I double this recipe, I use 1 c. wheat flour (if I have it ready) instead of 2 c. white flour. Can add some raisins and/or some cinnamon (which I do not).

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Honey Wheat Rolls
Scald 2 cups milk. Add to milk: 1/2 c. butter, 1/3 c. honey, 1/2 c. sugar, 2 tsp. salt. Stir until butter is melted.

In a large mixing bowl, add 3 c. wheat flour and 3 c. white flour. In a liquid measuring cup, add 2 Tbsp. yeast (or 2 packets) to 1/2 c. warm water. Pour into flour, and then pour the milk mixture in too. Mix well. Let rise for about 30-45 minutes, shape into your choice of roll, and let rise again about 30 minutes, covered. Bake 400 for 12 minutes.

*This recipe is from my friend Jen Welch, from the Bryan 1st Ward. We really like this recipe.

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Corn Bread
1 c. white, buttermilk corn meal (but I am sure regular corn meal is good)
1 c. flour
2/3 c. sugar
1 tsp. salt
3 tsp. baking powder
1 egg
1 tsp. baking soda
1 1/2 c. buttermilk
1/4 c. oil
1 can whole kernel corn, rinsed & drained

Heat oven to 425. While heating, place a 10-inch cast iron skillet in oven too. Mix all ingredients together. Remove cast iron skillet from oven carefully, and spray with non-stick spray. Pour mixture into pan. Return to oven for 25-30 minutes.

*I have 2 of these size pans just because of this corn bread- have to always double the recipe. I have never tried a double recipe in my big one. But I have tried it in a 9x13 pan (per recipe) and it turned out okay.

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Simple Whole Wheat Bread
3 cups warm water
2 Tbsp yeast, or 2 small pkgs of yeast
1/3 c. honey
5 c. white flour
3 Tbsp. melted butter
1/3 c. honey (yes, 2x)
1 Tbsp. salt
4-5 c. whole wheat flour

I use my Bosch for all of this except to let it rise in as the final rising before turning it into loaves. But in a large bowl, mix warm water, yeast and 1/3 c. honey. Add the 5 c. white flour, and stir to combine. Let set for 30 minutes, or until big & bubbly.

Mix in melted butter, 1/3 c. honey and salt. Stir in 2 c. whole wheat flour. (Now in my Bosch, I add all the rest of the flour- 2 more cups- and let it mix in there). Flour a flat surface and knead with whole wheat flour until not real sticky- just pulling away from counter, but still sticky to touch. This may need additional flour on top of the 4 total cups already used, maybe another cup or 2. Place in a greased bowl, turning once to coat the surface of dough. Cover with dishtowel. Let rise in warm place until doubled.

Punch down, and divide into 3 loaves. Place in greased 9x5 inch loaf pans, and allow to rise until dough has topped the pans by one inch.

Bake at 350 for 25-30 minutes; do not over-bake. Lightly brush the tops of loaves with some melted butter when done to prevent crust from getting hard. Cool completely.

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