BREADS and ROLLS

Butter Crescents(SCAN PICTURE)
Preparation 30 minutes 1 hour 40 minutes rising and resting Baking time 15 minutes
Makes 1 dozen crescents
½ cup milk
1 pkg active yeast (2 1/4 teaspoon)
½ cup (1 stick) butter, soft
½ cup warm water (105 - 115 F)
1/3 cup granulated sugar
1 large egg, lightly beaten
½ teaspoon salt
3 ½ - 4 cups all-purpose flour
Glaze
1 large egg, lightly beaten
1) In a saucepan, heat milk until bubbles appear around edges of pan. Combine butter, sugar, and salt. Add hot ilk; stir well. Cool to lukewarm (95-100 F).
2) In a small bowl, dissolve yeast in warm water. Let stand until foamy, 5 to 10 minutes.
3) Beat yeast mixture and egg into milk mixture at low speed. Beat in 2 cups of flour at low speed until smooth. Continue beating until thick. Mix in enough remaining flour until dough pulls away from sides of bowl.
4) On a floured surface, knead dough very gently until smooth and elastic, 2 to 3 minutes. Place in a large greased bowl, turning to coat. Comer loosely with a damp cloth; let rise in a warm place until doubled, 1 hour.
5) Punch down dough. On a floured surface, divided dough in half. Comer with a damp cloth; let rest for 10 minutes.
6) Grease 2 baking sheets. Using a floured rolling pin, roll 1 dough half into a 12-inch circle. Cut circle into 6 wedges. Starting at side opposite point, roll up each wedge. Place, point-sides down, on prepared baking sheets. Curve ends to form crescents. Repeat with remaining dough half.
7) Cover loosely with a damp cloth; let rise in a warm place until almost doubled, 30 minutes.
8) Preheat oven to 400 F. Brush crescents with glaze. Bake until golden, 15 minutes. Transfer to a wire rack to cool.
Baking tips: Knead dough very gently to keep rolls tender: Also you can use a bread machine on bread cycle; put wet on bottom, dry on top.
Also I don't put the egg wash on top, I do butter. Also after they are done cooking, I put butter then Kosher Course Sea Salt on top, makes a big difference
By: Kirsten W

CARROT CAKE MUFFINS
makes 24
1 /2 cup sugar
2 cups whole wheat flour
1 1/2 tsp baking soda
2 tsp cinnamon
little nutmeg
1 1/2 cups applesauce
1/2 tsp salt
6-8 egg whites plus 4 eggs
2 cups grated carrots
1 cup drained crushed pineapple
stir and put in muffin tins. Bake at 350 for 30 minutes
By: ?

Chocolate Bran Muffin
1 pkg fat free krusteaz brownie mix
1 tsp vanilla
½ tsp baking powder
2 ½ cups water
3 cups all bran kelloges cereal
soak cereal in the water for 5 minutes. Add the rest of ingredients. Preheat 350 greased muffin tins 2 dozens bake for 20 minutes.
By: Stephanie P

Garlic Bread
1 cup Mayo
1 cup shredded/grated parm. cheese
couple of chopped green onions (as many as you like)
sprinkle about 1/2 tsp or so of garlic powder/salt (i smell it and when it smells good that is how much i put in)
stir and spread over french bread
Broil for about 2-3 minutes. don't leave the oven. it burns fast.. this is the best bread.
BY: Aunt Becky

Homemade Bread, Rolls, Hot Dog Buns, Hamburger Buns...etc
Feather light rolls:
This is doubled and makes four loafs, 2 dozen rolls, 2 large Parmesan braids, etc..
Preheat oven 375 degrees
Dissolve:
In small deep bowl:
4 packets yeast
1 cup very warm water
2 Tbsp sugar
At least 20 minutes
IN the meantime, scald in sauce pan:
2 cups milk
2/3 cups sugar
2/3 cups oil ( I like Wesson vegetable oil)
Let cool!!!!
Combine all of the above when milk mixture is cooled and add:
4 eggs
2 tsp salt
10 cups flour (a couple of cups at a time). Knead or beat well!!!
Dough should be sticky. It should come off the sides of the mixer bowl when all of the flour has been added.
Lightly grease or PAM a large bowl. (the large salad Tupperware bowl is good for this)
Turn dough into bowl, cover with warm cloth and let rise until double (about 30-45 minutes). this depends on how warm your kitchen is and where you put it. I put mine on the counter next to my preheating oven.
Next:
Punch down and shape into rolls, bread, cinnamon rolls, hamburger buns, Parmesan braids, etc.
Let rise again (about 20 minutes)
Bake in oven 375 about 10-12 minutes for rolls and 25-30 minutes for bread...light golden brown.
FOR rolls, I melt butter. Roll out dough sort of thick, and cut with a small canning lid ring. Then I grab hold of the edge of the circle, run it through the melted butter on the inside and bring the edge across to the other edge, pinch together and put the pinched side down on a greased baking sheet. Or I make crescent rolls by rolling dough out with rolling pin, cut into triangle start by rolling from the line edge to the point. Put rolled dough edge down on greased cookie sheet and bake. Let rise until double.
WHEN kneading by hand: put dough in large plastic bag and knead...it will not stick to your fingers.
Make sure you let the yeast rise about 20 minutes.
Sticky dough is better than too dry.
WHEN making bread: put all dough on lightly greased counter, divide into fourths and roll each fourth with rolling pin to get bubbles out and then roll oblong, pinch edges (pinced edge on bottom) and put into loaf pan.
Let bread cool on rack (prevents bread from sweating)
cover immediately when cooled.
By: Vicky B

PIZZA DOUGH
1 3/4 cup water
2 Tbsp sugar
1 tsp salt
1 tsp lemon juice
1 Tbsp yeast
4 cups flour
Put in bread machine on dough cycle.
Ps you can add different kinds of seasonings to this and it will be Yummy. by Dorothy
By: Aunt Wendy

FAVORITE PIZZA DOUGH
1 cup plus 2 Tbsp water
2 Tbsp olive or vege oil ( i always use olive)
3 cups Better for bread Flour (i also use 1/2 of it wheat flour)
2 Tbsp grated Parmesan cheese
1 1/2 tsp Italian seasonings
1 tsp sugar
1 tsp salt
2 1/2 tsp yeast (for bread machine if you use it)
I put everything in my bread machine on the dough cycle. If you know how to do bread I am sure you can do this by hand.
After it is risen, i roll out and cook it for about 7 minutes so the dough won't be doughy in the middle. Spread whatever your heart desires on the top and cook at 400 degrees for about 12 to 20 minutes, depending on your oven... You will love it
By: Kirsten

MUFFINS
I am not sure what these are called but very good
1/4 cup butter
1/2 cup brown sugar
1/4 cup molasses
2 eggs
1 cup milk
1 cup whole wheat flour
1 1/2 tsp baking soda and baking powder
1 1/2 cups wheat bran
stir and put in muffin tins. Bake at 350 for 20 minutes.
Enjoy
By: ?

ZUCCHINI BREAD
1 cup sugar
1 cup oil
1 cup brown sugar
3 eggs
2 cups zucchini
1 Tbsp vanilla
3 cups flour
1 tsp baking soda
1/4 tsp baking powder
1 tsp salt
1 Tbsp cinnamon
1/4 tsp nutmeg
Bake at 350 F for 35 minutes.
By: Jenn Weakley