Dinner Rolls

DINNER ROLLS ~ FROM JANICE HAMMACK

MIX & SET:

2 TBS YEAST + 1 TBS SUGAR + 1/2 CUP TEPID WATER

MIX:

3 CUPS MILK

1/2 CUP BUTTER

3/4 CUP SUGAR

1 TBS SALT

MICROWAVE FOR 5 MINUTES 

POUR MILK MIXTURE INTO MIXING BOWL AND ADD:

3 CUPS FLOUR

2 EGGS

YEAST MIXTURE

MIX UNTIL SMOOTH AND THEN ADD MORE ~ABOUT~ 6 MORE CUPS OF FLOUR (THAT MAKES ABOUT 9 CUPS TOTAL). DO NOT ADD TOO MUCH FLOUR TO TAKE AWAY SHINE. KNEED DOUGH 8-10 MIN.

COVER AND LET DOUGH RISE UNTIL DOUBLE ~ 45 MIN TO 1 HOUR.

SHAPE DOUGH INTO BALLS AND PLACE IN GREASED BAKING PAN, COVER AND LET RISE 45 MIN TO 1 HOUR.  BAKE IN PREHEATED 350 DGREE OVEN FOR 20-30 .

THIS RECIPE MAKES LOTS!  (CUT IN HALF FOR A 9X12 BATCH) 

(Mostly) Whole-Wheat Bread

This is really Mom's recipe, but I tweaked it a little, and I've been really happy with the results.  No more dried-out, heavy-as-a-brick loaves of sandpaper!

THE INGREDIENTS:
3/4 c. milk
1 large egg
1/8 c. water
1 1/2 tsp. salt
3 TBS. honey
1 1/2 TBS. melted butter
1 1/2 tsp. yeast
2 c. whole wheat flour
1 c. bread flour
3 TBS. wheat gluten


THE PREPARATION:
First, heat the milk 'til it is warm, even steaming.  Beat in the egg and the water, then dump it in the bread machine pan.  Add salt, honey and butter.  *Tip: I dip the measuring spoon in the melted butter before I measure the honey, that way you're not waiting a half hour for the honey to dribble off--it just slides right off the spoon.  


Dump in wheat flour, bread flour, and gluten, then hit the dough setting on the bread machine...or, obviously, you can just hit the correct bread setting.  I much prefer my bread without the hole in the middle, and in traditional bread shape, so I like to bake it in the oven.  SO, once you've got your dough...


THE BAKING:
...remove the dough from the bread machine pan, and pinch and pull it, or roll it to fit into a bread pan.  Cover with lightly greased plastic wrap and let it rise a little.  I usually just heat up the oven and let the bread rise on top of the stove, so it goes pretty fast.  It's ready to bake when it's risen just above the top of the bread pan.  Pop it in the oven at 375 degrees for 20-25 minutes, or until the bread sounds hollow when you knock it.  Set it out to cool before slicing, unless you are ravenous.


THE ENJOYING: