Lemon Bread

6 T butter or margarine
2 eggs
1 cup sugar
1 1/2 c flour
1 t salt
1 1/2 t baking powder
1/2 c milk
1/2 c chopped nuts (optional)
grated rind of 1 lemon

Cream butter and sugar. Add eggs & milk, beat until smooth. Add flour, salt, baking powder, nuts, and lemon rind. Grease one loaf pan.

Bake at 350 for one hour. Let cool for approximately 10 minutes then pour juice of one lemon and 1/3 cup sugar mixed over the top. Carefully remove from bread pan.

Poppyseed Bread

BREAD
3 c flour
1 1/2 t salt
1 1/2 t baking powder
2 1/2 c sugar
1 1/2 c milk
1 1/8 c oil
1 1/2 T poppy seeds
3 eggs
1 1/2 t vanilla
1 1/2 t almond extract

Blend all ingredients and beat 2 minutes. Grease and flour 3 medium loaf pans. Bake at 350 for 50 minutes. While still hot, pour on glaze.

GLAZE
3/4 c sugar
1/4 c orange juice
1/2 t vanilla
1/2 t almond extract
2 T melted butter

Pizza Crust

1 c warm water
1 T yeast
1 t sugar
1/3 c canola oil
1 t salt
2 to 2 1/2 cups flour
Italian seasonings (optional)
Red pepper flakes (optional)

Combine water, yeast, and sugar. Let it sit about 5 minutes, until yeast is bubbly. Add oil, salt, and 2 cups of flour. Mix until dough is smooth and elastic, adding additional flour if needed, as well as the seasonings and red pepper if desired. Let it raise until double in size. Punch down and shape onto greased 9x13 sheet. Let it raise again for about 30 minutes. Bake at 425 for 10 minutes. Top with desired toppings. Bake again at 425 for an additional 15-20 minutes, until cheese is lightly browned.

Note: I like to mix my seasonings into the dough, rather than sprinkle them on top. I feel like it gets more evenly spread around that way and makes the crust more enjoyable to eat.

Macaroni Grill Bread

1 T yeast
1 T sugar
1 c warm water
2 1/2 c flour
1 t salt
1 T rosemary
2 T butter
coarse salt

Place yeast, sugar, and water in a large bowl and allow mixture to become bubbly. Mix 2 cups of flour and the salt. Add the rosemary. Knead until smooth and elastic. Add more flour if necessary. Place dough in a greased bowl and cover with a towel. Let dough rise in a warm place for 1 hour until doubled. Punch down dough and divide in half. Let dough rest about 5-10 minutes. Spray baking pan or cookie sheet with cooking spray. Shape the dough into small rounded oval loaves. Melt butter and brush over the top of the loaves. Let loaves rise again until doubled, about 45 min. Preheat oven to 375. Lightly sprinkle coarse salt over the loaves and bake until lightly browned 20-25 minutes. Good dipped in olive oil and balsamic vinegar

Cinnamon Rolls

SWEET ROLL DOUGH---may be used for any sweet roll recipe (orange rolls for example)
3/4 c milk
1/2 c sugar
1 1/4 t salt
1/2 c butter
2 T yeast
1/3 c warm water
3 eggs (room temp)
5 1/2 to 6 1/2 c flour

Combine milk, sugar, salt, and butter in small saucepan. Heat over low heat until butter melts and sugar dissolves. Cool to lukewarm. Dissolve yeast in warm water. Add lukewarm milk mixture, eggs, and 5 cups flour. Mix well (I use my KitchenAid mixer). Continue adding flour until dough is sticky but manageable. Knead about 6 minutes. Place in greased bowl and let it raise about 1 hour. Punch down and shape as desired.

Note: Any time you are making bread, rolls, or cinnamon rolls, the less flour the better. Good dough should be sticky. Also, to know if you have kneaded long enough, roll a small piece of dough into a ball. Slowly working it with your fingers, begin to pull the dough into a larger circle. If you can get the middle of the dough to allow light through it without breaking, you've kneaded it long enough.

CINNAMON FILLING
1 c brown sugar
1 c sugar
1/2 c butter
1/4 c flour
1 1/2 T cinnamon
1/2 c chopped nuts (optional)

Mix all ingredients together except nuts until well combined. Add nuts if desired. Roll 1/2 of dough into 12x15" rectangle. Spread 1/2 of cinnamon mixture evenly on dough. Roll dough tightly from long side. Cut in 12 1" slices. Place in greased baking pan. Repeat with remaining dough and cinnamon mixture. Cover and let raise 1 hour. Bake at 350 for about 20-25 minutes. Spread frosting over warm rolls (I prefer cream cheese frosting)

CREAM CHEESE FROSTING
8 oz cream cheese
4 c powdered sugar
1/4 c butter
1 t vanilla
4 T milk

Combine butter and cream cheese until creamy. Add milk and vanilla. Beat until smooth. Add powdered sugar

Dinner Rolls

2 c milk
3 eggs
1/2 c sugar
2 t salt
2 T yeast
1/2 c butter
7 c flour

Microwave milk and butter until butter is melted. Add sugar, eggs, and salt to the mixture. Allow milk to cool until lukewarm. Dissolve yeast in 1/4 c warm water. Add milk mixture to yeast as well as 5 cups of flour. Mix, adding more flour as needed. Dough should be as sticky as possible, while still retaining a shape. Let raise. Shape into rolls, let raise again. Bake at 375 for 15-20 min

Whole Wheat Bread

4 c warm water
2 T yeast
1 T lecithin
1/16 t absorbic acid
1/2 c honey
1/2 c oatmeal
4 c of wheat, ground into flour

Mix all ingredients together. Let sit for 10 min. Mix in 1 1/2 T salt, 1/2 c oil, 1/8 c gluten and enough white flour to keep dough from sticking on bottom. Stir for 8 min (in a Bosch). Let it raise and shape into loaves. Bake at 350 for 40 min