Bread/Rolls

Here are some bread recipes that I got from my sister that I just love to use. They are very easy to use and if you have a kitchen aid or a bosh then you can mix the bread in it then you do not have to kneed it for the 10 minutes like the recipes say.

Whole Wheat Bread (Really Half white and Half Wheat)Prep: 35 min Rise: 1 hr 50 min Bake: 45 min2 loaves 16 slices each

3 cups whole wheat flour
1/3 cup honey
1/4 cup shortening
1 T salt
2 packs yeast or 4 1/2 t2
1/4 cups water (120 to 130 degrees)
3 to 4 cups white flour1.

Mix whole wheat flour, honey, shortening, salt and yeast in large bowl. Add warm water. Beat with electric mixer on low speed 1 minute and medium for another minute. Stir in enough white flour, 1 c at a time, to make dough easy to handle. Place dough on a lightly floured surface. Knead 10 minutes or until dough is smooth and springy. Place dough in large greased bowl and cover loosely. Let rise for 40 to 60 minutes. Dough is ready when indentation remains when touched. Gently push fist into dough to deflate. Divide dough in half and shape into loaves. Place in greased pans, cover and let rise about 40 minutes. Position racks so pans will be in center of over. Bake at 375 degrees for 40 to 45 minutes. They will be deep golden brown and sound hollow when tapped. Brush loaves with butter and cool.

Basic White Bread (Very Yummy!!!)Prep: 35 min Rise: 1 hr 50 min Bake: 45 min
2 loaves 16 slices each

6-7 cups flour
3 T sugar
2 T shortening
1 T salt
2 packs yeast or 4 1/2 t
2 1/4 cups water (120 to 130 degrees)

Mix 3 1/2 cups flour, sugar, shortening, salt and yeast in large bowl. Add warm water. Beat with electric mixer on low speed 1 minute and medium for another minute. Stir in enough white flour, 1 c at a time, to make dough easy to handle. Place dough on a lightly floured surface. Knead 10 minutes or until dough is smooth and springy. Place dough in large greased bowl and cover loosely. Let rise for 40 to 60 minutes. Dough is ready when indentation remains when touched. Gently push fist into dough to deflate. Divide dough in half and shape into loaves. Place in greased pans, cover and let rise about 40 minutes. Position racks so pans will be in center of over. Bake at 425 degrees for 25 to 30 minutes. They will be deep golden brown and sound hollow when tapped. Brush loaves with butter and cool.

Dinner RollsPrep: 30 minutes Rise 1 hr 30 min Bake:15 min15 Rolls

3 1/2 to 3 3/4 cups flour
1/4 cup sugar
1/4 cup butter
1 t salt
1 pack yeast or 2 1/2 t yeast
1/2 c water and1/2 milk (120-130 degrees)
1 large egg

Mix 2 cups of the flour, sugar, butter, salt, and yeast in large bowl. Add warm liquids milk, and eggs. Beat with electric mixer on low speed for 1 minute and medium for another minute. Add enough dough to make it easy to handle. Knead about 5 minutes or until dough is smooth and springy. Place in large greased bowl. Turning dough to grease all sides. Cover and rise 1 hour. Place in 9x13 pan Gently push dough to deflate. divide into 15 equal pieces. place in pan. Cover, let rise for 30 minutes. Bake 375 for 15 to 20 minutes. Brush with butter. (The recipe says 12-15 minutes, but mine are never done in that amount.)

Note: This will also make a great pizza dough

Art Project!

We were at home due to Alex's surgery so I decided to have them lay on a peice of paper and I traced there bodies and then I let them color them. I then hung them on there doors. They had so much fun coloring them. I twas a good art project for them.