crescent shaped rolls

While on the topic of rolls:) I thought I'd show a pic of how pretty rolls look when made into a crescent shape.

In fact my 2 year old took one to bed with her last time I made these:).....very good sign! I like this because it's quicker than most dinner rolls......which is a huge bonus when you're strapped for time and you don't feel like packing up the entire heard of wild horses...I mean kids:)....to go to the store:)



Fancy dinner rolls

1/2 cup margarine or butter
1/3 cup sugar
1 tsp salt
3 tsp instant yeast
2 cups then 3 cups flour
2 eggs
2 cups warm water


Combine the first 4 ingredients and the 2 cups of flour. Beat the eggs in a measuring cup and top up with warm water until you reach the 2 cup mark. Pour over dry mixture and and add the rest of the flour 1/2 cup at a time mixing thoroughly between each addition (this activates the gluten!).
Cover and let rise in a warm place for 20 minutes. Knead the dough for a little bit and divide it into 4 equal parts. Roll each part out on a floured surface(you may need to sprinkle the dough itself with a bit of flour as the dough is quite sticky and the flour keeps the dough from sticking to your rolling pin.) Slice the dough with a pizza cutter as you would a pizza and roll up each piece from the wide end to the point.
Place on greased cookie sheets and cover to rise for another 20 minutes. Bake in 350F oven for about 15 minutes.

Adapted from the Duggars book but changed around to suit my needs!

Cheesy buns for larger bread machines

Everyone gets sick of sandwiches sometimes..............

So make some cheesy buns!! They are yummy let me assure you! I just used the White bread recipe for larger bread machines adding 2 cups of cheddar cheese halfway through the kneading cycle on the dough setting. When the cycle was compete I simply tore off pieces of dough and shaped them into buns. Then brushed them with egg wash and placed a clump of grated cheddar cheese on top of each bun. Then I let them rise for about 25 minutes and the baked them for 15 minutes in a 350 F oven.

If your bread machine cannot handle all this dough and cheese you could try making it by hand using the same recipe but with the kneading technique found HERE.

Buttermilk dinner rolls for smaller bread machines

These dinner rolls were so good!!!!!

Buttermilk dinner rolls

1 cup hot water
1/3 cup buttermilk
1 1/2 tsp salt
3 tbs sugar
3 tbs butter softened
4 cups flour
1 1/2 tsp instant yeast

Place ingredients in bread maker in the order listed. Set to "dough" cycle. Then form into golf ball sized rolls, cover and let rise in a warm place until doubled. bake at 350F about 15 minutes.
Very good with Chili!!