Rolls

I got this receipe from my friend Candace. It is easy and super versatile. I have used it for rolls, pizza dough, breadsticks, scones and cinnamon pull apart bread. It is super easy and if they turn out for me every time trust me they will work for you. Enjoy!


4 1/2 tsp yeast
2 1/2 cups HOT water
1/2 cup instant dry milk
1/2 cup vegetable oil
2 TBSP sugar
1 TBSP salt
6 cups flour

Mix 1 cup of flour and yeast together in small bowl.
In Kitchenaid mix water, milk, oil, salt and sugar. I just mixing with my bread hook, it will be lumpy but that is fine,
Now add flour/ yeast mix, mix until combined (will be lumpy)
Add remaining 5 cups of flour and mix on med speed for 10-12 minutes
Remove dough hook and pour a little melted butter over the top of the dough, cover the bowl with Saran wrap and let rise for 20 minutes or doubled in size
Remove dough from bowl and push down, put on floured surface and knead just a bit

Make 2 1/2" round balls and put on cookie sheet, you can get 24 to a cookie sheet, or use a glass casserole dish, can put 12 in glass dish. Cover with dish towel. Let raise for another 20-45 minutes depending on the temp of your home or until doubled in size.

The receipe calls to cook them at 400 for 20 minutes but I have had success cooking at 350 for 20 minutes. Brush tops with butter when they are done.

For scones and pizza dough roll out dough on floured surface. Using a pizza cutter cut dough into squares. Heat oil in a large panand fry squares for scones. Don't let raise a second time before frying.
I roll out the dough for pizza and do let it raise just a bit for the second time. I put the dough on a cookie sheet or pizza stone if you have one. Put sauce, cheese and toppings on, do not precook dough. I cook it at 400 for about 20-25 min depending on the thickness of the crust.

Pumpkin Cranberry Bread

3 C. flour

1 TBSP + 2 tsp pumpkin pie spice

2 tsp baking soda

1 1/2 tsp salt

3 C Sugar

1 (15 oz) can pure pumpkin (use Libbys)

4 large eggs

1 C. vegetable oil

1/2 C. orange juice or water ( OJ is much better)

1 C. craisins

Preheat oven to 350. Grease and flour 2 9x5 loaf pans or 5 mini loaf pans. (I use nonstick spray)

Combine flour, pumpkin pie spice, baking soda and salt in a large bowl.

Combine sugar, pumpkin, eggs, vegetable oil and orange juice in a large mixer bowl.

Beat until just blended. Add pumpkin mixture to flour mixture, stir until moistened.

Fold in cranberries, spoon batter into prepared loaf pans.

Bake for 60-65 min or until toothpick inserted into center comes out clean.

Cool in pans on wire racks for 10 minutes, remove to wire racks to cool completely.

*For 5x3 inch mini loaf pans prepare as above. Bake for 50-55 minutes.