Showing posts with label easy breads. Show all posts
Showing posts with label easy breads. Show all posts

Tuesday, October 3, 2017

Auntie's Pizza Dough


A dieting doesn't mean you have to do without all your favorite foods it just means you have to cook your own food this "Auntie's Pizza Dough" recipe is absolutely delicious. Try it the next time you want a pizza.


Ingredients 

1½ cups All Purpose Flour 
1 tablespoon dry active yeast
½ teaspoon kosher or fine sea salt
½ teaspoon agave nectar, sugar or honey
2 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
2/3 cup tap water (around 110 degrees is perfect)

Directions



    1. Pour 2/3 cup warm water into small bowl; stir in yeast. 
    1. Let stand until yeast dissolves, about 5 minutes.
    1. Brush large bowl lightly with olive oil. 
    1. Mix 1 1/2 cups flour, sugar, and salt in processor. 
    1. Add yeast mixture and 3 tablespoons oil; process until dough forms a sticky ball. 
    1. Transfer to lightly floured surface. 
    1. Knead the dough until smooth, adding more flour by tablespoonfuls if dough is very sticky, about 1 minute. 
    1. Transfer to prepared bowl; turn dough in bowl to coat with oil. 
    1. Cover bowl with a dish towel and let dough rise in warm draft-free area until doubled in volume, about 1 hour. 
    1. Hit down dough. 
    1. Rolling out the dough according to recipe instructions. 
    1. Start in center of dough, working outward toward edges but not rolling over them.


Saturday, September 30, 2017

Gluten Free Pizza Dough


A gluten-free diet doesn't mean you have to do without all your favorite foods it just means you have to cook your own food this "Gluten-Free Pizza Dough" recipe is absolutely delicious. Try it the next time you want a pizza.


Ingredients 

1½ cups All Purpose Gluten-free Flour Blend
1 tablespoon dry active yeast
½ teaspoon kosher or fine sea salt
½ teaspoon agave nectar, sugar or honey
2 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil

2/3 cup tap water (around 110 degrees is perfect)

Directions



    1. Pour 2/3 cup warm water into small bowl; stir in yeast. 
    1. Let stand until yeast dissolves, about 5 minutes.
    1. Brush large bowl lightly with olive oil. 
    1. Mix 1 1/2 cups flour, sugar, and salt in processor. 
    1. Add yeast mixture and 3 tablespoons oil; process until dough forms a sticky ball. 
    1. Transfer to lightly floured surface. 
    1. Knead the dough until smooth, adding more flour by tablespoonfuls if dough is very sticky, about 1 minute. 
    1. Transfer to prepared bowl; turn dough in bowl to coat with oil. 
    1. Cover bowl with a dish towel and let dough rise in warm draft-free area until doubled in volume, about 1 hour. 
    1. Hit down dough. 
    1. Rolling out the dough according to recipe instructions. 
    1. Start in center of dough, working outward toward edges but not rolling over them.


Gluten Free Amish White Bread


 There's nothing in the world like "Gram's Gluten-Free Amish White Bread" recipe absolutely mouth watering delicious. As a matter of fact, once the aroma from the bread cooking escapes your kitchen a line will quickly develop for a slice.


Ingredients

2 cups warm water (110O F or 45O C)
2/3 cup white sugar
1 ½ Tablespoons active dry yeast
1 ½ Teaspoon Sea Salt
¼ Cup vegetable oil
6 Cups +/- Gluten-Free all purpose flour

Directions

In a large bowl dissolve, the sugar in the warm water.

Add the yeast and stir until it has dissolved.

Allow to proof until yeast resembles a creamy foam; about 10-15 minutes.

Mix in the sea salt.

Begin adding one cup of the flour at a time to the yeast mixture.

If you’re not using mixer knead dough on a lightly floured surface until smooth; no lumps.

Place in a well-oiled bowl and turn dough to coat the outside layer of the dough.

Cover with a damp cloth; barely damp not dripping wet.

Place in a warm draft free area and allow to rise until doubled in size; about 1 hour to 1 ½ hours.

Remove cloth and punch dough down.

Knead for a for 1 to 2 minutes.

Divide in half and shape into loaves.

Place into two well-oiled 9x5 inch loaf pans and turn dough to coat the outside layer of the dough.

Clover with damp cloth; barely damp not dripping wet.

Allow to rise 30 to 45 minutes or until the dough rises 1 inch above rim of bread pan.

Preheat over 375 degrees 8-10 minutes.

Lower temp. to 350 degrees F. for 35 minutes or until top is golden brown.

Remove pans oven and turn pans upside-down to allow for the bread to fall out of the pan.

Place bread on cooling racks for 30-45 minutes before the hungry hounds hoards hound you out of a slice of warm bread.

Serve.

Amish White Bread


 There's nothing in the world like "Gram's Amish White Bread" recipe absolutely mouth watering delicious. As a matter of fact, once the aroma from the bread cooking escapes your kitchen a line will quickly develop for a slice.


Ingredients

2 cups warm water (110O F or 45O C)
2/3 cup white sugar
1 ½ Tablespoons active dry yeast
1 ½ Teaspoon Sea Salt
¼ Cup vegetable oil
6 Cups +/- Flour or Gluten-Free all purpose flour

Directions

In a large bowl dissolve, the sugar in the warm water.

Add the yeast and stir until it has dissolved.

Allow to proof until yeast resembles a creamy foam; about 10-15 minutes.

Mix in the sea salt.

Begin adding one cup of the flour at a time to the yeast mixture.

If you’re not using mixer knead dough on a lightly floured surface until smooth; no lumps.

Place in a well-oiled bowl and turn dough to coat the outside layer of the dough.

Cover with a damp cloth; barely damp not dripping wet.

Place in a warm draft free area and allow to rise until doubled in size; about 1 hour to 1 ½ hours.

Remove cloth and punch dough down.

Knead for a for 1 to 2 minutes.

Divide in half and shape into loaves.

Place into two well-oiled 9x5 inch loaf pans and turn dough to coat the outside layer of the dough.

Clover with damp cloth; barely damp not dripping wet.

Allow to rise 30 to 45 minutes or until the dough rises 1 inch above rim of bread pan.

Preheat over 375 degrees 8-10 minutes.

Lower temp. to 350 degrees F. for 35 minutes or until top is golden brown.

Remove pans oven and turn pans upside-down to allow for the bread to fall out of the pan.

Place bread on cooling racks for 30-45 minutes before the hungry hounds hoards hound you out of a slice of warm bread.

Serve.

Monday, September 30, 2013

Cheesy Mashed Potato Dinner Muffins


Cheesy Mashed Potato Dinner Muffins is fabulous way to use leftover sweet potatoes.  Its simple ingredients and wonderful flavors will make this your go-to recipe for leftover mashed potatoes in the future.


INGREDIENTS

butter for greasing
3 cups self-rising flour
6 ounces leftover potatoes baked (remove skin) or mashed
1 1/2 teaspoon garlic minced
1/4 cup chives diced 
1/4 cup sour cream
1 cup cheddar cheese grated  
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 Tablespoon baking powder
1 1/2 teaspoons sea salt
3/4 milk
1/2 cup extra virgin olive oil (it adds a buttery flavor)
3 eggs
  

DIRECTIONS

Lightly grease and flour muffin pan.
Put ingredients (except cheese) in a large mixing bowl and mix until smooth and creamy.
Fold into the batter the cheese.
Spoon into muffin pan.
Cook at 400 degrees Fahrenheit for 10 minutes, then at 325 degrees Fahrenheit for 7-10 minutes till done.