Quick Dinner Rolls

Quick Dinner Rolls

1 pkg Active Dry Yeast
1 cup Warm Water
3 tbs Sugar
1 tsp Salt
1 egg (beaten)
2 tbs Shortening
2 1/4 c Flour

Dissolve yeast in warm water in large bowl.  Add sugar, salt, egg, shortening & 1 cup of Flour.  Mix until smooth.  Stir in remaining flour; continue stirring until smooth.  Scrape batter down from side of bowl.  Cover; let dough rise in warm place until double, about 30 minutes.

Stir down batter.  Spoon into muffin tin (12), filling about 1/2 full.  Let rise until batter reaches tops of cups, 20-30 minutes.

Heat oven to 400°.  Bake 15 minutes.  Makes 1 dz.

Pizza Dough

Pizza Dough
(makes 2)

1 pkg Active Dry Yeast
1 c Water
1 tsp Sugar
1 tsp Salt
3 tbs Oil
3-3 1/2 c Flour

Dissolve yeast in large bowl with warm water.  Add sugar, salt, and oil.  Add flour.  Kneed until not sticky.  Place in greased bowl, cover and rise for 45 minutes.  Divide into 2 balls, roll into rectangles and place on greased cookie sheets.  Top with sauce and favorite toppings.  Bake at 400° for 25 minutes.

Can also use dough for bread sticks.  Cut and let rise and brush with garlic butter.

 (image from internet, not from product I have made)

Pizza Bread

Pizza Bread
(makes 2)

2 1/4 tsp (1 pkg) Dry Active Yeast
1 c Water
1 tsp Sugar
1 tsp Salt
3 tbs Oil
3-3 1/2 c Flour

DO NOT LET RISE!
Dissolve yeast in warm water in large bowl.  Stir in sugar, salt, oil, and 2 c Flour.  Beat until smooth.  Add remaining flour.  Divide dough into 2 balls.  Roll into rectangle and place on greased cookie sheet.  Spoon pizza sauce down center.  Add desired toppings.  Cut 2 1/2 inches long cuts at 1 inch intervals down long sides.  Braid over toppings.  Bake at 400° for 20-25 minutes.

(Dough can be frozen and thawed in fridge to re-use.  However, it is a little tougher to work at once it's been thawed, but works just fine)

 (Pictured with dough dyed green for St. Patrick's Day, 2011)

Monkey Bread

Monkey Bread

4 tubes Biscuits
Cinnamon & Sugar
Topping:
1 c Sugar
1 1/2 tsp Cinnamon
1/4 c Brown Sugar
1/4 c Milk
3/4 c Butter (not 3/4 stick)

Cut biscuits in quarters.  Roll in sugar and cinnamon mixture.  Place in greased pie pan.  Stir together topping ingredients and bring to boil.  Pour over the pieces in pie pan.  Bake at 350° for 20-25 minutes.  Let stand for 5 minutes then remove from pan.

Banana Bread

Banana Bread

2 c Sugar
2 Eggs
1 cube Butter
2 c Mashed Bananas (~4)
3 c Flour
1 tsp Baking Soda

Cream sugar & butter.  Add eggs and beat until smooth.  Add all other ingredients, mixing well.  Bake in greased and floured loaf pans for 50-60 minutes at 350° (until toothpick comes out clean).  Makes 2 loaves.

Zucchini Bread

Zucchini Bread

3 Eggs
1 C Oil
2 C Sugar
2 C Zucchini (shredded w/ skin)
2 tsp Vanilla
3 C Flour
1 tsp Baking Soda
1/2 tsp Baking Powder
1 tsp Salt
1 tsp Cinnamon

Grease and flour 2 bread pans. Beat eggs, oil, sugar,  zucchinin and vanilla. Add sifted dry ingredients.

Bake 325 deg for 1 hour.