Delicious Homemade Bread

Delicious Homemade Bread

Posted by Elaine on 11:47 AM in bread, Elaine's corner,

3 cups warm water
2 tbsp. Yeast

1/3 cup honey or 1/3 cup agave

5 cups flour

In a large bread bowl, sprinkle yeast over warm water. Sprinkle 1 tbsp. sugar over yeast.  Add 1/3 cup honey (or agave) and 5 cups of flour. Mix until blended. Cover with a dish towel and let sit until big and bubbly for about 30 minutes.

3 tbsp. dough enhancer (optional)

3 tbsp. butter, melted

1/3 cup honey or agave

1 tbsp. salt

3 ½ cups flour

2 tbsp. butter, melted

Add dough enhancer (optional), 3 tbsps. melted butter, salt, 1/3 cup honey and flour one cup at a time. Add flour until the dough pulls away from the sides of the bowl. If you add too much flour your dough will be too stiff. Knead for 10 minutes. Transfer dough to a buttered bowl. Butter dough with 2 tbsp. melted butter so that

it does not dry out. Cover dough and let rise until triple in bulk in a warm place.

Punch dough down and divide into 3 balls. Form balls into loaves of bread and place in greased 9x5 inch loaf pans. Cover pans with a cloth and let rise in a warm place until 1” above pan. Bake at 350 degrees for 25 to 30 minutes. Do not over bake. Brush the tops of the bread with butter, remove from pans and let cool. Fresh bread right out of the oven is hard to resist.

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Homemade Tomato Soup Recipe

Homemade Tomato Soup Recipe

Posted by Parties and Patterns on 9:16 PM in soup recipes,

We tried this recipe for homemade tomato soup and it was delicious! Once again I'm left to believe that everything homemade is better!

Homemade Tomato Soup

1 can (15 oz.) stewed tomatoes (or you can use four fresh tomatoes)

1 can (8 oz.) tomato sauce

1 can (11 oz.) tomato soup

1 can water (add 2 cans for thinner soup)

1 cup cream

1/2 cup butter or one square

1 Tbsp. basil leaves (fresh or dried)

Blend stewed tomatoes, tomato sauce, water and tomato soup in a blender. Pour mixture into a medium saucepan and bring to a boil. Add cream, butter and basil. Heat through, but be sure to NOT let it boil. Serve with homemade grilled cheese sandwiches. We made our sandwiches with delicious homemade wholewheat bread! For the amazingly easy recipe, click HERE

Homemade Tomato Soup Recipe

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Delicious Homemade Rolls

Delicious Homemade Rolls

Posted by Parties and Patterns on 8:24 AM in bread, Elaine's corner,

Delicious Homemade Rolls

Put 1/2 cup warm water in a bread mixer and sprinkle 3 tbsp. yeast on the top. Sprinkle 1 tbsp. sugar over the yeast. When the yeast starts to slightly bubble or grow add the following to the bowl: (If the yeast does not start to grow the yeast is dead and your rolls will not raise).

1 tbsp. salt

1 cup instant potato flakes

1 cup instant milk

1/3 cup honey or agave

1/3 cup oil

2 3/4 cup water

Turn on bread mixer and slowly add flour (6-8 cups) until the dough pulls away from the sides of the bowl. Do not add too much flour or your dough will be too stiff. Put your dough in a greased bowl and spread butter over it. Cover with a towel and place bowl away from drafts. Let the dough rise until double in bulk. 

Punch dough down, divide dough into two halves. Spread butter on a clean counter top. Take one of the half's and roll out in a big circle on a counter top that has the butter. Spread half a cube of room temperature butter completely covering the top of the dough. With a pizza cutter cut the dough evenly into 2" wide triangles-cut the dough just like you would a pizza. Roll up the triangles and place on a greased cookie sheet. Repeat with the other half of dough. Cover pans with a towel and put in a warm place to rise. Let the rolls rise until double and light. 

Bake at 400 degrees for 10-12 minutes or until nicely browned. Butter the tops of the rolls when they come out of the oven. These rolls melt in your mouth and will disappear right before your eyes.

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