Cheesy beer bread

I needed a side for our chili tonight and was growing sick of corn bread and crusty bread. I had remembered a beer cheese bread recipe I saved a while back and decided to whip it up today. This recipe is quite easy and very quick to make and paired with our chili perfectly! A [...]

Pillow soft dinner rolls

A great recipe just posted on Amber’s Delectable Delights from Taste of Home. These were easy to make and came together well. They are soft and light and delicious! I did do half ww flour and half ap flour and they are great! I froze them and they reheat well in the oven for a [...]

Clover rolls

Fantastic and even easy enough to make on a weeknight for dinner!  I found this recipe on Of Dreams and Sweets and I think this is our new go to recipe! Sweet, doughy, and perfect!
ENJOY!

Ingredients:
1/2 cup water
1/2 cup milk
1/3 cup sugar
1/3 cup butter
1 egg
2 1/2 tsp yeast
1 tsp salt
3 3/4 cup all-purpose flour

Directions:
Heat up water, [...]

Wheat Bread for sandwiches

Once again making our weekly bread and I decided to use this recipe from Smitten Kitchen.  Check out her site for her step by step directions and photos to ensure proper baking!
ENJOY!

Ingredients: Makes one 2-lb. loaf
2 1/2 cups (11.25 oz) unbleached high-gluten or bread flour
1 1/2 cups (6.75 oz.) whole-wheat flour
1 1/2 tablespoons (.75 oz.) [...]

Flaky Dinner Rolls

Perfect dinner rolls for any meal. I wanted something close to crescent rolls and found this recipe from Cooking Light to be just what I wanted. They were easy to put together, even with several steps and were flaky, butter, and soft. Check out Cooking Light for more wonderful recipes that wont hurt your waistline!!
ENJOY!

Ingredients:
3  [...]

Soft Pretzels with dipping cheese sauce

For our snack this week I wanted to make something different.I have been meaning to make soft pretzels and decided this was a great time to do it especially since I had extra cheese on hand and could make a great dipping sauce. I found this recipe from Strotthotte online and they were simple and [...]

Oven Honey Wheat Bread

Each week I bake bread for our meals. This week I wanted something new and found this recipe on allrecipes.com.  I did use my KA mixer with the dough hook to knead it. It came out nice and crusty on the outside and very soft on the inside. Perfect for meals and sandwiches!
ENJOY!

Ingredients:
1 (.25 ounce) [...]

Orange Poppy Seed Muffins

I love Lemon Poppy Seed Muffins and was all set to make them when I realized I was out of lemons. I did have lemon juice, but I like adding the zest as well. So that was out. But I did have one orange left, so I decided to make Orange Poppy Seed Muffins instead. [...]

Parmesan and Garlic Breadsticks

A great addition to our Manicotti dinner!! They were easy to whip up and great tasting! I did make ours into larger breadsticks to break off large pieces for dippings, stews, chilis, and  soups later!
ENJOY!

SERVES 36 , 3 dozen
Ingredients:
2 (1/4 ounce) packages active dry yeast
1 1/2 cups warm water (110 to 115 degrees)
1/2 cup warm milk (110-115 degrees)
2 tablespoons sugar
6 tablespoons butter, divided and melted
1/2 teaspoon [...]

Butter Honey Wheat Bread for Breadmaker

With it cooler here lately, having dough rise well hasn’t gone very well. I have tried to use my over to help rise, but that hasn’t worked either. So rather than try and fail with another cooler day here..only 62 in the house….I decided to pull out the ol’breadmaker and make up another loaf of [...]