Famous Bread/Rolls Recipe

This is by far the yummiest bread recipe I have ever tried!  I have been using it for about 10 years now and I love it.  It makes yummy rolls, bread, and amazing cinnamon rolls.  It has been driving me crazy that it hasn't been added on here yet, because I have wanted the recipe when I have been traveling.  Finally.

Ingredients

2 c. hot water

1 stick butter, melted

2 tbsp. yeast

¾ c. sugar

2 eggs

1 tsp. baking powder

7 c. flour- (add more flour when kneading to reach correct consistency)

2 tsp. salt

Place water and yeast in bowl and stir ‘til dissolved. Add sugar and let activate. In meantime sift together dry ingredients in a separate bowl. Add butter and eggs to yeast mixture. Slowly mix in dry ingredients. Let dough rest 5 minutes before kneading for 5 minutes. For rolls, I like to tie knots. Let rise 1-2 hours at room temperature (until doubled in size) before baking at 420 for 10-15 minutes, and golden brown on top.

Wheat Bread

Top rated on all recipes, 1/2 white 1/2 whole

INGREDIENTS

• 3 cups warm water (110 degrees F/45 degrees C)
• 2 (.25 ounce) packages active dry yeast
• 1/3 cup honey
• 5 cups bread flour
• 3 tablespoons butter, melted
• 1/3 cup honey
• 1 tablespoon salt
• 3 1/2 cups whole wheat flour
• 2 tablespoons butter, melted

DIRECTIONS

1. In a large bowl, mix warm water, yeast, and 1/3 cup honey. Add 5 cups white bread flour, and stir to combine. Let set for 30 minutes, or until big and bubbly.
2. Mix in 3 tablespoons melted butter, 1/3 cup honey, and salt. Stir in 2 cups whole wheat flour. Flour a flat surface and knead with whole wheat flour until not real sticky - just pulling away from the counter, but still sticky to touch. This may take an additional 2 to 4 cups of whole wheat flour. Place in a greased bowl, turning once to coat the surface of the dough. Cover with a dishtowel. Let rise in a warm place until doubled.
3. Punch down, and divide into 3 loaves. Place in greased 9 x 5 inch loaf pans, and allow to rise until dough has topped the pans by one inch.
4. Bake at 350 degrees F (175 degrees C) for 25 to 30 minutes; do not overbake. Lightly brush the tops of loaves with 2 tablespoons melted butter or margarine when done to prevent crust from getting hard. Cool completely

Bannana Crumb Muffins

This is currently THE #1 recipe on All Recipes with something like 3K reviews of 5 stars. I have not yet tried it, but they look tasty and I guess I can take the word of all the other guinea pigs out there. Good way to use some ripe bannanas!

INGREDIENTS
1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon salt
3 bananas, mashed
3/4 cup white sugar
1 egg, lightly beaten
1/3 cup butter, melted
1/3 cup packed brown sugar
2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
1/8 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1 tablespoon butter

DIRECTIONS
Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C). Lightly grease 10 muffin cups, or line with muffin papers.
In a large bowl, mix together 1 1/2 cups flour, baking soda, baking powder and salt. In another bowl, beat together bananas, sugar, egg and melted butter. Stir the banana mixture into the flour mixture just until moistened. Spoon batter into prepared muffin cups.
In a small bowl, mix together brown sugar, 2 tablespoons flour and cinnamon. Cut in 1 tablespoon butter until mixture resembles coarse cornmeal. Sprinkle topping over muffins.
Bake in preheated oven for 18 to 20 minutes, until a toothpick inserted into center of a muffin comes out clean.

Famous Homemade Rolls (or Cinnamon Rolls)

2 c. hot water
1 stick butter, melted
2 tbsp. yeast
¾ c. sugar
2 eggs
1 tsp. baking powder
6 c. flour- (I find that I need to add a lot more flour when kneading to reach correct consistency)
2 tsp. salt

Place water and yeast in bowl and stir ‘til dissolved. Add sugar and let activate. In meantime sift together dry ingredients in a separate bowl. Add butter and eggs to yeast mixture. Slowly mix in dry ingredients.
Let dough rest 5 minutes before kneading for 5 minutes. For rolls, I like to tie knots. Let rise 2 hours at room temperature before baking at 425 for 20 minutes (or until golden brown).

For cinnamon rolls- after kneading dough, roll the dough to ½ inch thickness. Brush melted butter onto dough and add cinnamon/sugar mixture. (Cinnamon, White Sugar, and Brown Sugar) Roll the dough and cut 1-inch thick slices. Place in casserole dish and let rise 2 hours until doubled in size. Bake same as above.

Mom's Zuchini Bread

Makes 2 loafs.

2 c. sugar
3 c. flour
1 tsp. salt
1 tsp. cinnamon
1 tsp. baking soda
¼ tsp. baking powder
Add 2 eggs
1 c. oil
2 tsp. vanilla
2 c. raw zucchini, shredded

Mix together, add walnuts if desired. Grease and flour loaf pans, and bake 60 minutes in 350 oven.