Tag: breads

by: Beatty Crocker

1/2 cup warm water (105F-115F)
2 Tbl sugar
1 pkg active dry yeast
1/2 cup mashed & cooked sweet potatoes
2 eggs
1 Tbl butter, softened
1 Tsp salt
2 cups whole wheat flour
1-1 1/3 cup all purpose flour
1-2 Tbl butter, melted

In a large bowl, mix warm water, 1 table spoon of sugar and yeast. Let stand 5 minutes, using wooden spoon, stir in remaining sugar, sweet potato, eggs, butter, and salt. Gradually stir in whole wheat and as much all-purpose flour as you can.

Turn out on lightly floured surface. Knead in enough remaining flour to make moderately stiff dough that is smooth and elastic (6-8 min). Shape into ball. Place in greased bowl; turn once to grease surface. Cover, let rise in warm place until double in size. (` 1 hr).

Punch down, turn on lightly floured surface. Cover let rest 10 minutes. Lightly grease 13×9 baking pan. Shape into 16 balls, place in pan. Cover and let rise in warm place until double (~45 min).

Bake at 375F oven for 20 minutes until golden. Brush w butter. Serve warm.

By: Grandma S.

1 pkg dry yeast
1/4 cup warm water
1 cup scalded milk
1/4 cup sugar
1/4 cup margarine (or shorting)
1 tsp salt
3 1/2 cup flour
1 egg

Disolve yeast in water. Combine milk, sugar, shorting, & salt seperately. Cool to lukewarm. Add 1 cup flour, beat well. Beat in yeast and egg. Gradually add remaining flour to form soft dough. Beat well. Cover and let rise in warm place till double in size (1.5 to 2 hr). Turn out on floured surface & cut. Let rise additional 1/2 hr.

Place on greased pan & bake at 375 for 20 minutes.

by: cooks.com

1 pkg yeast
1 cup warm water
1 tblsp melted butter
1 tblsp sugar
1 tsp salt
3 cups flour
1 egg ( to brush)

Put yeast and warm water in bowl. Stir until yeast disolves. Add all other ingredients. Knead dough until smooth (5 min). Cover & place in warm place (200F oven) to rise until doubled in size.

Divide dough, 6 to 7 pieces for pretzels. Shape each piece. Brush w beaten egg. Sprinke w course salt, if desired. Place on greased cookie sheet or in greased mini loaf pans.

Bake at 350 for 20 minutes for pretzels. Brush with butter immediately after baking to avoid hardening crust.