Temple Bread (Whole Wheat)

I guess this is the recipe used in the Chicago Temple Cafeteria. I sized it down for two loaves:

2 cups very warm water
1/2 cup honey
1/2 cup oil
1 tsp. salt
1 T yeast - I use 2 yeast packets
3 cups whole wheat flour
2 1/2 cups white flour

Mix very warm water with honey. Pour yeast packets into water and let dissolve. Add oil and salt. Add three cups of wheat flour. Mix well. Add the rest of four and knead dough. Let dough rise 1 hour. Punch down. Shape into two loaves. Let rise another hour. Bake at 375 degrees for 22 minutes.

The original recipe says to mix the water, honey, oil, salt, and three cups of flour before adding the yeast. I'm too scared to try that... but maybe it would work better that way. I have a way of killing the yeast and I'm afraid that would make it easier for me to do that.

Puffy Oven Pancakes (German pancakes)

2 T of butter
2 Large eggs
1/2 cup flour
1/2 cup milk
1/4 t salt
lemon juice and powdered sugar

1. Heat oven to 400 degrees. Melt butter in 9X9 pan in oven. Try not to let the butter brown.
2. Beat eggs and then beat in flour, milk, and salt until smooth, a little lumpy is o.k. but the smoother the better
3. Pour batter into pan over the melted butter and bake for about 20 - 25 minutes.
4. Sprinkle with lemon juice and powdered sugar (optional)

We eat this with maple syrup or jam on top. You can also easily double the recipe and put it into a 13/9 pan.

Apple variation:

Make just like above except-- sprinkle 2 T of brown sugar and 1/4 t of cinnamon evenly over melted butter then arrange 1 medium apple sliced over the sugar. Pour batter on top and bake for about 25-30 minutes. Loosen edge with knife and turn upside down onto serving plate to serve.

Easy Pizza Dough

We have been craving pizza for a while so we finally decided to make our own. This recipe is so easy and quick. We think it tastes better than the take out stuff. It is definitely cheaper if you have the ingredients on hand already.

Preheat oven to 425 degrees.

Ingredients for dough:

1 cup very warm water

1 packet of quickrise yeast

1 teaspoon of sugar

1 teaspoon salt

1 teaspoon olive oil

2 1/2 cups flour

In a medium size bowl dissolve sugar in warm water. Pour yeast packet into bowl and let it dissolve on top. If there are lumps after a few seconds its o.k. to mix them in. After that is mixed well, add salt and oil. Add flour gradually until it becomes a soft dough. I like to knead the last 1/2 cup into the dough. Then cover the bowl with a cloth and set on stovetop for 15 minutes to rise. After its risen for 15 minutes, roll out the dough and place on pizza sheet. Spread on sauce (we use 8 oz. can tomato sauce with salt, a little sugar, garlic, and italian seasonings), toppings and cheese and bake on bottom rack of oven for 12-15 minutes. Enjoy!

Banana Bread

1 cup Shortening
2 cups sugar
6 bananas
4 eggs
4 cups flour
1 tsp. soda
1/4 tsp. salt
1/2 cup nut chopped

Cream sugar and shortening. Add eggs one at a time and mix. Add mashed bananas and mix well. Add flour, baking soda, salt and nuts. Mix well.

Bake 350 degrees in 2 well greased and floured loaf pans for 1 hour and 15mins.

Yo' Mama's Simple Bread

Great for Cinnamon Rolls and Dough Dodgers

2 1/2 cups warm (hot) water
2 Tbsp. sugar
2 packages yeast

Let yeast activate then add:

1/2 cup powered milk
1/3 cup oil
1 Tbsp. salt

Add 7 cups of flour one cup at a time mixing after each cup. Turn out onto counter and knead.
Let rise until double the size- about 1 hour (skip to cinnamon rolls and dough dodgers directions from here if desired)
Punch down, roll into loaves, put into loaf pans. Let rise again -1hour.
Bake 350-375 degrees-35mins

OR for Cinnamon rolls

Roll out dough, add butter, sugar, and cinnamon. Roll up and slice for cinnamon rolls, let rise and bake for 20-25 mins.

OR for Dough Dodgers

Pull off pieces and shape into small balls. Flatten the balls and cook in hot oil. Great with Soup.