Sweet Bun Dough #BreadWorld
An easy way to make bread in a different flavor but with such careful preparation. You can add chunky fruit as filling, if you like.
Ingredients:
1/2 cup white sugar
1 cup warm milk (110 degrees F/45 degrees C)
1 tablespoon active dry yeast
4 cups bread flour
2 eggs, beaten (divided)
6 tablespoons vegetable oil
2 teaspoons salt
2 teaspoons water
1 teaspoon sesame seeds for garnish (divided) (optional)
Procedures:
1. Whisk the sugar and milk together in a large mixing bowl until the sugar is dissolved. Stir in the yeast, and let stand until a frothy layer forms on the milk, about 10 minutes. Stir in the flour, most of the beaten eggs (reserve about 1 tablespoon of egg in a small bowl for later), vegetable oil, and salt, mixing well until thoroughly combined.
2. Turn the dough out onto a well-floured work surface, and knead until smooth and elastic, about 10 minutes. The dough should be slightly sticky. Place the dough into a large oiled bowl, cover with a damp cloth or plastic wrap, place the bowl in a warm spot, and let rise until doubled, 2 to 3 hours.
3. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
4. Remove the dough from the bowl, and knead it briefly to punch down, about 1 minute. Roll the dough out into a rope, and cut it into 12 equal-sized pieces. Roll each piece into a ball, and use your fingers to flatten each ball into a disc about 5 to 6 inches in diameter.
5. Place about 2 tablespoons of your favorite bun filling in the center of the dough circle, and bring the edges of the dough up over the filling. Pinch and twist the top together to seal in the filling. Make sure there are no open spots. Place each filled bun seam-side down on the parchment paper while you finish making the rest of the buns. Cover the filled buns with plastic wrap, and let them rise for 30 minutes.
6. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
7. Beat the 1 tablespoon of reserved beaten egg with the water to make an egg wash, and brush the top of each bun with the egg mixture. Sprinkle each bun with a few sesame seeds, and bake in the preheated oven until the tops are browned and shiny, turning the baking sheet around halfway through baking, for 20 to 30 minutes. Serve warm.
8. Makes 12 buns
Cheesy Chorizo Bread #BreadWorld
Ingredients:
1/2 cup Mexican chorizo sausage, chopped
1/2 cup red bell pepper, chopped
3 green onions, chopped
1¾ cups flour
1 tablespoon sugar
2 teaspoons baking powder
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/8 teaspoon chipotle powder
1 egg
3/4 cup buttermilk
1 tablespoon honey
1/4 cup vegetable oil
1 cup shredded Monterey jack cheese
Procedures:
1.) Preheat oven to 400ºF. Spray 9x5-inch loaf pan with nonstick baking spray and set aside. In a heavy skillet, cook the chorizo with red bell pepper until chorizo is cooked through, stirring to break up sausage. Drain well, remove from heat, stir in green onions, and cool.
2.) In a large bowl, combine the flour, sugar, baking powder and soda, salt and chipotle powder and stir to combine. In a small bowl, combine egg, buttermilk, honey and vegetable oil and beat until well combined. Add cheese along with chorizo mixture and stir gently.
3.) Pour batter into prepared pan and bake at 400ºF for 30 to 40 minutes until bread is deep golden brown and bread pulls away from sides of pan. Remove from pan and cool slightly on wire rack. Cut into thick slices and serve warm.
4.) Variations for a lowfat version; you can use vegetarian mexican chorizo and lowfat cheese. You can use the vegetarian chorizo too, it has the same flavors ... and is delicious!
The Original Coconut Pie #BreadWorld
Young coconut meat is used with this pie recipe. You can spread caramel sauce over the slice when eating this pie. Better still, with scoops of ice cream.
Ingredients:
Crust:
1 cup unsalted butter
1 & 1/2 cups crushed Grahams Biscuits
1/2 cups oats
3 tbsp sugar
Filling:
1/2 cup coconut water
1/2 cup sugar
1/2 cup evaporated milk
2 cups young coconut meat, cut into strips
1/3 cup cornstarch
Procedures:
1) Prepare crust: Melt butter in pan; add oats, crushed Grahams and sugar. Cook 3 minutes.
2) Press half of mixture evenly in serving dish. Refrigerate 30 minutes.
Prepare filling: Mix coconut water and evaporated milk in bowl.
3) Mix cornstarch and sugar in saucepan.
4) Add coconut meat and cook over medium heat 20 minutes or until mixture thickens.
5) Spread coconut mixture over refrigerated crust. Top with remaining Grahams mixture.
6) Chill before serving. Serve with caramel sauce or ice cream.
Date-Nut Loaf Bread #BreadWorld
An easy and quick way to make bread for the family.
Servings: 4
Ingredients:
8 oz Dates; Finely Chopped
2 tbsp Butter
3/4 cup Water; Boiling
1 3/4 cup Unbleached Flour; Sifted
1/4 tsp Salt
1 tsp Baking Soda
1/2 c Sugar; Granulated
1 Egg; Large, Well Beaten
4 oz Cheddar Md, Shredded
1 cup Walnuts; Chopped
Procedures:
1) Preheat the oven to 325 degrees F.
2) Place the dates and butter in a small bowl and pour the boiling water over them. Let stand for 5 minutes.
3) Stir the dry ingredients together in a large bowl. Add the date mixture, egg,
cheddar and nuts. Mix until just blended and spoon the mixture into a well
greased 9 X 5-inch loaf pan.
4) Let stand for 20 minutes. Bake for 50 to 60 minutes in the preheated oven or until a wooden pick inserted in the center of the loaf comes out clean.
5) Turn out onto a rack and cool before slicing.
NOTE: The flavor improves if the bread stands overnight before serving.
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