Lion House Dinner Rolls

Lion House Dinner Rolls
Submitted by Erin ~ The Sisters Cafe

2 c. warm water
2/3 c. nonfat dry milk (instant or non-instant)
2 Tb yeast
¼ c. sugar
2 tsp salt
1/3 c. butter or shortening
1 egg
5 to 5 ½ c. all purpose or bread flour

Combine water and milk powder; stir until milk dissolves. Add yeast, then sugar, salt, butter, egg and 2 cups flour. Mix on low speed until ingredients are wet, then on medium speed for 2 minutes. Add 2 cups flour; mix on low speed until ingredients are wet, then on medium speed for 2 minutes. (Dough will be getting stiff and remaining flour may need to be mixed in by hand.) Add about ½ c. flour and mix again, by hand or mixer. Dough should be soft, not overly sticky, and not stiff. (A soft dough will produce a lighter roll. Add only enough flour to make a manageable dough.) Place dough in a greased bowl; turn to coat. Cover and let rise until double in size. Turn dough over on floured surface so that it is floured on both sides. Gently flatten to 1 inch thick, then roll into a 18x8 inch rectangle, ¼ inch thick. Cut dough in half the long way, to make two 4 inch strips. Cut dough every two inches to make 18 rectangles of dough, about 2 inches x 4 inches each. (Sometimes when I roll out the dough it turns out larger than 18x8, in which case I just add another column when cutting the rolls; the point is, you should cut the dough into rectangles roughly 2x4 inches.) Starting with the short (2 inch) end, roll the dough up and place on greased baking pans with the short end down. Let rise until doubled in size, about 1 to 1 ½ hours. Bake at 375° for 15 to 18 minutes or until browned. Brush with melted butter while hot. Makes 1 to 1 ½ dozen rolls. (Dough may be used for breadsticks as well – 375° for ~10 minutes.)

Sweet Milk Bread

1 1/4c. warm water
1/2c (about half a can) sweetened condensed milk
2Tb margarine
2t. salt
4 1/2c flour (may substitute 1/2 whole wheat flour)
3t yeast

Combine water, milk, margarine, and yeast. Let sit for 10 minutes. Add salt and flour mixture. Mix well. Knead in enough flour to make firm but sticky dough. Knead until until elastic texture. Let rise until double. Punch down and let rise again put in 2 grease bread pans and let rise again. Bake in 350 oven for 30 min or until done. Cool on wire racks.

Ali's Breadsticks

2 1/2t. rapid rise yeast
1 1/2 cup warm water
1t. salt
1Tb sugar
3c. flour- add more as needed

mix first four ingredients let sit 10 minutes. Stir in flour and knead-rise
Bake at 400 for 10-15 minutes watch carefully



This also makes bread/scones/rolls/bagels/bread dough/pizza

Bagels- shape ad let rise boil in water and set on baking sheet and spread egg white over
Bake at 400 for 10-15 minutes watch carefully

Dough for Pizza crust or French Bread

6c. warm water
3 Tb yeast
1/2c. Sugar
1/2c. Oil
2Tb Salt
3 Eggs
Add 16-17c. Flour

Combine ingredients, kneed in flour knead bread for 15 min cover with wet cloth. Let rise for 1-11/2 hours
Form into loaves bake at 350 for 20-30 min or until light brown