This recipe is courtesy of fellow sailing chick Deb. She has fabulous recipes on her
Cruising Comforts blog. Be sure to check out their sailing blog as well
The Retirement Project.
Recipe Origin - Sailor Deb
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| Tom lends a hand |
It took me several tries to get Deb's basic bread recipe to work for me. All my fault as this is actually a fairly easy recipe. First I was using the wrong flour. I goofed and used self-rising flour instead of all purpose. My various flours were in containers that weren't labeled. Dough! Get it? D-oh!
Then I discovered my yeast was old. New bottle was purchased.
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| Latest in kitchen gadgets - the Kneader |
Finally, I have always had difficulty in getting dough to rise in my kitchen. Drafty I guess although it doesn't seem like it is.
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| Ready for 1st rising |
Deb suggested turning on the oven to preheat for a few mins and then shutting it back off.
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| After the 1st rising - rolls not Easter! Ha! |
By the time the dough is ready for first rise, oven is just slightly warm and the perfect place to let bread/rolls rise.
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| Various sizes made it interesting and great for kid sized hands |
This Thanksgiving we decided to try this basic recipe for rolls fresh from the Nichols Bakery.
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| After 2nd rising |
We ended up with 2 small cookie sheets full of rolls. Just right for dinner and leftovers.
The baked loaves freeze and thaw really well. We added just a pinch of extra salt. Processed food has spoiled our taste buds and we found that we like that extra small pinch for flavor. Thanks Deb!
Thanks for the referral Sabrina!
ReplyDeleteYou can use bread flour instead of all-purpose flour, it will yield a more chewy texture and is better suited for a round braid on a cookie sheet instead of in a loaf pan. You CAN'T use self-rising flour though. You can also use 1/2 whole wheat flour or oat flour or just about any other type as long as you reduce the amount or add more liquid. Those whole grain flours soak up way more liquid. Get crazy and add more sugar and raisins and nuts or cranberries too. Have fun with it!
Thanks for the clarification Deb. Ok gang, like she said - go crazy trying this one out.
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