Buffalo bread :)

Where is the recipe for buffalo bread?! It's so good and has the word bread in it so it belongs in fresh out of the oven :)

Kaiser Rolls

2 Tbsp yeast
2 cups warm water
4 Tbsp sugar, divided
1/3 cup canola oil
2 tsp salt
6-6 1/2 cups flour
1 egg white
2 tsp water
sesame seeds

In a large bowl, dissolve yeast in water. Add 1 Tbsp sugar and let stand for 5 minutes. Add the oil, salt, remaining sugar and 4 cups flour. Beat until smooth. Stir in enough remaining flour to form a soft dough. Knead until smooth and elastic. Place in a greased bowl, turning once to grease top. Cover and let rise in a warm place until doubled, about 1 hour. Punch down dough. turn out onto a lightly floured surface. Divide into 16 pieces. Shape each into a ball and place 2 inches apart on greased baking sheets. Cover and let rise until doubled, about 30 minutes. Beat egg white and water. brush over rolls. Sprinkle with seeds. With scissors, cut a 1/4 inch deep cross on tops of rolls. Bake at 400F for 15-20 minutes or until golden brown. Remove from pans to wire racks to cool.

Braided Bread

This is our family's favorite homemade bread. Its easy to make and tastes delicious!




5 1/2 cups flour
1 Tbsp salt
2 Tbsp sugar
2 packages dry yeast
2 Tbsp oil
2 cups warm water

Combine yeast, sugar, and water in bread bowl. Let stand about 5 minutes until yeast is foamy. Add oil, flour and salt. Knead until smooth if using bread mixer, adding additional flour if needed. If you are mixing the dough by hand, add just 3 cups of flour and blend until moistened at low speed of an electric mixer then 3 minutes at medium speed. Stir in remaining flour by hand to form a stiff dough. Knead until smooth (about 5 minutes). Place in greased bowl, turning once to grease top. Cover with a dry towel. Let rise in warm place until light and doubled in size. Punch down dough; divide in half. Divide each half into three parts. Form each part into a strip about 14 inches long. Braid the three strips together sealing the ends. Place on greased cookie sheet (or use silpat) Repeat with other half of dough. Cover loosely and let rise until light and doubled in size, about 45 minutes. Bake at 375 degrees for 35-40 minutes. Brush with butter.

Yield: 2 loaves

I like to make this bread using 1/2 white flour and 1/2 fresh ground whole wheat flour

Zucchini Bread

1 1/2 cups all purpose flour
1 tsp ground cinnamon
1/2 tsp baking soda
1/2 tsp salt
1/2 tsp ground nutmeg
1/4 tsp baking powder
1 cup sugar
1 cup finely shredded unpeeled zucchini
1 egg
1/4 cup vegetable oil
1/2 cup chopped walnuts (optional)

In a mixing bowl, stir together flour, cinnamon, baking soda, salt, nutmeg, and baking powder. Set aside. In a mixing bowl, beat together sugar, zucchini and egg. Add oil and mix well. Stir flour mixture into zucchini mixture. Gently fold in nuts if desired. Turn batter into a greased 8x4x2 loaf pan. Bake in a 350 oven for 55 to 60 minutes or until a wooden toothpick inserted near the center comes out clean. Cool in pan for 10 minutes. Remove from pans and cool thoroughly on a rack. Makes 1 loaf.

Popovers

When I was a child, I remember a restaurant that served popovers in their bread basket. I fell in love with them and was thrilled when I discovered this easy recipe for them. The first time I baked them, Amy fell in love with popovers especially after Dad suggested that they made a good container for a scoop of ice cream drizzled with chocolate sauce. We tried it and they were great!

4 large eggs (at room temperature)
1 1/4 cup milk (at room temperature)
3 Tbsp oil
1 cup flour
3/4 tsp salt

Preheat the oven to 425. Heavily greased muffin pan with butter. In a blender, combine eggs, milk, and oil. Add flour and salt and blend 15 seconds or until combined. Pour batter into prepared muffin cups filling each cup 3/4 full. Bake for about 28 minutes, until puffed and well browned. DO NOT open the oven door during the baking process or popovers will not rise. Remove pan from oven and immediately tip popovers out of pan onto work surface or cooling rack. Pierce each popover with toothpick or skerwer to allow steam to escape. Serve immediately.
Yield: 12 Popovers

Brenda Cheney's Cornbread

Our good friends in Lakeville, MN shared this recipe with us. It is a perfect side for a steaming bowl of Chili.

1/2 cup butter, melted
1 cup sugar
1 cup cornmeal
1 1/2 cups milk
1 1/2 cups flour
2 tsp baking powder
1/2 tsp salt

Mix dry ingredients. Add milk and stir. Add butter and stir until combined. Pour batter into greased 9x13 pan. Bake at 375 for 25 minutes. Let cool and cut into squares.

Banana Nut Bread

1/2 cup butter
2 ripe bananas, mashed
1 cup sugar
2 eggs
2 cups flour
1 tsp baking soda
1 tsp cinnamon
1/2 tsp nutmeg
1/2 tsp ground cloves
1/3 cup nuts (optional)

Cream butter, sugar and eggs. Add bananas. Mix in dry ingredients. Add nuts, if desired. Pour into 2 greased 8 inch loaf pans. Bake at 350 for 40-45 minutes (watch last 15 minutes of baking). Bread is done when a toothpick inserted in the center of loaf comes out clean.
Yield: 2 loaves