Emily's Homemade Bread

Ingredients

  • 5 cups hot-ish water

  • 1/2 cup sugar

  • 4 tbsp yeast

  • 1/4 cup oil

  • 4 tsp salt

  • 10-12 cups flour

Directions

  1. Proof water, sugar, and yeast for 5 minutes. Then add oil, salt, and flour. Mix until well combined.

  2. Let rise for 1 hour until doubled in size.

  3. Punch and roll into dough. Put dough into bread pans. Let rise for another 10-20 minutes.

  4. Bake dough in oven at 375 degrees for 25-30 minutes. (Makes 4 loaves)

Crock Pot Monkey Bread

Ingredients

  • 16 oz. can of flakey biscuits

  • 1 can of Grands Cinnamon Rolls with icing (5 rolls)

  • 1/2 cup butter

  • 1/2 cup brown sugar

  • 1 box cook and serve butterscotch pudding

  • 1/3 cup granulated sugar

  • 1 TBSP cinnamon

Directions

  1. Open cans of biscuits and cut each biscuit into 6 equal pieces. Set aside the icing.

  2. Mix the pudding, granulated sugar, and cinnamon in a large dish and coat all the biscuit pieces with the mixture.

  3. Place biscuits into a slow cooker that has been lined with parchment paper and sprayed with cooking spray.

  4. Melt the butter and stir in the brown sugar.

  5. Pour the butter and sugar mixture all over the top of the biscuit pieces.

  6. Place a clean kitchen towel across the top of the slow cooker and put the lid on.

  7. Cook on high for 1-2 hours, checking every 30 minutes. 1:45 was perfect for me.

  8. Remove from slow cooker and drizzle icing on top.

Whole Wheat Muffins

Ingredients

  • 1 cup brown sugar

  • 1/2 cup butter

  • 1 egg

  • 1 cup sour milk

  • pinch of salt

  • 1 tsp baking soda

  • 1/2 tsp baking powder

  • 1/2 tsp vanilla

  • 1/2 tsp cinnamon

  • 2 1/4 cup whole wheat flour

Directions

  1. Cream together butter and sugar.

  2. Add egg and milk and mix again.

  3. Add dry ingredients and mix until just combined.

  4. Bake at 350 for 12-20 minutes. If doing jumbo muffins, it’s closer to 30 minutes.

100% Whole Wheat Bread

Ingredients

  • 3 cups warm water

  • 1/3 cup oil

  • 1/3 cup honey

  • 1.5 TBSP yeast

  • 6-8 cups whole wheat flour

  • 1/4 cup vital wheat gluten

  • 1 TBSP salt

Directions

  1. Place water, oil, honey, and yeast into your mixer and let it sit for 5-10 minutes.

  2. Add 4 cups of the flour and the gluten, give it a quick mix and then let it sit for 10-15 minutes.

  3. Add the remaining flour and salt.

  4. Knead until the sides of the bowl are clean, approximately 10 minutes.

  5. Place dough into an oiled bowl and rise until doubled.

  6. Divide into 2-3 loaves and place in oiled bread pans.

  7. Rise 20-30 minutes.

  8. Bake at 350 degrees for 30-35 minutes.

Oatmeal Bread

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Ingredients

  • 2 3/4 cups warm water

  • 1/4 cup melted butter

  • 4 tsp. yeast

  • 1/4 cup powdered milk

  • 1/2 cup brown sugar

  • 8 cups flour

  • 1 1/3 cups oatmeal

  • 1 TBSP salt

Directions

  1. Add water through sugar to mixer of your choice and let it sit for 5 minutes.

  2. Add remaining ingredients and knead until combined.

  3. Let it rise in an oiled bowl until doubled in size.

  4. Form into bread loaves and place into 2 greased loaf pans.

  5. Let it rise for 20 minutes.

  6. Bake at 375 for 20-30 minutes.

Homemade French Bread

Ingredients

  • 2 1/2 cups warm water

  • 2 TBSP yeast

  • 3 TBSP sugar

  • 2 TBSP white vinegar

  • 1 TBSP salt

  • 1/3 cup oil

  • 6-7 cups all purpose flour

Instructions

  1. Mix first 4 ingredients in your mixer of choice and let it sit for 5 minutes.

  2. Add the remaining ingredients and knead for 10 minutes.

  3. Place dough into oiled bowl and let it rise in the oven with a pot of boiling water.

  4. Let it rise until doubled and punch it down 2-5 times.

  5. Form into french bread loaves and let it rise another 20 minutes covered in a clean towel.

  6. Bake at 375 degrees for 30 minutes.

The Perfect Banana Bread

Ingredients

  • 1 cup of sugar

  • 1/2 cup softened butter

  • 2 eggs

  • 2 cups all-purpose flour

  • 1 teaspoon of baking soda

  • 1/2 teaspoon of salt

  • 3 bananas, mashed

  • 1 teaspoon of vanilla

  • 1/2 cup of chopped nuts (optional)

Instructions

  1. Heat oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit.

  2. Cream sugar and butter. And eggs and beat well.

  3. Add flour, baking soda, and salt and mix until just combined.

  4. Add bananas, vanilla, and nuts if using. Mix one more time.

  5. Pour into greased loaf pan and bake for 50-60 minutes.

Crusty No-Knead Bread

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Ingredients:

  • 3 cups all purpose flour

  • 1/2 tsp active dry yeast

  • 1 tsp salt

  • 1 1/2 warm water

Instructions:

Mix all together in a bowl, cover, and let it sit on the counter for 8-24 hours. Stir and let rest for 30 minutes while preheating the oven. Preheat dutch oven in the cold oven and set to bake at 450 degrees.

Pull the hot dutch oven out of the oven and sprinkle with cornmeal. Place dough into the pot and put the lid on. Bake in the oven for 30 minutes, remove the lid and bake another 15 minutes. It will be easier to slice after it sits for a couple of hours and is cool. Enjoy!

Get Creative

  • Use the bread to make homemade croutons

  • Use as a side with soup