Parmesan Pan Rolls

I am committed to making my own bread and rolls.  Not only does it save money, but I know exactly what ingredients are in my bread!  Here are just two links with information about the ingredients in store bought bread.

5 Reasons To Bake Your Own Bread

What Exactly is in Your Store Bought Bread

Making bread from scratch is extremely easy, if you use either a food processor, or a bread machine.  This is a recipe that I have developed for the bread machine.  

Add the ingredients according to the manufacturer's specifications.  I set my machine to the "manual" mode, which takes about 40 minutes.

After the kneading is finished, I remove the dough, and divide it into rolls. Today, I wanted both small and large rolls, so I did not divide them evenly.

I use a 12 inch cast iron skillet, that has been seasoned with olive or grape seed oil.

The rolls were then placed in a warm, draft-free spot, (in my kitchen that is the microwave), and I let them proof until doubled, about 30 minutes.  The oven was heated to 375 degrees, where they were baked for 25 minutes.

Parmesan Pan Rolls

Recipe Author: Carolina Food and Fitness

1 Tablespoon Bread Machine Yeast 

4 Cups Bread Flour

1 Tablespoons Honey

2 Teaspoons Salt

½ Cup Parmesan Cheese

¼ Cup Warm Water

1 Cup Warm Milk

2 Tablespoons Olive or Grape Seed Oil

1 Egg

Bake at 375 degrees in a 12 inch cast iron skillet for 25 minutes.

Buttermilk Honey Bread

I have been baking bread since I was a teenager.  First, it was my Mom’s Cuisinart that aided in the bread making, and then a bread machine.   There really is nothing quite like the aroma of home-made bread baking in the oven!  This DAK bread machine has been working for more than twenty years!  (It is too bad they are no longer manufactured!)

I have adapted the original recipe for the bread machine.  First add all of the ingredients according to the manufacturer’s specifications.  For the DAK, it means adding the yeast first, followed by the dry ingredients, and then the liquids are added last.   

This particular recipe really pushes the capacity limit for my machine, so I add everything (except the buttermilk), start the mixing, and after the ingredients are some-what incorporated, I then add the buttermilk so that there is no “overflow”!

I set the machine to the “manual” mode, which means it takes about 40 minutes to mix the dough.  

After the 40 minutes I remove the dough, divide it in half, place in 2 greased bread pans, and set in a warm, draft free spot.  

The place that works the best for me is in the microwave.

Let the loaves rise until doubled in size, about 30 minutes.  Just before baking make 3 slashes with a sharp knife on the top of each loaf.

Bake at 350 for 40 to 45 minutes.

Allow loaves to cool completely before slicing.

Buttermilk Honey Bread

Recipe Author: Carolina Food and Fitness

4 ½ teaspoons of bread machine yeast

7 to 7 ½ cups all purpose flour

1 tablespoon salt

¼ cup honey

¼ cup olive or grape seed oil

1 cup warm water

2 cups warm buttermilk

Bake at 350 for 40 to 45 minutes.