Dinner Rolls

 

Y'all.  These are melt-in-your-mouth AMAZING and a bread machine makes them so super easy.  The bread machine does all the work of mixing, kneading, and rising.  All you have left to do is a short knead when the dough cycle is done, portion them out, let them have a second rise, and bake.  

1 cup warm/hot milk

1 tsp. salt

1 egg, room temp is best

3 tablespoons sugar

3 cups flour

2 tsp. yeast

1/4 cup butter, softened but not melted

Place all of the ingredients into the bread machine in the order listed, except for the butter.  Select the Dough cycle and press start.

After a minute or two, open the lid and begin adding the butter 1 tablespoon at a time.  

After another 10-15 minutes, lift the lid again and check your dough.  It shouldn't be wet, but it also shouldn't be dry.  You want a dough that is a smooth ball and just barely sticks to the sides as it kneads.  If it's too wet, add additional flour 1 Tablespoon at a time.  If it's too dry, add additional milk or water 1 Tablespoon at a time.  

When the Dough cycle is finished, the dough should be doubled in size.  Remove the dough from the machine and place onto a lightly floured surface.  Knead the dough for 1-2 minutes and form into a ball.

Divide the ball in half.  Then take each of those halves and divide them into 8 equal pieces each (you should have 16 rolls total).  To make them round and uniform, pull the dough toward the bottom while turning the dough.  

Place the rolls into two greased 8 or 9 inch baking pans, 8 rolls in each pan.  You can use cake pans, pie plates, cast iron...whatever you have.  I place 7 rolls around the perimeter and 1 roll in the center.  Cover with a tea towel and place them in a warm, draft free place until they've doubled in size.  (I preheat my oven to 350 and put the pans on the back of my cooktop.  It gets very warm and allows the rolls to rise nicely.)

Once they've doubled in size, bake at 350 for 12-15 minutes or until the tops are golden brown.  Serve warm with nice salty butter.

*Note: if you're not going to serve all of them at once, remove the rolls from the baking pan onto a wire rack.  The steam they produce can make them soggy if you leave them in the baking pan too long.

White Bread Dough

Here's another great dough recipe for your bread machine!  This is just a plain, white bread dough that you can use for a variety of things.  I use it for my Sausage Bread, but you could also put it in a bread pan and bake it as a loaf, roll it into strips and make breadsticks, roll it into balls and make rolls....whatever you want.  But I highly recommend the Sausage Bread.  

1 cup hot water

1 tablespoon milk

2 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil

2 tablespoons raw, organic honey

2 tablespoons organic sugar

1 tsp. pink Himalayan salt

3 cups organic flour

2 tsp. active dry yeast

Put all of the ingredients into the bread machine pan in the order listed.  

Select the Dough setting on your bread machine and let the bread machine to make your dough for you over the next couple of hours.  

Once the dough cycle is complete, remove your dough from the bread machine pan.

Here's where you can do whatever you want with it.  

If you just want to make a loaf of white bread, put it in a greased loaf pan, allow it to rise in a draft free area for 30 minutes and then bake at 350 for 30 minutes.

For breadsticks, section the dough out into your desired size, roll into long lengths, allow it to rise for 30 minutes and bake at 350 on a parchment lined baking sheet until golden brown.  If you want, you can brush it with egg wash and sprinkle with sesame seeds or garlic salt before baking.

If you want to use it for Sausage bread, click here and follow the recipe.

Sausage Bread

Every time I think about this bread I crave it until I have it.  This is my mother-n-law's recipe and it's amazing.  I remember going to her house after school and she'd have a loaf of this ready sometimes.  

Fun fact: My husband and I are middle school sweethearts.  They lived just a few miles from our middle/high school and sometimes between school and football games, a group of friends and I would go to their house.  She fed *a lot* of us throughout our high school days.

Be warned...this bread is v addicting.

1 loaf of white bread dough, frozen + thawed or fresh homemade

1lb. Jimmy Dean Sausage (I love Sage.)

1/3 cup parmesan cheese

2 eggs, lightly beaten

Preheat oven to 350 degrees.  Place a sheet of parchment paper on a cookie sheet and set aside.  

Have your dough prepared ahead of time.  Either thaw a store bought frozen white bread dough loaf, or prepare your homemade dough in the bread machine.  

Sausage
In a medium skillet, cook and crumble sausage.  Drain any excess grease and set aside to cool slightly.  You don't want to scramble the eggs.  Add cheese and eggs and mix thoroughly.

Bread

Roll out bread dough into a rectangle.  

Spread sausage mixture onto rolled out dough.

Roll up the dough like a jelly roll or cinnamon roll and pinch the seams together.

Let the dough rise for 30 minutes.

Place the bread in the oven and bake for 40 minutes.  

**If you don't have time for that full 30 minute rise, no worries.  I've thrown it right in the oven before and it's come out fine.  It's pretty forgiving. 

Bread Machine Cinnamon Roll Dough

I have two fantastic Cinnamon Roll recipes on my blog already.  A Keto version and a Traditional version.    If you haven't made either of them, you totally should.  They're incredible.  If you're just not feeling kneading that dough though, I get it.  I love for my bread machine to do the work for me.  If that's your jam today, here you are my friends.  All that is required is for you to dump all of your ingredients into the bread machine, turn it on, and let it go.  When it's done, I use the filling recipe already posted in my Homemade Cinnamon Roll post.  I'll link it here for your convenience.  This recipe makes a slightly bigger sheet of dough but the filling is still enough.  

1 cup warm milk

1 large egg

4 tablespoons grass fed butter

3 1/3 cups organic flour

3 tablespoons organic sugar

1/2 tsp. pink Himalayan salt

2 tsp. active dry yeast

Add the milk, egg, and butter to the pan.

Add the flour, sugar, and salt to the pan.  Tap the pan to settle and level it off with your finger, if needed. 

Make a well in the center of the dry ingredients and add the yeast.

Lock the pan into your bread maker and close the lid.  

Select the Dough function on your bread machine and press Start.

When the dough cycle is done, remove the pan from the bread machine and place the dough on a floured surface.  Knead the dough by hand for 1 minute, then let it rest for 15 minutes.

Roll the dough into a 15x10" rectangle and continue with the filling, slicing, second rise, and baking instructions found here.  *Note: use a 9x13" baking dish for this recipe.

Cinnamon Oatmeal Raisin Bread

This is a super yummy breakfast bread!  I love to have it toasted with lots of grass fed butter.

1 1/4 cups warm milk

2 tablespoons grass fed butter

2 3/4 cups organic flour

3/4 cup quick oats

2 tablespoons organic brown sugar, packed

1 1/2 tsp. salt

1 tsp. cinnamon

1 3/4 tsp. active dry yeast

1/2 cup raisins **

Add the liquid ingredients and butter to pan in the order listed.  

Add the dry ingredients in the order listed, except yeast and raisins.  Tap the pan to settle the dry ingredients and level off with your finger, if needed.

Make a well in the center of the dry ingredients and add the yeast to the well.

Lock the bread machine pan into place and close the lid.  

Program your bread machine for the Basic setting, choose the crust color you like, and press Start.

On my machine, there is a beep during one of the knead cycles.  If you have that feature on your machine, add the raisins when the beep sounds.  Once it's finished, remove the pan from the machine and allow to cool for 5-10 minutes before shaking the bread out of the pan to cool completely.  

Parmesan-Italian Herb Bread

I absolutely love herbed breads.  They're amazing with any Italian dish but man do I love them for bread dipping.  I also love French Bread for bread dipping!

1 1/4 cups warm water

2 tablespoons grass fed butter

3 1/3 cups organic flour

2 tablespoons grated parmesan cheese

1 tablespoon dry milk

1 tablespoon organic sugar

2 tsp. dried Italian seasoning

1 1/2 tsp. pink Himalayan salt

1 3/4 active dry yeast

Add the liquid ingredients and butter to pan in the order listed.  

Add the dry ingredients in the order listed, except yeast.  Tap the pan to settle the dry ingredients and level off with your finger, if needed.

Make a well in the center of the dry ingredients and add the yeast to the well.

Lock the bread machine pan into place and close the lid.  

Program your bread machine for the Basic setting, choose the crust color you like, and press Start.

Once it's finished, remove the pan from the machine and allow to cool for 5-10 minutes before shaking the bread out of the pan to cool completely.  

Dill Bread

This is a very light textured bread with j just a hint of Dill.  It's great for any dinner meal, but I really love it for a summer lunch as a Cucumber Sandwich.  

1 1/4 cups warm water

2 tablespoons grass fed butter

3 1/3 cups organic flour

1 1/2 tablespoons organic sugar

1 1/2 tsp. pink Himalayan salt

1 tablespoon fresh Dill or 1 heaping tsp. dried Dill

2 tablespoons dry milk

1 3/4 tsp. active dry yeast

Add the liquid ingredients and butter to pan in the order listed.  

Add the dry ingredients in the order listed, except yeast.  Tap the pan to settle the dry ingredients and level off with your finger, if needed.

Make a well in the center of the dry ingredients and add the yeast to the well.

Lock the bread machine pan into place and close the lid.  

Program your bread machine for the Basic setting, choose the crust color you like, and press Start.

Once it's finished, remove the pan from the machine and allow to cool for 5-10 minutes before shaking the bread out of the pan to cool completely.  

French Bread

You don't get the classic, long, scored, baguette look when you make this French bread in the bread machine...but it's ok.  It's still crusty on the outside and chewy on the inside, just the way it should be. And perfect for slathering in butter and dipping in your favorite soup or sauces.

1 1/4 cups warm water

1 tablespoon grass fed butter

1/2 tablespoon extra virgin olive oil

3 1/3 cups organic flour

1 tablespoon organic sugar

1 1/2 tsp. pink Himalayan salt

1 3/4 tsp. active dry yeast

Add the liquid ingredients and butter to pan in the order listed.  

Add the dry ingredients in the order listed, except yeast.  Tap the pan to settle the dry ingredients and level off with your finger, if needed.

Make a well in the center of the dry ingredients and add the yeast to the well.

Lock the bread machine pan into place and close the lid.  

Program your bread machine for the Basic setting, choose your crust color (I like Medium) and press Start.

Once it's finished, remove the pan from the machine and allow to cool for 5-10 minutes before shaking the bread out of the pan to cool completely.  

Garlic Bread

This is a fun bread to throw together on pasta night!  Or any night...who are we kidding.

1 1/4 cups warm water

2 tablespoons grass fed butter

3 1/3 cups organic flour

2 tablespoons dry milk

1 Tablespoon dried parsley flakes

1 1/2 tablespoons organic sugar

1 1/2 tsp. pink Himalayan salt

1/2 tsp. garlic powder or granulated garlic

1 3/4 tsp. active dry yeast

Add the liquid ingredients and butter to pan in the order listed.  

Add the dry ingredients in the order listed, except yeast.  Tap the pan to settle the dry ingredients and level off with your finger, if needed.

Make a well in the center of the dry ingredients and add the yeast to the well.

Lock the bread machine pan into place and close the lid.  

Program your bread machine for the Basic setting, choose the crust color you like, and press Start.

Once it's finished, remove the pan from the machine and allow to cool for 5-10 minutes before shaking the bread out of the pan to cool completely.  

Honey Oatmeal Bread

This is my all-time favorite bread to use for just eating.  It's *amazing* fresh out of the bread machine and also *amazing* toasted.  Slather some fresh grass-fed butter and homemade Strawberry Freezer Jam on it...so good.

1 cup + 2 Tablespoons hot water

2 1/2 Tablespoons raw organic honey

2 Tablespoons grass fed butter

2 1/3 cups organic flour

1 cup quick cooking oats

2 Tablespoons dry milk

1 teaspoon pink Himalayan salt

3 teaspoons active dry yeast

Dump all of the liquid ingredients and the butter into your bread machine pan in the order listed

Dump all of the dry ingredients, except the yeast, into the bread machine pan in the order listed.  Tap sides of the pan to settle the dry ingredients.  Use your finger the level it off if needed.

Make a little well in the center of the dry ingredients and add the yeast to the well.

Lock the pan into the bread machine and close the lid.  Use the One Hour setting on your bread machine and press Start.  

Once finished, remove the pan from the machine and allow to cool for 5-10 minutes before removing the bread. 

Easy Bread Machine White Bread

Friends, this is the easiest food you'll ever make in your life and it tastes like you spent all day on it when really your bread machine does literally everything.  All you need to do is dump the ingredients in, turn it on, and walk away.  I use as many organic ingredients as I can because the the flavor is SO incredible and it's so much better for you. If you don't, totally fine, use what you have.  It will turn out delicious!

1 cup hot water

1/3 cup cold milk (organic, whole milk if you can)

3 Tablespoons butter, melted (Kerrygold or organic raw if possible)

3 Tablespoons organic sugar

1 1/2 tsp. pink Himalayan salt

1 1/2 tsp. active dry yeast 

3 3/4 cup organic all-purpose flour

Dump all of the ingredients into your bread machine pan in the order listed.  

Close the lid and choose your settings.  My bread machine is old and doesn't have a bunch of bells and whistles so I choose the basic setting and select medium crust.  Some machines have an option for you to choose a 1lb. loaf or a 2lb. loaf.  If yours has that, choose the 2lb. loaf setting.  

Press Start and let it do it's thang.

Once your bread is done, remove the bread pan from your machine and allow it to sit for 5-10 minutes.  Once it's cooled slightly, carefully dump the loaf out and place it on a wire cooling rack until you're ready to eat it.  Store in a plastic or linen bread bag for up to 2 days.  

Banana Bread

Day 13727239 of quarantine has lead to baking.  Boredom baking.  Need to use up the bananas baking.  And it makes me a rock star with my family so I'll take it.  I love using my bread machine for this recipe because it does all the work for me.  Obvi you don't need to use all organic ingredients if you don't have them but it does make a difference in the taste, IMO.  

Dump into the bread machine:

-2 cups organic flour

-1 tsp. baking powder

-1/2 tsp. baking soda

-3/4 cup organic sugar

-pinch of Himalayan pink salt

-3 Tbsp. melted coconut oil

-2 organic eggs

-2 organic bananas, mashed

-1 glob of raw local honey

-1 drop of YL Cinnamon Bark essential oil (or 2 tsp. ground cinnamon)

-A splash of vanilla extract

-Optional: chopped nuts such as chopped walnuts, chopped pecans, or sliced almonds

I use the "quick bread" setting on my bread machine.  My quick bread setting runs for 2 hours.  It beeps at 1 hour and 30 minutes and that's when I take it out.  If I leave it in there the remaining 30 minutes, the outside is too dark for us.  A friend of mine's quick bread setting isn't long enough and she has to bake hers an additional 10 minutes.  So there seems to be some differences between bread machines and how long each quick bread setting runs, so just keep an eye on it.  When your bread is golden around the edges and slightly soft but not gooey on the top, you're done!  Let it sit in the bread pan for 10-15 minutes to cool slightly, then remove the loaf from the pan and allow to cool on a wire rack.  We like to eat ours warm out of the bread machine with a thick layer of grass-fed butter and a sprinkle of cinnamon.