Best Carries Rich Rolls Or Bread Basic Recipe With Variations Recipes

CARRIE'S RICH ROLLS OR BREAD (BASIC RECIPE) WITH VARIATIONS

Steps:

• Put the warm milk in a pan large enough to hold all ingredients.
• Add sugar and yeast; stir until dissolved.
• Stir in 3 cups of flour, mix well.
• Cover and let rise until full of bubbles - (about 45 minutes).
• Add eggs (beaten until light), salt, and butter to the mixture.
• Blend well, and add remaining flour.
• Cover and let rise (about 1 1/2 hours).
• "Now the dough is ready to use and what finger paints are to a child, this bread recipe can be for you. Your imagination can run riot and the things you can do will amaze you" (Quoting directly from her instructions).
• Flour your breadboard or counter where you intend to knead the bread and put your dough on it.
• The theory is that the more you knead the dough, the better the bread will be. But don't let it run away with you. Quite a small amount of kneading will result in excellent dough (Bread or rolls) My theory is the more you knead the dough (need the dough$$), the poorer you are. Ha! Seriously, it doesn't make that much difference whether you knead it half a day or about 5 minutes. It turns out real good at 5 - 10 minutes.
• FROM THIS POINT, YOU DECIDE WHAT TO MAKE WITH YOUR DOUGH AND GO FROM THERE.
• TO MAKE BASIC BREAD LOAVES: After you've kneaded the dough the final time, take about half as much as your loaf pan holds. Roll it roughly into the shape of a pie. Starting at any edge roll it up. Tuck up the ends under so that the roll now fits your loaf pan. The rolled "seam" should be on the bottom of the pan. Bake at 325 for 1 hour. This recipe should make 2 loaves.
• Don't stop now! Here are some variations you can easily do!.
• TO MAKE COFFEE CAKE recipe: Anyway, after you've kneaded the dough, you take half as much dough as your bread pan holds and roll out about the size of a pie pan. Spread butter (about 1/2 stick) over entire top. Sprinkle with sugar and cinnamon (about 1/2 cup sugar - 1 teaspoon cinnamon). I have used apple pie spices instead and it came out fine. Roll up very tightly and tuck ends in if they are too long for your pan. Put in a warm place and let rise to double its original size - about an hour. Bake at 325 degrees F. for 1 hour.
• TO MAKE PARKERHOUSE ROLLS, When making Parkerhouse rolls, remembering that your rolls will be twice the size of your original dough! Butter your muffin tins well and put 3 equal siaed rolls of your dough in each tin. Let rise to double in size. Bake at 375 degrees F. for about 25 minutes or until golden brown. Will make about 2 doz. rolls.
• TO MAKE BUTTERFLAKE ROLLS: Roll dough very thin, cut small rounds and put about 5 in each muffin tin, endways. Let these also rise to double in size before baking at 375 degrees F for about 25 minutes or until golden brown. Makes about 2 dozen.
• YOU CAN ALSO MAKE SOME VERY GOOD PECAN ROLLS: Substitute brown sugar for the white sugar in the original recipe. Butter 2 muffin tins. In the bottom of each muffin cup add these ingredients: 1 heaping teaspoon of Light Brown Sugar, 1 to 2 teaspoons of chopped nuts or 3 pecan halves. After the final rising, shape your dough into a long roll or into two 1 foot rolls. Cut the roll into 1" slices and place each slice into a muffin cup. Let them rise until double in size and bake them at 375 degrees F. for about 2 to 30 minutes. Turn them upside down onto Aluminum foil or wax paper to cool.

SOFT BUTTERMILK DINNER ROLLS

Steps:

• Dissolve yeast in warm water until foamy. In a large bowl, combine 1 cup buttermilk, 1/2 cup butter, egg, sugar, salt and yeast mixture, then add 3 cups flour; beat on medium speed until smooth, 1 minute. Add remaining flour, 1/4 cup at a time, to form a soft dough., Turn dough onto a lightly floured surface; knead until smooth and elastic, 6-8 minutes. Place in a greased bowl, turning once to grease the top. Cover and let rise in a warm place until doubled, about 1 hour., Punch down dough. Turn onto a lightly floured surface; divide and shape into 20 balls. Place in a greased 13x9-in. pan. Cover with a kitchen towel; let rise in a warm place until almost doubled, about 45 minutes., Preheat oven to 350°. Brush rolls lightly with remaining buttermilk and butter. Bake until golden brown, 20-25 minutes. Cool in pan 20 minutes. Remove to a wire rack; serve warm.

RICH ROLLS

Steps:

• Combine milk, butter, sugar and salt; cool to lukewarm. Soften yeast in lukewarm water; stir and combine with milk mixture.
• Add 1/2 of flour and eggs; beat well. Add enough additional flour to form a soft dough. Turn out onto floured board; knead for 10 minutes.
• Place dough in greased bowl; let rise until doubled. Shape into rolls; place on greased baking sheet. Let rise until double.
• Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Bake for 15-20 minutes. Brush tops with melted butter. Turn out onto wire racks. Serve warm.
• It's supposed to yield about 4 dozen; but I only get about 18 rolls.

PILLOW-SOFT DINNER ROLLS

Steps:

• In a large bowl, dissolve yeast in warm water. Add the milk, shortening, eggs, sugar, salt and 3 cups flour. Beat until smooth. Stir in enough remaining flour to form a soft dough. , Turn onto a floured surface; knead until smooth and elastic, about 6-8 minutes (dough will be sticky). Place in a greased bowl, turning once to grease top. Cover and let rise in a warm place until doubled, about 1 hour., Punch dough down. Turn onto a lightly floured surface; divide into 24 pieces. Shape each into a roll. Place 2 in. apart on greased baking sheets. Cover and let rise until doubled, about 30 minutes. , Bake at 350° for 20-25 minutes or until golden brown. Remove to wire racks.

GWEN'S BUTTER RICH DINNER ROLLS

Steps:

• Soften yeast in warm water.
• In large mixing bowl combine sugar, butter, salt and milk.
• Cool to luke warm.
• Stir in eggs and yeast.
• Gradually add flour to form a stiff dough, beating well after each addition.
• Knead methold: Knead on floured surface until smooth and satiny (about 5 minutes).
• Cover; let rise in warm place until doubled, about 1 hour.
• Work done, cover, let rise again until about double, put into rolls and let rise again for another hour.
• Bake for 12 to 15 minutes at 350 degrees.

BASIC ROLLS

Steps:

• Measure water into a warm bowl.
• Dissolve yeast into water.
• Add sugar, butter, egg, and salt.
• Add enough flour to make the dough easy to handle (not sticky).
• Knead the dough until it becomes smooth and elastic (about 10 minutes).
• Place in a greased bowl to rise until double in size (about 1 hour).
• Divide the dough into small balls and place in greased muffin cups (for clover-leaf rolls, place 3 balls in each muffin cup; for regular dinner rolls, place 2 balls in each muffin cup).
• Brush with butter, if desired.
• Let rise again until double in size, about another hour.
• Bake at 375 for 10 - 15 minutes.