Grandma's White Bread

Ingredients

• 3 cups warm water
• 3 tablespoons active dry yeast
• 3 teaspoons salt
• 4 tablespoons vegetable oil
• 1/2 cup white sugar
• 8 cups bread flour

Directions

1. In a large bowl, combine warm water, yeast, salt, oil, sugar, and 4 cups flour. Mix thoroughly, and let sponge rise until doubled in size.
2. Gradually add about 4 cups flour, kneading until smooth. Place dough in a greased bowl, and turn several times to coat. Cover with a damp cloth. Allow to rise until doubled.
3. Punch down the dough, let it rest a few minutes. Divide dough into three equal parts. Shape into loaves, and place in three 8 1/2 x 4 1/2 inch greased bread pans. Let rise until almost doubled.
4. Bake at 350 degrees F (175 degrees C) for 35 to 45 minutes. The loaves may need to be covered for the last few minutes with foil to prevent excess browning.

French Toast Bake

Ingredients

• 3/4 cup butter, melted
• 1 cup brown sugar
• 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 2 (21 ounce) cans apple pie filling
• 20 slices white bread
• 6 eggs
• 1 1/2 cups milk
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1/2 cup maple syrup

Directions

1. Grease a 9x13 inch baking pan. In a small bowl, stir together the melted butter, brown sugar and cinnamon.
2. Spread the sugar mixture into the bottom of the prepared pan. Spread the apple pie filling evenly over the sugar mixture. Layer the bread slices on top of the filling, pressing down as you go. In a medium bowl, beat the eggs with the milk and vanilla. Slowly pour this mixture over the bread, making sure that it is completely absorbed. Cover the pan with aluminum foil and refrigerate overnight.
3. In the morning, preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
4. Place covered pan into the oven and bake at 350 degrees F (175 degrees C) for 60 to 75 minutes. When done remove from oven and turn on broiler. Remove foil and drizzle maple syrup on top of the egg topping; broil for 2 minutes, or until the syrup begins to caramelize. Remove from the oven and let stand for 10 minutes, then cut into squares. Invert the pan onto a serving tray or baking sheet so the apple filling is on top. Serve hot.

Banana Bread

• 2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/2 cup white sugar
• 1 egg
• 5 tablespoons milk
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 cup margarine
• 1 cup mashed bananas
• 1/2 cup chopped walnuts (optional)

1. Sift together flour, baking soda, baking powder, and salt.
2. In a large bowl, cream sugar and butter or margarine. Beat the egg slightly, and mix into the creamed mixture with the bananas. Mix in sifted ingredients until just combined. Stir in milk and nuts. Spread batter into one greased and floured 9x5 inch loaf pan.
3. Bake at 350 degrees F (175 degrees C) until top is brown and cracks along the top.

Yogurt Whole Wheat Quick Bread

4 Tbsp applesauce

6 Tbsp honey

1 cup plain yogurt

1 egg

1/4 cup lemon juice

1 cup white flour

1 cup whole wheat flour

1 1/2 tsp baking soda

Preheat oven to 375*F. Lightly grease a 9x5 loaf pan.

In a large bowl, combine applesauce and honey, whisk in yogurt, egg and lemon juice. Fold flours and baking soda into the yogurt mixture, stirring just enough to blend, pour into pan.

Bake about 50 minutes, until toothpick comes out clean.

Kerri's Bread

1 Tbsp yeast

1 Tbsp sugar

1 1/2 cups warm water

2 1/2 cups GF flour

1 1/2 Tbsp oil

2 Tbsp Xantham Gum or gelatin

1 tsp salt

3 eggs

1 tsp vinegar

Combine yeast, water and sugar in small bowl. Mix flour, xantham gum and salt in large bowl. Mix eggs, oil and vinegar in separate bowl. Add wet ingredients to dry ingredients. Blend dough in mixer for 4 minutes.

Put dough in bread pan and let rise until dough is 1 inch from top of pan.

Bake at 375*F for 45-60 minutes.

Basic Pizza Dough - Flatbread

1 package active dry yeast

1 tsp sugar

2/3 cups warm water

1 2/3 cups all-purpose flour

1/4 tsp salt

2 tsp olive oil

Stir yeast and sugar into warm water and let stand until foamy, about 10 minutes. Insert metal blade, put flour and salt in work bowl and turn on machine. Pour yeast mixture through feed tube and process about 45 seconds, until dough pulls away from sides of bowl. Add oil through feed tube and process 60 seconds longer. Adjust moisture and flour until dough leaves sides of bowl but remains soft.

Dinner rolls (Lesli Goodman)

1 1/2 cups very hot tap water

1/2 cup sugar

2 Tbsp yeast

4 cups flour

3 eggs

1 Tbsp salt

Stir all dry ingredients together until well mixed. Add hot tap water and beat well. Add margarine and eggs, mixing well. Stir in 1 3/4 cups additional flour, mixing with a spoon or dough hook. Allow to rise once. Punch down. Roll out and cut or form into desired shapes. Cover with a clean cloth and allow to rise again. Bake in oven preheated to 375*F for approximately 10 minutes

Simple Whole Wheat Bread

3 cups warm water

2 packages dry yeast

1/4 cup honey

5 cups bread flour

3 Tbsp applesauce

1 tsp salt

~ 3 1/2 cups whole wheat flour

2 Tbsp coconut oil

In a large bowl, mix water, yeast and honey. Add bread flour and stir to bombine. Let rest for 30 minutes or until big and fluffy. Mix in applesauce and salt. Stir in 2 cups whole wheat flour. Knead, adding whole wheat flour, until not really sticky, just pulling away from the bowl.

Place in a greased bowl and turn once to the surface of the dough. Let rise in a warm place until doubled. Punch down and divide into two loaves. Place in greased loaf pans and allow to rise until dough has topped pans by one inch. Bake at 350*F for 25 to thirty minutes. Brush with coconut oil.

Oatmeal Whole Wheat Quick Bread

2 cups rolled oats

2 cups whole wheat flour

4 tsp baking powder

1 tsp salt

3 Tbsp honey

2 Tbsp vegetable oil

2 cups milk

Preheat oven to 450*F.

Grind oatmeal in food processor or blender. In a large bowl, combine oatmeal, flour, baking powder and salt. In a separate bowl, dissolve honey in vegetable oil, then stir in the milk. Combine both mixtures and stir until a soft dough is formed. Shape into a ball and place on a lightly oiled baking sheet.

Bake in preheated oven for about 20 minutes or until bottom of loaf sounds hollow when tapped.