World Famous Pizza Dough

4 cups Flour
1 tsp Salt
1 pk Rapid Rise Yeast
1 1/2 cup luke warm Water
2 Tbsp Oil
Garlic Salt/Powder to taste

Mix yeast and warm water together in measuring cup.  In large bowl mix flour, salt garlic salt.  Add oil and then mix in yeast/water. Mix well, cover with towel, and let rise for an hour.

Roll into pizza rounds and add your favorite toppings.  Bake at 425 until cheese is melted in the middle. 

Zucchini Bread

Makes 2 loaves...

3 eggs
1 c. brown sugar
1 c. sugar
1 c oil
3 tsp. vanilla
2 c. shredded zucchini
3 c. flour
1 tsp. soda
1 tsp. baking powder
1 tsp. salt
2 tsp. cinnamon

**Sprinkle the top with more brown sugar before baking.
Optional: chocolate chips and raisins

Bake at 350 for 45-55 min.

Honey Wheat Bushman Bread

like Outback Steakhouse... found on http://recipes.calputer.com/

Dough
1 1/2 cups warm water
2 tablespoons butter, softened
1/2 cup honey
2 cups bread flour
1 2/3 cups wheat flour
1 tablespoon cocoa
1 tablespoon granulated sugar
2 teaspoons instant coffee
1 teaspoon salt
2 1/4 teaspoons (1 pkg.) yeast

Coloring (Add if you want the bread to have the same color as the restaurant.  It will not change the taste if you leave this step out.)
1/4 cup water
75 drops red food coloring
45 drops blue food coloring
30 drops yellow food coloring

cornmeal for dusting

1. If using a bread machine, add all of the ingredients for the dough in the exact order listed into the pan of your machine.  Set it on “knead” and when the machine begins to mix the dough, combine the food coloring with 1/4 cup of water and drizzle it into the mixture as it combines. After the dough is created let it rest to rise for an hour or so. Then remove it from the pan and go to step #3.

2. If you are not using a bread machine, combine the flours, cocoa, sugar, coffee and salt in large bowl. Make a depression or “well” in the middle of the dry mixture. Pour the warm water into this “well,” then add the butter, honey and yeast. Combine the food coloring drops with 1/4 cup of water and add that to the “well.” Slowly mix the ingredients with a spoon, drawing the dry ingredients into the wet. When you can handle the dough, begin to combine it by hand, kneading the dough thoroughly for at least ten minutes, until it is very smooth and has a consistent color. Set the dough into a covered bowl in a warm place for an hour, to allow it to rise.

3. When the dough has risen to about double in size, punch it down and divide it into 8 even portions (divide dough in half, divide those halves in half, and then once more). Form the portions into tubular shaped loaves about 8 inches long and 2 inches wide. Sprinkle the entire surface of the loaves with cornmeal and place them on a cookie sheet, or two. Cover the cookie sheet(s) with plastic wrap and let the dough rise once more for another hour in a warm location.

4. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Uncover the dough and bake it or 20-24 minutes in the hot oven. Loaves should begin to darken slightly on top when done. Serve warm with a sharp bread knife and butter on the side. If you want whipped butter, like you get at the restaurant, just use an electric mixer on high speed to whip some butter until it’s fluffy.

Makes 8 small loaves.

OVERNIGHT PULL APARTS

12 to 16 frozen white roll dough (still frozen)
1 (3.4 oz.) package vanilla instant pudding
¼ cup sugar
¼ cup dried cranberries
1 orange rind, grated
½ cup butter or margarine, melted
Sprinkle cranberries in the bottom of a greased bunt pan. Arrange rolls evenly in pan. Mix sugar and dry pudding together and sprinkle over rolls. Combine orange rind with melted butter and spoon over rolls. Cover pan with sprayed plastic wrap. Place pan in cold oven overnight (8 to 10 hours). Remove rolls from oven. Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Remove plastic wrap from pan and bake for 25 min. Immediately invert pan onto a serving platter. Cool slightly and drizzle with frosting.
Frosting
1 cup powdered sugar
1 tablespoon melted butter
2 tablespoons fresh orange juice

For a cinnamon flavored version you can use:
¾ chopped nuts in place of the cranberries 4 oz package of butterscotch pudding in place of vanilla pudding, and sugar ½ cup packed brown sugar and 2 teaspoons cinnamon in place of the orange rind Then you don’t even need the frosting, but if you really want it use milk in place of the orange juice

Chocolate, Chocolate Chip Zucchini Bread

2 c sugar
1 tsp soda
¼ tsp baking powder
2 Tbsp Cocoa
2 c grated zucchini
1 Tbsp Vanilla
3 c flour
1 tsp salt
1 Tbsp cinnamon
3 eggs
1 c + 2 Tbsp Oil

Sift dry ingredients; add liquids bake at 350 in 2 greased & floured loaf pans 45-50 minutes. Wrap in foil while still warm.

Lemon Cheese Bread

1 pkg. (1/4 ounce) active dry yeast
3 tbsp warm water
¼ cup sugar
1/3 cup milk
¼ cup butter or margarine, melted
2 eggs
½ tsp salt
3 to 3 ½ cups all-purpose flour, divided

In a mixing bowl, dissolve yeast in water; let stand for 5 minutes. Add sugar, milk, butter, eggs, salt and 2 cups flour; beat on low speed for 3 minutes. Stir in enough of the remaining flour to form a soft dough. Knead on a floured surface until smooth and elastic, about 6-8 minutes. Place in a greased bowl, turning once to grease top. Cover and let rise in a warm place until doubled, about 1 hour. Meanwhile, beat filling ingredients in a mixing bowl until fluffy; set aside. Punch dough down. On a floured surface, roll into a 14-in. x 12-in. rectangle. Place on a greased baking sheet. Spread filling down center third of rectangle. On each long side, cut 1-in.-wide strips, 3 in. into center. Starting at one end, fold alternating strips at an angle across filling. Seal end. Cover and let rise for 30 minutes. Bake at 375 for 25-30 minutes or until golden brown. Cool. Combine icing ingredients; drizzle over bread. Filling: 2 pkg. (one 8 oz, one 3 oz) cream cheese softened, ½ c sugar, 1 egg, 1 tsp grated lemon peel. Icing: ½ c confectioner’s sugar, 2-3 tsp milk, ¼ tsp vanilla extract.

Cheesy Garlic Bread

1 medium loaf French bread, unsliced
½ c butter or margarine, softened
2 cloves garlic, halved
1 tsp dried parsley
1/3 c grated parmesan cheese

Preheat oven to 375 cut slices down the length of the bread at 1 inch intervals without cutting all the way through. Rub slices and top of loaf with cut sides of garlic. Mince garlic. Combine butter, garlic, parsley and cheese. Spread butter mixture between bread slices and on top of loaf. Wrap in foil, leaving top partially uncovered. Bake until heated through, about 15 minutes.

Cinnamon Banana Bread

1 cup brown sugar

1/2 cup sugar

1/2 cup butter (1 cube)

1/2 cup applesauce (Use cinnamon applesauce if you have it!)

1/2 cup chopped nuts (Don't ruin it like that...DON"T DO IT!!!)

2 ripe bananas

2 eggs

1 3/4 cup flour

2 T cinnamon

1 tsp baking powder

1/2 tsp baking soda

Cream butter, sugars & applesauce. Combine dry ingredients and add to creamed mixture. Pour into 2 greased loaf pans. I sprinkle cinnamon mixed with brown sugar on the top of the loaves...you should try it because it's super yummy! ;) Bake at 350 for 30-35 minutes or until toothpick comes out clean. Cool in pans

*You can use 1 cup of butter instead of 1/2 cup butter and 1/2 cup applesauce-the applesauce substitution is supposed to make you less chubby. Just an fyi.

The BEST Banana Bread

1 c. Sugar
1/2 c. Butter
2 Eggs
3 ripe mashed Bananas
2 c. Flour
1/2 tsp. Salt
1 tsp. Baking Soda
1 tsp. Cinnamon

Mix sugar, butter and eggs until fluffy.  Add mashed bananas, then add remaining ingredients.  Put into 2 greased and floured loaf pans.  (I usually sprinkle the top with cinnamon sugar before baking!)  Bake at 350 for 40-50 minutes.