Cake Mix Cinnamon Rolls

Ingredients

• 2 (.25 ounce) packages active dry yeast (1 Tbls + 1 ½ tsp)
• 2 cups warm water (110 degrees F/45 degrees C)
• 1 (18 ounce) package yellow cake mix
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 4 cups all-purpose flour

• 2/3 cup butter, softened
• 2 cups brown sugar
• 2-3 Tbls ground cinnamon

• 3 cups confectioners' sugar
• 1/3 cup butter, softened
• 1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract
• 1 1/2 tablespoons milk

Directions

1. In a large bowl (I used my KitchenAid), dissolve yeast in warm water. Let stand until creamy, about 5 minutes.
2. Combine the yeast mixture with the cake mix, salt and vanilla; stir well to combine. Stir in the flour; kneed until all flour is incorporated into the dough. The dough will be a little sticky. Cover bowl and let rise in a warm place for 1 hour.
3. In a bowl, cream butter, brown sugar and cinnamon.  Deflate dough and turn it out onto a well-floured surface. Roll dough out into a large rectangle. Sprinkle/spread with cinnamon filling. Roll up dough and cut into 3/4 inch thick rolls. Place rolls in a sheet cake pan. Cover and let rise until doubled, about 45 minutes.
4. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
5. Bake rolls in preheated oven for 15 to 20 minutes. While rolls are baking, prepare the frosting. In a medium bowl, stir together confectioners' sugar, 1/3 cup butter, vanilla and milk. Let rolls cool slightly then spread with frosting.

I just put the ingredients in my KitchenAid and let it do all the mixing and kneading. I did steps 1, 2, and 3 last night and then put them in the refrigerator.  The cinnamon filling mix is one I got from another cinnamon roll recipe that I really like- but it's really cinnamony.  So if you don't like to much cinnamon then cut it way back. This morning I took them out and let rise for about 1 hr.  Then I baked them about 20 min.

Cinnamon Burst Bread

Cinnamon Burst Bread

1 Tbls yeast
2 Tbls sugar
1 cup very warm water
1 egg, slightly beaten
1 Tbls oil
1 tsp salt
1/2 c cinnamon chips
3 1/2 - 4 cups flour

Combine in mixing bowl 1 cup flour, yeast, and sugar. Add water, egg, and oil. Beat well to “cake batter” stage. Stir in salt, cinnamon bites, and 2 more cups flour to make bread-dough consistency. Let mixer knead it to the right texture (add more flour if needed).

Place dough in greased bowl, cover, and let rise for 1 hour. Shape dough into loaf.

Let rise for another hour or until doubled. Bake at 375 degrees for about 30 minutes. Slice thick and serve warm with butter, or toast slices in the toaster, or make slices into French Toast. Yummy!

Easy Wheat Bread

I got this recipe from here.  The website is really helpful with some great videos.

EZ Wheat Bread recipe
1 1/4 cup warm water
1 Tblsp active dry yeast
1/4 cup honey or 1/3 cup brown sugar
2 3/4 cups whole wheat flour (or whatever combination white/wheat you like..I use 100% hard white wheat. To learn more about the different types of wheat, download my wheat handout)
1/4 cup wheat gluten
1 tsp salt
2 Tblsp nonfat non instant dry milk
1 Tblsp butter/margarine/oil
1 Tblsp vinegar
1/4 cup potato flakes (NOT potato pearls)
Mix ingredients in order listed in mixing bowl of mixer with dough hook attachment (like kitchen-aid) for 12-15 minutes. Let rise until double, 1- 1 1/2 hours. Punch down, and shape into loaf or rolls. Let rise again until double and bake 375 degrees for 20-30 minutes until golden brown and sounds hollow when lightly tapped.  (If baking in a glass pan, bake at 350 degrees for 30 minutes.)
If you are making this recipe in a bread machine, follow your bread machine’s directions for wheat or whole grain selection and add the ingredients in the order listed for their recommendations. (only one loaf will fit in a bread maker)

EZ White Bread
1 1/8 cups warm water
1 3/4 – 2 tsp active dry yeast
2 Tblsp sugar (you can use a little more sugar if you like your dough a little sweeter)
3 cups flour
1 Tblsp vital wheat gluten (remember you don’t need as much gluten if you’re not using whole wheat flour)
1 tsp salt
2 Tblsp nonfat dry milk
1 1/2 Tblsp butter/margarine or oil
1/4 cup potato flakes
(you don’t really need vinegar for white bread, remember the dough enhancers are primarily needed for whole wheat bread)
Add the ingredients in the order listed into a mixer bowl (like a kitchen-aid) with a dough hook attachment and mix on low for 10-12 minutes. Or mix it on the dough cycle in your bread machine.
After all the mixing is complete, if the dough still seems too gooey and you are unable to handle it, add 1 Tblsp flour at a time, and mix after each addition until the dough is manageable with your hands.

Let rise 45 mins -1 hour, punch down and use to make bread, cinnamon rolls, cookie sheet pizza, rolls, or anything else you can think of! Let rise after you have made your creation and bake according to the direction of the recipe you are making.

If you are making it into bread, form into a loaf at this time, place in a loaf pan, let rise in a warm place 45 min -1 hour and bake 375 degrees for 20-25 minutes until golden brown and sounds hollow when lightly tapped.

Shanna's Rolls

Here are my famous rolls! They truly are quite easy to do and I will share with you my tricks of the trade. First thing is that letting the rolls raise is key, the more they raise the lighter and fluffier they are. What I do to spead up the process, is preheat my oven and put the metal bowl in the oven to get slightly warm and then I put the dough in that and cover it with a towel and set it on top of the oven to finish raising, it only takes about 40 min if that. Also once you roll them out, letting them raise on the baking pan is what you need to do. Secondly, you never want to use flour to roll out your bread dough, OIL is key!! just put like a couple tablespoons on the counter when you are ready to roll them out. This makes them light and fluffy as well. Good luck~

1/2 C. oil
1/2 C. sugar
1 tsp. salt
2 T. yeast
1 3/4 C. warm water(remeber not too hot, but fairly warm)
2 eggs
6 cups flour (you may not use all of this, put in a little at a time and when the sides of the dough start pulling away from the sides, you have enough flour, another one of my tricks!!)

Put water, and sugar in bowl. Mix till dissolved. Then add yeast on top of water. Let sit for a few minutes. Add eggs and salt, then mix. Then add your flour. Let raise, it's best too let them raise in the bowl and then roll them out to make rolls and then put on a pan and raise again for about 15 min. Bake at 350 for 15-20 min.

Angel Rolls

From the Taste of Home Best Church Supper Recipes book. Brad and Brecklyn really loved these!

3 1/2 cups bread flour, divided
2 Tbsp sugar
1 pkg (1/4 oz) quick-rise yeast
1 1/4 tsp salt
1 tsp baking powder
1/2 tsp baking soda
1 c. warm buttermilk (120º-130º)
1/2 c. vegetable oil
1/3 c. warm water (120º-130º)
Melted butter

In a mixing bowl, combine 1 1/2 c. flour, sugar, yeast, salt, baking powder and baking soda. Add the buttermilk, oil and water; beat until moistened. Stir in enough remaining flour to form a soft dough.

Turn onto a floured surface and knead until smooth and elastic, about 4-6 minutes. Cover and let rest for 10 minutes.

Roll out to 1/2 in. thickness; cut with a 2 1/2 in. biscuit cutter. Place on a greased baking sheet. Bake at 400º for 15-18 minutes or until golden brown. Brush tops with butter.

Makes 14 rolls.

*Warmed buttermilk will appear curdled.

Muffin Rolls A.K.A. Molls

This is from my friend Taralee. Hers look way better than mine ended up for Annie's party but they didn't taste bad :)

Mix:
1/2 lb. butter, melted
2 c. water
3/4 c. sugar

In a seperate bowl:
1 c. warm water
1 Tbsp sugar
2 Tbsp yeast
Let it get foamy then add to the butter/sugar mixture and add:
1 tsp salt
3 eggs
7 1/2 c. flour (or until the dough pulls away from the bowl) The stickier your dough the fluffier your rolls but don't make them too sticky like I did or you can't roll and cut them out :D

Let them rise about an hour then roll and cut into squares. Put 2 to 3 squares per muffin spot. Drizzle with a little butter and a splash of milk. Cook for 17 min at 350º

Quick and Easy Dinner Rolls

1 pkg. yeast
1 C. lukewarm water
1 egg
1/4 C. sugar
1 tsp salt
1/4 C. oil
3 C. flour

Dissolve yeast in lukewarm water. Add egg, sugar, salt and oil. Add half the flour, and beat until smooth. Add rest of flour and beat again until smooth. Fill greased muffin pans half full and let rise until double. Bake at 4oo degrees for 15 minutes. (This will fill on muffin tin - makes 12!)

Banana Bread

This is my mom's recipe and I just love it!

1 c. mashed bananas
2 eggs
1/2 c. butter or margarine
1 tsp. soda
1 3/4 c. flour
1 c. brown sugar
1/2 c. white sugar

Cook at 325º for about an hour.

Cornbread

We just tried this last night and Brad said it was the best he's ever eaten. Best part, it was super easy!

1 c. cornmeal
1 c. flour
4 tsp. sugar
4 tsp. baking powder
1/2 tsp. salt
1 c. milk
1 egg
1/4 c. oil
1 small box vanilla instant pudding.

Double to make 9x13 inch pan.

Mix together sugar, baking powder, salt, milk, egg, and oil. Stir in cornmeal, flour, and pudding. Bake at 350º for 15 to 20 minutes or until done.

Pear Bread

Okay, so I know it sounds kind-of funny, but my step mom made this for Trev and I and we absolutly love it!! It is so moist and yummy!!

2 C. sugar
3/4 C. oil
2 tsp. vanilla
3 eggs
Mix above together
Add:
3 C. flour
1 tsp. baking soda
1/4 tsp. baking powder
1 tsp. salt
1 1/2 tsp. cinnamon
2 cups chopped pears(I use the canned kind from winco)

Mix together, put in loaf pans(greased and floured). Bake at 325 for 1 hour