Cool Rise Bread Dough Food

HOW TO RISE YEAST DOUGH IN A COOL OR DRAFTY KITCHEN

Steps:

• Make your dough, put in a greased bowl and flip, to coat both sides. Cover dough with a clean damp dish cloth.
• Fill a large glass measuring cup half way with water. Heat in microwave until water just comes to a boil and steams up the microwave.
• Quickly open the door and put the dough bowl in with the water. Close the door before all the steam escapes.
• By the way, I've never tried it with the dough right on top of the water, like Bonnie's pic. I always push the water to the back corner.

COOL RISE BREAD DOUGH

Steps:

• Mix yeast in warm water until dissolved.
• Add rest of ingredients and enough flour to make clean away from bowl.
• Cover and place in refrigerator (dough should be a little sticky).
• Let rise 2 hours before using.
• Dough will keep a couple weeks in refrigerator.
• Use with Bierox,cinnamon rolls,or hot rolls Bake at 350 degrees.

COOL-RISE WHITE BREAD

Steps:

• Measure flour into a large bowl.
• In another large, warm mixing bowl, sprinkle or crumble yeast into warm water.
• Stir until dissolved.
• Add warm milk, sugar, salt, shortening to yeast mixture.
• Stir in 2 cups of flour.
• Beat with electric mixer until smooth (1 minute).
• Add 1 cup more flour. Beat vigorously with wooden spoon until smooth (150 strokes). Scrape sides of bowl.
• Stir in 2-1/2 to 3 cups of remaining flour gradually.
• Turn out on floured board. Form into a ball.
• Knead 5 to 10 minutes or until dough is smooth, elastic and is no longer sticky.
• Divide dough into 2 equal portions.
• Cover with plastic wrap then a clean dish towel.
• Let rest for 20 minutes.
• Punch down.
• Shape each portion into a loaf.
• Place in greased 8-1/2 x 4-1/2 x 2-5/8 inch bread pans.
• Brush surface of dough with oil.
• Cover pans loosely with oiled wax paper and plastic wrap.
• Place pans of dough in the refrigerator.
• Refrigerate for 2 to 48 hours.
• Remove from the refrigerator and uncover.
• Let stand for 10 minutes while preheating oven.
• Using a greased toothpick, puncture any surface bubbles on dough.
• Bake at 400 degres for 30-40 minutes or until done (should sound hollow when thumped).
• Remove from pans immediately.
• Brush top of loaves with butter if desired.
• Cool on wire racks.

COOL-RISE SWEET DOUGH

Steps:

• Combine 2 cups flour, yeast, 1/2 cup sugar and salt in the bowl of a stand mixer and mix. Add 1/2 cup margarine. Add 1 1/2 cups warm water (105-115 degrees Fahrenheit).
• Stir well with a paddle attachment. Beat at a medium speed for two minutes.
• Add eggs and 1 cup flour.
• Beat at a high speed for one minute or until thick and elastic.
• Switch to dough hook and beat in gradually only enough remaining flour to make a soft dough.
• Turn onto floured board.
• Knead for two to three minutes or until smooth and elastic.
• Shape into a rectangle and roll cut dough to 1/4 inch.
• Melt 1/4 cup margarine and brush on the rolled-out dough and also sprinkle on a 9- by 13-inch bakin pan.
• Mix 1/2 cup sugar with 1/2 teaspoons cinnamon. Sprinkle on the dough over the melted margarine.
• Roll dough starting with the long side; pinch dough closed.
• Cut cinnamon rolls with thread approximately 1-inch thick.
• Place cut side down in bakin pan and lightly cover with plastic wrap. (For the caramel variety, put topping in the bottom of the pan before adding dough.).
• Refrigerate overnight (up to 48 hours).
• On baking day, preheat oven to 375 degrees Fahrenheit. Remove rolls from the refrigerator and let stand for five minutes at room temperature.
• Bake for 30 minutes or until rolls test done.
• Remove from pand immediately. Cool slightly. Frost while still warm.
• FOR FROSTING: Beat cream cheese and butter until smooth. Mix in flavoring. Add enough powdered sugar to make a smooth frosting. Refrigerate overnight. Spread on cinamon rolls hot out of the oven. (You may need to slightly warm the frosting in the microwave.)
• FOR CARAMEL TOPPING: Combine ingredients in a saucepan. Bring to a boil. Cook three minutes, stirring constantly. Pour into greased 9- by 13-inch pan. Cool. You may sprinkle 1/4 cup walnuts in the pan before adding dough pieces.
• Refrigerate dough overnight as instructed in Cool-Rise Sweet Dough Recipe. Bake at 375 degrees for about 30 minutes. Flip rolls onto a cookie sheet so that the caramel is on top.

BEST BREAD DOUGH

Steps:

• DOUGH BY HAND: Mix water, yeast and sugar. Set aside.
• Mix ALL of the pudding mix with the milk.
• Add melted butter, egg and salt. Mix well. For really soft rolls, don't use the egg; for cinnamon rolls, the egg is a must -- otherwise they flatten out (but they're still tasty!).
• Add yeast mixture. Mix, then knead in flour until dough is smooth.
• Set in a warm place for 1 hour, then punch it down. Let it rise again for another 45 minutes.
• DOUGH IN 2LB BREAD MACHINE: Put the ingredients in the machine in the order listed above. Use the DOUGH setting.
• DO NOT COOK A LOAF OF THIS IN THE BREAD MACHINE! It is a very airy bread, and it will probably ruin your bread machine! (Lesson learned the hard way -- ).
• TO MAKE DINNER ROLLS: Form the dough into 1.5 to 2 inch balls, and place 1 inch apart on a cookie sheet. Bake in 350 degree oven for 15 to 20 minutes until golden on top.
• TO MAKE KOLACHES: Form the dough into 1.5 to 2 inch balls. Put mini-sausage and cheese on top, then pull the dough around and wrap it up as best you can. Place 1 inch apart on a cookie sheet. Bake as for DINNER ROLLS.
• CINNAMON ROLLS: Roll dough to 0.25 inch thick rectangle on a floured surface. Mix 1/2 cup melted butter, 1/3 cup cinnamon and 1 cup sugar; spread evenly (as best you can) over the surface of the dough.
• Roll up tightly, starting from a long side. Slice at 1 to 2 inch intervals. Place slices on a greased cookie sheet, 2 inches apart. (Pour a little melted butter over each one to make the rolls extra moist!).
• Cover and let rise 30 minutes.
• Bake at 350 degrees for 15 - 20 minutes. Remove them as soon as they turn golden. Frost with cream cheese frosting.