Mimis Holiday Wheat Rolls Food

MIMI'S ROLLS

Steps:

• Dissolve the yeast and sugar in the lukewarm water; let proof for about 15 minutes.
• Add the lukewarm milk, butter, sugar, and salt; mix well.
• Add 4 cups of the flour and mix well.
• Add the beaten eggs and mix well.
• Add the last of the flour adding only enough to get a soft dough (probably will need most of it).
• Place on floured board and knead for about 3 minutes.
• Place in a greased bowl and rise once--about 1-1 1/2 hours.
• Make rolls and place on a greased pan.
• Rise till rounded in pan--about 1 hour--don't over-rise.
• Bake in a 375-400 degree oven for about 10-15 minutes--if they are getting too brown, cover them with a piece of foil.
• CHEESE FINGERS: Make dough fingers about 2"-3" long; dip one side in melted butter and then in parmesan cheese--bake.

WHOLE WHEAT ROLLS

Steps:

• In a large bowl, combine the whole wheat flour, sugar, yeast and salt; set aside. In a large saucepan, heat milk, water and butter to 120°-130° add to dry ingredients; beat just until moistened. Add egg; beat until smooth. Stir in enough all-purpose flour to form a soft dough. , Turn onto a floured surface and knead until smooth and elastic, about 6-8 minutes. Place in a greased bowl; turn once to grease top. Cover and let rise in a warm place until doubled, about 1 hour. , Punch dough down; shape into 12 balls. Place in a greased 9-in. square baking pan. Cover and let rise until doubled, about 1 hour. , Meanwhile, preheat oven 400°. If desired, brush tops of rolls with oil. Bake until golden brown, 15-20 minutes. Cover loosely with foil if top browns too quickly. Remove from pan to a wire rack to cool.

WHOLE WHEAT ROLLS

Steps:

• Stir sugar in warm water in large bowl.
• Sprinkle yeast over top.
• Let stand 10 minutes.
• Stir to dissolve yeast.
• Beat in next 5 ingredients in order given.
• Beat on medium for about 2 minutes until smooth.
• Work in enough whole wheat flour until dough pulls away from sides of bowl.
• Turn out onto floured surface.
• Knead 8 to 10 minutes until smooth and elastic.
• Place in greased bowl, turning once to grease top.
• Cover with clean tea towel.
• Let stand in warm place until doubled in bulk, about 1 1/4 hours.
• Punch dough down.
• Cut off egg-sized pieces.
• Shape into buns.
• Place on greased baking sheet.
• Cover again with tea towel.
• Let rise until doubled, about 45 minutes.
• Bake in 350 oven for 15-20 minutes or until nicely browned.
• Makes 18 buns.

MIMI'S GIANT WHOLE-WHEAT BANANA-STRAWBERRY MUFFINS

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C). Grease 12 large muffin cups, or line with paper liners.
• In a large bowl, whisk together the eggs, applesauce, oil, brown sugar, vanilla and bananas. Combine the flour, baking soda and cinnamon; Stir into the banana mixture until moistened. Stir in the strawberries until evenly distributed. Spoon batter into muffin cups until completely filled.
• Bake for 20 minutes in the preheated oven, or until the tops of the muffins spring back when pressed lightly. Cool before removing from the muffin tins.

MIMI'S HOLIDAY WHEAT ROLLS

Steps:

• 1. Mix yeast and water with 1 teaspoon sugar, let sit until frothy. Add buttermilk,which has had the baking soda stirred into it. Combine honey and oil and stir together with all other liquid ingredients. While stirring together the rest of the ingredients put a 9 x 13 pan with a stick of butter added into the oven while it is preheating, until the butter has melted.
• 2. Combine all purpose flour, whole wheat flour, salt, baking powder. Stir liquids into the flour mixture.
• 3. Drop dough by large spoonfuls into the bowl of flour and knead each piece a few times. Dip the kneaded dough into melted butter in the pan and place into the 9 x 13 pan.
• 4. Store prepared rolls in refrigerator until ready to use and remove from refrigerator and let warm and rise. Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Bake rolls for 20 minutes, until lightly browned.