Favorite White Bread

I LOVE this Bread Recipe,
it was given to me by a friend
a ga-zillion years ago-
and I haven't made or even looked
for a different white bread recipe since.

You can do everything with this recipe.
Cinnamon rolls- YUP!

Right before rolling up, I like my cinnamon rolls big & fat!

French Bread- YUP!

we made mini french breads for homemade sub sandwiches. more lunchroom envy

Pizza Dough- YUP again.
sorry no picture, we don't make pizza anymore :(

Our favorites,
besides just straight up are,
Cinnamon Swirl,

which we love to use for cinnamon swirl
french toast,

OHHHhhhhhhh,
did I say Heavenly Breakfast?
and mini loaves for school lunches-

Mama loaves and Baby loaves all together, yummy no matter how big they are

My kids come home EVERY time
they take these little cuties to school

and tell me how ALL their friends told them
they are so lucky to have these little
breads for lunch.

And with just a few quick
steps and a little kneading-
You too,
can be the Queen Mama Bee
at lunch time.

WHITE BREAD
courtesy of Kitty Marshal

6 c. warm water                                      1 c. sugar

3 TBS. Yeast

Let sit for 5 minutes.  Add:

1 1/ 2 TBS. Salt                                       1 c. oil

13-15 c. flour

Mix 5-10 minutes.  Let sit 5-10 minutes.  Put in nonstick or greased pans. Let rise to double it’s size then bake at 350 for 20- 35 min.  Makes 6 1# loaves or 4 1 1/ 2 # loaves. 

Bread recipe options:

1.  Wheat Bread:

Substitute 1- 10 cups of flour with whole wheat flour.

2. Honey Wheat Bread:

Replace all or some of sugar with honey.  Remember honey is twice as sweet as sugar

3. Multi- Grain Bread:

Add 1-3 cups dry rolled oats or multi grain cereal to replace part of flour.  You can also add nuts or sunflower seeds.

4. Dinner Rolls:

Replace 1/ 2- 1 cup of oil with an equal amount of shortening, margarine or butter.  Form into balls.  Brush with egg.  Raise to double in size. Bake 20- 30 minutes.

5. Wheat Rolls:

Same as dinner rolls, except replace 1- 7 cups white flour with whole wheat flour.

6. French Bread:

omit oil and sugar (1-2 T. Of each could be added if desired).  To prepare pan, grease and dust with corn meal.  Brush with egg, sprinkle with sesame seeds (if desired), and slice top with sharp knife.  Bake as above.

7. Cinnamon Rolls:

use 1/4 or 1/ 2 of recipe for white bread.  Roll out 1/4 “ thick into a rectangle.  Spread butter over dough and sprinkle with cinnamon and sugar (or sugar and orange zest).  Roll up and cut in rounds.  Bake as above.  Frost with favorite frosting.  For orange rolls, use orange juice instead of milk or water for frosting and add orange zest.  

8.  Pull apart bread:

take small pieces of dough and dip in melted butter or margarine.  Dip into one of these: instant butterscotch pudding, cinnamon sugar, orange sugar.  Drop in pan, sprinkle with remaining sugar.  Let rise and bake as above. 

9.  Recipe can also be used for pizza crust.