sunday funday, baking my way

So I've discovered with this food blog that it's hard to keep up. I cook A LOT. lol It's hard to try to know what people want to read about and maybe try themselves. So I've decided I'll just record it all and then decide later. That way I have options. I hope some of you are trying these dishes out at home! I took the rest of my tikka masala to Calvin at work. (he is my Timmies supplier) He gave it a rave review! YAY! I always like to get others opinions about my food cause I tend to be pretty hard on myself.

So last Sunday I went on a baking spree followed by a roasted chicken dinner. I decided to try my hand at dinner rolls. Now... the last time I made buns was back in the day when I made them with Mom. Before the bread maker. Now she goes too fast or I'm at work, so learning goes out the window. Mom just bought a new bread maker cause the other one died a horrible death. She is the proud new owner of a black and decker deluxe bread maker. I'm not a huge bread person so I never felt the need to make bread. (especially when I have Mom making fresh bread every week) But last Sunday, I was home alone and decided it was time to tear it up! Now don't think that bread from a bread maker isn't like homemade. We don't use ours to bake bread in... just to mix and let it rise. It makes life easy and over mixing a thing of the past!

 the big bad bread machine

Bread Maker Dinner Rolls

3 cups bread flour

3 Tbsp white sugar

1 tsp salt

1/4 cup skim milk powder

1 cup warm water

2 Tbsp butter, softened

2 1/4 tsp bread maker yeast (equal to 1 pkg)

Now you need to follow your bread machine order for putting these into the bread maker, not this recipe order. Believe me it's important. I don't know why but it is. (says my Mommy, "I just love my mum!" haha that song is always in my head...)

 

Now once you've got everyone in the pool, shut the lid and choose the dough setting and then START! Your hard work now ends for like 3 1/2 hours. Now as much as you want to smell that great yeast smell don't open the lid... luckily the manufacturer knows that would be something we would all do so they made a window!

 Fab eh? So it does it's mixy mixy thing and beeps when it's done rising and mixing and rising and mixing. Open the lid now and unplug the machine. Pull out the pan and move over to a floured board.

Now... punch it down and dump it on to the board.

 

  

I don't know about you but I love the feeling of warm dough. So you now divide this into 12 equal parts. haha mine we definitely not equal but whatever... and then roll into a ball. I have not perfected this as my pictures will display. Don't laugh too hard cause I laughed enough for everyone.

 Now cover these and let them rise for an hour. I know... another hour seems like forever but go vacuum or something! Preheat your oven as well here... keep these babies warm and cozy. 350 is the temp.

Once the hour is up they should be about double the size.

Now shove these in the oven and bake for 15 mins till golden. Take them out of the oven and brush with butter then move to a cooling rack. Wait for a bit before you rip into one or you will burn yourself... believe me. 

I have a love hate relationship with Sundays. One part of me loves Sundays because it either involves cleaning or cooking. (yes I love cleaning... mainly I like organization) The other half of me hates Sundays because I know I have to work on Monday. Not this weekend... it's my long weekend! So I am planning some meals out for the week. Tonight I made a dish I should make more to be honest... Chicken and Spinach stuffed Manicotti with a Cheese Sauce and I ended up with extra stuffing so I will make a tomato sauce to pair with it later. (I will also post later) Potato Leek Soup is making an appearance in my kitchen as it's my morning shift this week and I need lunches!

Much love and enjoy your Sunday!