Rosemary Bread

Another great bread for your bread machine. This is a recipe by Jo Lager. The taste of this bread has been compared to the great bread that they serve at Macaroni Grill restaurant. Just dip into a little olive oil and enjoy.

For a more tender crust substitute the water with milk.

INGREDIENTS

• 1 cup water
• 3 tablespoons olive oil
• 1 1/2 teaspoons white sugar
• 1 1/2 teaspoons salt
• 1/4 teaspoon Italian seasoning
• 1/4 teaspoon ground black pepper
• 1 tablespoon dried rosemary
• 2 1/2 cups bread flour
• 1 1/2 teaspoons active dry yeast

DIRECTIONS

1. Place ingredients in the pan of the bread machine in the order recommended by the manufacturer. Select white bread cycle; press Start or have the machine do all the work (dough cycle) . When the cycle is done transfer dough into a bread pan, cover with plastic wrap and a towel to rise. Preheat oven to 350 degrees. When the bread is done rising, remove plastic wrap and towel and put into the oven for around 30 minutes or until done. Remove from pan and put in wire rack to cool.

Bread Machine Calzone

I love this recipe because you can make the dough in the bread machine. I found this recipe on allrecipes by Kevin K. I tweaked it a little for our taste. This recipe can be adapted to your taste. Put in more meat or more vegetables, be creative. Plan ahead for this recipe based on the amount of time it takes for your bread machine to make the dough.

INGREDIENTS

• 1 1/4 cups water
• 2 teaspoons active dry yeast
• 1 teaspoon italian seasoning
• 1/2 teaspoon garlic powder
  
• 1 1/2 tablespoons white sugar
• 3 cups bread flour
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 teaspoon powdered milk
• 1 cup sliced Italian sausage and or pepperoni
  
• 3/4 cup pizza sauce
• onions, green peppers, mushrooms
  
• 1 1/4 cups shredded mozzarella cheese
• 2 tablespoons butter, melted

DIRECTIONS

1. To Make Dough: Place water, yeast, sugar, flour, salt, garlic, italian seasoning and powdered milk in the pan of the bread machine, in the order suggested by the manufacturer. Select Dough cycle. After cycle is completed, roll out dough on a lightly floured surface.
2. Meanwhile, brown sausage for about 8 to 10 minutes in a large skillet over medium heat. Drain excess fat and reserve.
3. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
4. Shape dough into a 16 inch by 10 inch rectangle. Transfer to a lightly greased cookie sheet, and spoon pizza sauce lengthwise down the center of the dough, followed by the browned sausage, vegetables and the cheese. Make diagonal cuts 1 1/2 inches apart down each long side of the dough rectangle, cutting to within 1/2 inch of the filling. Criss-cross cut strips of dough over the filling and seal edges with water. Brush top of calzone with melted butter.
5. Bake at 350 degrees F (175 degrees C) for 35 to 45 minutes, or until golden brown. Remove from oven and cool for 5 minutes, then slice and serve.

Apple juice oat bread

I found this new bread on the internet. Since I had a couple of bottles of apple juice left from a previous recipe I thought this would be a good bread to try. It turned out to be one of our best sandwich breads. Next time I will try and make rolls out of the dough by adding more flour to make a more firm dough.






Ingredients:

1/2 C lukewarm apple juice
3/4 C lukewarm milk
2 T brown sugar
1 T margarine
1 t salt
2 2/3 cups flour
1/2 cup quick cooking oats
2 1/4 t active dry yeast

Place ingredients into the pan of the bread machine in the order suggested by the manufacturer. Select white bread or basic cycle and start.

When ever I make breads, I have the bread machine do all the work by placing the setting to "dough". When the cycle is done I remove the dough and put it into a bread pan spray the top with Pam, and cover with plastic wrap, a clean towel and let rise for around 30 minutes. Once it has risen, I put into the oven for around 25 minutes or until done. Your time might be different.

Honey Oatmeal Bread or buns

Tried this new bread today. Great tasting bread that I will make again. When I make bread I always use my bread machine, put it on the dough setting and have it do all the work. After the cycle is complete I remove the dough and put it into a bread pan and let rise for around 20 minutes. Cook in the oven at 350 degrees for around 25 minutes or until done. If I want sandwich buns I will divide the dough into 6 equal portions; roll into a ball and flatten. Then spray with Pam and cover with plastic wrap and a towel until doubled in size. Bake in a oven at 350 degrees for around 20 minutes or until done. I will freeze the extra buns and use for delicious sandwiches for lunch.

INGREDIENTS

• 1 cup water
• 1 tablespoon vegetable oil
• 1/4 cup honey
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 cup rolled oats
• 2 1/3 cups bread flour
• 1 teaspoon active dry yeast

DIRECTIONS

1. Place ingredients in bread machine pan in the order suggested by the manufacturer.
2. Select Light Crust or Basic setting, and press Start.

Lite oat bread

Tim likes having fresh bread for his sandwiches. I found a oat bread that he loves. Once again I will use the bread machine to do all the work and then take it out and bake it in the oven. I have a bread slicer to slice the bread and then put it into the freeze where we will pull out slices when needed.

Light Oat Bread

"A mild oat flavor distinguishes this bread machine loaf."

1 1/4 cups water
2 tablespoons margarine
1 teaspoon salt
3 cups all-purpose flour
1/2 cup rolled oats
2 tablespoons brown sugar
1 1/2 teaspoons active dry yeast

Add ingredients to bread machine pan in order recommended by your manufacturer. If you want your bread machine to do all the work and bake in the machine, then use regular light setting. If you want the machine to just make the dough, remove after dough setting complete, put into a bread pan, let rise and then put into a oven at 350 degrees for around 35-45 minutes. Should be a nice color when done and a hollow sound when tapped.

Foccacio

This is one of our favorite breads. This is a bread that you dip in olive oil. Not only is olive oil good for the heart it also turns the bread into a slow carbohydrate.









1 cup warm water

3 tbsp olive oil

1 1/2 tsp salt

3 cups bread flour

2 tsp yeast

2 or 3 minced garlic cloves

dried rosemary

course salt

olive oil

grated Parmesan cheese

Put first five ingredients in bread pan in order suggested by your bread machine. Set for dough stage. Press start

Remove dough and punch down. Let dough rest about 5 minutes. On a lightly floured surface, roll dough into a round about 1/2 thick. Place dough on baking sheet. Sprinkle the garlic, rosemary and coarse salt over the top then lightly press into the dough. With your fingertips poke shallow indentations all over the top of the round. Pour a little olive oil over the top letting it pool into the indentations. Sprinkle Parmesan over the top.

Bake bread until lightly browned, about 20 minutes.

Variation - I like adding 1 tablespoon of minced garlic to the bread at the beginning of the bread cycle. When the dough is done I will take it out and divide it into 5 pieces and make little rounds. This way when I cook the 5 breads I will use one for dinner and freeze the others for future meals. Put some olive oil on a plate and dip your hot fresh bread into the oil. Taste great!

Oat Bran Health bread

A tasty bread machine health bread enriched by the fiber and nutrition of oat bran and flax meal.

1 1/2 cups water
2 1/2 teaspoons active dry yeast
2 tablespoons canola oil
3 tablespoons honey
1 1/2 cups oat bran 1 1/2 cups whole wheat flour
1 1/3 cups bread flour
1/2 cup flax seed meal
1/2 teaspoon salt
Directions
1 Add water, yeast, canola oil and honey to the pan of the bread machine; stir to dissolve yeast. Let stand until creamy, about 10 minutes.
2 In a large bowl, stir together oat bran, whole wheat flour, bread flour, flax seed meal and salt. Pour this mixture into the pan of the bread machine. Select Whole Wheat cycle; press Start.
3 After the dough has risen, remove it from the bread machine and turn it out onto a lightly floured surface. Form into a loaf shape and place in a lightly greased 9x5 inch loaf pan. Let rise until doubled, about 45 minutes. Preheat oven to 375 degrees.
4. Bake about 30 minutes or until the top is golden brown and the bottom of the loaf sounds hollow when tapped.