Quick and Easy Pizza Crust

MAKES 1 LARGE PIZZA CRUST
1 (.25 ounce) package active dry yeast

1 teaspoon white sugar
1 cup warm water
2 1/2 cups bread flour (1/2 white flour, 1/2 wheat flour)
2 tablespoons olive oil
1 teaspoon salt

Preheat oven to 450 degrees F (230 degrees C). In a medium bowl, dissolve yeast and sugar in warm water. Let stand until creamy, about 10 minutes.
Stir in flour, salt and oil. Beat until smooth. Let rest for 5 minutes.
Turn dough out onto a lightly floured surface and pat or roll into a round. Transfer crust to a lightly greased pizza pan or baker's peel dusted with cornmeal. Spread with desired toppings and bake in preheated oven for 15 to 20 minutes, or until golden brown. Let baked pizza cool for 5 minutes before serving.

EASY PIZZA SAUCE

1 (15 oz.) can tomato sauce
1 (6 oz.) can tomato paste
1 Tbsp. ground oregano
1 ½ tsp. dried minced garlic
1 tsp. ground paprika

In a medium bow, mix sauce, paste until smooth. Stir in rest of ingredients.

Wheat Rolls

INGREDIENTS:
2 (.25 ounce) packages active dry yeast
1 3/4 cups warm water (110 degrees F/45 degrees C)
1/2 cup white sugar
1 teaspoon salt
1/4 cup butter, melted and cooled
1 egg, beaten
2 1/4 cups whole wheat flour
2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour

1/4 cup butter, melted

DIRECTIONS:
In a large bowl, dissolve yeast in warm water. Let stand until creamy, about 10 minutes.
Mix sugar, salt, 1/4 cup melted butter, egg, and whole wheat flour into yeast mixture. Stir in all-purpose flour, 1/2 cup at a time, until dough pulls away from the sides of the bowl. Turn dough out onto a well floured surface, and knead until smooth and elastic, about 8 minutes. Lightly oil a large bowl, place dough in bowl, and turn to coat. Cover with a damp cloth, and let rise in a warm place until doubled in volume, about 1 hour.
Punch down dough, cover, and let rise in warm place until doubled again, about 30 minutes.
Grease 2 dozen muffin cups. Punch down dough, and divide into two equal portions. Roll each into a 6x14 inch rectangle, and cut rectangle into twelve 7x1 inch strips. Roll strips up into spirals, and place into muffin cups. Brush tops with melted butter. Let rise uncovered in a warm place 40 minutes, or until doubled in bulk.
Preheat oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C). Bake for 12 to 15 minutes, or until golden brown. Remove from oven, and brush again with melted butter.

Cinnamon Rolls

INGREDIENTS:
2 pks. dry yeast
1/2 c. warm water
1 Tbsp. sugar

2c. scalding milk
1/2 c. shortening

7 c. flour (You can use 1/2 white flour, 1/2 wheat flour)
1 c. sugar
1 c. mashed potatoes (make by adding 1 c. potato flakes to 1 c. boiling water.)
2 eggs, beaten
2 tsp. salt

DIRECTIONS:
1. In a separate bowl mix yeast, water, and sugar for 10 minutes.
2. In a kitchenaid/boshe mixer pour milk over shortening and let stand until lukewarm.
3. Stir 4 c. of the flour, sugar, potatoes, eggs, and years mixture into the milk mixture. Then add salt.
4. Slowly add the rest of the flour into the kitchenaid/boshe mixer until the dough pulls away from the bowl. cover and let rise until doubled in size.
5. Punch and roll out into a rectangle onto floured surface.
6. Melt some butter and spread to cover your rectangle. Cover heavily with a cinnamon and sugar mixture.
7. Roll up and cut. Put on greased cookie sheet. Let double in size again.
8. Bake @ 375 for 20 min.
9. When cooled, frost with canned frosting or make the frosting recipe below:

Frosting for Cinnamon Rolls
1 (8 oz.) pkg. cream cheese, softened
¼ c. butter, softened
1 ½ - 2 c. powdered sugar
1 tsp. vanilla

1. In a medium bowl, cream cream cheese and butter until creamy. Mix in the vanilla. Then gradually stir in powdered sugar. Start with 1 cup. Then keep adding until it is nice and thick. Spread on cinnamon rolls.

Whole Wheat Waffles or Pancakes Recipe

3 c. wheat flour

1/2 c. white flour

4 t. baking powder

4 eggs (if you are making waffles separate the yolks and whites)

4 c. milk (if using powdered milk, mix 1 1/3 c. powdered milk with 4 c. water)

6 Tbsp. vegetable oil

4 Tbsp. honey

1. If making waffles, separate egg whites and yolks. Beat egg whites until peaks form. Put yolks in bowl.

1. If making pancakes put eggs in bowl.

2. Add milk, oil, honey, flour, and baking powder

3. Mix

4. If making waffles, fold in egg whites.

Grandpa Garth's 1/2 Wheat 1/2 White Bread

5 c. warm water

2/3 c. honey

2 tsp. salt

1/2 c. oil

2 Tbsp. yeast

5 c. ground wheat flour

4-5 c. white flour

1 tsp. cinnamon

Add water, honey, yeast into mixer. Let sit while wheat is being ground (about 5-7 min.)

Add ground wheat flour, slat, oil, cinnamon, and additional white flour until dough pulls clean from the side of the mixer bowl or until the dough is slightly sticky to a finger. Allow dough to knead for 12 min.

Lubricate hands with oil, form dough into 4 loaves. Place each loaf into a greased bread pan. Cover and allow to raise until the loaves have doubled in size (about an hour).

Bake at 350 F. for 30 min. Remove the loaves from the pans and butter the tops of the loaves. Enjoy while hot or cover to cool.

Amy's Whole Wheat Bread Recipe

3 c. warm water

1/3 c. canola oil

1/3 c. honey

1 Tbsp. SAF instant yeast

1 1/2 Tbsp. dough enhancer

1 1/2 Tbsp. vital wheat gluten

1 Tbsp. Lecethin

1 Tbsp. milk (or powdered milk)

1 Tbsp. salt

5-7 c. freshly milled whole wheat flour

Pour warm water into mixing bow. Add oil honey, and yeast.

Add enough flour (2-3 c.) to cover the oil, honey and yeast.

These ingredients will cool the water appropriately

Add dough enhancer, vital wheat gluten, lecethin, milk and salt.

Add 2 c. of fresh milled wheat flour on top of liquid. Mix well.

On speed 1 on your machine, continue to add wheat flour, only until the dough begins to pull away (clean itself) from the bottom of the bowl.

Do NOT add too much flour!

Knead dough in mixer for 10 min.

Oil or grease cutting board and hands Remove dough from bow onto countertop or cutting board and divide into 4 equal portions. Shape into loaves and put into well greased pans immediately. Cover with a lightweight towel and let the loaves rise until they are double in size, about 30-60 min.

Bake in preheated oven at 350 degrees for 30-35 min. or until golden brown. Remove from pas when done and cool on a wire rack. Rub tops of hot bread with butter.