This base recipe can be used for a simple loaf of bread or have more fun with it like homemade crescent rolls, peanut butter and jelly braid, stuffed crust pizza and some ooey gooey monkey bread!
Mix the dry ingredients, including the instant yeast
use a tsp to dimple 2 tsp shapes into the dry ingredients
squeeze the liquid soy (or liquid sunflower) Lecithin into the dimples for easy, clean measurements.
add 1 3/4 C water and mix until everything is together
keep adding the water a little at a time until you are happy with the consistency. Mix for another 5 mins.
spray the counter and your hands with non stick spray and turn the dough out onto the counter
bring the dough together into a ball and cut the dough in half - use one of the halves for each of the recipes below.
For white bread - spray 2 bread pans and add the dough, let rise 25 mins and bake at 350 for 25 mins!
Crescent Rolls - each half makes 12 rolls
preheat the oven to 350, add a 1/4 cup of butter to a jelly roll pan and place in the oven to heat the pan and melt the butter while you shape the rolls
Roll the dough into a large Circle and using a pizza cutter cut into 16 triangles
starting at the wide end stretch the dough out and then roll up to the point
take out the pan and roll the shaped rolls in the melted butter and set on the pan (point tucked under the rolls)
cover and let the rolls rise for 15 mins
Bake for 15 mins, until golden
Peanut Butter and Jelly Braid - each half makes one braid
preheat the oven to 350
Roll out the dough into a 15x12 rectangle
Spread some Peanut butter down the middle 1/3 and top with some jelly across the top
Cut 1 inch wide strips down each side. Starting at one end fold alternating strips at and angle across the filling - tuck the ends under, pinch and seal.
cover and let rise for 5 mins - optional brush melted butter across the top and sprinkle with sugar.
Bake for 25 mins, then let rest for 5 mins before slicing
Stuffed Crust Pizza - each half makes one pizza
Preheat the oven to 415
roll out the dough into a large circle
Cut the 5 string cheese's in half long ways and place around the edge of the pizza dough, wrap the edge of the dough around the cheese and press to seal
Mix 1 tsp of the pizza and pasta seasoning with the 8 oz of tomato sauce and spread across the pizza
Top with Pepperoni, shredded mozzarella cheese and more pepperoni
mix 1 tsp of the pizza and pasta seasoning, garlic salt and olive oil, and brush around the crust
Don't let rise and immediately bake for 25 mins
Monkey Bread - each half makes one bundt pan of monkey bread
Preheat the oven to 350 and spray a bundt pan with non stick spray
Roll the dough out to a 12x12 square and then cut into 1 inch strips both directions using a pizza cutter - creating 1 inch squares
Mix the sugar and cinnamon together and roll the dough squares into the the mixture a few at a time.
Sprinkle the pecans at the bottom of the pan and add the cinnamon sugar dough squares evenly around
Melt the butter and brown sugar in the microwave for 2 mins, stir until smooth and add the heavy cream and stir. If the mixture is still a little grainy microwave for another 30 seconds to 1 min.
Pour the microwave caramel sauce over the dough in the pan. Cover and let rise for 15 mins - until the dough is about 2/3rds up the side of the pan.
Bake for 15-20 mins until the top is golden brown
place a plate over the pan and flip it over, then take off the budnt pan and enjoy!