{"id":5993,"date":"2013-12-01T22:36:03","date_gmt":"2013-12-02T03:36:03","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.catchingfireflies.com\/blog\/?p=5993"},"modified":"2013-12-01T22:37:32","modified_gmt":"2013-12-02T03:37:32","slug":"from-scratch","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.catchingfirefliesgifts.com\/blog\/2013\/12\/from-scratch\/","title":{"rendered":"from scratch"},"content":{"rendered":"

Since Steve and I usually travel to the west side of the state for Thanksgiving I get the easy food assignments like rolls. \u00a0Instead of picking up a bag of them this year I decided to try my hand at making them from scratch after seeing this post.<\/a><\/p>\n

\"butter<\/a><\/p>\n

I never made bread from scratch before and was surprised on how easy it was. \u00a0The only thing is having the span of time to let the dough rise twice before baking but the fresh buttery taste was worth it. \u00a0Here’s what you need to make 24 rolls…<\/p>\n

3\/4 cups of milk
\n1\/3 cup + 1 teaspoon cup sugar
\n1\/2 beaten egg
\n1 teaspoon salt
\n1 tablespoons yeast (one packet)
\n1 cup of warm water
\nabout 5 cups of all purpose flour
\nat least 1\/2 cup of butter<\/p>\n

\"homemade<\/a><\/p>\n

Melt 1\/4 cup butter, milk and 1\/3 cup sugar in microwave. \u00a0Add 1 cup of flour, egg and salt and let cool for a few minutes.<\/p>\n

In another bowl, add the yeast and\u00a01 teaspoon of sugar\u00a0to 1 cup of warm water. \u00a0Stir and set until a bit bubbly then add to the previous cooled mixture.<\/p>\n

\"homemade<\/a><\/p>\n

Place the mixture in a large bowl and hand stir in 3.5 cups of flour. \u00a0Cover with plastic wrap or a lily pad lid<\/a> and let rise in a warm spot for about 2 hours. \u00a0 I turned my oven on warm & placed the bowl on the stove top for it to rise.<\/p>\n

\"homemade<\/a><\/p>\n

The dough should be doubled in size. \u00a0Cut it in half and roll out in shape of a circle on a floured surface. \u00a0Cut the dough into 12 slices. \u00a0Do this for the second half of dough too.<\/p>\n

\"butter<\/a><\/p>\n

Melt 1\/4 cup butter and spread on the dough before rolling up into a croissant like shape. \u00a0Place rolls on a buttered baking sheet and top with melted butter. \u00a0Preheat the oven to 350 degrees and place baking sheets on stove top and let rise for about 45 minutes.<\/p>\n

\"homemade<\/a><\/p>\n

Bake 10-15 minutes or until slightly golden and enjoy! \u00a0Your kitchen will smell divine and fresh baked rolls taste oh-so delicious!<\/p>\n

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