Bread - Ellen's Recipe

By Becky Jo

I really didn't have a full appreciation for this recipe until this Christmas. Ellen gave me a sack of these buns along with a jar of potato soup. I put the rolls in my purse on a trip to Canada. The trip is long and being away from home is sometimes difficult. All it took to make me feel better was a taste of Ellen's rolls. (I felt like Heidi, the five-year old Swiss girl who lived high up in the Alps, drank raw goat’s milk, ate raw cheese and dark bread, and ran wild outdoors with her friend, Peter.) My sunny disposition returned because I felt loved.

Ingredients

• 1/3 c. sugar
• 1/3 c. oil
• 2 eggs
• 1/2 tsp. salt
• 1 c. milk (warmed just to take the chill off)
• 3 3/4 c. flour (I use bread flour, but all purpose flour will work, too.) – Add more if dough is sticky.
• 2 1/2 tsp. yeast

Preparation

Step 1

*Disclaimer: I cheat and use my bread machine to mix up the dough, so I do not know how to make the dough without it. If you know the usual steps to making bread, though, I am sure they can be followed with this.

-After the dough has been mixed, roll it into a ball, cover and let rise 20 minutes.

-Divide dough in half, and roll out, divide, etc. depending on what you are making.

-Lightly baste with melted butter (or margarine), cover, and let rise 12 minutes before baking.

-For hamburger buns or hotdog buns:

Half a batch of dough will make 8 to 12 buns, depending on the size you want. (I made 8 per half batch for today).

Bake 10 – 15 minutes at 350oF on greased baking sheet.

-For crescent rolls:

Roll half of dough out into a circle, and cut into triangles to roll up.

Half a batch of dough will make 12 to 18 rolls, depending on the size you want.

Bake 8 – 12 minutes at 350oF on greased baking sheet.

-After baking, lightly baste with more melted butter (or margarine) and cool on a wire rack.



I have also used this recipe to make loaves of bread, cinnamon rolls, herb rolls, runzas, and pigs in a blanket. It’s quite versatile.