Pizza Dough -- Bread Machine

This can be made in a bread machine or by hand.

1 1/8 cup warm water
3 to 3 1/2 cups flour (use half whole wheat and half all-purpose)
2 Tbsp. sugar
1 1/2 Tbsp. olive oil
2 tsp. yeast
1 tsp. salt

Bread Machine directions:

Add water first, then flour (I usually only use 3 cups), then the remaining ingredients. Use dough cycle. When cycle is complete, roll out and add toppings.

Hand mixing directions:

Mix water, sugar and yeast. Add olive oil and salt. Add flour one cup at a time. Let rise until double in size. Roll out and add your favorite toppings.

Bake at 350 degrees for 20 minutes.

(Source: Valerie B.)

Monkey Bread -- Bread Machine

Using a batch of dough made in an automatic bread machine makes this easy and economical.

Dinner Roll dough
2/3 cup brown sugar
2 teaspoons cinnamon
1/2 cup butter or margarine, melted

Put sugar and cinnamon in bowl and mix. In a separate bowl, put in stick of butter or margarine and melt in microwave. Pull off small pieces of bread dough and roll into a ball. Dip ball into melted butter and then into cinnamon and sugar mixture. Place into well-greased Bundt pan. Do this with all bread dough. After that mix leftover sugar and cinnamon mixture and butter together and pour over bread in pan. Let rise. Bake at 350 degrees F. for 35 minutes or until golden brown.

Dinner Rolls -- Bread Machine

This recipe is a family favorite! So easy and delicious!

Place in Bread Machine in order prescribed by manufacturer of machine:

1 cup plus 2 tablespoons water (luke warm)
3 1/4 cups flour (can use half whole wheat, half all-purpose)
1 teaspoon salt
1/4 cup sugar
1 egg (or use 2 Tbsp. powdered eggs plus 3 Tbsp. water)
2 tablespoons butter
3 teaspoons Fleishman's yeast

Mix the above ingredients on dough cycle, usually about 1 1/2 hours. When dough is mixed, take out of bread machine, shape into 20 rolls and let rise in 9x12-inch cake pan until light and fluffy. Bake at 375 degrees F. for 14 minutes. These rolls usually remain fresh tasting for a couple of days.

NOTE: I usually add 1 tablespoon vital wheat gluten and 1 tablespoon instant potato flakes along with the other dry ingredients.

(Source: D M Wall)

Basic Bread -- Bread Machine

(Makes a large loaf)

1 1/8 cups water (9.1 fluid oz.)
2 cups whole wheat flour
1 cup all-purpose flour
1 1/2 teaspoons salt
3 tablespoons sugar
1 1/2 tablespoons butter
1 1/2 tablespoons dry milk
1 tablespoon potato flakes
1 tablespoon vital wheat gluten
2 heaping teaspoons yeast
1/2 cup wheat berries (optional)

1. Install the mixing blade on the shaft inside the bread pan.
2. Pour water into the bread pan, add the flour, salt, sugar, butter, dry milk, potato flakes, and gluten; then place the dry yeast on top of the dry flour -- do not mix.
3. Place the bread pan in the bread maker, close the lid, plug into the wall socket, and push the START button.
4. Check dough. If it's too dry, add more water (a tablespoon at a time.) If it's too sticky, add more flour (a tablespoon at a time.)
5. After the beeping stops, push the OFF button, open the lid, and pull the pan out by the handle. To remove the bread from the bread pan, shake upside down.

NOTE: When we have extra wheat berries, I'll add 1/2 cup at the beginning of the mix cycle when I'm checking on the dough consistency.