On A Roll...

Made rolls again today. I was planning on making homemade french bread or bolios, but I forgot that in order to make these things one would need this gross ingredient called shortening. Bleh! I have never cooked with shortening, but I guess now I must (I really want to make homemade bolios).

I guess I should give these rolls a name since I kinda just winged it. lol
Well, lets just call them Honey-Flax Rolls (in my cook book it was called Whole Grain Pan Rolls, but I didn't exactly have some of the ingredients it called for so I improvised) HAHA

Anyways, I was hungry while making them so I had to have a snack. At first I was just thirsty so I grabbed what was left of my wine... but after a few sips I decided that I rather have the last Brownie Cookie. YUM! Those things are irresistible!!! So I dumped out my wine and drank some milk and had my chocolate fix. ;)  (Needless to say it did not help my headache)
Tonight we ate chicken fettuccine Alfredo with steamed broccoli and cauliflower. It was good, but the rolls made it great!


So, my recipe for these new Rolls, which are chillin, rising, in the oven while I type:

Recipe:

1/4 cup Organic Flaxseed Meal

3 1/4-3 3/4 Cup Organic flour

1/2 Cup Old Fashioned Oats (uncooked)

1 Cup water

1/4 cup butter

1/4 cup honey (mmmm honey)

2 packages yeast

1 Organic, cage free egg

1tsp salt

Directions:

Melt butter with water and honey in small pan

Cool to 120 degrees

Whisk 1/2 flour, oats, yeast, and salt in a Large mixing bowl

Slowly add warm honey/butter mixture (I spilt mine here, EGD!)

Beat with mixer

Add Egg

Beat for about a minute or so

Add rest of flour slowly till dough forms. (I did this step with a spoon, my mixer WHOMPS!)

Turn the dough out on a lightly floured counter (this step was super messy for me, taking picts and all)

Kneed till dough forms elastic ball, about 5 minutes.

Divide dough in two and stretch about 18 inches (this would be better if it was left to rise for about 20 minutes but whatever this is what I did today)

Cut dough with back of chef knife, into 24 pieces

Roll into balls, Place on cookie sheets to rise for about an hour or until the rolls have doubled in size. (I placed mine in the oven today, I am out of plastic wrap and didn't want to use up my last two dish towels today. Don't worry the oven is off)

Bake at 375degrees for about 15-20 minutes or so. (DON'T BURN THE BOTTOMS)

Yields:2 dozen

First batch, buttered b4 baked.                      Second batch, not buttered. WAY better!

Times I spilled or dropped something: 3, I dropped two rolls and spilt the butter mixture when pouring it into the flour. Don't worry, I didn't use those rolls, I just cut up two larger ones to keep it at 24. :)

Will I make this again? Oh My Goodness YES! These rolls were sooo FLUFFY, I thought the ones I'd been making for the longest were the best, but I was wrong. Today's recipe out did my long time favorite!

Rating: 5/5

Skill level: Beginner, these rolls were easy. (probably because I didn't follow the books recipe, well na it would have been just as easy)

monkey boy thinks he's so strong haha can you tell he dressed himself today lol

My apron I made for Spanish class last semester
It says Besa A La Cocinera
(I had the best teacher last semester, Love it when teachers are there to help you and not just get a pay check)

OH, the kids have been getting into the fridge more since its summer and its gotten quite annoying so we fixed that little problem with a little help from Lowes.



Fridge LOCK! (lets see how long this lasts...)

Gotta love it!

God is soooo good to me!



Honey Pizza dough, for dad

I woke up on a mission to clean both bathrooms before I showered. Mission accomplished. Get in the shower and realize I'm out of soap. ~Sigh~ Well at least I had shampoo. :)

Todays blog is HOW to Make PIZZA DOUGH
Its easier than it sounds. Trust me.
My dad asked me last week how I make my pizza dough... No, I don't use bisquick. I actually have never tried to make pizza dough using bisquick yet. Seems to ez. haha

So, pizza dough...
Recipe:Honey Pizza Dough:
1 package active dry yeast
1tsp honey
1 cup warm water 100-110 degrees
2 1/2 -3 cups of all purpose flour (I used Organic Unbleached All Purpose Flour)
1 TBSP (Tablespoon) EVOO (extra virgin olive oil)
1 tsp (teaspoon) salt

First of all, make sure you have all your ingredients. Set them all out on the counter. I can't tell you how many times I thought that I had yeast and didn't. Now, almost every time I stop by the supermarket I pick up a package of yeast, Just In CASE.

Next, put the yeast in a small bowl and add 1/4 cup warm water and honey.
Third, mix the other ingredients in a seprate bowl.
After the yeast has set for five minutes you combine it with the flour mixture.
Turn the dough out on a lightly floured counter and kneed till the dough is no longer sticky, adding flour if needed. Make into a ball and place in a lightly oiled bowl. Cover and let sit till dough doubles in size. (If your dough does not rise... you probably killed the yeast by putting too hot of water in, I have done this before, more than once I might add. You can still roll it out and make one pizza.)
Once risen you can divide the dough into two balls and shape into pizza or use one for pizza and one for bread sticks.
Hint: when your playing with the flour make sure your phone isn't right next to the flour container... I spilt flour all over my phone. haha

My amazing pizza pans I purchased a few years ago from Anns Linens. I love these! I think I payed less than $5 for each.

Ok so here is the before rising and after rising pizza dough

Crazy hair! I needed something to eat, I was starving making this pizza. I didn't wanna ruin my appetite so I drank a V8

A made the bread sticks

bread sticks b4  being cooked

Someone didn't want the pesto on their side... then when It came to eat the pizza they did want it. haha

veggie toppings!

cheese goes on AFTER the spinach

Pizza before cooked, you can add cheese on top of the toppings as well if you really love cheese

Bread Sticks that A made, I put some butter and garlic on them. Next time Im going to make them dessert sticks

and here we have PIZZA!

Here's the Living Basil I was talking about in one of the older posts. They sell it at KROGER if you don't grow your own. (side note... Basil is the easiest herb to grow, seriously. I believe that and I read that in my cookbook the other day when I was parusing it. haha

Oh ya, props to Wolfgang Puck... Thats where I found this awesome recipe! I think there is even a how to video on his website.

Lesson learned: People change their minds, they tell you they don't want one thing but in the end they do what it. haha Pesto pizza is YUM! AND, don't have anything in the kitchen you don't wanna get dirty, Taking pictures with my phone was fun, but maybe I should place it someplace else while not in use.

Gotta love it!

God is amazing!