Recipe - Basic Dough

1 teaspoon Sugar
2 teaspoon Dried yeast
6 cup Flour
2 teaspoon Salt
1 tablespoon Butter,; softened
1 Egg, lightly beaten with 1
teaspoon water,; for egg
wash
Poppy, sesame, caraway or
fennel seeds or ; or
coarse black pepper, for
garnish

In bowl of an electric mixer stir sugar into 2 One fourth cups warm water (110
degrees) until dissolved. Sprinkle yeast over and set aside until frothy,
about 10 minutes. In a large bowl mix together flour and salt; rub in
butter with your fingers. Place bowl with yeast mixture on electric mixer
fitted with dough hook. Start machine on slow speed and gradually add flour
mixture to yeast mixture. Your dough should be firm; add more flour if
needed. Mix until dough comes together.

Flour work surface and turn out dough. Knead until smooth and elastic. Oil
a bowl and add dough, turning to coat top. Cover and set aside to double in
size. Turn out onto a lightlyfloured surface. Punch dough down and cut
into small workable pieces of dough. Shape into desired shape, such as
knots, crescents, breadsticks, round rolls, or Parker House rolls; place on
a baking sheet, leaving enough room between them for rolls to double. Cover
with a towel and place in a warm draftfree place to double.

Preheat oven to 400 degrees. For shiny rolls, brush with egg wash, if
desired. Sprinkle tops with choice of suggested garnishes. Bake until
golden brown and sound hollow when tapped. For thicker, harder crusts,
place a small bowl of water in your oven during cooking to provide steam;
you can also spray your oven with a water mister several times during
baking.

Yield: 12 to 15 rolls, depending on size
Recipe By :ESSENCE OF EMERIL SHOW#EE077

Posted to MCRecipe Digest V1 #301

Date: Thu, 14 Nov 1996 08:15:28 0500

From: Meg Antczak meginny@frontiernet.net