Lion House Rolls

Since I have been married I discovered my love for cooking. I have made different kids of breads before but never have made any rolls. I finally tried these rolls and they were DELICIOUS!

Ingredients:
2 C warm water
2/3 C nonfat dry milk
2 Tablespoons active dry yeast
1/4 C sugar
2 Teaspoons salt
1/3 C butter, shortening, or margarine
1 egg
4 1/2-5 C all-purpose flour
1/2 C butter, melted

Instructions:
-In a large bowl combine water and milk powder, stir until powder dissolves. Add yeast, then sugar, salt, butter, egg, and 2 C flour. Mix on low speed with an electric mixer until ingredients are wet. Increase speed to medium and mix for 2 minutes. Add 2 cups flour, mix on low and then medium for 2 minutes. Dough will get still, you may need to mix by hand. Add remaining flour, 1/2 C at a time until the dough is soft, not too sticky and not too stiff.
-Scrape dough of sides of bowl and pour about 1 tablespoon of oil all around the sides of the bowl. Turn the dough over in bowl so it is covered with oil. Cover with plastic wrap and let rise until doubled in size, about 1 1/2 hours.
-Sprinkle surface with flour and roll dough out until its about 1" thick. Cut and shape the dough into desired shape. Place on greased pan, cover with plastic wrap and let rise until doubled in size (about 1 1/2 hours).
-Bake at 375 degrees for 15-20 minutes or until golden brown. Brush melted butter on the top of rolls while still hot. Makes 1 1/2-3 dozen rolls.

Recipe: Lion House Bakery Cookbook

Homemade Wheat Thins

I found this recipe on Pinterest, tried them out yesterday and thought they were yummy! They are super easy & quick to make, they taste good, and by making them at home you know exactly what their made of. In fact, I like them so much I made another batch today :)

Ingredients:
1 1/4 C 100% whole wheat flour
1 1/2 Tablespoons sugar
1/2 Teaspoon salt, plus extra for sprinkling on top
1/4 Teaspoon paprika
4 Tablespoons butter or margarine (still tastes just as good if you use 3- 3 1/2)
1/4 C + 2 Tablespoons water (or a tiny bit more if the dough is too dry)
1/4 Teaspoon vanilla

Instructions:
-Preheat the oven to 400 degrees.
-In a large bowl, whisk together the dry ingredients. With a pastry blender (or 2 forks), cut in the butter until the mixture is crumbly. Now mix together the water and vanilla and then pour into the flour mixture. Stir this mixture until it comes together. If it appears too dry and crumbly add a titch of water.
-On a lightly floured surface, roll out the dough very thin (1/16th of an inch). Using a pizza cutter, cut the dough into whatever shape you desire. With a spatula, place the crackers on a oiled cookie sheet. Don't let the crackers touch each other. Sprinkle salt on top.
-Bake for 8-10 minutes. Cool completely.  Makes around 60 crackers. Store in an air-tight container.