I wish you could have been here last week. On Thursday I baked a loaf of bread and a pan of rolls. The whole house smelled so good! I'm not proud to say that I ate four rolls with honey soon after they came out. In my defense, I hadn't had lunch. But still...I had no restraint.
The Monday Morning Potato Rolls recipe is from the latest Cooking Light magazine. It's easy and delicious. This is the first time I've kneaded dough in my KitchenAid and I wish the manual had better guidelines for the amount of time needed. The recipe called for ten minutes of kneading by hand and I used the dough hook for four minutes. What has worked for you?
Here's my menu for the week:
Monday: Scalloped potatoes and ham
Tuesday: Venison pepper steak (One of these days I'll remember to get it out of the freezer!)
Wednesday: --
Thursday: Turkey & Pasta
Friday: Sloppy joes, carrots, applesauce
Saturday: Parmesan tilapia, roasted sweet potatoes, veg
Sunday: Flank steak with cucumber-pepperoncini relish
Menus are already up at orgjunkie.com.
There is just nothing like the taste of hot, buttered, fresh-from-the-oven bread. Thanks for sharing the recipe. I hope to try it soon. :-)
Posted by: Renna | March 09, 2009 at 12:54 AM
Ooooh, those rolls look delicious! I bet your house smelled wonderful!
Posted by: caitlyn | March 09, 2009 at 01:06 AM
Fresh baked bread is one of the best smells in the world! We're having spaghetti tonight, homemade pizza on Tuesday, lemon chicken on Wednesday and fish chowder on Thursday.
Posted by: Carole | March 09, 2009 at 08:08 AM
Yum!!!
Posted by: Ruth | March 09, 2009 at 09:57 AM
Weeeeellll...I've heard tell that the way the hooks knead on slow (I don't have one to verify) is the speed a person should be doing it...the goal is to really punish the dough for all the ills of the world...makes good bread that way :). But 10 minutes? I never went past 5...I just don't have the muscles for more.
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i plan to get some made and send them in. it sounds like a great idea.
cathy
Posted by: csdola | March 09, 2009 at 12:27 PM
That looks so yummy! Busy week here. My menu is up on my fridge, but not sure if I'll get it up on the blog.
Posted by: KM | March 09, 2009 at 04:39 PM
I always knead dough by hand, even if I mix it in the Kitchen Aid. There's just something about kneading that I love...
I didn't knead the dough for tonight's bread, though. I made calzones with leftover chicken, salsa, cheese and some of that pizza crust in a tube. Very tasty, but not as much fun as kneading bread dough!
Posted by: Sheepish Annie | March 09, 2009 at 07:19 PM
Mmmmm ... warm potato rolls with honey!
Posted by: Robin | March 09, 2009 at 09:39 PM
If I had all of that lovely bread in the house, I would be in serious trouble. It looks so delicious!
Posted by: Debby | March 09, 2009 at 11:28 PM
And a tibute to you for confessing the four rolls! I think many of us can receive and affirm that!! Sounds so yummy!!
:)
Posted by: Pooch | March 11, 2009 at 06:20 PM