"enigma" > wrote in message
. ..
> my kid is really fond of olive oil & herb dipping stuff. he
> also enjoys bread making, so i'm looking for a good dipping
> bread recipe.
> i do have a bread machine, but i don't like baking the loaf
> in it because it always ends up lopsided.

I have sorta played with a recipe I found quite a while back and it makes
the best white bread we have ever had. My family typically goes through
about 60 good size rolls at Thanksgiving and Christmas, and it is just as
good for loaf bread. Good Luck in your search for the perfect bread.

Yeast Rolls

If you use a bread machine for mixing, add the ingredients in the order they
are listed on the recipe. If you are hand mixing or mixing in a stand mixer
follow the directions below. Whether you mix in a mixer or bread maker, the
dough needs to rise for two hours on the first rise, and then at least ½ an
hour to 2 hours after being made into rolls.
2 cups water
4 tablespoons melted butter
2 eggs
7 cups bread flour
1/2 cup sugar
2 teaspoons salt
6 teaspoons yeast

Proof the yeast in 2 cups of warm to the touch water in the mixing bowl.
Start the mixer after spraying the hook or paddle with pam, or rubbing with
butter to prevent the dough from sticking too badly.

Add melted butter and eggs and mix until well blended. Add sugar and salt
and mix until well blended.

Add the flour one cup at a time, until dough begins to pull away from the
sides of the bowl.

Remove from the bowl and knead on a well-floured surface just until the
dough is smooth, over kneading will make for tough bread. I usually
incorporate the last cup to two while kneading the bread but that's just my
preference.

Place dough ball into a bowl for rising. The bowl should be sprayed with
Pam, well buttered, or oiled (whichever you prefer), roll the dough over in
the bowl so that all sides are well oiled. Cover loosely. Let rise for two
hours. Punch the dough down and form into rolls. For soft round dinner
rolls, use a muffin tin for baking, if you prefer fatter mini loaves, use a
high sided 9X13 pan. Yields about 12 large rolls, 20 to 24 dinner roll size.
Make sure your baking dish (whichever you choose) is well oiled/buttered.

Let rise for 30 minutes.

Brush tops with butter prior to baking (I use about ½ stick melted butter).

Bake 20 to 25 minutes at 350 degrees until golden brown, on the highest rack
possible in your oven.

Brush the tops with honey butter to give it a slightly sweet taste, garlic
butter for an Italian meal, or plain butter, as soon as you get them out of
the oven. Now eat, and enjoy!

Cindi

> lee
> --
> Question with boldness even the existence of god; because if
> there be
> one, he must more approve the homage of reason than that of
> blindfolded
> fear. - Thomas Jefferson