Buns for Breakfast

Yum! I have wanted to make a homemade breakfast for Christmas morning for years. We usually make the Pillsbury Grands Rolls, but this year I tried the homemade version. This recipe was an two-day process. First I made the dough, put it in a greased bowl, and let it rise. It took over four hours to rise because it was so cold. Then I rolled out the dough, layered the top with brown sugar and cinnamon crumble, rolled the dough into a cylinder, and cut the rounds. Next I put the rolls in a buttered casserole dish. They rose in the fridge over night. Christmas morning I took them out for the next step. I put a pan of boiling water on the bottom rack of a cold oven, then put the rolls on the rack above and closed the oven. The steam rising reactivates the yeast and the rolls rose a little more. Then I took the two pans out, preheated the oven, and baked the rolls. I mixed up the icing and gave the rolls a hearty slathering. They were pretty good for my first try. I thought the icing was not quite sweet enough and the bread part was a little tough, but overall a good experience.

Happy Hanukkah

This Sweet Challah Bread was so fun to make... and I learned something along the way. When you've just finished making something and you realize after the fact that the ingredient you thought you put in, is not what you put in, panicking is beside the point. In other words completely useless. I made this bread out of self-rising flour instead of plain flour, which turned out to be not such a disaster after all. Also for those of you who don't know what Challah bread is, traditionally, it is made for Jewish holidays. Two loaves are made for breakfast on two of the three Sabbath days. I am thinking of making french toast with it in the morning. I can't wait to try more bread recipes. Feel free to send your favorites my way.