Clone of a Cinnabon (Bread Machine)

Yes, isn't it great when you can use your bread machine!  My back went out last week (it happens to the best of us) and I needed to find a way to get multiple gifts from the kitchen out the door.  These cinnamon rolls are a great way to bake for many, as each batch makes 15-18 rolls.  Who wouldn't love to receive these beauties? 

So far, I've made 6 batches and the recipe has been sucessful each time.  To help my back out, now I roll them out on my glass top stove which actually works out great!   Amy over at New Nostalgia inspired me to make this wonderful recipe (go have a peak at her gorgeous kitchen).

CLONE OF A CINNABON
from Allrecipes.com

1 cup warm milk (110 degrees F/45 degrees C) (warm in microwave 45 sec)
2 eggs, room temperature (put them in glass of warm water 30 sec to bring to temp)
1/3 cup margarine, melted (I used unsalted butter)
4 1/2 cups bread flour
1 teaspoon salt
1/2 cup white sugar (I used Stevia in the Raw)
2 1/2 teaspoons bread machine yeast

Place ingredients in the pan of the bread machine in the order recommended by the manufacturer. Select dough cycle; press Start.

After the dough has doubled in size turn it out onto a lightly floured surface, cover and let rest for 10 minutes. In a small bowl, combine brown sugar and cinnamon.

1 cup brown sugar, packed
2 1/2 tablespoons ground cinnamon (I used Saigon Cinnamon)
1/3 cup butter, softened

Roll dough into a 16x21 inch rectangle. Spread dough with 1/3 cup butter and sprinkle evenly with sugar/cinnamon mixture. Roll up dough and cut into 12 rolls. Place rolls in a lightly greased 9x13 inch baking pan. Cover and let rise until nearly doubled, about 30 minutes. Meanwhile, preheat oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C).

Bake rolls in preheated oven until golden brown, about 15 minutes. While rolls are baking, beat together cream cheese, 1/4 cup butter, confectioners' sugar, vanilla extract and salt. Spread frosting on warm rolls before serving.

1 (3 ounce) package cream cheese, softened
1/4 cup butter, softened
1 1/2 cups confectioners' sugar
1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
1/8 teaspoon salt

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Enjoy!

from the book "Tell Me About Christmas"

by Mary Alice Jones

illustrated by Marjorie Cooper

1958 Rand McNally & Company

Recipe: English Muffin Bread (Bread Machine)

If you like English Muffins, or bread with lots of crrrrunch when you toast it, then you'll love this bread.  It was so easy to make that I made loaves all weekend long as my family would finish a loaf each day.  We had it on BLT's, toasted for breakfast with jam and just plain with butter.

ENGLISH MUFFIN BREAD (Bread Machine)
from That's My Home

2 t. Yeast
3 C. Bread flour (or 2 cups white flour, 1 cup whole wheat)
1 t. Salt
2 t. Sugar
1/4 t. Baking soda
3/4 C. Milk
6 Tbsp. Water (add 3 to 4 extra Tbsp if using 1 cup whole wheat)
Cornmeal

Put all ingredients in your bread machine except cornmeal. Dough setting. 

Grease an 8 1/2 x 4 1/2 x 2 1/2-inch loaf pan; sprinkle all sides with cornmeal.

When machine beeps, remove bread pan and turn out dough into prepared loaf pan.

With your hands, carefully press it evenly into pan. Sprinkle the top with cornmeal. Cover and let rise in a warm oven for 20 to 30 min or until dough almost reaches top of pan. (To warm oven slightly, turn oven on Warm setting for 2 minutes then turn off)

Preheat oven to 400º F. and bake 25 min. Cool.

Makes an 1 1/2 pound loaf.

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Enjoy!

1957, E.P. Dutton & Company, Inc.

I purchased this lovely book at a local thrift shop for 25cents.

Recipe: Hamburger Buns (Bread Machine)

These easy and delicious buns are made in the bread machine.  They remind me of the flat hamburger rolls that are so popular these days.  I'm not sure if they were supposed to turn out as flat as they did, but we enjoyed them like this. 

I found this recipe on Amy's site New Nostalgia.  My bread machine usually takes the yeast and dry ingredients first.  I was nervous to make this in the order given but it worked out great.

HAMBURGER BUNS (Bread Machine)
from New Nostalgia

1 cup milk
1/2 cup water
1/4 cup butter, melted
1 tablespoons honey
1 egg, room temperature
4 1/2 cups flour (unbleached, whole wheat, or a mix) ( I used 3 cups whole wheat, 11/2 cups white)
2 1/4 Tablespoons yeast (or one pkg)
1 1/4 teaspoons salt

Pour milk, water, melted butter and honey into a glass bowl. Microwave until warm, just to take the chill off (about 12 seconds). Add the egg.

Pour into bread machine. Measure flour and put on top of wet ingredients. Make a little well in the flour, add yeast and salt.

Set machine to dough cycle. When finished, take dough out, knead for a few turns, then divide into 16 pieces (12 for larger buns). Roll into balls, place on greased sheet (I used parchment paper instead), flatten tops down a bit, cover with a cloth and let rise 30 minutes until about doubled.

Bake at 400 degrees for 10-12 minutes.

*You can brush the tops with egg wash and sprinkle with poppy seeds, sesame seeds, coarse sea salt or whatever you would like. (I did this and this is when the buns "deflated" when I brushed them.)

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Enjoy!

1960, Harper & Row

I got this book from our local library.

Recipe: Herb Bread (Bread Machine)

This bread was fluffy, savoury and delicious.  With herbs like marjoram, thyme, chives and basil, it makes a wonderful addition to any pasta dish.  I served this the other night with my Savoury Pork Stew and it was perfect for soaking up all the delicious sauce.

Yes, I post alot of bread machine recipes.  Why?  Because they are so easy to make and sooo good.  I must make 2-3 loaves in my machine each week.  What could be better than always having your home smell like fresh bread?  Not having to turn your oven on in the summer is great too. 

I bought my bread machine 2 years ago at a thrift shop for $2.00.  I always see them for sale at garage sales and on Craig's List.  They were very popular in the 90's so you see many used one's for sale from this era.  If you do buy a used one, be sure it comes with a manual.

This was a "recipe bomb" that I made yesterday. 

I tried to make a regular whole wheat bread recipe in the machine... it didn't work :(

Although I use my machine alot and make sucessful loaves often, I do have my share of "recipe bombs" as well.  These are heartbreaking as it's such a waste of ingredients and, after smelling the bread baking for hours, you really look forward to eating it.  Usually the cause is using improper ingredients or recipes not meant for a machine.  It takes practice, but a good start is using your bread machine's recipes from the manual to get you started on sucessful loaves.

HERB BREAD
from Diabetic Gourmet

1 teaspoon Fast-rising yeast OR 2 teaspoons Active dry yeast (I used 2 teaspoons Bread Machine Yeast)
2 cups Bread flour
1 Tablespoon Dry milk
1 Tablespoon Sugar (I used Splenda for baking)
1 teaspoon Salt
1 teaspoon Dried chives
1 teaspoon Marjoram
1 teaspoon Thyme
1 teaspoon Basil
1 tablespoon Margarine or butter
7/8 cup Water (77°-95°F)  (this was tough to measure so I did "just about" a cup)

Place all ingredients in the bread machine in the order suggested in your operator’s manual. (If using fresh herbs, double the amount called for.)

Select the white bread mode (I also selected dark crust); press start. This recipe can be made with regular, rapid or delayed-time bake cycles.

Makes one 1-pound loaf, for 16 servings.

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Enjoy!

from the book "Food From Farm to Home"

written and illustrated by Walter Buer

1970, Morrow Junior Books

Recipe: Tomato Basil Pizza Dough (Bread Maker)

Everyone loves pizza on Friday nights and we make this crust all the time.  It's so simple to use your breadmaker for this.  It takes 1hr 20min to prepare in the breadmaker, add your toppings and bake at 475 for 12-15 minutes. 

I also serve homemade pizza on evenings when the family is busy and eating at different times.  This is a healthy meal to pop in the microwave and heat at your convenience and makes for a great packed lunch the next day.

I spread olive oil over the bottom of the pan, stretch out the dough and to top it with tomatoe sauce, a sprinkle of oregano all over, pineapple (fresh is best), cubed ham, chopped onion and mozzerella cheese.  The crust comes out a beautiful orange colour, chewy but not puffy.  There'll be no leftover crust on anyone's plates when you serve this.

TOMATO BASIL PIZZA DOUGH
from "The Bread Machine Baker"

3 teaspoons or 1 package of yeast
3 cups bread flour
1 cup tomatoe juice
2 Tablespoons olive oil
1 Tablespoon sugar
2 teaspoons salt
2 Tablespoons chopped basil (I use dried basil)

Select the "Dough" or "Manual" mode on your bread machine.  Add ingredients in the order listed and push "Start". 

This makes two 9" pizzas.  Freeze them, or top and bake at 475 degrees for 12-15 minutes, or until cheese is melted and bubbly and the crust is lightly browned.  Note:  This only need to sit for one rising.

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Happily submitted to Frugal Fridays over at Life As Mom.

Enjoy!

1966, Follett Publishing Co.

Recipe: French Country Bread (Bread Machine)

This lovely bread was made using olive oil, and turned out chewy inside with a delicious crunchy crust.  The kids ate almost the whole loaf after it cooled with no butter or anything.  You can't get any easier than bread machine bread, simply throw the ingredients in and let the machine do the work for you.

FRENCH COUNTRY BREAD
from The Bread Machine Baker

2 teaspoons or 1/2 package of yeast (must use Bread Machine Yeast)
 2 cups bread flour
2/3 teapsoons sugar
1 teaspoon salt
2 teapsoons olive oil (I used extra virgin)
2 teaspoons honey
3/4 cups water (room temperature)

Add all the ingredients to the machine in the order listed.  Choose either regular or light crust (depending on your preference) and push "Start".

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Enjoy!


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from "Now We Are Six"

by A.A. Milne

with decorations by Ernest H. Shepard

1950 E.P. Dutton & Co

Recipe: Raisin Bran Bread (Bread Machine)

I love toasted Raisin Bread so I looked through my favourite bread machine cookbook, The Bread Machine Baker, for a recipe and found one.  This recipe uses Raisin Bran cereal and I happened to have some Raisin Bran Crunch cereal in the pantry because I love it sooo much.  I gotta figure out how to make that cereal from scratch one day.



Like all bread machine recipes are, this was very simple to make and filled the house with wonderful fresh bread smells.  This would be a nice bread to make when company is visiting or for an afterschool snack toasted with peanut butter.  The bread has a wonderful cinnamon flavour and is dense enough for the toaster.

RAISIN BRAN BREAD
from The Bread Machine Baker

2 teaspoons or 1/2 package of yeast
2 cups bread flour
1 cup Raisin Bran cereal (I used Raisin Bran Crunch cereal)
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon baking soda
4 Tablespoons brown sugar
2 Tablespoons butter
1 cup water or milk (I used whole milk)

Add all ingredients to the machine in the order listed.  Choose either regular or light crust (depending on your preference) and push "Start".

For a printable version of this recipe go here.

Enjoy!


from the book "The Children's Hour - Best Loved Poems"
1953, The Spenser Press Co.