Hawaiian Rolls: Copy Cat Recipe

I am not sure where I found this copycat recipe for the Hawaiian Rolls a couple of years ago; however, no matter the occasion, whether Thanksgiving, Christmas or an everyday dinner they are fantastic and will not last long.

 

Ingredients for Hawaiian Rolls:

• 1/2 cup pineapple juice; room temperature 
• 1/2 cup warm milk (100 – 110°F)
• 4 tablespoons unsalted butter, melted and slightly cooled
• 2 eggs, lightly beaten
• 6 tablespoons sugar
• 1 1/2 teaspoons Himalayan salt; my preference
• 2 1/4  teaspoons instant yeast
• 4 1/2  cups bread flour

For baking:

• 1 large egg plus 2 tablespoon of water for the egg wash

Directions for making Hawaiian Rolls:

 

I use a bread maker for making all my breads. At one time, my younger years, I mixed and kneaded it all by hand. I do like my bread maker, however, you use the method most comfortable for you.

1. Combine the pineapple juice, warm milk, melted butter, eggs, sugar, salt, and yeast.

   

   Egg washed and ready for the oven

2.  Add the flour little by little and stir and mix until it's a ball.  Keep kneading the dough until it becomes a smooth ball of dough. (See why I like my bread maker)
3. Place the dough in a clean bowl. Cover with plastic wrap. Let rise until puffy and doubled in size, about 1 hour. In the bread maker this step is not necessary, on the dough setting it will mix, heat and rise automatically.
4. Preheat the oven to 375 Degrees Fahrenheit. 
5.  Spray a 13-inch×9-inch glass baking pan with baking spray. Punch down the dough and divide to 12 equal pieces. Roll each piece into a ball and place in the prepared pan, brush each roll with the egg wash and allow them to rise once again.
6. Bake the Hawaiian rolls for 20 minutes, or until golden brown. 

Herb Bread Recipe: High Gluten and Delicious

Herb Bread: High Gluten and Delicious

Last year I made assorted breads for the craft show at our church and one of them was this Herb Bread. I do find it ironic that the Herb Bread Recipe is high gluten, and others I made was Gluten-Free Breads and yet all sold very well.

I have tried to make the Herb Bread Gluten-Free but it did not turn out fluffy at all. It tasted good but was very dense.

If you desire sandwich bread that is fluffy and delicious, this Herb Bread Recipe will do the trick.

Ingredients for Herb Bread:

• 2 tbsp active dry yeast
• 2 cups warm water
• 2 tbsp sugar
• ¼-cup oil
• 1 tbsp salt
• 1 tbsp basil
• 1 tbsp oregano
• 1 tsp garlic powder
• 1 tsp onion powder
• 1 Egg
• ½ cup Romano cheese, optional
• 6 cups bread flour

Instructions to make Herb Bread:

If you prefer to make your bread the hard way by kneading and punching down that is your choice. I prefer to use the bread maker.

1)    Preheat the oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit, if you do not have a timer 20 minutes will suffice.

2)    Using a bread maker, place the ingredients in the bread maker in the order listed.

3)    Set the bread maker to dough setting, it will do the mixing and the resting to rise all by itself.

4)    Upon the sound of the buzzer, remove the dough from the bread maker and shape the loaves and place into two greased 9-in x 5-in loaf pans. Allow to rise until doubled in size, and place in the preheated oven and bake for 35 minutes.

Tip: 

• Since then I have made this same herb bread 1/2 whole wheat and 1/2 high gluten bread flour. It is equally delicious.