Cool Rise Sweet Dough Recipes

BASIC SWEET DOUGH

Steps:

• Scald milk in a medium saucepan. Add cold water to scalded milk. Remove 1/4 cup liquid; mix yeast into liquid when cooled to lukewarm. To liquid in saucepan, add salt, sugar, shortening, and eggs. Add dissolved yeast to saucepan. Mix well.
• Sift and measure the flour into a large bowl. Make a well in the flour, and pour the liquids into the well. Stir with a large wooden spoon until liquid disappears.
• With one hand, mix dough in bowl using swinging rotary motion. Gradually form dough into smooth ball, then knead in bowl for 2 minutes. Brush top with melted shortening. Cover, and allow dough to rise at room temperature until doubled in bulk, about 2 hours.
• Punch down dough. Use dough for any sweet bread recipe.

COOL-RISE SWEET DOUGH

Steps:

• Combine 2 cups flour, yeast, 1/2 cup sugar and salt in the bowl of a stand mixer and mix. Add 1/2 cup margarine. Add 1 1/2 cups warm water (105-115 degrees Fahrenheit).
• Stir well with a paddle attachment. Beat at a medium speed for two minutes.
• Add eggs and 1 cup flour.
• Beat at a high speed for one minute or until thick and elastic.
• Switch to dough hook and beat in gradually only enough remaining flour to make a soft dough.
• Turn onto floured board.
• Knead for two to three minutes or until smooth and elastic.
• Shape into a rectangle and roll cut dough to 1/4 inch.
• Melt 1/4 cup margarine and brush on the rolled-out dough and also sprinkle on a 9- by 13-inch bakin pan.
• Mix 1/2 cup sugar with 1/2 teaspoons cinnamon. Sprinkle on the dough over the melted margarine.
• Roll dough starting with the long side; pinch dough closed.
• Cut cinnamon rolls with thread approximately 1-inch thick.
• Place cut side down in bakin pan and lightly cover with plastic wrap. (For the caramel variety, put topping in the bottom of the pan before adding dough.).
• Refrigerate overnight (up to 48 hours).
• On baking day, preheat oven to 375 degrees Fahrenheit. Remove rolls from the refrigerator and let stand for five minutes at room temperature.
• Bake for 30 minutes or until rolls test done.
• Remove from pand immediately. Cool slightly. Frost while still warm.
• FOR FROSTING: Beat cream cheese and butter until smooth. Mix in flavoring. Add enough powdered sugar to make a smooth frosting. Refrigerate overnight. Spread on cinamon rolls hot out of the oven. (You may need to slightly warm the frosting in the microwave.)
• FOR CARAMEL TOPPING: Combine ingredients in a saucepan. Bring to a boil. Cook three minutes, stirring constantly. Pour into greased 9- by 13-inch pan. Cool. You may sprinkle 1/4 cup walnuts in the pan before adding dough pieces.
• Refrigerate dough overnight as instructed in Cool-Rise Sweet Dough Recipe. Bake at 375 degrees for about 30 minutes. Flip rolls onto a cookie sheet so that the caramel is on top.

COOLRISE SWEET DOUGH

Steps:

• Combine 2 cups flour, dry yeast, sugar and salt in a large mixing bowl, stir to blend.
• Add the butter to the center of the flour mixture.
• Heat the milk and water to simmering.
• Pour liquids over the butter.
• Beat the batter with a mixer for 2 minutes.
• Add the eggs and 1 more cup of flour.
• Beat for another minute.
• Turn batter out onto a floured board and knead for 5- 10 minutes, until the dough is smooth and elastic.
• Cover the dough with plastic wrap, then a tea towel.
• Rest the dough for 20 minutes.
• Punch the dough down.
• Divide the dough into desired size pieces and shape into desired forms.
• Place formed rolls on a greased baking sheet.
• Brush tops of rolls with cooking oil.
• Cover loosely with plastic wrap.
• Refrigerate 2- 24 hours.
• Remove from refrigerator and let stand at room temperature for 20 minutes.
• Heat oven to 350 degrees.
• Bake rolls for 20 minutes.
• Remove from pan immediately, cool on wire rack.

COOL RISE BREAD DOUGH

Steps:

• Mix yeast in warm water until dissolved.
• Add rest of ingredients and enough flour to make clean away from bowl.
• Cover and place in refrigerator (dough should be a little sticky).
• Let rise 2 hours before using.
• Dough will keep a couple weeks in refrigerator.
• Use with Bierox,cinnamon rolls,or hot rolls Bake at 350 degrees.

BASIC SWEET DOUGH

Steps:

• In a bowl, combine 2 cups flour, sugar, yeast and salt. In a saucepan, heat milk, butter and water to 120°-130°. Add to dry ingredients; beat just until moistened. Add egg and remaining flour; beat until smooth. Shape into a ball. Do not knead. Cover and let rest for 10 minutes. Use for Braided Coffee Cake or Coffee Cake Ring.

COOL-RISE WHITE BREAD

Steps:

• Measure flour into a large bowl.
• In another large, warm mixing bowl, sprinkle or crumble yeast into warm water.
• Stir until dissolved.
• Add warm milk, sugar, salt, shortening to yeast mixture.
• Stir in 2 cups of flour.
• Beat with electric mixer until smooth (1 minute).
• Add 1 cup more flour. Beat vigorously with wooden spoon until smooth (150 strokes). Scrape sides of bowl.
• Stir in 2-1/2 to 3 cups of remaining flour gradually.
• Turn out on floured board. Form into a ball.
• Knead 5 to 10 minutes or until dough is smooth, elastic and is no longer sticky.
• Divide dough into 2 equal portions.
• Cover with plastic wrap then a clean dish towel.
• Let rest for 20 minutes.
• Punch down.
• Shape each portion into a loaf.
• Place in greased 8-1/2 x 4-1/2 x 2-5/8 inch bread pans.
• Brush surface of dough with oil.
• Cover pans loosely with oiled wax paper and plastic wrap.
• Place pans of dough in the refrigerator.
• Refrigerate for 2 to 48 hours.
• Remove from the refrigerator and uncover.
• Let stand for 10 minutes while preheating oven.
• Using a greased toothpick, puncture any surface bubbles on dough.
• Bake at 400 degres for 30-40 minutes or until done (should sound hollow when thumped).
• Remove from pans immediately.
• Brush top of loaves with butter if desired.
• Cool on wire racks.