Cranberry Walnut Bread

When I'm ready for some Jacked-Up Turkey Sandwiches, I make a loaf of this delicious bread in my bread machine. Make the necessary adjustments for making some to bake in the oven.

8 1/2 oz. warm water (1 c. + 1 Tbsp.)
2 1/2 c. bread flour
2 Tbsp. dry milk
1 1/2 Tbsp. sugar
1 1/2 tsp. salt
1 tsp. cinnamon
2 Tbsp. butter or margarine
1 1/2 tsp. bread machine/fast rise yeast (or 2 tsp. active dry yeast)
3/4 c. dried cranberries
1/2 c. chopped walnuts

Add warm water to pan. Add bread flour, dry milk, sugar, salt, and cinnamon to pan; tap to settle dry ingredients. Place butter into corners of pan. Make a well in the center of the dry ingredients and add yeast. Lock pan into bread maker and being mixing.

When alert sounds, add cranberries and walnuts.

When done, remove bread from pan and cool on rack. Slice after cooling.

Pizza Dough

*This recipe is from my bread machine cookbook.

3/4 c. warm water
2 Tbsp. vegetable oil
2 c. all purpose or bread flour
1/2 tsp. sugar
1/2 tsp. salt
1 Tbsp. grated Parmesan cheese
1 1/2 tsp. Italian seasoning
1 1/2 tsp. bread machine/fast rise yeast

Add water and oil to pan. Add flour, sugar, salt, cheese, and seasoning to pan; tap to settle ingredients, then level and push some into corners. Make a well in the center of the dry ingredients and add yeast.

Lock pan into bread maker and set controls for DOUGH.

When done, remove dough from pan and place onto floured surface. Knead about 1 minute, then let rest for 15 minutes.

Roll dough out to fit 12- to 15-inch pizza pan. Press dough onto greased pizza pan, forming an edge. Let rise in warm, draft-free place for 20-25 minutes.

Prebake crust for 8 minutes at 425 degrees. Top with sauce, cheese, and toppings, then return to oven and bake for additional 8 minutes.

Recipe can be doubled for two pizzas.

Italian Herb Bread

This recipe is from a bread machine cookbook.

8 1/2 oz. warm water
2 3/4 c. bread flour
1 Tbsp. dry milk
1 Tbsp. sugar
1 1/2 tsp. salt
2 Tbsp. grated Parmesan cheese
2 tsp. Italian seasoning
2 Tbsp. butter or margarine
1 tsp. bread machine/fast rise yeast

Add water to pan. Add flour, dry milk, sugar, salt, cheese, and seasoning to pan; tap to settle. Place cut pieces of butter in corners of pan. Make a well in the center of the dry ingredients and add yeast. Program machine for BASIC/SPECIALTY.

*I haven't tried making just the dough in the bread machine then baking it in the oven, so I'm not comfortable giving any suggestions on how to do that.

*Makes a great panini! Brush slices of bread with butter or light olive oil and put in skillet. Fill with mozzarella cheese, portobello mushrooms, fresh basil, tomato slices - whatever sounds good - and brown on both sides of sandwich. Press down while grilling with a grill press or a heavy skillet.

Cheese Bread

*This is a recipe for bread machines.

1/2 c. warm water
1 large egg
2 c. bread flour
1 tsp. salt
2 tsp. sugar
1 Tbsp. butter or margarine
1 tsp. bread machine/fast-rise yeast
1/2 c. shredded sharp cheddar cheese, frozen

Add water and egg to bread pan.

Add bread flour, salt, and sugar to pan. Tap pan to settle dry ingredients, the level ingredients, pushing some of the mixture into corners. Cut butter into four pieces and place into corners of pan.

Make a well in center of dry ingredients; add yeast. Lock pan into bread maker.

Program for BASIC/SPECIALTY and desired bread color; press start. When alerted, add frozen cheese to dough.

When done, remove from pan and cool 15 minutes before slicing.

Makes a 1 lb. loaf.