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My friends at the Idaho Potato Commission are sponsoring this post, so I added some of their Idahoan® Mashed Potatoes right into the dough to make some of the tastiest cheese buns ever. This is a very easy roll recipe, and since yeast loves potatoes so much, the rolls rise quickly and have a ton of flavor. Let’s get to it, shall we? You may also enjoy my potato sandwich bread and soft sandwich rolls, both of which are made with Idaho® potatoes. Idahoan® Mashed Potatoes I am generally the girl who wants to make everything from scratch, including my...

The same dough recipe can be used on any hardy root vegetable such as beetroot, swede or turnip and the results are well worth the effort. Once you’ve mastered the basic technique you can try adding spices or chopped herbs to the dough to infuse additional flavour into the vegetable as it’s baking. It’s truly one of the best ways of making seasonal vegetables the star of the meal. Ingredients: 1 Celeriac 450g Plain Flour 150g Rye Flour 100g Fine Sea Salt 1 Egg White 260ml Water Handful Peeled Walnuts – Toasted 1 Green Apple 12 Seedless Grapes ½  Stick...

Another way to make bread that has great keeping properties is to make potato bread, so you might want to check that out as well. Bread That Keeps Really Well If you are a fan of soft, springy sandwich bread, I’m pretty sure you can’t beat the Tangzhong method. I am by no means an expert, but I’ve baked four loaves so far, I have had excellent luck keeping the bread out on the counter (in a zip top bag) for up to 5 days of softness! Five days, people. After five days at room temperature, most—probably all—homemade “Western-style” breads...

Dip the dough in butter and then brush more on after they are baked for wonderfully buttery rolls. Bread is one of my favorite food groups and dinner rolls are one of my favorite ways to enjoy it!  If you are in a hurry be sure and try my 30 minute rolls, you really can have homemade rolls in 30 minutes.  I also love this English Muffin Bread as toast for breakfast.  And if you are looking for a fun activity with the kids, try this Bread in a Bag. Traditionally, my mom is the roll maker at our house...

A few months ago I decided I'd like to try baking all our bread instead of buying some of it at the store. I was already baking about half of what we eat, but was tired of getting cheap grocery store bread that was full of junk (and the nice stuff is pricey!!). So I tried out a bunch of different recipes, tweaked my favorite, and baked my heart out. Little did I know that a couple months later, there would be a serious bread shortage in stores! I'm so glad I was already in the habit of baking all...