23 oven tip Recipes

people w/o bread machines...you see a recipe you love here at grouprecipes.com but don tsp have a bread machine - not to worry! you can make the bread with a few alterations., this is for any bread recipe that calls for active yeast., please see comments and directions below for important and even more tips and tricks of the trade! (some of these come from bread experts...who have emailed me recently), ok ready here we go, equipment needed : mixmaster - with dough hook - though this can be done all by hand such as irish soda bread - but that s another story entirely (since there is no yeast) and another recipe posting i am sure to share soon as march approaches..., ingredients, your chosen bread machine recipe you got here at grouprecipes.com, that is greased and set aside, a cookie sheet or loaf pan to bake bread in/on, cornmeal (depending upon bread - keep reading please), extra flour set aside to help work the dough with, egg white (for a shiny look), ice cubes if you want an extra crispy crust (do not use ice cubes in electric oven) - see other method below., pastry brush, sauce pan, clean working surface you can have flour on and to work dough on, wooden spoon, instant read thermometer, working oven and 1 working stove top, patience and laundry to do while you allow dough to rise and rest, then again rise and rest. heck you may have the time to fit in some ironing - lol

rumprint cookies, unsalted butter,softened, granulated sugar, egg, vanilla extract, salt, all-purpose flour, nutmeg ,or to taste, unsalted butter,softened, sugar ,sifted, rum extract (or),to taste, nutmeg,for garnish, preparation time : 1 hour 30 minutes chilling time: 1 hour 15 minutes, cooking time : 12 minutes per batch, beat butter in large bowl of electric mixer until light ; beat in, sugar until fluffy. beat in egg , vanilla and salt; beat well. stir in, flour and nutmeg until well mixed. refrigerate dough, covered, 1 hour., heat oven to 350 degrees. have ungreased baking sheets ready., shape dough into 1-inch diameter balls. place 2 inches apart on, baking sheets. press down centers with thumb. bake until barely golden, about 12 minutes. cool on wire racks., filling, beat butter until light. beat in confectioners sugar, until fluffy. add rum extract to taste. beat well. fill a pastry bag, fitted with a medium star tip with the filling. pipe a star into the, center of each cookie. sprinkle with nutmeg. chill until filling firms, minutes .