Rachelle's 2 Hour Buns

3 cups Luke warm water
8 tbsp sugar
6 tbsp oil
1 tsp salt
2 tbsp yeast
2 eggs
7 - 8 cups flour

mix 4 cups of flour, yeast, and salt in a large bowl.
in another bowl whip eggs, sugar, oil and water together. add to flour mixture and mix well.
gradually add rest of flour.

dough should be a bit sticky.

place in a bowl. add a bit of oil on top. cover with towel and let rise in oven for 15 mins

punch down and let rise for another 15 mins
 make bus and let rise for 1/2 hour

bake at 350 for 15 minutes

can be used for cinnamon buns too

Gill's cinnamon buns

Makes 3 loaves or about 2 dozen buns

2.5 cups water warmed in microwave
Mix in 3 tbsp sugar until dissolved
sprinkle on 4.5 tsp yeast
let stand 5 mins

add 3 cups flour
add 2 tsp salt
mix with dough hook
add 2 tbsp vinegar
add 1/4 cup oil
add 2.5-3 more cups of flour

 mix well. knead. add more flour or water as needed. dough should be slightly tacky not sticky.
place in oiled bowl and let stand for about an hour (until doubled in size) with a damp cloth covering it

either cut in 3 for loaves or 1/2 for cinnamon buns. Shape into loaves for bread and place into greased pans. let rise.

for cinnamon buns, flatten out each half into rectangles. butter on the top as much as you want. use butter not margarine! spread cinnamon and sugar mix (3/4 cup sugar to 3 tbsp cinnamon). roll and cut into 12. place in greased pan and let stand 1 hour.

Bake at 425 for 7 mins, turn pan and bake for another 7 mins


Sauce:
1 cup butter
2 cups brown sugar
a bit of cream
stir on stove until melted and starting to caramelize. Pour on top of warm buns

Christmas Morning Butterscotch Buns

Mix dry ingredients

2 cups flour

2 tbls white sugar

4 tsp baking power

1 tsp salt

Cut in 1/4 cup butter or margerine

Make a well in centre. 

Pour in 1 cup milk

Stir to make soft dough

Filling

1/3 cup butter or margerine

3/4 cup brown sugar

(I also add a little butterscotch pudding powder)

Roll out dough & spread with filling. 

Roll up into a cylinder & cut into buns.

Place in buttered 8 x 8 pan. 

Bake @ 425 for 15-20 minutes.

[eat & think about Christmas morning & how much we love you]