Sandwich bread

I LOVE my bread machine. We use it at least twice a week. It's nothing fancy, but it's fabulous. :) Right now my Sunbeam is busy making sandwich bread. It took me just a few minutes to put everything in, and will go on it's own for a few hours. The house will smell wonderful, and the bread will be about 1/3 less than if I'd bought it in the store. AND, I can add whatever I want to it (Parmesan cheese, herbs, sesame seeds, etc.)

1 c water
2 tbsp soft butter
1/2 tsp salt
1 1/2 tbsp non-fat milk powder
3 tbsp sugar
3 cups bread flour
6 tsp vital wheat gluten
3/4 tsp bread machine yeast

Sift together bread flour and gluten. Add ingredients to bread machine in order suggested by the manufacturer (mine suggests the order in which the ingredients are listed above), turn it on, and wait for the delicious smell!

Homemade pizza & breadsticks

1.5 c hot water
1/3 c olive oil
1/3 c honey
2 tsp salt
4.5 c flour
2 tbsp Italian seasoning
1.5 tsp garlic salt
2 tbsp quick yeast
15 oz. can tomato sauce
6 oz. can seasoned tomato paste
Pinch of sugar
Mozzarella cheese, shredded

Place hot water, then olive oil, then honey, then salt, then flour, then seasoning, then garlic, then yeast into a bread machine. Set on the dough cycle. When complete, divide dough in half. Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Mix together tomato paste, tomato sauce and sugar to make pizza sauce. With oiled hands, press one half into desired pizza shape. Top with pizza sauce, then cheese. Oil hands again, then press remaining half of dough into a rectangle. Cut into strips, and place on a baking pan. Bake pizza and breadsticks for 15-25 minutes, until dough is done. Use remaining pizza sauce as a dip for breadsticks.

Zucchini Bread & Chocolate Zucchini Cake

Zucchini Nut Bread

3 eggs
2 c sugar
1 c vegetable oil
2 tsp vanilla
2 c grated zucchini (w/skin)
3 c flour
1 tsp salt
2 tsp cinnamon
1 tsp baking soda
1/4 tsp baking powder
1 c chopped nuts
1/2 c golden raisins (optional)

Beat eggs until fluffy. Add sugar, oil and vanilla. Fold in zucchini. Add dry ingredients, then nuts and raisins. Pour into greased and floured loaf pans.  Bake at 350° for 30-45 minutes, until golden brown.
Makes two loaves.
(I eat one, freeze one.)

Double Chocolate Zucchini Cake

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Grease and flour a 9x13 baking dish.

Beat at low speed until blended:
1.5 c sugar
1 c butter
1 tsp vanilla
2 eggs
Increase speed to high. Beat until light and fluffy, about 5 minutes.

Reduce speed to low and add:
2.5 c flour
1/2 c sour cream
1/4 c unsweetened cocoa
1 tsp baking soda
1/2 tsp salt
Beat until blended. Increase speed to medium for one minute.

Fold in:
2 c shredded zucchini
6 oz. chocolate chips
1 c chopped walnuts or pecans

Pour into prepared dish. Bake 40-45 minutes.

(I used an 8x8 dish and a loaf pan, because a 9x13 is too much for us. We'll eat the loaf now, and freeze the 8x8 for later.)