Try these homemade bread recipes and tips to make your baking easier! You can enjoy the yummy taste and smell of fresh bread and save money in the process!

10 Homemade Bread Making Tips And Recipes

Today, I’ll be sharing some Homemade Bread Tips and Recipes! I just love homemade bread! I love the way it makes the house smell when it’s baking and it’s so much more tasty than store bought bread!

If you have never made homemade bread, this is the perfect time of year to start, when the temperatures are getting cooler and getting the oven going can take the chill out of the air. And for lots more homemade bread recipes, check out our new Homemade Bread e-Book.

Bread Tips:

Buy yeast in bulk. If you don’t need that much, split it with a friend. Buying in bulk uses less packaging which is less expensive and better for the environment. Yeast costs $2.70 a pound in bulk compared to $25.00 a pound when you buy the little packets. If you don’t have someone to split the yeast with, buy it in bulk anyway. Even if half of it is wasted, it is still less expensive than the small packets. Extra yeast may be frozen for longer storage.
When cutting bread, freeze the crumbs in a freezer bag. Use when a recipe calls for bread crumbs.
Save and freeze dried bread slices and heels. When you need bread crumbs, grind them in the blender or food processor. Toss with seasonings and melted margarine, or use in stuffing, croutons, or bread pudding.
Buy bread at the day-old bread store and freeze all of it, even if you plan to use it in just a few days. At .25-.39 a loaf, you can’t make it as cheap. Usually sweet rolls and tortillas can also be found at the .39 cent table.
When you are baking something in the oven and you are using a burner on the stove at the same time, use the burner that has the vent for the oven. The heat from the oven will cause the burner to use less energy, thus saving money.

Use powdered milk for baking. Pour some in a small container and leave in your “baking center” with the rest of your baking supplies.
To check and see if the baking powder in your pantry is still active, stir 1 teaspoon into 1/3 cup hot water. There should be immediate vigorous bubbling. If no bubbling occurs or bubbling is sporadic, the baking powder is past its prime.
Use a cutting board with a no-slip pad underneath to knead bread.
To glaze bread: For a dark, shiny glaze, brush on 1 beaten egg yolk and bake as usual.For a shine but no color, brush on 1 egg white mixed with 1 tablespoon water.
Make roll dough and put in pans. Cover and freeze. When you leave for church, leave rolls at room temperature. When you return they will have risen and will be ready to bake for Sunday dinner. Then you will have fresh rolls. Do not freeze longer than 3 weeks.

Homemade Bread Recipes:

Homemade Self Rising Flour Recipe

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Here is our easy self-rising flour recipe. Some recipes call for self rising flour, but there’s no reason to go out and buy it pre-made. It’s super easy to make your own self rising flour in just a few minutes using regular all-purpose flour and a few other ingredients! Here’s the easy recipe!

Author: Tawra Kellam
Yield: 4 cups

Ingredients

4 cups all purpose flour
2 tsp. salt
2 Tbsp. baking powder

Instructions

Mix the ingredients well.
Store in an airtight container.
Use in recipes calling for self-rising flour.

Notes

You just adjust the self-rising flour recipe to make more or less for the amount you need. For example, if you just need one cup of self rising flour, just mix:

1 cup all purpose flour

1/2 tsp. salt

1 1/2 tsp. baking powder

Easy Dinner Rolls Recipe

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Here’s an easy dinner rolls recipe you can use to make delicious homemade dinner rolls or cinnamon rolls. With just 5 minutes prep time and less than $1.00 per batch, your family will love them!

Author: Tawra Kellam
Yield: 12 dinner rolls

Ingredients

2-2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
2 Tbsp. sugar
1 pkg. or 1 Tbsp. yeast
1/2 tsp. salt
1/2 cup milk
1/4 cup water
2 Tbsp. butter or margarine

Instructions

Mix 3/4 cup flour with sugar, yeast, and salt.
Heat milk, water and butter until very warm (120°-130°).
Add to dry ingredients and beat 2 minutes on medium speed.
Add 1/4 cup flour.
Beat 2 minutes on high. Stir in enough flour to make a stiff dough.
Knead 2-3 minutes.
Place in a greased bowl and let rise 15 minutes.
Divide dough into 12 pieces and shape into balls.
Place in an 8-inch round cake pan. Let rise 15 minutes.
Bake at 375° for 20-25 minutes.

90 Minute Cinnamon Rolls Recipe

Roll out the dough after rising the first time.
Spread with 2 tablespoons softened butter or margarine.
Combine 1 teaspoon cinnamon and 1/4 cup sugar and sprinkle on dough.
Roll jelly-roll style.
Cut into 1 inch pieces.
Place in the pan and bake as above.

For more easy recipes for all kinds of delicious breads, check out our How To Make Homemade Bread e-book!