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Making bread with Wondra Flour

SharkE — Fri, 25 Jul 2014 02:26:54 GMT

Anyone have a recipe for this ? I made Miss Bea's recipe, but, tasted flat. No flavor. anybody have another recipe that maybe calls for butter in the recipe ? I made the roll recipe and didn't turn out. I can make bread, but, rolls just never turn out. I make them to big, they spread out while raising and are not round but hockey p*cks . I'm sticking with bread. LOL

Re: Making bread with Wondra Flour

Nightowlz — Fri, 25 Jul 2014 03:11:03 GMT

I use this recipe to make Hamburger buns. You can also make hot dog buns with it. It makes good rolls IMO. I always use bread flour. 1 1/2 pound made in the bread machine. I need to make some more but I will have to buy some more sugar. Just used all I had to make 16 jars of peach freezer jam. Hamburgers sure taste better with these then the ones they sell in the grocery store.

1 c water

1 egg

2 c bread flour

1 c whole wheat flour

3/4 tsp salt

4 T butter

1/4 c sugar

3 tsp active dry yeast

Place all ingredients in bread pan, select dough setting, press start.

Grease baking sheet. Roll pieces into balls & flatten for hamburger buns or shape into rolls for hot dog buns. For rolls roll into balls. I only flatten a bit but not like I do the hamburger buns.

Cover & let rise in warm oven 10-15 mins until almost doubled. I turn the oven on for 2 mins & turn it back off to warm the oven.

Preheat oven to 400°. Bake 8-10 mins or until golden brown. Brush rolls with melted butter. Cool on rack. Will keep in the freezer 3-4 wks.

Just made some last weekend. Made 6 hamburger buns, 8 rolls, or 16-20 rolls depending on size.

Re: Making bread with Wondra Flour

SharkE — Fri, 25 Jul 2014 03:33:39 GMT

sounds good....

Re: Making bread with Wondra Flour

Barbarainnc — Fri, 25 Jul 2014 14:26:12 GMT

This is the first yeast bread I ever made. It is so easy and good for dinner rolls or cinnamon rolls. My mother got the recipe from the high school cafeteria, where she taught Home Economics.

School Cafeteria Rolls

1 pkg. yeast
4 oz. warm water
1 egg
1/3 cup sugar
1 1/2 tsp. salt
3 tbl. shortening
1/4 cup dry milk
2 cups plain flour and 2 more cups plain flour
6 oz. hot water

In a bowl mix yeast and 4 oz. of warm water. In another large bowl put egg, sugar, salt, shortening, dry milk, 2 cups plain flour, and 6 oz of hot water. Stir well and add the yeast mixture, stir again. Add enough flour to make a soft dough (up to 2 cups of plain flour).

Knead the dough on a lightly floured surface for 8-10 minutes. Put the dough in a greased bowl and let rise until double, punch down and shape into 24 dinner rolls or 15 cinnamon rolls.

Let rise again until double, bake 375 degrees for 15-20 minutes.

For cinnamon rolls: roll out the dough into a rectangle, smear with 1 stick of softened margarine, then sprinkle with cinnamon/sugar. Roll up like a jelly roll, mark the dough into 15 pieces cut with a piece of thread or dental floss. Put into a greased 9x13 inch pan. Let rise and bake. For added calories brush with melted margarine.

Re: Making bread with Wondra Flour

Barbarainnc — Fri, 25 Jul 2014 14:33:27 GMT

I found this on You Tube. Here is the video:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R00rQwwBFX4

Ingredients: 2 pkg of Active Dry Yeast, 1 T sugar and 1/2 c water Mix and let set 5 minutes. Add 1/3 c oil,then add 3 c All Purpose Flour and 3 c Bread Flour, 3 T sugar, 2 t salt and 1 1/2 c water.

It makes up a wonderful dough. You can shape it into dinner rolls, hamburger, hot dog buns, or sub rolls. I made 5 sub rolls about 12 inches long. I baked them at 400* for 20 minutes. I cut each roll in half and froze them. Now I have enough for 10 sandwiches. I just took one out to thaw to make a Italian Sub Sandwich for lunch. This is my new favorite dough!!

Re: Making bread with Wondra Flour

depglass — Fri, 25 Jul 2014 15:39:39 GMT

No one is addressing her original issue, Wondra Flour. Personally I'd never use it for baking, but I'm not a real baker.

Re: Making bread with Wondra Flour

Campion — Fri, 25 Jul 2014 15:50:03 GMT

Wondra Flour is pre-cooked! Flour and water (plus warmth) create a sort of gelatinization process, so you get that nice chewy crumb in bread. But Wondra has been treated so that it WON'T gel up the same way. That's why it's great for gravy because it won't make a gluey lump. I keep a canister of it for making beef stew, etc.

But it is ABSOLUTELY the WRONG flour to use for baking. If you want to make great bread, start with great flour. I see a HUGE difference between budget flour, Gold Medal or Pillsbury and good old King Arthur Flour. King Arthur uses hard red winter wheat grown in the Dakotas, and it's high in protein and even the all purpose makes better bread. The Bread Flour really works well. If you live in New England, you find out from your neighbors it's King Arthur or nothing. I tried generic baking flour from the grocery and it was like eating chalk.

King Arthur has some really great books on baking. I recommend the Baker's Companion.

Re: Making bread with Wondra Flour

Nightowlz — Fri, 25 Jul 2014 16:09:17 GMT

On 7/25/2014 depglass said:
No one is addressing her original issue, Wondra Flour. Personally I'd never use it for baking, but I'm not a real baker.

I know I did not address it because I don't use I Wondra Flour to make bread or rolls. I just thought I would post a recipe she could try to make rolls with since she said hers are always hockey pucks. It uses butter instead of GMO canola oil or vegetable oil. I use organic butter. The recipe is super easy in the bread machine & they always turn out good whether you make rolls or hamburger buns.

Re: Making bread with Wondra Flour

Barbarainnc — Fri, 25 Jul 2014 16:09:39 GMT

I use King Arthur Flour!!! It makes the best yeast breads. I find that weighing out the ingredients makes all the difference when baking.

Re: Making bread with Wondra Flour

depglass — Fri, 25 Jul 2014 16:12:42 GMT

Nightowlz, I guess people are trying not to be negative. But sometimes the truth is best, especially when you know what you are talking about. OP, the message I'm taking from the replies is DON'T USE WONDRA FLOUR FOR BAKING.

Re: Making bread with Wondra Flour

SharkE — Fri, 25 Jul 2014 16:24:06 GMT

all great recipes ! will try them. copy and paste. When I make bread I usually use 'better for bread' have to try those other brands.

I found those big 2 lb. boxes of Wondra flour at my local United store this week and remembered Ms. Bea Tom's rolls. So, I made them and the dough was great, rose just right, but, after I form them they spread into a oblong mess LOL don't stay rounded. Wonder if the area I put them to raise is to warm (unheated oven) I'm in Tx and it's hot, period and I didn't turn on the air yet just because I wanted the rolls to raise without anything that might make them flop. They spread altogether in the pan and look messy. Threw most out just saving a few for bean soup today. LOL I'm giving up on rolls and sticking to bread making.

That Wondra big box is 5.00 a box for 2 lbs. I need to make something with this last box I bought to get rid of it and go back to just using that (small canister) to thicken gravy.

Re: Making bread with Wondra Flour

SharkE — Fri, 25 Jul 2014 16:30:25 GMT

This is the recipe I made, but, mine tasted flat, no taste.

http://beatoms.com/?page_id=110

Re: Making bread with Wondra Flour

Sooner — Fri, 25 Jul 2014 16:43:39 GMT

I believe this is the first time I've ever heard of anyone using Wondra for bread. I don't know why you would. I've read thousands of recipes for bread and have lots of cookbooks but this is a first. Also, that chicken casserole recipe she has on her site is certainly an old warhorse. I don't think she invented it. . . or gravy! Ha ha!!

Re: Making bread with Wondra Flour

Nightowlz — Fri, 25 Jul 2014 16:56:35 GMT

On 7/25/2014 Sharke said:
all great recipes ! will try them. copy and paste. When I make bread I usually use 'better for bread' have to try those other brands.

I found those big 2 lb. boxes of Wondra flour at my local United store this week and remembered Ms. Bea Tom's rolls. So, I made them and the dough was great, rose just right, but, after I form them they spread into a oblong mess LOL don't stay rounded. Wonder if the area I put them to raise is to warm (unheated oven) I'm in Tx and it's hot, period and I didn't turn on the air yet just because I wanted the rolls to raise without anything that might make them flop. They spread altogether in the pan and look messy. Threw most out just saving a few for bean soup today. LOL I'm giving up on rolls and sticking to bread making.

That Wondra big box is 5.00 a box for 2 lbs. I need to make something with this last box I bought to get rid of it and go back to just using that (small canister) to thicken gravy.

Here is a pie crust recipe using Wondra Flour. Maybe you can find some recipes here to use up the Wondra. http://www.recipelink.com/cgi/msgbrd/ms.pl?listype=2&q=Wondra

Wondra Pie Crust
See the wonders of Wondra with this tender, flaky crust.

I N G R E D I E N T S
4 cup Wondra flour
2 cup Crisco vegetable shortening
1 Tbsp. salt
1 egg
1 tsp. cider vinegar
Milk

I N S T R U C T I O N S
Blend together, the flour, Crisco and salt with a pastry cutter. Using a 1 cup measuring cup, whip the egg and vinegar together, adding enough milk to make 1 cup of liquid. Add to the dry ingredients.

Heat oven to 425 degrees. Bake for 10 to 12 minutes or until golden brown. (Extra crust may be frozen for up to 3 months).

*For best results use Wondra flour when rolling crust out too.

http://bakingbites.com/2008/05/what-is-wondra-flour/#ixzz38UmYVpmF

Re: Making bread with Wondra Flour

SharkE — Fri, 25 Jul 2014 18:22:34 GMT

Yeah, the gal who wants to make them and doesn't have the right measurements. You have to find the 2 lb boxes and I counted out 4-5 cups in a box. I used up the whole box to make the rolls then threw in trash. Ms. Bea said 1 3/4 pd and the box is 2 lb box you have just enough left over to roll the dough into balls in . It's a sticky dough. Dough, tasted good, though hahahahhah

I've got a tried and true recipe for bread, I'm skipping rolls, just can't make them. I got a good buttermilk biscuit recipe that turns out great every time. I'm sticking with my own limitations.

I'll concede roll making to others.

Re: Making bread with Wondra Flour

Nightowlz — Sun, 27 Jul 2014 22:42:59 GMT

On 7/25/2014 Sharke said:
Yeah, the gal who wants to make them and doesn't have the right measurements. You have to find the 2 lb boxes and I counted out 4-5 cups in a box. I used up the whole box to make the rolls then threw in trash. Ms. Bea said 1 3/4 pd and the box is 2 lb box you have just enough left over to roll the dough into balls in . It's a sticky dough. Dough, tasted good, though hahahahhah

I've got a tried and true recipe for bread, I'm skipping rolls, just can't make them. I got a good buttermilk biscuit recipe that turns out great every time. I'm sticking with my own limitations.

I'll concede roll making to others.

You should try the roll recipe. It's super easy especially since you can make the dough in the bread machine. You could roll the dough into 24 balls & bake in muffin tin with 2 balls in each. Just made some more.

Re: Making bread with Wondra Flour

SharkE — Mon, 28 Jul 2014 00:58:36 GMT

yum yum, those look good ! I'm jealous and mad at the same time. LOL I copied that roll recipe you posted and maybe using jumbo muffin pan (what I would use) might be the answer to my problem.

Maybe,I'll give it one more time. Thanks for the pic ! Seems like somebody else told me to use muffin pans too. Think I pull off to big of a piece of dough and let it rise in to hot of a space and that's why they spread out instead of up. My technique needs refining.

Re: Making bread with Wondra Flour

SharkE — Mon, 28 Jul 2014 01:03:23 GMT

Guess you have the water warm not hot , but, like in my bread machine you put in wet ingred's first , and I guess the butter is melted too? then you put the yeast in last after you made a hole in the middle of all the ingred.

Re: Making bread with Wondra Flour

Nightowlz — Mon, 28 Jul 2014 04:02:32 GMT

On 7/27/2014 Sharke said:
Guess you have the water warm not hot , but, like in my bread machine you put in wet ingred's first , and I guess the butter is melted too? then you put the yeast in last after you made a hole in the middle of all the ingred.

I put in the water & egg 1st. I don't warm the water I just use room temperature water. After that I add the flours, salt, sugar & butter. I don't melt the butter. I cut each tablespoon into 4 pieces & put around the outer part of the pan. I add the yeast to the middle last. You can also use brown sugar instead of regular sugar which I did tonight since I ran out of sugar after making peach jam. I forgot to say in my original post that I brush the rolls with butter after they come out of the oven. DH likes the rolls better made with the brown sugar. Hope you try them & they turn out good. They are the easiest rolls I have ever made.