Healthy Brownies- (Wheat Bread)

I just got a new Kitchen Aid mixer and have been trying to make wheat bread for about two weeks. Last night my husband told me we were out of bread and wanted to know if he should go to the store. Being the tight wad I am I told him, no I will just make some bread and it will save us money on gas and buying a loaf of bread. I have made bread three times before this, so in my head I am all ready the "BREAD QUEEN".
I went to get one of my cookbooks, but could not remember which recipe and cookbook I had been using to make the bread. I figured it was no big deal, so I put three cookbooks down on the table and randomly picked a book. I ended up picking the small book that came with my mixer. The recipe was nothing like I remembered. Two packages of yeast? Oh well that will work....I think.
I remembered (or maybe I dreamt) someone telling me to always heat the mixing bowl first before activating the yeast. That ended up being a great idea. When I have made bread in the past it was so hard that I have been able to use it for a door stop or a tool to keep trespassers off my property.But this bread was really soft and tasty.
I followed the recipe completely this time. Whew that is a relief. But only one problem I could find is that my bread was not very tall. Sure it is tasty and I didn't burn it, but why was it short? My pan was too wide! I have been using the wrong size of pan for baking my bread. It sure is tasty bread though, I just wish some one had told me not to use a Brownie sheet when making my bread. I guess I will have to suck up my pride and cheapness and go buy the right baking pan.

Basic Bread
1/2 cup milk
3 tablespoons sugar
2 teaspoons salt
3 tablespoons butter
2 packages of active dry yeast
1 1/2 cups warm water
5-6 cups flower
If you would like step by step on how to make this (using the proper baking pan) please let me know!

Cheaper by the dozen: Crescent Rolls

Yesterday, I told my mom about the soup I had made. She seemed very impressed about the soup, but then asked me if I was going to have crescent rolls with the soup. Crescent rolls!?!?! Doesn't she know how much those things cost? I was just thinking of using some crackers that might be a little stale.
I have been wanting to make crescent rolls from scratch, so this was a great opportunity to face my demons of baking. Unfortunately, I only found one of my cook books that had a receipt and it was a bit intense. I could not have imaged that a cook book would have two and half pages for just one little ol crescent roll. I decided to shove my cook book back into my over stuffed cabinet of cookbooks and search online for a recipe. I found one and I recommend this receipt.

Ingredients

• 1 (.25 ounce) package active dry yeast
• 1 cup warm water (110 degrees to 115 degrees)
• 1 cup butter or margarine, melted
• 1/2 cup sugar
• 3 eggs
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 4 cups all-purpose flour

Directions

1. In a small bowl, dissolve yeast in warm water. In a mixing bowl, beat butter and sugar. Add eggs, salt and yeast mixture. Stir in enough flour until dough leaves the sides of bowl and is soft (do not knead). Cover and refrigerate overnight.
2. Punch dough down. Turn onto a floured surface; divide in half. Roll each portion into a 12-in. circle; cut each circle into 12 wedges. Roll up wedges from the wide end and place with pointed end down on greased baking sheets. Curve ends to form crescents. Cover and let rise in a warm place until doubled, about 1-1/2 hours. Bake at 350 degrees F for 20-22 minutes or until golden brown. Remove from pans to wire racks.

Warning! Do not make these if you have had more than two glasses of wine. May cause you to forget to put in the salt!

I just finished half of them in the oven they look and taste great. I decided that 24 rolls for two adults and one baby was a bit too much. I cut the dough in half and put half of it in the freezer. I have no idea if that was a good idea or not. So I called my mom and she said yes but just for a week or two. I will let you know how the frozen ones turn out in a week or two.

Being very cheap I figured that it only cost me about $2.00 to make 24 rolls, instead of spending over $12.00  on the ones at the store. No wonder the Pillsbury dough boy was always happy and laughing. He was happy that he was taking all our money on a product that we can make our self's and save a lot of money. All I have to say is ..Who's laughing now Dough Boy, who is laughing now!?!?!