A NOTE ON MY BUNS-DO NOT BE AFRAID

I make all our breads, buns, rolls, and breakfast rolls.  Don't be afraid of making yeast products.  It gets so easy that you will be able to make buns or bread and so effortlessly that it will be easier than going to the store and reading all the labels looking for a pure organic sugar free good quality bread or roll.  Is there anything better than the smell of baking bread in a home?

It's really very easy.  You start off adding yeast to water and something sweet so the yeast can grow.  I don't use sugar so I prefer molasses, agave nectar, or maple syrup. 

After you have proof that the yeast is growing, add the dry ingredients, knead, rise, punch down, knead again, and then form into bread, rolls, or buns. 

Do not be afraid of gluten flour.  Gluten is the protein part of the flour that is stringy and makes the bread chewy.  Most people do not have a diagnosed gluten disease and a gluten-free diet is not a good weight loss plan. 

It looks like it takes a long time to make bread, but it doesn't.  You have to be around for about 3 hours, but the actual hands on is 10 minuets if you are using a standing mixing bowl.  A standing mixer is worth every penny, because it frees up your hands to do another part of the recipe or clean up as you go. 

Why 5 hot dog buns?  In the photo of my buns you see 2 burger buns, 5 hot dog buns, and some STICKY CINNAMON PECAN BUNS.  With this recipe you can make all hot dog buns, all burger buns, or make a variety of rolls.  I like things fresh so I make a combination since it's the same dough cut differently or with things added to it.  There are

5 vegan hot dogs in a pack so I make the amount needed for one pack.  Even if you aren't vegan, try the vegan hot dogs.  They don't have cholesterol and they won't come up on you.  It's a processed food so it's not used often, but being an American, summer, and baseball demands that even vegans