Sweet Dough and WIAW

There are some days I am a bit embarrassed by what I eat.  This week I have had many of those days.  Meals are not balanced and not colorful of pretty fruits and vegetables. There is massive amounts of coffee.

Unfortunately I also learned to make this sweet dough.  A completely versatile recipe that is very easy to make and last forever in the fridge. OK maybe not forever but a good 5 days.  This means that you can make fresh sweet treats all week long. 

My first creation was a sweet loaf with cream cheese, cinnamon sugar, and walnuts inside.  I added a few dabs of butter on top and cooked the baby up for 20 minutes.  It was good. Real good. I had some for breakfast, lunch, and dinner.

5 Minute Sweet Dough

by Artisan Bread in Five Minutes a Day

Prep Time: 15 minutes

Cook Time: At least 24 hours resting

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Ingredients (2 recipes)

• 1 3/4 cups lukewarm water
• 1 1/2 Tablespoon instant yeast
• 1 1/2 Tablespoon kosher salt (or 1 1/2 tsp table salt)
• 4 lg eggs, slightly beaten
• 1/2 cup honey
• 1/2 cup unsalted butter, melted
• 7 cups unbleached all-purpose flour

Instructions

In a large bowl, mix together the eggs, water, honey, melted butter, yeast and salt. Stir well with a wooden spoon.

Pour liquids into a stand mixer with dough hook. Add in the flour. Turn on low until you don’t see any more dry bits of flour and the dough pulls from the side of the bowl.

Cover (not airtight) and stick it in the refrigerator overnight, or up to 4 days. The longer you let it sit around in the refrigerator, the better flavor of the dough.

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Breakfast was a smoothie that ended up more like a shake. 1 banana, 1 cup fresh strawberries, 1 cup coconut milk, and 1 tsp ginger powder. Great way to start the day.

Lunch was a frozen Healthy Choice meal. Sometimes a girl's schedule means a bit of convenience.  I paired this with an apple and celery sticks.

Dinner was for pretty foul pizza in North Philadelphia. Good thing I packed some of the sweet loaf.  That is what made the night.  What did you eat Wednesday?