What should I make with this leftover plain dough?

Question

It's plain white bread dough that my sister had left over at her job at a bakery. I'm in for something sweet..anything but cinnamon rolls though. Any ideas?

Answer 1

You wouldn't make cinnamon rolls from plain white dough unless you want something pretty tasteless.  You need a sweet dough for that.

Calzones are good -- roll the dough into 6" circles and fill them with browned beef with a little onion and bbq sauce.  Fold them in half and seal the edges with the tines of a fork.  Brush with an egg wash and bake at 350 for about 20 - 25 minutes.  

You can roll them out to a 1/2" thickness, cut with a small cookie cutter and deep fry them like a donut.  Roll them in cinnamon sugar as soon as you take them from the hot oil.  Yum.   It won't be exactly the same as a donut, but it will still taste pretty good.  (There's more yeast in a donut than bread so it won't be as light.)

The mamamia suggestion works with pie crust dough, but I'm pretty sure it wouldn't work with bread dough.  

Put some bread dough in a little clay pot and bake it.  Serve it warm with a variety of butters, sweet or savory.  What a wonderful addition to any meal.

Answer 2

cut up some apples or other fruit like peaches and mix it into the dough with some spices like nutmeg. Flatten small balls and wet it with some egg wash and sprinkle with sugar.

Answer 3

Make donuts out of them.  Simply roll small parts of the dough out and then make them into rings.  Then, fry them in clean oil and sprinkle with powdered sugar.  Excellent treat!!!

Answer 4

make it  in to small sections and roll it out... deep fry it until nice and brown on each side and eat it with cinnamon/sugar, jelly or syrup

Answer 5

Make bagels!

Form into discs, punch a hole in the middle  and let rise. Simmer in  hot water and then bake.

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Or make soft pretzels and sprinkle with coarse sugar.

Answer 6

make some doughnuts. Roll them out and deep fry them, let them drain for a minute and sprinkle with powedered sugar or make some icing. YUM-O!

Answer 7

Momma Mia has a good idea. It is basically an indian fry bread if you do it that way. You could also flatten the balls out and top with honey butter.

Add some pie filling of choice and fold he dough around the filling. Pinch and seasl well. Bake or fry and sprinkle with powdered sugar while it's still hot.

Roll some cinnamona and cinnamon sugar into it and bake as a loaf, for cinnamon rasien bread.

Answer 8

If it is white bread dough, you would be better off making calzone, filled with gooey cheese and good tomato with a bit of whatever else takes your fancy, these will vanish really quickly.

Or if you want a sweet one, maybe some dates and walnuts and half a banana mashed together and rolled through, messy but good, sprinkle of nutmeg and dark sugar and even better cubes of chocolate out of the fridge before baking and wow, you're holding your tummy smiling.

Answer 9

Roll dough flat and use a cookie cutter to cut large circles. Lightly oil a muffin pan and place dough inside. Set a Hershey's Kiss in middle of each, then seal closed. Brush them with egg and then sprinkle tops with granulated sugar. Bake at 350 degrees for about 15 minutes, and check for golden crust.      

Answer 10

How about Monkey Bread?

2/3 cup brown sugar

2 tsp cinnamon

1/2 cup butter, melted

1/2 cup pecans, chopped

Combine brown sugar, cinnamon, and nuts. Dip 1" pieces of dough in butter then roll in sugar mixture until coated. Spray a Bundt pan with non-stick spray, arrange the dough pieces in it, and cover with plastic wrap. Set it in a warm, draft free place until it doubles in size, about 2-3 hours. Remove wrap and bake at 350°F for 30 to 50 minutes. Cover with foil the last 15 minutes of baking to prevent over browning.

As SOON as you remove it from the oven, carefully release edges and center tube with a knife. Place a serving plate over the top and flip it, shaking a bit until it falls onto the plate. Let it cool a few minutes or you'll burn you fingers - then dig in!

By the way, you can do a quick variation of this with Pillsbury Buttermilk biscuits - the kind in the tube. Cut them into quarters, roll in butter and sugar, put in the pan, and bake about 30 minutes.