Dave's Garden - Gardening Community

Frugal Living: The cost of hamburger buns & deli rolls,...... whew !

  Welcome!  
You've found the famous Dave's Garden website! Join this friendly global community that shares tips and ideas for home and gardens, along with seeds and plants!

Check out the DG homepage for a brief overview of what you'll find in this gardening mega-site.

  Login  
If you don't have an account yet, visit the registration page to sign up.

Username:

Password:


Forum: Frugal LivingReplies: 84, Views: 1,057
Print -
AuthorContent
PeggieK
Claremore, OK
(Zone 6a)

March 16, 2007
1:47 AM

Post #3286869


Expensive ! Considering how cheap flour is.

I make my bread machine earn it's keep. I make up a regular white bread recipe with flour, salt, sugar, 1 egg, 2 tbsp butter and a cup and a half of milk... all basic staples we have in our kitchen. (except the yeast, maybe).

I put it all in bread machine just like for a loaf of bread and stop it after the second knead cycle. I take it out, form it into balls, flatten it out to about 4" flat rounds on a cookie sheet, let it rise and bake. Makes the most wonderful hamburger buns and deli rolls. I slice them with an electric knife, put into a zip-lock gallon size bag and into the freezer.

If you start a second batch while you shape and bake the first batch, you can make enough rolls for a family
to use for several meals of hamburgers, Sloppy Joe's and BBQ sandwiches. And for deli sandwiches, shape different for hoagies and hot dogs. They do need to go into the freezer though since they don't contain preservatives. The gallon zip-lock bags are perfect.

That's cheap for nice quality ! A 5 lb. bag of flour is only about $ 1.50, and you can make a bunch of rolls, where the pre-made rolls are at least $ 1.89 to $ 2.35 for a pkg. of only 8, and they arent very good.

I use my electric knife to slice them before I put them into zip-lock bags and freeze. So I can just unzip and take out what I need and keep the rest frozen. Pop into microwave for 10 to 15 seconds, and they're ready.

There's one other benefit to this... It REALLY impresses DH. LOL. , I pack him a lunch each day, so he is so proud that he has homemade rolls for his sandwiches. He enjoys it more than the same old sliced bread every day too.

There are 84 replies. The replies of posts in this forum are viewable only by paid subscribers of Dave's Garden, and only subscribers can post new replies. We are a member supported website.

Don't forget to login!

Other Frugal Living Threads you might be interested in:

SubjectThread StarterRepliesLast Post
Uses for Vinegar Terry 51 Apr 12, 2008 7:01 AM
Free trees and plants? djm906 25 Nov 13, 2007 9:22 AM
How are you frugal on a daily basis? TuttiFrutti 115 May 20, 2008 4:06 PM
Low-Cost Grow-Light Frame Plans & Horizontal hydroponic unit NatureWalker 39 Mar 14, 2008 2:00 AM
Snapfish.com for Photo Storage and Picture Printing ButterflyChaser 25 Feb 28, 2008 7:13 PM


We recommend Firefox
Overwhelmed? There's a lot to see here. Try starting at our homepage.

[ Home | About | Advertise | Mission | Acceptable Use Policy | Tour | Privacy Policy | Contact Us ]

Back to the top

Copyright © 2000-2008 Dave's Garden. All Rights Reserved.

All times are recorded in EDT
 

Gardens.com Pixamo Photo Sharing Bloom.com Landscaping.com

Hope for America