Best 9 Basic Sweet Dough Recipes

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Are you looking for a classic recipe that will yield a soft, fluffy, and delicious sweet dough? With a few simple ingredients and a little patience, you can create the perfect dough for all your favorite baked goods. Whether you're a seasoned baker or just starting out, this comprehensive guide will take you through the step-by-step process of making a basic sweet dough that will elevate your pastries to new heights. From gathering the necessary ingredients and tools to understanding the science behind the fermentation process, this article will provide you with the knowledge and confidence to craft a delectable sweet dough that will satisfy your cravings and impress your loved ones.

Check out the recipes below so you can choose the best recipe for yourself!

BASIC SWEET DOUGH



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This sweet dough recipe takes advantage of this time saving ingredient to make pastries. I love adding a chocolate filling and braiding the dough. -Jenny Reece, Lowry, Minnesota

Provided by Taste of Home

Time 15m

Yield 1 recipe.

Number Of Ingredients 8

3 cups all-purpose flour, divided
1/4 cup sugar
1 package (1/4 ounce) quick-rise yeast
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 cup milk
1/2 cup butter, softened
1/4 cup water
1 egg

Steps:

  • In a bowl, combine 2 cups flour, sugar, yeast and salt. In a saucepan, heat milk, butter and water to 120°-130°. Add to dry ingredients; beat just until moistened. Add egg and remaining flour; beat until smooth. Shape into a ball. Do not knead. Cover and let rest for 10 minutes. Use for Braided Coffee Cake or Coffee Cake Ring.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 181 calories, Fat 7g fat (4g saturated fat), Cholesterol 34mg cholesterol, Sodium 160mg sodium, Carbohydrate 25g carbohydrate (4g sugars, Fiber 1g fiber), Protein 4g protein.

BASIC SWEET DOUGH



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I have made plenty of sweet breads, and I always favored the Hungarian Coffee Cake and Swedish Tea Ring. This sweet dough recipe is my mother's, and this works out really well because it is an old recipe. I have also used others which were more recent and still turned out well, but this one is the best I have found. Use this recipe for the basis of your sweet breads.

Provided by Carol

Categories     Bread     Yeast Bread Recipes

Time 2h50m

Yield 48

Number Of Ingredients 9

1 cup milk
8 cups sifted all-purpose flour
1 ¼ cups cold water
2 (0.6 ounce) cakes compressed fresh yeast
2 teaspoons salt
½ cup white sugar
4 tablespoons shortening
2 eggs
2 tablespoons melted shortening

Steps:

  • Scald milk in a medium saucepan. Add cold water to scalded milk. Remove 1/4 cup liquid; mix yeast into liquid when cooled to lukewarm. To liquid in saucepan, add salt, sugar, shortening, and eggs. Add dissolved yeast to saucepan. Mix well.
  • Sift and measure the flour into a large bowl. Make a well in the flour, and pour the liquids into the well. Stir with a large wooden spoon until liquid disappears.
  • With one hand, mix dough in bowl using swinging rotary motion. Gradually form dough into smooth ball, then knead in bowl for 2 minutes. Brush top with melted shortening. Cover, and allow dough to rise at room temperature until doubled in bulk, about 2 hours.
  • Punch down dough. Use dough for any sweet bread recipe.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 104.3 calories, Carbohydrate 18.4 g, Cholesterol 8.2 mg, Fat 2.1 g, Fiber 0.6 g, Protein 2.6 g, SaturatedFat 0.6 g, Sodium 102.7 mg, Sugar 2.4 g

BASIC SWEET ROLL DOUGH FOR CINNAMON BUNS



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This dough makes the best cinnamon rolls I have ever had, and family says it rivals "Cinnabons". This is a versatile sweet yeast dough that can be refrigerated overnight or baked the same day.

Provided by Recipe Baroness

Categories     Yeast Breads

Time 1h39m

Yield 24 rolls, 24 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 8

6 -7 cups all-purpose flour
1/2 cup sugar
2 teaspoons salt
2 (1/4 ounce) packages active dry yeast
1 cup water
1 cup milk
1/2 cup butter
1 egg

Steps:

  • in a large bowl, combine 2 cups flour, sugar, salt and yeast; blens well to mix. in small sauce pan heat water milk and butter until very warm (120-130 Degrees F.) Add warm liquid and egg to flour mixture. Blend at low speed until moistened. by hand add the other 3 cups of flour until dough pulls away from the sides of the bowl.
  • On floured surface, knead in another 1 to 2 cups of flour until dough is smooth and elastic, about 8-10 minutes. place dough in greased bowl and let rise covered in a warm place, until doubled in size.abouy 45 to 60 minutes.
  • Punch dough down and divide in half. Shape and bake dough as desired, I make cinnamon rolls with this dough.by rolling it out spreading melted butter on it and sprinkleing it with cinnamon sugar and rolling up to cut in 1inch slices.
  • To make dough a day ahead, after first rise time, punch dough down and cover to refrigerate overnight.

BASIC PIE DOUGH FOR SWEET CHERRY PIE



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This dough can be turned into a simplified lattice crust for our Sweet Cherry Pie.

Provided by Martha Stewart

Categories     Food & Cooking     Dessert & Treats Recipes     Pie & Tarts Recipes

Time 15m

Yield Makes 1 double crust

Number Of Ingredients 5

2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour (spooned and leveled), plus more for rolling
1 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon sugar
1 cup (2 sticks) cold unsalted butter, cut into pieces
1/4 to 1/2 cup ice water

Steps:

  • In a food processor, combine flour, salt, and sugar; pulse briefly. Add butter; pulse until mixture resembles coarse meal, with a few pea-size pieces of butter remaining. Sprinkle with 1/4 cup ice water. Pulse until dough is crumbly but holds together when squeezed (if necessary, add up to 1/4 cup water, 1 tablespoon at a time). Do not overmix.
  • Divide dough in half, and turn out onto 2 large pieces of plastic wrap. Fold plastic over each portion of dough; press to shape into 2 3/4-inch-thick disks. Refrigerate until firm, at least 1 hour (and up to 3 days); dough can also be frozen up to 3 months (thaw before using).
  • On a floured piece of parchment paper, roll 1 disk of dough to a 14-inch round. Wrap dough around rolling pin; unroll over a 9-inch pie plate. Gently fit into bottom and sides of plate (do not stretch dough). Using kitchen shears, trim dough to a 1-inch overhang all around; refrigerate until ready to use. Reserve and refrigerate remaining disk of dough for top crust.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 276 g, Fat 19 g, Protein 3 g

ALEX GOH'S BASIC SWEET BUN DOUGH



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I love making this and putting different fillings etc in it...such buns are extremely popular in Asia

Provided by tunasushi

Categories     Yeast Breads

Time 2h25m

Yield 16 buns, 16 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 9

480 g bread flour
120 g all-purpose flour
110 g sugar
20 g powdered milk
4 teaspoons instant yeast (not fast rising or anything like that, just regular instant baker's yeast)
1 egg
300 ml cold water
60 g butter
10 g salt

Steps:

  • Mix flours, milk powder, yeast and sugar in a big bowl.
  • Add the egg and cold water and mix to form a dough. Add in the butter and salt and knead till a smooth dough forms. This takes a while.
  • At first the dough will be greasy and seem as if there is too much butter in it. But as you knead and knead and knead, it will eventually get to the point you want it to be.
  • Cover with clingwrap and let rise for about 1 hour or till doubled in size.
  • Preheat oven to 380 farenheit.
  • Divide dough into portions of 50 or 60 gm each. Shape into balls and leave it to rest for abt 10 minutes Roll out dough and wrap with desired fillings. Shape as required and let it proof on lined or greased baking tray for another 50-60 mins or until dough is double in size.
  • Brush dough with egg wash, or milk, if you want it to be less brown, and bake till golden brown and cooked.
  • Immediately brush with melted butter after taking it out of the oven and cover with a tea cloth to give it a soft crust.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 230.9, Fat 4.2, SaturatedFat 2.3, Cholesterol 22.4, Sodium 274.5, Carbohydrate 42.1, Fiber 1.4, Sugar 7.5, Protein 5.8

BASIC SWEET BREAD DOUGH



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When the King Arthur Flour traveling baking demos came to the Salt Lake City area I was so exited to learn how to make the perfect sweet breads. They gave everyone this great versatle recipe that can be made into cinnamon rolls, braids, sticky buns, monkey bread, and more.

Provided by Cupcake-Princess

Categories     Yeast Breads

Time 20m

Yield 2 loaves

Number Of Ingredients 11

3/4 cup warm water (110 degrees max)
2 teaspoons sugar
1 tablespoon active dry yeast
1/2 cup all-purpose flour
3/4 cup plain low-fat yogurt
1/2 cup butter, softened, cut into small pieces
2 large eggs, lightly beaten
1/2 cup sugar
1 teaspoon salt
2 teaspoons vanilla extract or 2 teaspoons grated citrus zest
4 1/2-5 1/2 cups all-purpose flour

Steps:

  • For the sponge: In a small bowl stir together water and sugar until sugar is dissolved. Stir in yeast and flour. Cover with plastic wrap and set aside until bubbly and active, about 10 to 15 minutes.
  • For the dough: In a large bowl, mix together all of the sponge, yogurt, butter, eggs, sugar, salt, and vanilla or citrus zest. Add flour 1 cup at a time, mixing until the dough comes away cleanly from the sides of the bowl.
  • Turn dough out onto a lightly floured surface and knead for about 5 minutes, until soft and pliable but not sticky. Let dough rest while you clean and grease the bowl. Finish kneading the dough until it's smooth, supple, and springy.
  • Place the dough in a greased bowl, turn to coat all surfaces, cover with plastic wrap and let sit in a warm place for about 1 1/2 hours, or until doubled.
  • Gently deflate the dough and shape into desired shapes. Cover with plastic wrap and let rise until doubled in bulk, about 35 to 45 minutes.

UKRAINIAN RICH BASIC SWEET DOUGH (OSNOVNE SOLODKE TISTO)



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Make and share this Ukrainian Rich Basic Sweet Dough (Osnovne Solodke Tisto) recipe from Food.com.

Provided by Olha7397

Categories     Yeast Breads

Time 1h

Yield 1 recipe

Number Of Ingredients 14

2 teaspoons sugar
1/3 cup lukewarm water
1/4 teaspoon powdered ginger
2 tablespoons dry yeast
3/4 cup scalded milk, lukewarm
3/4 cup all-purpose flour
1/2 cup butter
1/2 cup sugar
2 whole eggs
3 -4 egg yolks
1 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon vanilla
1 lemon, rind of, grated
4 1/2-5 cups all-purpose flour

Steps:

  • FOR THE SPONGE: Dissolve the sugar in the lukewarm water, sprinkle the yeast over it, and let it stand until softened. Combine with the lukewarm milk and 3/4 cup of flour. Beat well, cover and let the sponge rise in a warm place until light and bubbly.
  • FOR THE SWEET DOUGH: Cream the butter with the sugar. Beat the whole eggs and the egg yolks together along with the salt. Combine with the butter sugar mixture and beat thoroughly. Stir in the vanilla, lemon rind and sponge. Add the flour and knead in the bowl for about 10 minutes. This dough should be soft.
  • Cover and let it rise in a warm place until double in bulk. Punch down, knead a few times, and let it rise again. You can use this dough with any sweet filling such as cottage cheese, nut and poppy rolls, filled doughnuts filled with thick poppy seed, jam, or cooked prunes pitted and sweetened.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 4121.6, Fat 128.7, SaturatedFat 71.2, Cholesterol 1139.7, Sodium 3418.9, Carbohydrate 630.9, Fiber 24.2, Sugar 111.2, Protein 104.3

BASIC SWEET DOUGH



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This is a very good sweet dough , It can be used in a variety of recipes like bread , rolls , cinnamon rolls , donuts , ect...

Provided by Karla Everett

Categories     Other Breads

Time 1h

Number Of Ingredients 8

6-7 c all purpose flour ; divided
1/2 c sugar
2 (1/4oz) pkg active dry yeast = 2 1/4 teas per pkg.
2 tsp salt
1/2 c butter
1 c milk
1 c water
1 egg

Steps:

  • 1. In a large bowl (I use my metal one )combine 2 cups flour , sugar , yeast and salt ; set aside
  • 2. In a sauce pan heat butter , milk and water until very warm ( not boiling) to 120° to 130°. Add mixture and egg to the dry ingredients ; Blend on low speed of an electric mixer until moistened ; Beat for 3 minutes on medium speed.
  • 3. Stir in enough of the remaining flour by hand to form a stiff dough. ( dough will be some what sticky )
  • 4. On a floured surface knead until smooth and elastic about 8-10 minutes.
  • 5. Place dough in a greased bowl ; turn greased side up. Cover and let rise in a warm space for 45-60 minutes , or until light and doubled in size ; punch dough down and use dough for desired recipe.

BASIC SWEET ROLL DOUGH



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Number Of Ingredients 8

6 to 7 cups all-purpose flour
1/2 cup sugar
2 teaspoons salt
2 packages active dry yeast
1 cup water
1 cup milk
1/2 cup margarine or butter
1 egg

Steps:

  • 1. In large bowl, combine 2 cups flour, sugar, salt and yeast mix well. In small saucepan, heat water, milk and margarine until very warm (120 to 130°F.). Add warm liquid and egg to flour mixture blend at low speed until moistened. Beat 3 minutes at medium speed. By hand, stir in an additional 3 cups flour until dough pulls cleanly away from sides of bowl.2. On floured surface, knead in 1 to 2 cups flour until dough is smooth and elastic, 8 to 10 minutes. Place dough in greased bowl cover loosely with greased plastic wrap and cloth towel. Let rise in warm place (80 to 85°F.) until light and doubled in size, 45 to 60 minutes.3. Punch down dough several times to remove all air bubbles. Divide dough in half. Shape as directed in the following 3 recipes.High Altitude (above 3500 feet): No change.

Nutrition Facts : Nutritional Facts Serves

Tips:

  • Always use fresh ingredients, especially when making sweet dough.
  • Make sure your butter is cold and cut into small pieces before adding it to the flour mixture. This will help create a flaky, tender dough.
  • Don't overmix the dough. Overmixing will make the dough tough.
  • Chill the dough for at least 30 minutes before rolling it out. This will make it easier to work with and will help prevent the dough from shrinking in the oven.
  • Bake the dough in a preheated oven. This will help ensure that the dough cooks evenly.
  • Don't overbake the dough. Overbaking will make the dough dry and crumbly.

Conclusion:

Sweet dough is a versatile dough that can be used to make a variety of delicious treats, from pies and pastries to cookies and bread. By following these tips, you can make sure your sweet dough turns out perfect every time.

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