Delicious Buns made with GGOO!

Diane Ablonczy

During this time of fighting the corona virus, so many of you are using your extra time at home to cook and bake. It can be very therapeutic and if you are not alone, an activity that you can do together.

Also, since things are so uncertain, while you are cooking, many people are making extra and freezing what’s leftover for future meals.

Here’s a great recipe sent to us from long-time subscriber Diane Ablonzy from Calgary, Alberta.

Please let us know what you are making at home with your Galilee Green Olive Oil!

Ingredients:

Make buns small – they rise a lot!

• 1 cup lukewarm water
• 1 teaspoon sugar
• 2 tablespoons yeast
• 3 cups warm water
• 1 cup Galilee Green Olive Oil (GGOO)
• 1 cup sugar
• 1and 1/2 teaspoons salt
• 2-3 eggs beaten (optional)
• 10-12 cups flour

Directions:

1. 1. Mix the 1 teaspoon sugar in 1 cup lukewarm water.
   2. Sprinkle in yeast and let soften and rise for about 10 minutes.
   3. Mix the 3 cups water, GGOO, sugar, salt, and beaten eggs.
   4. Add the yeast mixture.
   5. Mix in about half the flour, then mix in more, kneading until smooth and elastic This may require using more or less flour than stated.

Great for Freezing

1. Place dough in bowl oiled with GGOO, turning once to oil top of dough.
2. Cover with plastic wrap or oiled waxed paper or damp cloth, and let rise until double in bulk.
3. Punch down and let rise again.
4. Form into balls; make the balls quite small as they rise a lot.
5. Let rise and bake at 350 degrees F/175 degrees C for about 20 minutes or until nicely browned.

This makes a large quantity of very light buns, great for freezing.