Butter Dips

We had some company for dinner last night and I decided to try out this bread recipe.  I was serving it with Baked Ziti and thought it an unusual combo to have a biscuit-y type bread with an Italian meal, but I was pleasantly surprised with how well they turned out.  Far less like a biscuit than I originally thought.  There is no picture to go along because we ate these up in such a hurry.  It was such an easy bread to put together.  I like this option better than the Sour Cream Muffins and Speedy Dinner Rolls for a quick weeknight bread.

Butter Dips

1/4 c. butter
1-1/4 c. four
2 tsp. sugar
2 tsp. baking powder
1 tsp. salt
2/3 c. milk or buttermilk

In a square 8x8 baking dish, melt 1/4 c. butter.  In a bowl, combine remaining ingredients until a wet dough is formed.  (You may have to work it for a while with a little elbow grease.)  Turn out dough onto flour surface into a rectangle shape and cut into 12 breadstick forms.  Roll into log and then roll in butter in pan, arranging bread pieces as you go.  Bake at 450 degrees for 12-15 minutes or until golden brown.  Allow to cool for five minutes before serving.

For a good picture of finished product, click here.