Making Bread: Part 1 (More Food Storage Recipes)

Home-Made Bread

There is nothing like eating a slice of fresh, hot, homemade bread. I love the way it makes my whole house smell like home. Moma never made homemade bread, but Miss Tontsie, our next door neighbor, did. I loved her fried dough made out of her yeast bread dough. Moma always made hot chocolate to dip the dough in. Sweet memories of home. Now I make bread for my family. I hope one day that the smell of bread baking will evoke loving memories of home for my children. I think I'll fry up a batch of dough for my kids this weekend.

One of my favorite bread dough recipes is not my own. It comes from www.everydayfoodstorage.net She has a great video that shows how simple the process actually is.

Here's her recipe:
1 1/4 c water
1 Tbsp. yeast
1/4 cup honey or 1/3 cup sugar
2 3/4 cup whole wheat ( don't use store bought whole wheat flour. If you can't get fresh ground, just use unbleached white.)
1/4 c. gluten
1 tsp. salt
4 Tbsp. dry milk
1 Tbsp. butter, margarine, or oil
1 Tbsp. vinegar
1/4 cup potato flakes

Throw in bread machine. Set to dough setting. When it's run through, pull it out, and shape it. Place in bread pan. Let rise again for @30 min. Put in 350 oven for 35-40 minutes. When you tap the bread it should sound hollow. If it does, it's done.

This is my usual bread recipe:

1 cup cultured buttermilk
1 Tbsp. yeast
1/4 cup honey
1 3/4 cup white wheat flour
1 cup cooked quick oats, cooled
1/4 cup ground flax seeds
1/4 cup sunflower seeds
1 tsp. salt
1/4 cup gluten
1/4 cup potato flakes
1 Tbsp. butter

Same procedure as above. I like to mix the ingredients in the bread machine, but bake in the oven for best results. Happy baking Lisa!

To make Miss Tontsies' Fried Doughs:

After the first rising pinch off golf ball size dough and stretch it out. Fry up in oil. Turn to get both side cooked. It goes great with coffee or cocoa. I'll add a picture on Sunday.