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My philosophy....homemade is ALWAYS healthier, is ALWAYS cheaper, and is therefore BETTER!

When you make things homemade you will naturally never put in as much sugar or salt as the companies do-you just won't. Plus homemade means no preservatives and you know the common rule-your food should be able to go bad or its not real food!

When you make things homemade you're always saving money! Who wants to pay the manufacturer, shipper, store, etc. each for a box of cookies!?!?!

Once you go homemade-you'll never go back! Fresh food that YOU produced for your family will not only leave you feeling accomplished and proud, it tastes incredible and you'll never be able to eat the packaged stuff without comparing-and homemade will win!

Have fun, experiment, and Enjoy!

Wednesday, October 3, 2012

Mmmmmm Wheat Bread

Fall is in the air and nothing and I mean NOTHING is better than homemade warm wheat bread with a lot more than necessary slab of butter.  Mmmmmm!  (maybe a little honey too :)  I'm the first one to say-I am not a baker!  I am still trying to figure out this whole bread thing and this recipe is the best I've found!  Its delicious, easy, makes a ton for freezing, and very versatile!  This is my health idol, Mindi Bennett's recipe!

5 c warm water
12 c flour (half wheat/half white)
1/2c dry milk (optional)
2T salt
1/2 c oil or butter
1/2 c sugar or honey
2 c rolled oats
1/2 c ground flax seed (optional)
2T yeast

Layer ingredients in order from above in a big mixer (Kitchen Aid or Bosch, maybe a bread machine if it's big enough).  Mix with a bread hood for 10 min.  Let rise for 1 hour +/-.  Divide into 4 loaves or 50 rolls, let rise again 45 min to an hour.  Bake at 350 degrees for 20 min and check for done-ness.  Usually takes between 20-30 minutes for a nice golden crust.  Put butter on top while hot.

My pile in my mixer-use a HOOK attachment to mix tho(I forgot to switch it before I took the picture)
my mixer can be a little whimpy so I like to knead it on my counter for a few minutes
Be sure to grease your bowl and the top and sides...It's alive!
Grow baby grow!
I make a full batch of this bread  about every 2 weeks.  I'll make usually 4 loaves and then a small pan of rolls.  The loaves freeze great!  I stick the rolls in a bag in the freezer and pop them in the microwave (sorry mindi) for 30 sec for a quick yummy after school snack-or put one in my son's lunch box and it's thawed by lunch time and not soggy!



Be Creative and Enjoy!
Yours will most likely be much thicker than mine-it's a personal curse.
STATS:Better-Oh man....Sooo good!!!  Just taste it and you'll be hooked! I haven't bought bread in 6 months! *check!*
Healthier-Did you know most store bought wheat bread still has enriched flour as the ingredient! That means that they take the flour-either white or wheat- strip it of the nutrients during processing and then...whoops I guess we better put a few synthetic chemicals that represent nutrients back in and then we can call it "enriched"!  You don't fool me! *check*
 Cheaper-This recipe makes 4 loaves.  4 loaves of the good natural wheat bread is $4.50 to $5.50/ loaf!  Ahhhh!!  If you buy the big bag of flour from Costco it's about $.06 a cup of flour! so for 4 loaves it's $2.88 for the flour!  *check*





Mmmmmm

2 comments:

  1. Um, hummm. Just made two loaves and 25 rolls today. In the morning we will be using the loaves for french toast. Heaven.

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  2. Yum!!! These turned out so good. it makes a ton of bread, but suddenly it doesn't seem like enough. Excited to freeze some of these rolls for future sides. Thanks for the great recipe!

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