Showing posts with label bread. Show all posts
Showing posts with label bread. Show all posts

Tuesday, May 4, 2010

Tasty Tuesday

This is the easiest homemade bread you will ever make!

This recipe is a family favorite...and by family I mean our entire extended family, not just Andrew and I. The best part is that it doesn't call for oil or sugar and there is no kneading required!

No-starter Sourdough Bread

This is not an actual photo of our bread, but the loaves should look similar, minus the grain.


3 C. water
1 1/2 Tb. yeast
2 tsp. kosher salt
6 1/2 C. of flour

Prepare in a a large bowl (one that has a vented lid is best)
Warm water, add yeast and salt.
Mix in flour all at once and place in vented container (see above note) for 3 hours.
Preheat oven to 450 degrees and spray baking sheet with Pam or whatever you normally use.
Divide dough into 3 balls. Shape into circles and use knife to indent the tops.
Cover tops with flour.
Place in oven to bake for 30 minutes with an oven safe cup full of water in the rack above the bread...it uses steam to keep bread moist.

We love this bread with honey butter, jam and it makes awesome french toast bread! Enjoy!




Tuesday, November 25, 2008

Tasty Tuesdays

Chocolate Chip-Pumpkin Bread...mmm
1/2 C. unsalted butter
1 1/4 C. sugar
3 Large eggs
1tsp vanilla extract
1 C. canned pumpkin (not pumpkin pie filling)
1 3/4 C. Flour
1tsp baking soda
1 tsp baking powder
1/2 tsp salt
1/2 tsp each: cinnamon, ground ginger, and ground nutmeg.
1/2 C milk
3/4 C chocolate chips/raisins-not my fav.
nuts are optional

1. Cream the butter gradually adding the sugar. Add in eggs one at a time. Add vanilla and pumpkin.
2. Sift flour, baking soda/powder, salt and spices
3. Blend 1/3 of the flour mixture into the butter mixture. Then add 1/2 of the milk. Alternate additions of remaining flour mixture and milk, blending well after each addition. Fold in chocolate chips
4. Scrape batter into prepared pan at 350 * for 50-60 minutes
5. Let cool for 15 minutes--Enjoy!!

Gift idea: this year for neighbors and the sister I visit teach, I am planning on making them a loaf wrapped in parchment paper with wrapping paper over it and tying it with a pretty ribbon to a inexpensive cutting board. Presentation is great, usable and edible too!