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When I sat thinking of ways to make my home life more simple and more healthy for my family I couldn't help but think of the Lord's Prayer. Jesus gave us his commandments so that we may have order in our lives. That we may live a life pure and simple filled with His traditions that would serve to give glory to His name. His word gives us health of mind, body, and spirit, unprocessed and filling. So I thought about every word in the Lord's Prayer.
What could be more pure and unprocessed more filling and healthy than making and baking our Daily Bread?? Though you may not see the depth of it, "how can baking bread bring you closer to God?". But for me it does.
I decided to begin making and baking our own fresh bread to meet our family's needs on a daily basis. My daughter Emma has begun making it with me. She asks me, "is it bread baking day mommy?" and she just smiles when I say it is.
We pray the Lords Prayer as we begin to prepare our dough. She has also learned the basics of what constitutes dough (water and flour). She makes some of her own concoctions and boy can that get messy. But is cleans up pretty easily.
Now you might think how would you have time to bake your own bread with everything else you have to do...well, I don't knead my dough in the traditional way, we use the BOSCH Mixer and it takes only minutes as apposed to 45 minutes by hand. It is super fast and super easy!
The BOSCH is 800 watts and can hold up to 15lbs of dough. So we can make up to 6 loaves of our Daily Bread at one time. We freeze the rest and use it as the need arises.
Below is the recipe for Basic Bread:
Place these ingredients in your mixer equipped with a dough hook. If you do not have a BOSCH Mixer cut the recipe in half.
5 cups Very warm water (110-120 degrees)
2/3 cup sugar (I use derma (unprocessed sugar found in most super markets)
1/2 cup Butter, melted
3/4 cup Oil (vegetable or safflower)
2/3 cup Dry milk powder
3 cups Whole Wheat flour (King Arthur is great)
1 1/2 Tbsp. sea salt
4 Tbsp. Yeast ( I use SAF )
More unbleached all purpose flour will be used a little later on.
Mix on a medium speed until combined. Then add more unbleached all purpose flour, 1 cup at a time while the mixer is going, until the sides begin to clean from the sides of the bowl. Watch closely to get just enough flour for a soft workable dough. Too much flour will result in a heavy, tough dough. On medium speed Knead dough for 6 minutes. Let dough "rest" in mixer for 45 minutes. (Good time to clean up or change a diaper or feed a baby).
Turn mixer on momentarily to deflate dough after "rest" time has elapsed. Turn dough out on to a clean oiled surface and form loaves. *if you have a scale weigh your dough for an 8in pan you need your dough to weigh about 1 lb. and 8 oz or for larger slices 1lb. 10oz.
With kitchen shears, cut a large x or two small ones about 1 inch deep on top of the dough in the pan. This helps any trapped air escape.
Let rise for 35 minutes in a cool dark place with a kitchen towel over the pans until double their size.
Bake at 350 degrees for 35 to 45 minutes or until golden brown. Let stand in pans for 10 minutes after removing from the oven. Remove from pans carefully and cool on wire racks. Cool completely before slicing.
Yield:4-5 (8in) loaves.
***I like to save some dough about one pound worth and shape into dinner rolls. They cook a little less time than the bread just check them. Kids love them hot out of the oven. I just heat them up and serve them the same day with super.***
Baking is not only fun for my daughter and me but it is very rewarding. It can also save you money when you see the prices of bread these days. Plus I bet you'll get your kids to eat whole wheat bread a lot easier if they not only make it themselves but it tastes better made at home with no chemicals and with lots of Godly Love!!!!
Happy Baking!
Feel free to contact me with any questions.
The above recipe was taken from the Bread Basket Cookbook by Martha Greene!!!
What could be more pure and unprocessed more filling and healthy than making and baking our Daily Bread?? Though you may not see the depth of it, "how can baking bread bring you closer to God?". But for me it does.
I decided to begin making and baking our own fresh bread to meet our family's needs on a daily basis. My daughter Emma has begun making it with me. She asks me, "is it bread baking day mommy?" and she just smiles when I say it is.
We pray the Lords Prayer as we begin to prepare our dough. She has also learned the basics of what constitutes dough (water and flour). She makes some of her own concoctions and boy can that get messy. But is cleans up pretty easily.
Now you might think how would you have time to bake your own bread with everything else you have to do...well, I don't knead my dough in the traditional way, we use the BOSCH Mixer and it takes only minutes as apposed to 45 minutes by hand. It is super fast and super easy!
The BOSCH is 800 watts and can hold up to 15lbs of dough. So we can make up to 6 loaves of our Daily Bread at one time. We freeze the rest and use it as the need arises.
Below is the recipe for Basic Bread:
Place these ingredients in your mixer equipped with a dough hook. If you do not have a BOSCH Mixer cut the recipe in half.
5 cups Very warm water (110-120 degrees)
2/3 cup sugar (I use derma (unprocessed sugar found in most super markets)
1/2 cup Butter, melted
3/4 cup Oil (vegetable or safflower)
2/3 cup Dry milk powder
3 cups Whole Wheat flour (King Arthur is great)
1 1/2 Tbsp. sea salt
4 Tbsp. Yeast ( I use SAF )
More unbleached all purpose flour will be used a little later on.
Mix on a medium speed until combined. Then add more unbleached all purpose flour, 1 cup at a time while the mixer is going, until the sides begin to clean from the sides of the bowl. Watch closely to get just enough flour for a soft workable dough. Too much flour will result in a heavy, tough dough. On medium speed Knead dough for 6 minutes. Let dough "rest" in mixer for 45 minutes. (Good time to clean up or change a diaper or feed a baby).
Turn mixer on momentarily to deflate dough after "rest" time has elapsed. Turn dough out on to a clean oiled surface and form loaves. *if you have a scale weigh your dough for an 8in pan you need your dough to weigh about 1 lb. and 8 oz or for larger slices 1lb. 10oz.
With kitchen shears, cut a large x or two small ones about 1 inch deep on top of the dough in the pan. This helps any trapped air escape.
Let rise for 35 minutes in a cool dark place with a kitchen towel over the pans until double their size.
Bake at 350 degrees for 35 to 45 minutes or until golden brown. Let stand in pans for 10 minutes after removing from the oven. Remove from pans carefully and cool on wire racks. Cool completely before slicing.
Yield:4-5 (8in) loaves.
***I like to save some dough about one pound worth and shape into dinner rolls. They cook a little less time than the bread just check them. Kids love them hot out of the oven. I just heat them up and serve them the same day with super.***
Baking is not only fun for my daughter and me but it is very rewarding. It can also save you money when you see the prices of bread these days. Plus I bet you'll get your kids to eat whole wheat bread a lot easier if they not only make it themselves but it tastes better made at home with no chemicals and with lots of Godly Love!!!!
Happy Baking!
Feel free to contact me with any questions.
The above recipe was taken from the Bread Basket Cookbook by Martha Greene!!!
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