Yum!!! For most of us the pandemic changed quiet a bit of what we do. For me and my family, we switched to buying a grain mill, milling fresh flour when needed, and making bread, not buying bread. Now, some people thinks its crazy, but you know it is something I would have never pictures doing yet thoroughly love even two years later! There is something to be said for working with your hands. The joy of kneeding whole wheat bread, or slapping sour dough on the counter, or even just hand mixing. Find joy, find something that brings you joy while using your hands. Elder Henry B. Eyring said, “You hold in your hands the happiness of more people than you can imagine”. You, each and every one of us makes choices, we choose if we are going to be happy, mad, sad, etc. For some it could be exercising, painting, writing, etc., find what brings you joy, find what you can use your hands to create. These are two of my absolute favorite recipes.
Whole Wheat Bread
2 1/2 C. Whey, (or milk)
1/4 C. Butter
1/3 C. Honey
Mix and heat up in microwave for about 2 minutes, (Luke warm)
While mixture is heating up add the following to a mixing bowl
2 1/2 tsp. Active Dry Yeast
1 egg beaten
2 tsp. Salt
5-7 C. Freshly ground Hard red wheat berries, (whole wheat flour)
Add the heated mixture to mixer knead for 6 minutes either by hand or mixer.
Grease 1 13X4X4 bread pan or 2 smaller bread pans, IF using the large rectangle grease with crispy
Once all combined cover with a towel and let rise for 45-60 minutes
Once doubled place in oven at 335 for 45 minutes
Sourdough, (adapted from Ballerina Farm Recipe) yield 2 loaves
225g starter
600g warm water
Mix together
Add
800g white bread flour
200g whole wheat flour
Mix together/ knead 2 minutes
Let dough rest for 20min.-1hr.
Add
135g warm water
25g salt
Mix really well (5 minutes)
Let dough rest 20 min
Stretch and fold (x3)
Lift in center and fold under
Wait 30 min
Stretch and fold
Wait 30 min
Stretch and fold
Rest till double (1-4hrs)
Flour surface
Flip Fold
Cut in half
Preshape loaves
Flip over, push back,
Nice tension
Sit on counter for 20min
Flip, push, pull, put in basket
Fridge for 2hr-overnight
Preheat oven to 450
Put parchment paper in bottom of pan then place loaves in pans
Score loaves
Cover with foil place in oven for 20 minutes then pull foil off and bake for 20 more minutes.
So no matter what it is, finding something that makes you smile, laugh, something that you can use your hands.
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