The Bread Thread!

[Beekissed]

That sounds quite delicious. Do you have a recipe for the "good ol' bread" you could share? Please

Sure can...this recipe makes for a large batch of bread, so you'll have to split it if you want to make less, of course.

4 c. warm water
3 T. yeast
1/2 c. to 1 c. of honey (your preference)
2 c. whole wheat flour

Combine and let sponge form.

1/3 c of ground flax seed
1/3 c. ground sunflower seed
1/2 c to 1 c. of Quaker oats
1 T. salt
1/2 c. oil (your preference...right now I'm using coconut oil)

Mix into sponge and start adding whole wheat and/or white flour one cup at a time until the consistency is right for kneading. Knead bread, adding handfuls of flour, until the consistency is firm, springy and ready to form into your dough ball. Form your ball and coat lightly with oil, cover and let rise, punching it down each time, for 3-4 proofs before forming into rolls or loaves and baking at 350* for 30 min. or lightly brown.

 

[baymule]

@Beekissed how long does it take for sponge to form?

 

[Beekissed]

@Beekissed how long does it take for sponge to form?

That depends on the ambient temps, the warmth of the water used, the quality of your yeast, etc. Usually I'll have a good sponge going in 15-20 min but on hot days, even faster.

 

[wyoDreamer]

Thanks, @Beekissed !
That bread sounds wonderful! and I have all the ingredients in my pantry. Making bread this weekend ...

 

[Britesea]

An interesting thing I found out-- In the old days the bread wasn't mixed in a bowl. You just poured the liquids etc. into a "well" in your bag or barrel of flour and mixed it until it didn't grab any more flour. At that point it was perfect for kneading. The clever thing about it is that you don't have to worry about adjusting for humidity and so forth!

 

[sumi]

O.K. that is interesting!

 

[Beekissed]

I'd read about that method in the old West times, when old "sourdoughs" would use that method to form their sourdough biscuits each morning.

 

[Beekissed]

Started a sourdough starter last night and it's starting to smell sooooo good already!!! Will feed it tonight and let it sit again. Can't WAIT to start using this, as I'm going to try a lot of new recipes I've found for sourdough bread for making flat breads, pizza crust, etc.

I'd like to use it often for small meals and also for family functions.

 

[baymule]

Thanks a lot Bee! We are on a low carb, low calorie diet and I miss BREAD! The diet is working, I have lost 14 pounds, veered off, gained a few back and am now back to 138. I don't like this diet, but I don't want to be overweight either. My target is 130.

I miss garlic French bread, peanut butter and my home made jelly sandwiches, pizza crust that is not cauliflower, cinnamon toast, and just fragrant, delicious bread.

 

[CrealCritter]

Thanks a lot Bee! We are on a low carb, low calorie diet and I miss BREAD! The diet is working, I have lost 14 pounds, veered off, gained a few back and am now back to 138. I don't like this diet, but I don't want to be overweight either. My target is 130.

I miss garlic French bread, peanut butter and my home made jelly sandwiches, pizza crust that is not cauliflower, cinnamon toast, and just fragrant, delicious bread.

138? Geeze... If I were 138 I would have to make sure my pockets were tucked in, else they would become a wind sail and I might be found in the next county.