Today we have a lot of reasons not to make our own bread. Time is usually the main reason people give
for not making their own bread.
I tried to jot down a few of the ingredients in a loaf of
whole wheat bread at the store:
Whole Wheat Flour, Water, Wheat
Gluten, High Frustose Corn Syrup, Honey, Molasses, Yeast, Calcium Sulfate,
Sodium Stearoyl Lactylate, Ethoxylated Mono and Diglycerides, Calcium Dioxide,…
woah woah too much stuff.
As we know if a product has things in it that I can’t pronounce
usually I don’t eat it. Eli and I have
been spending about 4.00 a loaf on organic artisan bread from the local
market. I decided to try to make my
own. This is what I came up with.
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| Photo Credit - Renee Olson |
Ingredients
6 cups of flour
3 cups of lukewarm water
1 ½ tbsp. of coarse salt
1 ½ tbsp. of granulated yeast
2 tbsp. of finely chopped rosemary (optional)
2 tbsp. of corn meal (cover the cooking pan with)
Process
In an extra large bowl combine all the dry ingredients
EXCEPT the corn meal. The corn meal is
used to coat the baking pan so that the bread doesn't stick.
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Using a sharp knife carefully chop the rosemary.
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Add the chopped Rosemary to the dry ingredients
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Add water, I started with 2 ½ and added more as I tested the
way the dry ingredients took the water.
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Stir together until combined (No dry flour is seen)
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Cover with plastic wrap for 2 – 5 hours (I let mine sit for
2.5 hours with waxed paper over it, this worked fine) The mixture should double
in size
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Divide the dough in thirds and using more flour in your
hands create bread balls (I was able to get four out of my batch)
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Place on the corn meal coated baking sheet and let rest for
30 minutes
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Use a sharp knife to cut a X pattern in the top of the loaf
Bake in preheated 450 degree oven for 30-35 minutes
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Cool on a baking rack
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Slice and serve
This bread could be used in the place of the store bought
brand in my Grilled Cheese recipe found here,
or toasted up with a nice five bean soup.
Namaste & Blessed Be
Sosanna
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4 comments
I love making my own bread. I keep it simple though. My bread is just Yeast, sugar, flour and a little oil. Sometimes I'll get creative and add other things, but not usually.
I haven't used the corn meal trick. I'll have to try that some time.
I'm inspired! Once upon a time I made bread twice a week, and I just noticed the crazy price of good bread on the weekend when I went to the store. Tonight's magic will be the magic of Carbon Dioxide bubbles from little yeasties! Maybe I should also drink champagne while I bake.
I am so impressed at your gorgeous loaves, BTW. It took me a long time to get loaves that nice. (this seems vaguely rude, doesn't it? Hey Mama... Nice loaves!)
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LOL! Cheers for the best all time comment on a Meatless Monday Post! I love it!
I love rosemary bread. It is so good. Thanks for sharing. I will have to make my own now.
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