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Cooking is like love. It should be entered into with abandon or not at all.
~Harriet van Horne

Tuesday, March 15, 2011

Living on Bread and Water Ain't so Bad...

Sunday morning and visions of sandwiches danced in my head...
The only solution make some bread.

Whole Wheat Bread
In a bowl, mix together 1 package of yeast, 2 1/2 cups of warm water, 1 Tbl Salt, 1Tbl Sugar/Honey
Stir until yeast dissolves and let set 5-10 minutes.
Add one beaten egg. Slowly add 3 1/2 cup of white flour and 3 1/2 cups of wheat flour. You may not need all this flour but continue adding until it is not sticky, kneading it slowly in. Knead bread for about 5 minutes adding flour as needed and until it is as smooth as a baby's bottom.
Put in a bowl in a warm place and cover. Let rise for 1 - 1 1/2 hours.
When bread has doubled, punch down and knead again. Shape into rolls, baguettes or place in loaf pans. Let rise for 20 minutes more. Bake at 350 degrees until brown and delicous.

Now for the fun part... what I did with my bread.
Sunday Dinner: Sandwich with chicken, avocado, cheese, lettuce and roasted red pepper.
Monday After School Snack: Sliced toasted with hummus and roasted red peppers.
Tuesday Dinner: Placed in toaster oven with melted cheese and roasted red peppers.
Tomorrow: Topped with tuna fish with extra pickles.
Future Dreams: Toasted with Scrambled eggs,
Dipped in Soup,
When stale, whirl in food processor with herbs to make delcious bread crumbs that can be frozen and removed at any time to coat meat, top gratins and macn'cheez....

The possibilities are simply infinite.


The Sandwich Song...

PS Dan this song is dedicated to you for the sole reason that of all readers I think you will appreciate it the most.

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