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There are other changes as well.
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To a new day, we go on.
It's time to move on and move forward.
PassPorter is a small business, and for many years it supported our family. But the world changed, print books took a backseat to the Internet, and for a long time now it has been unable to make ends meet. We've had to find new ways to support our family, which means new careers and less and less time available to devote to our first baby, PassPorter.
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I'm making home made bread right now for the first time. First time I've ever used my dough hook on my KitchenAid. I found the recipe online and it seemed easy so I thought I'd give it a try. It's raising now and then I need to split it in half and let it raise again in the bread pans. Keep your fingers crossed!
If it ends up being a winner, I would love the recipe. We go through so much bread in our house and it would probably be way cheaper to bake my own than to keep buying it.
We also go through a lot of milk...though I don't see a cow in our future
We love homemade bread too...but I cheat...I have a breadmaker. HOWEVER...I do know how to make it from scratch without the breadmaker! Used to do it all the time when I was a teenager.
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Ok, so I just sampled my bread and it's pretty good! I'm happy with my first attempt! This is a white bread recipe for use with a mixer. Here's the recipe for those interested: 6-7 cups all purpose flour, 3 TBL sugar, 1 TBL salt, 2 TBL shortening,2 pkgs regular or quick active dry yeast, 2 1/4 cups very warm water (120-130 degrees), 2 TBL melted butter if desired, olive oil.
In your mixing bowl, mix 3 1/2 cups of flour, sugar, salt, yeast and shortening until well mixed. Turn mixer on low and slowly add warm water. Gradually increase the speed of the mixer until well mixed. Add flour one cup at a time (up to 7 cups) until dough is no longer sticky and easy to handle. Dough should no longer stick to the bowl or the attachment. Cover bowl loosely with plastic wrap and kitchen towel and leave in warm place until double in size. Once dough has risen, punch down, gather in ball and divide in half. Stretch dough and form in balls and place in lightly greased bread pans and brush with olive oil. Cover with wrap and towel and allow to raise again. At this time you can preheat your oven to 425. By the time it's up to temp the dough should be ready. Bake for 20-25 minutes until golden brown. Remove from oven, brush with melted butter and allow to cool.
I think the olive oil gives the crust a little crunch which I like, but you could probably leave it off if you want a softer crust.
The olive oil helps the dough not dry out. Homemade bread will always have a crunchy top crust. You can lessen this by rubbing butter on it after it's done baking or covering the pan with foil (loosely, so the bread can still rise).
Glad it turned out well for you - I love homemade bread - and the smell in the house is wonderful!
The olive oil helps the dough not dry out. Homemade bread will always have a crunchy top crust. You can lessen this by rubbing butter on it after it's done baking or covering the pan with foil (loosely, so the bread can still rise).
Glad it turned out well for you - I love homemade bread - and the smell in the house is wonderful!
I don't know. My DMIL is 86 and has been making bread most of her life. Her recipe doesn't call for olive oil and her bread has a much softer crust.
I did leave the house to run some errands and when I came back in the house....it smelled so good!!!!
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Making homemade bread is one of my favorite things to do. It helps relieve stress if you kneed the dough yourself and it is a fun activity for the kids to help with. And there is a great reward when you are done. and even when it doesn't turn out right i.e. doesn't rise it still tastes good!
I made all my bread when my kids were younger. So good and nothing in it that doesn't need to be.
One secret I learned was to make sure you add no more flour than the recipe calls for-leaving some out to knead and shape the bread. Too much flour makes the bread heavy.
I have to agree, it's not quite the same with a bread maker, but...WOW...it sure is easy! I find I don't always have the time to make bread from scratch with out the silly thing.
I really need to get back to using the bread maker. The bread is better and a WHOLE lot cheaper. I can make a loaf of bread for practically pennies and a really good loaf of bread typically costs $3-5!!!
We just have to be careful and either use it up in 4-6 days or make sure to dry the leftovers out and turn them into bread crumbs (and store in the freezer). Without all the preservatives that come in store-bought bread, it doesn't last as long.
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I used to make bread every week! When the boys were little I would make bread on Wednesday, every week! I would make 4 loaves!
I love the smell of bread baking!!
Glad you found a recipe you wanted to try and liked!
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