Bread Making at the homestead!

Gather up your ingrediants ~ get the yeast all nice and bubbly ~ mix until

nice and gooooooie ~ put it in a bowl ~ in a warm spot and let it grow!

and grow ~ and grow ~ and GROW!

divide the dough in to nice little loaves ~ and let it grow again!

Put it in the oven and bake til nice and warm and crispy on the outside!

WHO IS THAT GETTING MY BREAD?!?!?

Serve with some nice homemade soup!

Enjoy some homemade bread today!

Recipe from ALLRECIPES.COM

Fabulous Homemade Bread

Submitted by: J. DruryRated: 5 out of 5 by 265 members
Yields: 72 servings

"Best Homemade Bread - 6 loaves in less than 3 hours! This is a variation of my mother Elaine's recipe. She is 75, and still makes hers by hand. I cheat and use a Bosch mixer, that's my time saver."

INGREDIENTS:
1/2 cup warm water
3 (.25 ounce) packages active
dry yeast
1/4 cup bread flour
1 tablespoon white sugar
2 cups quick cooking oats
2 cups whole wheat flour
4 1/2 cups warm water
1 1/2 tablespoons salt
2/3 cup brown sugar
2/3 cup vegetable oil
10 cups bread flour

DIRECTIONS:

1. In the mixing bowl of an electric mixer, stir together 1/2 cup warm water, 1 tablespoon sugar, 1/4 cup bread flour, and yeast. Let grow for about 5 minutes. It will bubble almost immediately.

2. Measure oats, 4 1/2 cups warm water, whole wheat flour, salt, 2/3 cup sugar, and 2/3 cup oil into the mixing bowl. Mix on low speed with a dough hook for 1 to 2 minutes. Increase speed slightly, and begin adding bread flour 1/2 to 1 cup at a time until dough pulls away from sides of bowl. Humidity determines how much flour you need before the bread pulls away from the edge of the bowl. It is normal for the dough to be sticky.

3. Place dough in an oiled bowl, and turn to coat the surface. Cover with a damp cloth. Let rise in a warm spot for 1 hour, or until doubled in size.

4. Divide dough into 6 pieces. Shape loaves, and place in greased 8 x 4 inch pans. Let rise until dough is 1 inch above rim of pans, usually 1 hour.

5. Bake at 350 degrees F ( 175 degrees C) for 35 minutes, or until tops are browned. Let cool in pans for 10 minutes, and then turn out onto wire racks to cool completely.

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Summer Barbeque

Coffee Barbecue Sauce Recipe

1/2 cup brewed espresso or strong, dark coffee
1 cup ketchup
1/2 cup cider vinegar
1/2 cup firmly packed light brown sugar
1 onion, peeled and finely chopped, about 1 cup
2 cloves garlic, peeled and crushed
3 fresh hot chili peppers, such as jalapeno, or hotter if desired, seeded
2 tablespoons hot dry mustard mixed with 1 tablespoon warm water
2 tablespoons Worcestershire sauce
2 tablespoons ground cumin
2 tablespoons chili powder

Put all of the ingredients in a small pot, stir them together, and bring to a simmer over medium-high heat. Lower the heat so the mixture is just simmering and let simmer for 20 minutes. Remove the pot form the heat, let the mixture cool, then puree it in a blender or food processor fitted with the steel blade.

The barbecue sauce can be covered and refrigerated for up to 2 weeks.

For my friend, Lacy at Razor Family Farms!

UPDATE: This sauce is good for anytime you would use a traditional tomato based bbq sauce. Ribs, chops, chicken, dunk a nuggect, etc.

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Spinach!

My sweetie had a surprise for me when I got home

from my last day at the furniture job.

He harvested out first batch of spinach. He said, "I don't know how to cook it for you". I told him not to worry. So I looked in the pantry and the fridge and said "mmmmmmmmmm". I put on a pot of rice, I shredded the chicken thighs he had baked, and pulled out a bit of bacon. This is what happened:

Fried bacon (just a bit-1 slice chopped up)

Added that beautiful spinach
Steamed it for about 30 seconds with a tablespoon of broth
Served it over a bed of rice, with the shredded chicken on top

Sweetie was flabbergasted at the gastronomical delight that ended up on the plate.
Simple. From the garden. Delicious.