This is really for Bess but I don't want to type it a million times so here you go-these recipes are from my amazing friend who is an AMAZING chef and teacher, Sam.
(and I'll add my notes as well)
Whole Wheat Bread
6 C warm water- not hot because that will kill the yeast
2 T yeast
2/3 C Sugar
2/3 C oil- I usually use canola oil but I have used olive oil and that works great as well
2 T salt
2 T gluten flour - Vital Wheat Gluten(for each cup of wheat flour or if you are using only white flour use 1T for each cup) -this helps the dough raise and REALLY does make a difference! so this means I should add 20T + 2 T but I don't usually add that much I just add 1 tablespoon at time until it stops sticking to the sides and then add more if I want too-sorry
3 T dough enhancer (Makes your bread last 2-3 days longer) The recipe calls for 3 T and I usually use 2 T for 12 cups of flour
4 eggs, optional- I never use eggs because we eat lots already and I never know when my vegan family will come over and I want them to be able to have bread if they do come! Nate uses eggs when he makes this dough for rolls
12-14 C flour- I usually use 10 wheat and 2 white- I have made white bread and it is great but I just can't justify it- at Bess' birthday dinner I used 6 C of each
Place water and yeast along with 1 T sugar into the mixing bowl, let bubble and ferment for about 5 minutes-until you can't see the water through the mixture-and I definitely let it sit longer than 5 min because I forget and do laundry which I love to do, which sometimes reminds me I need to clean the bathroom so I start that or give Blue or North a bath because I realize it's been too long! Anyhow... then I wash my hands and get back to the bread. Add sugar-all 2/3 C I don't subtract the 1 T for yeast mixture-,oil, and eggs if using. Mix lightly and add flour 1 C at a time- add wheat flour first. Add gluten flour-vital wheat gluten- before completely mixed. Knead for a few minutes, in mixer, and then add dough enhancer. Finish kneading, in mixer, for about 3-4 minutes. Place in an oiled bowl and let rise until doubled. Punch down. Shape into loaves and place in bread pans (you may need to grease and flour the pans) and let rise until doubled again. Bake at 350 F for 25-30 minutes or until bread is cooked through (about 190 with an instant read thermometer). Usually makes 5 loaves
OK- maybe you thought I was done adding notes but no, just wanted you to be able to print it out without any more side notes. It's been good for me to look at the recipe again and type it so I can see what I have been doing wrong. Not that the bread hasn't tasted great lately but Corinne wanted to buy some and the loaves were looking pretty sad but since she's my sister I thought it wasn't a big deal until Nate said that I couldn't sell those to her because they were so ugly-thanks. Anyhow I have been making this bread 2 times a week since August-adjusting for vacations I have made it now about 50 times-including today, it's rising now. So needless to say I have the recipe memorized and it has tasted great everytime despite looking not so great since Nate made me paranoid. Rising is difficult and I recommend reading -THE BREAD BIBLE-to learn about rising. Sam loaned it to me and I loved it but of course I didn't read it all. So the way I let dough rise is this- in the summer I put it outside in a covered, oiled bowl for the first rise and depending on my hurry level bring it back out for the 2nd rise or just let it sit inside. Summer seems a long time ago and a long ways off and for now in the winter- I cover it in an oiled bowl and sit it on the oven with the oven heated to 550 for both rises. But be sure to turn the oven down before you cook the bread because that heat may make it fall. From start to finish, it takes me longer than most I'm sure, but it's about 3 hours. Since I'm lucky and get to be home with my kiddies all day it's not so bad to wait. Not that I've ever hovered over it because staying at home means there's ALWAYS something to do. Sorry this is out of order-the trickiest part for me is the shaping. I just asked Sam this Sunday, again, about shaping and she rolls out the loaves-AH! I remembered reading that in THE BREAD BIBLE but I don't want to add that "extra" step. I don't like rolling pins- especially the process of laying out the cloth and all the flour so for now and for the past 200 loaves I will keep shaping it in my oiled hands. But for Corinne's loaves I may try extra hard to make it pretty without any air pockets. MAY-but MAYbe not because it has worked for me till now. Happy baking!
Spanish Rice- also from Sam- who made the above bread, this rice, spice rubbed chicken and grilled bananas, black bean and corn salsa, spinach salad and the dressing, and grilled pineapple all in 1 1/2 hours at our cooking class for Relief Society-She is amazing! The class meets every 2nd Thursday.
2 T oil
1 C uncooked rice
1 onion,chopped
1/2 green bell pepper, chopped
2 C water
1 (10 oz) can diced tomatoes with green chilies
2 tsp chili powder or to taste
1 tsp salt
Heat oil in deep skillet over medium heat, saute' rice, onion and bell pepper until rice is browned and onions are tender. Stir in water and canned tomatoes. Season with chili powder and salt, bring to boil, cover and simmer for 20 minutes.
I haven't made this but it was yummy. Last night we had spanish rice my style-we already had cooked rice 1/2 white/1/2 brown combo from rice on Sunday, cooked in the rice cooker. So I sauteed 1/4 an onion and 1 garlic clove in olive oil plus salt, pepper, chili powder, crushed red pepper, ground cumin, then added 1 small can tomato sauce and added "some" precooked rice to that mixture- until the rice looked like spanish rice and let it simmer until our chicken and red peppers had grilled. It was tasty- 4 out of 6 liked it- the other 2, MJ and Jonas, ate it anyway.
Wednesday, February 17, 2010
Saturday, February 13, 2010
Merry Christmas-2009
It's that time of year when the world falls in love...with their family and friends all over again. We love getting your letters&pictures& seeing you in "real" life! Of course it would be even better in person-you could stop by our house, eat some treats-butter cookies, toffee, hot chocolate-make a snowflake & try to have a conversation while the kiddies run wild.
Leave it to MARYJO (9!)to entertain the little kids since she is constantly holding school with her cousin Gabriella. They are the teachers & anyone is welcome to come to class. If you are good & do your homework & bring it back, next time you'll get a treat. Besides her busy teaching schedule, you"ll find her playing soccer-all year long-,sewing, reading a book, making crafts, using as much tape as possible, decorating and organizing her room- I didn't say cleaning it tho-, making us breakfast in bed-eggs, hashbrowns, the works-,if you're lucky she may have followed a recipe while in the kitchen or she may have made up her own, playing board games, digging 7 peaks in our backyard, riding her bike at the park, going to Activity Days, drawing, texting while I'm driving, watching the boys while I run an errand-oops don't tell-, taking care of Norfie, or doing anything that's creative, thoughtful or athletic...& occasionally she's a normal child who acts her age & reminds us of her hard life as the oldest & only daughter in our family.
JONAS (7 1/2)goes to MJ's school occasionally-especially when there's a party but can most likely be found building Star Wars Lego ships that are quickly destroyed by Mr. Bub, playing soccer all year long& inside our house as well, riding his bike with Tristan, climbing trees in the park, digging trenches in our yard, fighting with light sabers & other weapons, making Star Wars costumes for he & Blue to wear, coveting Dad's legos in the basement, drawing, reading a book-if he has to, acing his math homework, falling asleep when he stops moving long enough, eating his dinner so he can have dessert, peeling carrots, emptying the dishwasher "I just did it yesterday, Mom!", eating cinnamon toast, taking a bath eventhough he just took one on Sunday, wishing he could see his cousins more, mastering the role of oldest brother & just being all around awesome!
BLUE (3 1/2) or Mr. Bub, has the loudest scream in the galaxy-sometimes it's his only defense! He loves just about everything but not as much as he loves everything Jonas has or does & he especially loves the things Jonas builds. Legos are everywhere in our house. That is NOT an understatement! Guys with their weapons are a part of the family. Blue also loves to draw & is often creating his own worlds of battles on paper complete with sound effects. Of course his medium of choice is markers, just like the others at his age-crayons-don't think so. He loves going to MJ's class, running around w/Jonas-anywhere & everywhere, swinging, correcting us when we forget it's his world & we say things that don't fit in-like no more treats, spending as much time as possible with Mom, helping w/anything he can,wearing jammies ALL day, &wrestling with anyone but he really likes to see how much North can take. He just started really kicking the soccer ball around & to Dad's ginormous smile can't wait to go skiing!
NORTH HAWK TAYLOR was born November 4th, 2008 & is better known as Norfie. Oh, the joys of having another baby around! He is the best, despite his silly temper! We cannot get enough of him! He loves the chaos & secretly thanks his Father in Heaven every night that he's the baby! He crawls like lightning & can get into the boys room before they realize they forgot to shut the door. His favorites are sucking on Lego Storm Trooper helmets & putting the helmets back on the lego heads, food, swings, being upside down, books, the bean bag, Mom, going outside, emptying everything, putting things back where they don't belong, throwing or pushing a ball while he crawls, taking a bath, Blue, whatever anyone else has, crawling like a rhino- head down, straight into things when he's really mad, nut crackers, being held if you can do it right & don't try to control him, playing guitar with Dad & being the center of attention as often as he can, boy, what a cheesy grin!
Really who cares about N8& I?! After reading about our "precious little angels" everything else is just well, not as entertaining. 12 years together plus some! Soccer for us all year as well, Lyd is especially lucky because she gets to play with her sister, cousins & BFF's, painted the outside of our house green & blue & tan-egads! at least it's not beige & it's called "Walnut Wash" but it's just the trim & it does look good, N8 teaches MJ in primary, Lyd does R.S. stuff, great families, great friends- old and new! Some of you listened to our plea 3 years ago & to the rest of you,come visit! We have something for everyone! School, soccer, legos, treats, food, games, movies, books, crafts, skiing... well enough of my begging but it'd sure be great to see you& what your snowflake would look like on our wonderland ceiling wreath! Oh yeah! Merry Christmas to all & to all a Happy New Year! We are richly blessed (not rich or "famous" or "popular") & cannot imagine why our Father in Heaven sent us our kiddos except that He must love us!
Love Ya Much, N8, Lyd, MaryJo, Jonas, Blue and North
Leave it to MARYJO (9!)to entertain the little kids since she is constantly holding school with her cousin Gabriella. They are the teachers & anyone is welcome to come to class. If you are good & do your homework & bring it back, next time you'll get a treat. Besides her busy teaching schedule, you"ll find her playing soccer-all year long-,sewing, reading a book, making crafts, using as much tape as possible, decorating and organizing her room- I didn't say cleaning it tho-, making us breakfast in bed-eggs, hashbrowns, the works-,if you're lucky she may have followed a recipe while in the kitchen or she may have made up her own, playing board games, digging 7 peaks in our backyard, riding her bike at the park, going to Activity Days, drawing, texting while I'm driving, watching the boys while I run an errand-oops don't tell-, taking care of Norfie, or doing anything that's creative, thoughtful or athletic...& occasionally she's a normal child who acts her age & reminds us of her hard life as the oldest & only daughter in our family.
JONAS (7 1/2)goes to MJ's school occasionally-especially when there's a party but can most likely be found building Star Wars Lego ships that are quickly destroyed by Mr. Bub, playing soccer all year long& inside our house as well, riding his bike with Tristan, climbing trees in the park, digging trenches in our yard, fighting with light sabers & other weapons, making Star Wars costumes for he & Blue to wear, coveting Dad's legos in the basement, drawing, reading a book-if he has to, acing his math homework, falling asleep when he stops moving long enough, eating his dinner so he can have dessert, peeling carrots, emptying the dishwasher "I just did it yesterday, Mom!", eating cinnamon toast, taking a bath eventhough he just took one on Sunday, wishing he could see his cousins more, mastering the role of oldest brother & just being all around awesome!
BLUE (3 1/2) or Mr. Bub, has the loudest scream in the galaxy-sometimes it's his only defense! He loves just about everything but not as much as he loves everything Jonas has or does & he especially loves the things Jonas builds. Legos are everywhere in our house. That is NOT an understatement! Guys with their weapons are a part of the family. Blue also loves to draw & is often creating his own worlds of battles on paper complete with sound effects. Of course his medium of choice is markers, just like the others at his age-crayons-don't think so. He loves going to MJ's class, running around w/Jonas-anywhere & everywhere, swinging, correcting us when we forget it's his world & we say things that don't fit in-like no more treats, spending as much time as possible with Mom, helping w/anything he can,wearing jammies ALL day, &wrestling with anyone but he really likes to see how much North can take. He just started really kicking the soccer ball around & to Dad's ginormous smile can't wait to go skiing!
NORTH HAWK TAYLOR was born November 4th, 2008 & is better known as Norfie. Oh, the joys of having another baby around! He is the best, despite his silly temper! We cannot get enough of him! He loves the chaos & secretly thanks his Father in Heaven every night that he's the baby! He crawls like lightning & can get into the boys room before they realize they forgot to shut the door. His favorites are sucking on Lego Storm Trooper helmets & putting the helmets back on the lego heads, food, swings, being upside down, books, the bean bag, Mom, going outside, emptying everything, putting things back where they don't belong, throwing or pushing a ball while he crawls, taking a bath, Blue, whatever anyone else has, crawling like a rhino- head down, straight into things when he's really mad, nut crackers, being held if you can do it right & don't try to control him, playing guitar with Dad & being the center of attention as often as he can, boy, what a cheesy grin!
Really who cares about N8& I?! After reading about our "precious little angels" everything else is just well, not as entertaining. 12 years together plus some! Soccer for us all year as well, Lyd is especially lucky because she gets to play with her sister, cousins & BFF's, painted the outside of our house green & blue & tan-egads! at least it's not beige & it's called "Walnut Wash" but it's just the trim & it does look good, N8 teaches MJ in primary, Lyd does R.S. stuff, great families, great friends- old and new! Some of you listened to our plea 3 years ago & to the rest of you,come visit! We have something for everyone! School, soccer, legos, treats, food, games, movies, books, crafts, skiing... well enough of my begging but it'd sure be great to see you& what your snowflake would look like on our wonderland ceiling wreath! Oh yeah! Merry Christmas to all & to all a Happy New Year! We are richly blessed (not rich or "famous" or "popular") & cannot imagine why our Father in Heaven sent us our kiddos except that He must love us!
Love Ya Much, N8, Lyd, MaryJo, Jonas, Blue and North
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