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December 13, 2012
Bread & Butter
Today, in my continuous attempts to become more self-sufficient, I made bread and butter. It feels so satisfying to finally know how butter is made! Also, my first bite of homemade bread and butter, was... O, SO GOOD.
Having already made bread before, I thought I remembered most of the recipe... however, after kneading and setting the dough to rise, I realized I forgot to add milk! Just to note, I made enough dough for 4 loaves of bread. Oh-NO0oo! I dashed over to my computer, remember "attempts" to become self-sufficient, and found this lovely video that set my heart at ease. vegan bread = no milk HOORAY!
Now, perhaps after my wonderful success, you would like to try? The bread and butter recipes are below....
One Loaf of Bread.
1 package dry yeast (or 2 1/4tsp yeast)
1 cup warm water
5 tsp sugar
1 tsp salt
5 tsp melted butter
2 1/2 - 3 1/2 cup flour (white, wheat, or mix-it-up)
1 wooden spoon
1 mixing bowl & towel
1 loaf tin
1 oven (haha)
1. Mix the yeast with warm water (not to cold, not to hot, yeast is very particular)!
2. Mix the yeast until it dissolves in the water.
3. Add in sugar, salt, and melted butter, stirring the whole time!
4. Add the flour 1 cup at a time, be sure to mix it!
5. Once the flour is mixed it seems as though the dough is clumped to your spoon.
6. Knead for about 10 minutes.
7. Let it rise in a warm place for 1 hour (place your towel over the dough).
8. Knead the dough into a loaf shape!
9. Let it rise in the loaf tin for 1 hour (use the same warm place and towel).
10. BAKE! 400 degrees for 30 mins.
A Little Jar of Butter.
1 pint of organic heavy whipping cream
1 mixing bowl
1 mixer
1 spatula
ice water
extra jars
1. Start mixing the heavy cream, medium speed, about 10mins.
2. The cream will turn fluffy, then clumpy. When it's clumpy, start mixing by hand.
3. Buttermilk will collect at the bottom of the bowl. Pour this off into your extra jar and use it for baking!
4. With your spatula, start squeezing out the buttermilk.
5. After most of the buttermilk is gone, you need to wash the butter (to keep it from spoiling).
6. To wash, add 1/2 cup of ice water and press the butter and water against the side of the bowl.
7. Pour off the cloudy water. Repeat until the ice water stays clear.
8. Enjoy it in your frig up to 1 week, in your freezer up to 6 mos!
Just to note, about 1 cup of cream = 1/2 cup of butter and 1/2 cup of buttermilk
Having already made bread before, I thought I remembered most of the recipe... however, after kneading and setting the dough to rise, I realized I forgot to add milk! Just to note, I made enough dough for 4 loaves of bread. Oh-NO0oo! I dashed over to my computer, remember "attempts" to become self-sufficient, and found this lovely video that set my heart at ease. vegan bread = no milk HOORAY!
Now, perhaps after my wonderful success, you would like to try? The bread and butter recipes are below....
One Loaf of Bread.
1 package dry yeast (or 2 1/4tsp yeast)
1 cup warm water
5 tsp sugar
1 tsp salt
5 tsp melted butter
2 1/2 - 3 1/2 cup flour (white, wheat, or mix-it-up)
1 wooden spoon
1 mixing bowl & towel
1 loaf tin
1 oven (haha)
1. Mix the yeast with warm water (not to cold, not to hot, yeast is very particular)!
2. Mix the yeast until it dissolves in the water.
3. Add in sugar, salt, and melted butter, stirring the whole time!
4. Add the flour 1 cup at a time, be sure to mix it!
5. Once the flour is mixed it seems as though the dough is clumped to your spoon.
6. Knead for about 10 minutes.
7. Let it rise in a warm place for 1 hour (place your towel over the dough).
8. Knead the dough into a loaf shape!
9. Let it rise in the loaf tin for 1 hour (use the same warm place and towel).
10. BAKE! 400 degrees for 30 mins.
A Little Jar of Butter.
1 pint of organic heavy whipping cream
1 mixing bowl
1 mixer
1 spatula
ice water
extra jars
1. Start mixing the heavy cream, medium speed, about 10mins.
2. The cream will turn fluffy, then clumpy. When it's clumpy, start mixing by hand.
3. Buttermilk will collect at the bottom of the bowl. Pour this off into your extra jar and use it for baking!
4. With your spatula, start squeezing out the buttermilk.
5. After most of the buttermilk is gone, you need to wash the butter (to keep it from spoiling).
6. To wash, add 1/2 cup of ice water and press the butter and water against the side of the bowl.
7. Pour off the cloudy water. Repeat until the ice water stays clear.
8. Enjoy it in your frig up to 1 week, in your freezer up to 6 mos!
Just to note, about 1 cup of cream = 1/2 cup of butter and 1/2 cup of buttermilk
January 21, 2009
a fresh start
This blog is a work in progress… as I have always been one to hand write journals, diaries, notes, collected pieces of lose-leaf paper. It is a new venture for me to blog! But at the same time of biting my nails at the fact that I am unsure that I can diligently keep up with this electronic blogging beast, I am hoping that it will set a goal for me to keep my ideas, poems, notes to self, and other written bits safe from being lost in some USPS post office somewhere in America…. I happen to be one of the “unfortunates” and lost most of my precious ephemera while moving across country. 2 months after shipping, I received a busted box with a few of my keepsakes, a Harley Davidson Motorcycle pin, and a little note stating “Repackaged in Philadelphia.” With no-one left to go to, the Postal Investigators are supposedly taking care of it, I have today decided to start an electronic journal…
I am not sure what will end up on this blog, hopefully it will be of interesting things. Of course it is by way of keeping up with all of you that are far from me... so please enjoy, comment if necessary, and as always have a beautiful day.
I am not sure what will end up on this blog, hopefully it will be of interesting things. Of course it is by way of keeping up with all of you that are far from me... so please enjoy, comment if necessary, and as always have a beautiful day.
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