Handmade Spelt Bread

by Susie Roberts Yield: 2 loaves – 24 slices Preparation Time: Divided Baking Time: 30 minutes 2 cups spelt flour 2 Tablespoons instant yeast 2 1/2 cups warm water Let sponge (sit in the bowl and get bubbly) for 15-20 minutes Add to sponge: 2 teaspoons natural salt 1/3 cup honey 1/3 cup extra virgin [...]

Absolute Best Challah

Shalom, It’s Challah baking day. What a lovely aroma! What fun braiding 6-strand loaves. What a joy to see my children and husband savoring the light, sweet, egg bread. Did you know that Jewish women pray as they knead and prepare the Challah? They pray for their family and loved ones as their hands prepare [...]

Award-Winning Whole Wheat Bread

* Exported from MasterCook * VICKILYNN’S AWARD-WINNING BREAD – 6 loaves Recipe By :Vickilynn Haycraft © 2000 Serving Size : 72 Preparation Time :0:00 6 1/2 cups water — warmed to 100-110 3 tablespoons instead yeast — SAF preferred 6 cups freshly ground whole wheat flour 2/3 cup extra virgin olive oil 2/3 cup honey [...]

Absolute Best Challah (2 Loaf Version)

Shalom, I made this using the Kitchen Aid and it always turned out fantastic. Your family and friends will love this! * Exported from MasterCook * VICKILYNN’S ABSOLUTE BEST CHALLAH — 2 LOAF Recipe By :© 2001 Vickilynn Haycraft Serving Size : 24 1 1/3 cups warm water — 120 degrees 2 Tablespoons organic butter [...]

100% Whole Wheat Bagels

100% Whole Wheat Bagels Adapted from The Bread Baker’s Apprentice Makes 14 bagels Pre-ferment: 1 teaspoon SAF instant yeast 4 cups Prairie Gold hard white wheat flour, freshly ground, room temperature 3 cups water, room temperature Dough: 1/2 teaspoon SAF yeast 3 3/4 cups Prairie Gold flour 2 3/4 teaspoons salt 1 Tablespoon Eden organic [...]

Batch-Cooking Green Pizza Crusts for the Freezer

Shalom! Our 12 year old son wants to learn how to play guitar. The guitar teacher is a lovely single woman who doesn’t have time to cook for herself. So, we bartered for half of the teaching fee. Every week I bake Cary something wonderful! This week, it was small whole wheat, spinach, herb and [...]

Flax Pizza Tutorial: Low-Carb, Gluten-Free & Egg-Free

Shalom! I have decided this is my favorite pizza crust for my Diabetic, Low-Carb, real Food diet. It is SOOO delectable that my hubby (non-low-carb) enjoys it as much as I do and I have to fight him for it. The crust is supple yet sturdy (holds up to toppings and cheese). The flavor is [...]

Twisted Loaf Tutorial

Shalom Y’all! Do you want a new “twist” on shaping your homemade bread in a loaf pan? Try my Twisted Loaf shape. STEP 1: Weigh one loaf’s worth of freshly-made whole grain bread dough. My loaves weigh 1 pound 8 ounces each before baking. STEP 2: Divide the dough ball into 2 and roll each [...]