Learn How To Make Bread
Greetings sisters in Christ,
I pray you are all doing well today!
Today I'm sharing about bread.
Just hearing that word sounds nourishing doesn't it? Our Saviour is the bread of life:
And Jesus said unto them, I am the bread of life: he that cometh to me shall never hunger; and he that believeth on me shall never thirst.
John 6:35
He spiritually nourishes us and satisfies our hunger of truth. The gospel, good news, is the way to eternal life and those born of it will strive in obedience, out of love of what He has done, until He brings them home. Amen.
This post on learning how to make bread is one that I root in our Savior because the Israelites ate manna in the dessert and it sustained them. We read about bread through the bible and it sustained them. Sadly today, bread has a bad rap and I'm about to expose it and encourage you all to think about learning how to make it as times get tough you will want to know ahead of time, how to be resourceful in feeding your family. I know with everything going on in the world right now (the corona virus issue and the government using it for control) that there are shortages on various products, flour being on (in certain areas.) I suggest that if / when the supplies come back that you stock up and be prepared.
The title is called learn how to make bread and in that I'm sure the first thought you had was of that perfect loaf coming out of the oven, thick and chew on the outside, soft and moist on the inside, slicing perfectly for that awesome sandwich for lunch. Those are nice, when they turn out that way but also nice is the loaf that didn't and is crumbling and crispy on the outside. Let me go through a list of 'some' of the most common bread type foods that we (brother Jim and I) are familiar with. I'm sure there are many that you know of that we've never heard of. My point in this is to open your mind to the variety of bread foods that can be made to enhance and stretch your meals.
* Sandwich Bread
This is a durable bread that can be sliced and eaten with toppings and for our house, we prefer white bread or white with some wheat in it. That's our preference, yours might be different.
* Sweet Bread
There are so many recipes like banana, pumpkin, apple, cinnamon, blueberry etc. They are super simple to make and you can use whatever you have on hand from fresh to canned and some just use spices.
* Muffins
Muffins are just like sweet bread only in a tin. You can make sweet muffins or some that are more for an accompaniment to a meal with garlic or onion, cheese, olive etc.
* Biscuits
We like any kind of biscuits from baking powder to drop. You can flavor them or leave them plain, they are very versatile.
* Coffee Cake
This is like a sweet bread only baked in a flat pan instead of a loaf pan. You can bake one up at night before bed and have it for breakfast in the morning. Or they make a great bedtime snack for a hungry family.
* Pancakes
These are not just for syrup, try peanut butter and jam or cheese and tuna, lunch meat and veggies...be creative. You can do with these, what you do with bread only they are in pancake form.
* Tortillas
The 'go to' bread of the pantry. Store bought tortillas last a long time and can be used in so many different ways and you can make your own. Wrap up rice, beans, peanut butter and jam, scrambled eggs, make quesadillas, roll up left overs, they make great crust for mini pizzas etc. Sometimes I like to warm them up and spread with butter.
* Dumplings
These are cooked in soup or a broth. They are usually light and fluffy and you only want to make what you will eat that day otherwise they can get soggy over night.
* Rivels
These are like a very small, chewy dumpling. They are made from flour and egg, then cut with a spoon in small pieces, dropping them into hot soup or broth.
* Crackers
I'm sure we all know what crackers are. Our favorite are saltines because they are inexpensive, can be crumbled in soup or topped with all sorts of foods.
* Cake
Yes, cake is a great filler and can be made healthy and you don't always need frosting either. I also don't have a problem with box cake mixes as they last a long time and you can do quite a bit with them. One of our favorites is 1 can of pumpkin and 1 spice cake mix. (That's it.) Stir them together, spread on a cake pan and cook. It's a cross between cake and a chewy bread and it's delicious! You could take pretty much any canned fruit, puree in a blender (the whole can with juice and all) and mix with any cake mix (or your own homemade cake mix) and you have a relatively healthy treat for your family or a gift for a neighbor.
* Soda Bread
This is a simple recipe that uses 5 ingredients.
* 3 cups flour
* 3/4 teaspoon salt
* 2 teaspoons baking powder
* 1/3 cup sugar
(Mix the dry together)
Dump in a can of soda, your flavor.
Mix it all up. Dump in well greased bread pan and bake 50-60 minutes. (You can bake in a small cake pan if you like, cut the timing down.) When a toothpick comes out clean it's done.
(Option: before baking you can drizzle a couple tablespoons of butter over the raw batter and sprinkle with cinnamon and sugar.)
* Cookies / bars
Cookies are a great filler and can be nutritious as well. If you are very busy and don't have time to make cookies you can take the recipe and spread it on a cookie sheet and bake as bars. Watch for sales and you can get mixes relatively inexpensive to set aside for those busy times.
* Croutons
This is how you use your stale bread and not waste it. Cut into cubes and dry. They are good on salads or our favorite is to put some in the bottom of a bowl and pour soup over them.
You can also season them before drying if you like.
* Bread Pudding
This is what you do with some of the left over croutons that you haven't seasoned. There are tons of recipes you can find to make whatever kind you like.
* Focaccia
Is a flat bread with more rise to it. I love making these in a cast iron pan on the stove top. (Being off grid they work great this way.) They are usually easy to whip up quickly for in a cast iron pan on top of the stove or woodstove. I actually use my pizza dough recipe for this, you can find that below.
* Corn Bread
Another simple, quick bread to make. They usually have affordable mixes that are nice to have on hand for last minute additions to your meal. Corn bread is usually best the same day but it's great the next day crumbled in a bowl with a splash of milk and drizzle of maple syrup or honey.
* Bagels
These are fun to do with children because you get to drop them in boiling water before you bake them.
* Boule Bread
Apparently they call this an artisan bread but I call it super simple and delicious! Here's a recipe for it:
https://titus24sisters.blogspot.com/2020/04/no-knead-white-boule-bread.html
* Pizza Bread
Yup, brother Jim suggested this one! Here's how I make mine: https://titus24sisters.blogspot.com/2020/04/homemade-pizza.html Pizza dough is really versatile because you can top it with pizza toppings, garlic and cheese, make it for breakfast with scrambled eggs and cheese or make it with fruit on the top etc.
Bread bases are so awesome because you can stretch any meal in an inexpensive way and look at all the different options! I can't tell you how many women we've come across that continue to dictate that there will be no bread in the house, usually for vanity reasons. I ask them if that's a decision of their husband and they all say 'no'. (Their husbands love bread.) I encourage them to examine themselves and not to go against their husband.
If bread was good for my Savior and all our previous brothers and sisters, it's good enough for us. Many will try to conjecture how bread was made back then (soaked, fresh ground, all grain etc) and quite honestly I don't worry about that anymore because my God is bigger than all of that. We do the best we can with the simple, wholesome ingredients and when it comes to white vs wheat or grains...all are good even white because white flour comes from wheat. It's like peeling an apple and eating the rest, it's still part of the food. We're all entitled to our own opinions and what we will do in our household but I've walked both sides from foodie to simple and now I'm free from all that I used to be ensnared in. I would not be ashamed to feed a meal to our Savior from anything I have in my house, even if it doesn't fit in with what society says.
Hopefully this has helped you in many ways and remember in all things, do it unto the Lord.
And I leave you with this awesome creation from our Father:
Love to our Titus2 sisters.
Sister Deb
I pray you are all doing well today!
Today I'm sharing about bread.
Just hearing that word sounds nourishing doesn't it? Our Saviour is the bread of life:
And Jesus said unto them, I am the bread of life: he that cometh to me shall never hunger; and he that believeth on me shall never thirst.
John 6:35
He spiritually nourishes us and satisfies our hunger of truth. The gospel, good news, is the way to eternal life and those born of it will strive in obedience, out of love of what He has done, until He brings them home. Amen.
This post on learning how to make bread is one that I root in our Savior because the Israelites ate manna in the dessert and it sustained them. We read about bread through the bible and it sustained them. Sadly today, bread has a bad rap and I'm about to expose it and encourage you all to think about learning how to make it as times get tough you will want to know ahead of time, how to be resourceful in feeding your family. I know with everything going on in the world right now (the corona virus issue and the government using it for control) that there are shortages on various products, flour being on (in certain areas.) I suggest that if / when the supplies come back that you stock up and be prepared.
The title is called learn how to make bread and in that I'm sure the first thought you had was of that perfect loaf coming out of the oven, thick and chew on the outside, soft and moist on the inside, slicing perfectly for that awesome sandwich for lunch. Those are nice, when they turn out that way but also nice is the loaf that didn't and is crumbling and crispy on the outside. Let me go through a list of 'some' of the most common bread type foods that we (brother Jim and I) are familiar with. I'm sure there are many that you know of that we've never heard of. My point in this is to open your mind to the variety of bread foods that can be made to enhance and stretch your meals.
* Sandwich Bread
This is a durable bread that can be sliced and eaten with toppings and for our house, we prefer white bread or white with some wheat in it. That's our preference, yours might be different.
************************************************
* Sweet Bread
There are so many recipes like banana, pumpkin, apple, cinnamon, blueberry etc. They are super simple to make and you can use whatever you have on hand from fresh to canned and some just use spices.
************************************************
Muffins are just like sweet bread only in a tin. You can make sweet muffins or some that are more for an accompaniment to a meal with garlic or onion, cheese, olive etc.
************************************************
* Biscuits
We like any kind of biscuits from baking powder to drop. You can flavor them or leave them plain, they are very versatile.
************************************************
* Coffee Cake
This is like a sweet bread only baked in a flat pan instead of a loaf pan. You can bake one up at night before bed and have it for breakfast in the morning. Or they make a great bedtime snack for a hungry family.
************************************************
These are not just for syrup, try peanut butter and jam or cheese and tuna, lunch meat and veggies...be creative. You can do with these, what you do with bread only they are in pancake form.
************************************************
The 'go to' bread of the pantry. Store bought tortillas last a long time and can be used in so many different ways and you can make your own. Wrap up rice, beans, peanut butter and jam, scrambled eggs, make quesadillas, roll up left overs, they make great crust for mini pizzas etc. Sometimes I like to warm them up and spread with butter.
************************************************
These are cooked in soup or a broth. They are usually light and fluffy and you only want to make what you will eat that day otherwise they can get soggy over night.
************************************************
These are like a very small, chewy dumpling. They are made from flour and egg, then cut with a spoon in small pieces, dropping them into hot soup or broth.
************************************************
I'm sure we all know what crackers are. Our favorite are saltines because they are inexpensive, can be crumbled in soup or topped with all sorts of foods.
************************************************
* Cake
Yes, cake is a great filler and can be made healthy and you don't always need frosting either. I also don't have a problem with box cake mixes as they last a long time and you can do quite a bit with them. One of our favorites is 1 can of pumpkin and 1 spice cake mix. (That's it.) Stir them together, spread on a cake pan and cook. It's a cross between cake and a chewy bread and it's delicious! You could take pretty much any canned fruit, puree in a blender (the whole can with juice and all) and mix with any cake mix (or your own homemade cake mix) and you have a relatively healthy treat for your family or a gift for a neighbor.
************************************************
This is a simple recipe that uses 5 ingredients.
* 3 cups flour
* 3/4 teaspoon salt
* 2 teaspoons baking powder
* 1/3 cup sugar
(Mix the dry together)
Dump in a can of soda, your flavor.
Mix it all up. Dump in well greased bread pan and bake 50-60 minutes. (You can bake in a small cake pan if you like, cut the timing down.) When a toothpick comes out clean it's done.
(Option: before baking you can drizzle a couple tablespoons of butter over the raw batter and sprinkle with cinnamon and sugar.)
************************************************
Cookies are a great filler and can be nutritious as well. If you are very busy and don't have time to make cookies you can take the recipe and spread it on a cookie sheet and bake as bars. Watch for sales and you can get mixes relatively inexpensive to set aside for those busy times.
************************************************
This is how you use your stale bread and not waste it. Cut into cubes and dry. They are good on salads or our favorite is to put some in the bottom of a bowl and pour soup over them.
You can also season them before drying if you like.
************************************************
This is what you do with some of the left over croutons that you haven't seasoned. There are tons of recipes you can find to make whatever kind you like.
************************************************
Is a flat bread with more rise to it. I love making these in a cast iron pan on the stove top. (Being off grid they work great this way.) They are usually easy to whip up quickly for in a cast iron pan on top of the stove or woodstove. I actually use my pizza dough recipe for this, you can find that below.
************************************************
* Corn Bread
Another simple, quick bread to make. They usually have affordable mixes that are nice to have on hand for last minute additions to your meal. Corn bread is usually best the same day but it's great the next day crumbled in a bowl with a splash of milk and drizzle of maple syrup or honey.
************************************************
These are fun to do with children because you get to drop them in boiling water before you bake them.
************************************************
Apparently they call this an artisan bread but I call it super simple and delicious! Here's a recipe for it:
https://titus24sisters.blogspot.com/2020/04/no-knead-white-boule-bread.html
************************************************
Yup, brother Jim suggested this one! Here's how I make mine: https://titus24sisters.blogspot.com/2020/04/homemade-pizza.html Pizza dough is really versatile because you can top it with pizza toppings, garlic and cheese, make it for breakfast with scrambled eggs and cheese or make it with fruit on the top etc.
Bread bases are so awesome because you can stretch any meal in an inexpensive way and look at all the different options! I can't tell you how many women we've come across that continue to dictate that there will be no bread in the house, usually for vanity reasons. I ask them if that's a decision of their husband and they all say 'no'. (Their husbands love bread.) I encourage them to examine themselves and not to go against their husband.
If bread was good for my Savior and all our previous brothers and sisters, it's good enough for us. Many will try to conjecture how bread was made back then (soaked, fresh ground, all grain etc) and quite honestly I don't worry about that anymore because my God is bigger than all of that. We do the best we can with the simple, wholesome ingredients and when it comes to white vs wheat or grains...all are good even white because white flour comes from wheat. It's like peeling an apple and eating the rest, it's still part of the food. We're all entitled to our own opinions and what we will do in our household but I've walked both sides from foodie to simple and now I'm free from all that I used to be ensnared in. I would not be ashamed to feed a meal to our Savior from anything I have in my house, even if it doesn't fit in with what society says.
Hopefully this has helped you in many ways and remember in all things, do it unto the Lord.
And whatsoever ye do, do it heartily, as to the Lord, and not unto men; Knowing that of the Lord ye shall receive the reward of the inheritance: for ye serve the Lord Christ.
Colossians 3:23-24And I leave you with this awesome creation from our Father:
Love to our Titus2 sisters.
Sister Deb
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