Wednesday, May 9, 2012

Wheat Bread

Grind 10 c of white wheat into flour (makes 15-16 c of flour)
With dough hook in place add:
6 cups warm water8-9 cups fresh wheat flourJog until paste consistency.
Then add:2-3 T instant Saf yeast
2/3 c oil (1/2-1c)
2/3 c honey (1/2-1 c)
2 T salt2 T vital gluten (increases protein content)
Turn Bosch to speed 1 and slowly add additional wheat flour until thedough cleans the sides of the bowl (about 7-8 c more). Be careful notto add too much flour. Let knead for 7-8 minutes.

Add:2 T dough enhancer (improves the texture, not so crumbly and it lastslonger. store in fridge: 2 yr shelf life)
Knead 2 more minutes.

Put shortening on your hands and immediatelytake dough from bowl and pinch off enough dough to fill greased loafpans ½ full. Press dough evenly into pan. Let rise until 1 inch abovetop of pan (30-45min).

I preheat my oven to 200degrees and put thepans in and then turn it off.
Put in preheated 350 oven (for me, I find 325 works best so the edgesdon’t get done too quickly).
Bake 20-30 minutes.

Yield: 6 loaves(depends on the size of your bread pans---mine work out to only make 5loaves).I usually end up freezing a few of the loaves, since we can’t getthrough them all in time, and the freeze just fine.

Whole Wheat Snicker doodles

1 c shortening, butter or margarine 1 1/2 c sugar 2 eggs 2 3/4 c whole wheat flour 2 tsp cream of tartar 1/2 tsp salt 1 tsp baking soda 2 T sugar 1 T cinnamon Cream together sugar and shortening.  Add eggs and beat well.  Combine flour, cream tarter, salt, and soda.  Add to sugar mixture and mix well.  Roll into 1 inch balls.  Combine 2 T sugar and cinnamon.  roll balls in cinnamon/sugar.  Place on ungreased cookie sheet. Bake at 400 degrees for 8-10 minutes.

Tuna Bean Dip

1 6 1/2 oz can of tuna in water 2 c great northern beans or other white bean 2 T onions, grated 1 tsp lemon juice 1/2 c celery finely chopped 2 tsp chicken bouillon granules 1/2 c mayonnaise pepper to taste Drain beans well, mash.  Combine all ingredients and mix well.  Spread on bread, crackers, etc

Sunday, May 6, 2012

Breakfast Casserole

1 can (8oz) Refrigerated crescent dinner rolls 1 pkg. (8oz) smoked ham, chopped 6 eggs 1/2 cup cold milk 1/2 tsp. pepper & salt 1 cup shredded cheddar cheese 1 cup shredded low-moisture part-skim mozzarella cheese Make it. Heat oven to 350*F unroll dough in 13" x 9"-baking dish; press to cover bottom of dish, firmly pressing holes and seams together to seal. Sprinkle ham over crust, beat eggs, milk, salt and pepper with whisk until blended; pour over ham. Top with cheeses. Bake 25 min. or until center is set.