~I know, that some of my "regular readers" are going to FAINT when they see that I have posted so quickly after the last post. :-D
Before I go to IHC, I wanted to share a yummy bread recipe with y'all...as well as some other fun pics.
~YUMMY CRUSTY BREAD~
If you are like me, you keep seeing these ADORABLE round Loaves of Bread on the internet! Since I am a bread baker and LOVE to bake, I have been LONGING to make some of these loaves.
(All Pictures of this bread are MY OWN!)
However, our lives are CRAZY BUSY! It seems that the "Merry-Go-Round" called LIFE, keeps spinning and I haven't had too many full days at home. I am hoping that things slow down more, so I can spend more time in my cozy place!
My life is not conducive to keeping up with a Sourdough recipe!
I enjoy sourdough, but what with being a Missionary/Pastor's Wife, Homeschooling 3 children, Being Grammy, doing the music for our church, baking treats for our church a lot of Thursdays and Sundays, taking the kids to music lessons in Cinci, etc. I just cannot keep up with whether I fed the Sourdough Starter, or added this, or stirred in that, etc.
If you can, Bless you! :-)
So, I WAS THRILLED when Jesus helped me to find this
Simple 4 Ingredient Yummy Crusty Bread Recipe
that is similar to sourdough!
Besides the time it takes to rise, it took me about 10 minutes to mix up 2 loaves.
I made 2 loaves last night for our supper and trust me it was a HIT! We are in love with this recipe and this bread!
So, I am going to share pics and the link so you can jump on over there and make your own.
Like I said, I LOVE to bake bread! I have made bread since I was 11...and also had my own bread business...but this has to be the EASIEST bread I have ever made!
YOU CAN DO IT!!
I will show my pictures and try to explain how to make this bread,
and then Here is the link so you can check it out for yourself...
https://handmadefarmhouse.com/artisan-bread-the-easy-way/
~YUMMY CRUSTY ARTISAN BREAD~
Ingredients:
3 1/2 cups all purpose flour
2 teaspoons kosher salt (I need to pick up some, so I used regular salt)
1/2 teaspoon yeast
1 1/2 cups warm water.
~It is recommended that you only mix up one loaf at a time.
So, if you want 2 loaves for supper, you make 2 different batches. But, Like I said, it took me about 10 mins. to mix up 2 different batches last night.
Directions:
You just put the 3 dry ingredients into your stand mixer, or a bowl, if you are going to mix with a hand mixer or by hand.
Then, while you have the mixer going on the lowest speed, you slowly add the 1 1/2 cups of warm water.
(By WARM, it should not burn your wrist...think baby-bath-water- warm.)
Once mixed up,
Then you place each recipe in an ungreased bowl and cover them tightly with Saran Wrap.
You can let them set (on counter) anywhere from 4 to 24 hours.
The lady recommended anywhere from 4-8, and so I did 4.
~I do not have a fancy bread lame, to score the bread and make the designs on the top of the dough,
so I bought a new pack of these.~
~AFTER AT LEAST 4 HOURS,
You scrape 1 recipe of the loose wet dough out on a generously FLOURED Surface, and sprinkle top of dough with flour. Quickly pull edges around and to the bottom of the loaf,
forming a sort of ball as you tuck the edges under itself.
Use extra flour if needed.
This process should not take more than 10-15 seconds, as you do not want to overwork the dough.
Then Place the round ball of dough on a piece of
oven safe wax paper.
~Uncle Bill got me this cute cup that says..."Sip. Slay. Repeat."
Score the top of your dough, or design it with the razor blade...however you want!
~Let the dough rest on paper while preheating oven.
PREHEAT TO 450!
Then lift paper and dough,
and place inside a dutch oven with a lid,
or if you do not have a lid,
you can use aluminum foil to tent the top.
~I am blessed that my sweet Moma got me some Nice cast iron dutch ovens. I only have one lid, so tented the other one with aluminum foil.~~BAKE at 450 COVERED for 30 minutes... and then uncover AND BAKE for 15 more minutes.~~Remove Bread from oven and set on cooling rack. Can cover loaves with a lightweight flour sack towel while it cools. This helps create the most delicious and beautiful crackly texture on the crust. The bread softens as it cools.~~The Lady said that this bread may not keep the design on top as good as some, but I was happy with the design that my loaves kept.~Some of our family dipped their bread in a small bowl of balsamic vinegar and olive oil...Others slathered their slice with warm butter...
while others put on a generous amount of yummy apple butter!
You can do whatever you like.
~Remember the bottom of the bread is quite crusty.~
~SOOO EASY AND SOOO DELICIOUS!!!~
~Noah sent me this pic today from when he was eating his lunch at work.
He said he was really enjoying my homemade bread
with some apple butter.~
~ENJOY!!~
I hope that you will give a try! I know YOU can do it!!
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~My nephew Keith works for Coca Cola!
The other day, He sent this Neat pic to his Gramp
(my Daddy, Edgar Bryan.)
He said that these Cokes were packed just like this. :-)
~The God's Bible School Choir Reunion~
~There was a video playing from my freshman year in the choir.
I so enjoyed see all of these pics and taking pictures to keep.~
~I am on the front row on your right.~
~Here I am on your left.~
~Elijah and Mary came with me to hang out with their friends.~
~Dear Bro. Wolf~
~There's my Phillip on the back row behind Duane Q.~
~Matt and Joy Barnett along with their team, the Clemens and the Ryans, always do a great job!~
~I got to sit right behind the Dear Wolfs.~
~Dear Sis. Wolf admiring her latest Grandbaby.~
~I borrowed these pics from Rob Scott, who took pics that day.~
~It really was thrilling to get to sing our choir songs again, under the direction of dear Bro. Wolf and with Martha Miller accompanying...with fellow GBS Students...and cry and worship Jesus and testify to God's Grace!!!
~THESE ARE MY PICS!~
~It was so fun to sing with and eat lunch with Dear Sis. Raines.~
~THE LORD'S DAY~
~Sunday Dinner~
~Dear Cousin Laura invited all of us over for a yummy Sunday dinner.
So, we gave her this mug and goodies.~
~Her tables were fun and springy.
Her vase was pretty and matched the plates and cups so well.~
~So pretty.~
~Cousin Laura made 2 different kinds of yummy enchiladas and refried beans for us!!
(Kimberly brought the rice.)
The meal was so yummy!
And to top it all off, she sent home leftovers with us! :-)
~And her Chocolate dessert was so yummy, light, cool, and refreshing.~
~Sweet little sleeping Baby Stella at church Sunday night.~
~ELIJAH GOT HIS DRIVER'S LICENSE!!!~
It was a chilly rainy morning,
this past Monday when Elijah got his driver's license.
So, afterwards, as I ran to the van,
to avoid the rain and chill
(I had forgotten my coat)
I COMPLETELY forgot to get a pic of him outside the BMV.
CONGRATUATLATIONS, ELIJAH!
Daddy and I are getting tired in life, and we are so happy to have another driver!
Praise Jesus!
Thank you for being a very careful driver!
We went to Blakes Pharmacy in West Union, OH...
to celebrate Elijah!!!
If you are near West Union, I would recommend going to Blake's Pharmacy for a cone, a fountain coke or even a sandwich.
Yummy food.
Cheap prices.
Hometown feel.
~Mom Dickinson has a birthday!~
After Elijah got his driver's license we drove up to celebrate Mom Dickinson's Birthday!
~While we were there Phillip and the boys decided to attack a tree that Dad D. needed trimmed.~
~Look at that Adorable chunky baby Stella.
Her uncle Jeremiah calls her a, "Busted Can of Biscuits." :-D
~Phillip later sent me these pics he took from up in the tree.
SPOOKY!~
~Elijah took these of Phillip.~
~And he snapped this of his Dad and Mom going to a Doctor's appt.~
~Dear Kimberly made a yummy supper to feed us all and to celebrate Grandma's birthday!~
~Meeting Baby William~
~Since my niece Brittany just lives an hour from Dad and Mom D.
I ran over to see her and her family, to see my sister Laura, who is here helping Brittany,
and to get to meet new Baby William!
~Little Natalie is so adorable and Baby William is just as sweet as sugar!! It was so fun to visit with Laura and Brittany and family for a few minutes,
before I drove the hour back to my in-laws, and picked up some of my family
and headed the 3 more hours home.~
~We got home at 1:30 AM!
Elijah and Noah had to work THAT day.
So, I sent Elijah to bed,
and stayed up packing their lunches and making them something that they
could heat up for breakfast!
At 2:10 AM, I wrote this note to them, and went to bed around 2:30.
Dear Noah's note back to me the next day, made me cry.
"Mommy, You're Amazing!
You are a Proverbs 31 woman for sure.
Love you so much! -Noah"
~I am loving these beautiful Spring colors.
In fact, the other day, I went down the road crying and praising Jesus for making the world He Created so
BEAUTIFUL AND FULL OF COLOR!!
He could have so made it all BROWN or one color, but He cared enough to give us tons of colors to enjoy!
Makes me think,
if He cares that much about colors and beauty,
that He wants to do
EVERYTHING HE CAN TO HELP ALL OF US
LIVE FOR HIM
& MAKE IT TO HEAVEN!!
(ACTUALLY JESUS ALREADY DID...ON CALVARY!)
~IHC & SNACKS!~
Each year we take lots of drinks and snack type foods
so that if and when we get hungry,
we can run to our hotel room and grab a bite.
No standing in lines, paying high prices, etc.~
~Mary opened up a bank account and got these garden tools from the bank.
She is looking forward to planting some veggies in a raised garden bed her
Daddy is going to build her.
~Thanks for stopping by!
Hope you try the bread recipe!
~Heather~
