OT: (Sorta) Aromatic Bread

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Howdy y'all,

 

Some folks know that we are doing all we can to become as self

sufficient as we can from our small (but well utilized) 2.5 acre

homestead. This year Tanya has canned over 500 jars of Organic

fruits and vegetables that we grew ourselves .. and has dried and

pickled even more, plus filled a 22 cf and a 5 cf freezer.

 

Likewise, we will eat a lot of wild meat and fish this year .. both

are plentiful in this area of Tennessee.

 

Next year I hope to be able to produce our own Organic corn meal and

wheat flour. Because we have dried and frozen a good amount of

aromatic plants from our garden, she has been looking for ways to use

them aside from just spicing up foods. We've been eating fresh Basil

and Lavender in salads for some time now and are looking for some

good recipes for other aromatics. We have Oregano, Chives, Sweet

Basil, Cinnamon Basil, Marjoram, Rosemary, Lavender, Jasmine, Purple

Cone Flower, Fennel, Capsicum, Mint, Sage, Thyme and Arugula (which,

by the way, should be a legal requirement for eating alongside fried

fish). ;-)

 

I'm writing this now is to share something with y'all. A few

minutes ago .. while I was messing around with this PC that I have

almost begun to hate .. Tanya came up to my office with a big slab of

fresh hot bread slathered with butter .. and even considering the

super fine Turkish Ekmek bread that I sorely miss .. this is one of

the finest breads I have ever tasted .. so I decided to share the

recipe with you folks. Its goes like this:

 

Rosemary Honey Nut Bread

 

1/2 oz active dry yeast

2.5 cups warm water

1 cup whole wheat flour

5.5 cups normal flour

1/4 cup oil

1/4 cup honey

3 tblespoons cornmeal

1.5 tblespoon dried rosemary .. crushed as best you can

1 tblespoon salt

1 cup chopped pecans or black walnuts (she used pecans this time)

1 beaten egg

 

Dissolve yeast in 1/2 cup of the water .. then blend in the whole

wheat flour, oil, honey, cornmeal, rosemary, salt, and 1 cup of the

normal flour .. then add the remaining 2 cups of water. Beat it till

its smooth. Then slowly add the remaining normal flour till you get

a soft dough that can be shaped.

 

Turn the dough on a floured surface and add the nuts .. knead it till

its smooth and elastic .. maybe 6 or 7 minutes.

 

Put it into a bowl coated with a cooking spray oil and turn it one

time to coat it top and bottom. Cover and let it rise in a warm

place till it has doubled its shape .. roughly one hour.

 

Then punch the dough down with your hand .. divide it in half ..

shape it as you want .. into two loaves.

 

She used two each 9 x 5 x 3 inch loaf pans coated with cooking spray

oil .. covered it again and let it rise again .. around a half hour.

 

Then she brushed the beaten egg over the loaves .. baked it at 350 F

for 35 minutes and then put it on wire racks.

 

Hot with butter .. its finer'n frog hair split three ways. ;-)

 

Y'all keep smiling. :-)

 

Butch .. http://www.AV-AT.com

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I live in down east Maine and over the last two months I have put up 50 jars of

jelly from apple butter to strawberry jam .two days ago we were given a field of

corn that the farmer said was gone buy.sorry not fur us it inset we fight with

the coons for it we like it firm to put in the freezer off the cob. I put in 36

dozen eats .we know what it means to be self sufficient.. We raise or own

chickens goats and rabbits for meat.. plus we make dairy products out of the

fresh milk from the goats and drink the unpasturised milk..we may run a 200.00

feed bill a month but we don't go to the stores for much. Now I have a arbor

full of grapes and I am looking for a good easy way to make grape wine if anyone

has any good sites .keeping in mind I don't want to add stuff to it or chemicals

I want it most natural.

 

-

Butch Owen

Monday, September 29, 2008 5:14 PM

OT: (Sorta) Aromatic Bread

 

 

Howdy y'all,

 

Some folks know that we are doing all we can to become as self

sufficient as we can from our small (but well utilized) 2.5 acre

homestead. This year Tanya has canned over 500 jars of Organic

fruits and vegetables that we grew ourselves .. and has dried and

pickled even more, plus filled a 22 cf and a 5 cf freezer.

 

Likewise, we will eat a lot of wild meat and fish this year .. both

are plentiful in this area of Tennessee.

 

Next year I hope to be able to produce our own Organic corn meal and

wheat flour. Because we have dried and frozen a good amount of

aromatic plants from our garden, she has been looking for ways to use

them aside from just spicing up foods. We've been eating fresh Basil

and Lavender in salads for some time now and are looking for some

good recipes for other aromatics. We have Oregano, Chives, Sweet

Basil, Cinnamon Basil, Marjoram, Rosemary, Lavender, Jasmine, Purple

Cone Flower, Fennel, Capsicum, Mint, Sage, Thyme and Arugula (which,

by the way, should be a legal requirement for eating alongside fried

fish). ;-)

 

I'm writing this now is to share something with y'all. A few

minutes ago .. while I was messing around with this PC that I have

almost begun to hate .. Tanya came up to my office with a big slab of

fresh hot bread slathered with butter .. and even considering the

super fine Turkish Ekmek bread that I sorely miss .. this is one of

the finest breads I have ever tasted .. so I decided to share the

recipe with you folks. Its goes like this:

 

Rosemary Honey Nut Bread

 

1/2 oz active dry yeast

2.5 cups warm water

1 cup whole wheat flour

5.5 cups normal flour

1/4 cup oil

1/4 cup honey

3 tblespoons cornmeal

1.5 tblespoon dried rosemary .. crushed as best you can

1 tblespoon salt

1 cup chopped pecans or black walnuts (she used pecans this time)

1 beaten egg

 

Dissolve yeast in 1/2 cup of the water .. then blend in the whole

wheat flour, oil, honey, cornmeal, rosemary, salt, and 1 cup of the

normal flour .. then add the remaining 2 cups of water. Beat it till

its smooth. Then slowly add the remaining normal flour till you get

a soft dough that can be shaped.

 

Turn the dough on a floured surface and add the nuts .. knead it till

its smooth and elastic .. maybe 6 or 7 minutes.

 

Put it into a bowl coated with a cooking spray oil and turn it one

time to coat it top and bottom. Cover and let it rise in a warm

place till it has doubled its shape .. roughly one hour.

 

Then punch the dough down with your hand .. divide it in half ..

shape it as you want .. into two loaves.

 

She used two each 9 x 5 x 3 inch loaf pans coated with cooking spray

oil .. covered it again and let it rise again .. around a half hour.

 

Then she brushed the beaten egg over the loaves .. baked it at 350 F

for 35 minutes and then put it on wire racks.

 

Hot with butter .. its finer'n frog hair split three ways. ;-)

 

Y'all keep smiling. :-)

 

Butch .. http://www.AV-AT.com

 

 

 

 

 

 

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going to try it in my bread machine see how it comes out