I love these days. Days I can put business and busyness aside. Days to delight in the joy of homemaking. Days to bless my family by restocking the pantry.
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| Basically no bread in the house? Time for Mom and me to try out a couple new recipes from last year's Christmas gifts -- no knead bread recipe books! |
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| Two hours later and the dough was up to the top of the pails. Seven grain bread... |
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| ...and basic European white bread. Time for the dough to go into the refrigerator until tomorrow. |
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| We are always trying to use up something in our pantry and freezer around here. This day my goal was to make frozen, leftover bread samples (served to customers at farmers markets) into croutons. A few of these seasonings are also on our to-use-up list. |
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| Multigrain, Sourdough, Dill-Onion, and Cran-Orange Whole Wheat Breads, seasoned and toasted to perfection. (Sound like a strange combo? Think cranberry stuffing.) |
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| Spiced herring makes way for croutons. It is just too fun to use old jars. |
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| Time to fill up the granola container while making a bit to sell to a friend. |
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| The next day -- Seven grain bread goes from fridge to oven to tummies. |
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| Thick, chewy crust. Creamy and crunchy crumb. Yum! |
2 comments:
Hello from a fellow baking family! We are on the North Shore and would love to visit with you and trade notes. We are getting ready to build a bakery at home after running one in town for the past 8 years. Two more of the older children in the family are headed to the mission field and that leaves just my eldest and I to run shop and school the youngers, so home we go, to regroup and begin again, this time on an order basis. It would be great fun to pick your brain if you are open to it! Susan, for the Lattin Family (our bakery is called "Wits' End Corner and is in Beaver Bay, MN)
Susan,
What fun to hear from a fellow baker! An email will be coming in a day or two...
~Elsa
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