Yesterday we were supposed to do a little math, reading and handwriting. Instead we opened our new boxes of 99 cent watercolor paints and made new "finished work" folders for school. The reason we never got to our other work is because the little ones painted for over an hour. As they painted, they told (or signed) wonderful stories to go with their art. It was a joyous morning for us.
I made Randy's favorite bread and was going to take pictures, but..... one loaf was wrapped and sent to friends. The second loaf was devoured by "starving" children who had not had homemade bread in 4 weeks. I am going to include the recipe in this post, but pictures will have to wait for another day.
I finished an "Itty Bitty Baby Dress" to take to the new mom and dad (who also got the bread and a meal). I am trying to make little shoes to go with it, but they are VERY tiny and making me insane. Little Maggie Izabella may have to go shoeless :0) I don't know how to do links in this blog to other sites, but the pattern is free - yes free! Just Google the name of the dress and it should pop up. So easy and fun to make.
Here is the bread recipe. The loaves aren't particularly beautiful, but they taste heavenly and are fast and easy to make. The best part is that you get sourdough bread without messing with a starter. The longer you leave the first 4 ingredients out on the counter, the more of a sourdough taste the bread will have.
RANDY'S FAVORITE BREAD
1 pkg. dry active yeast
4 T potato flakes
1 cup warm water
3/4 cup sugar
1 1/2 cups water
1/2 cup oil
1 T salt
6 cups bread flour
Mix the first 4 ingredients together and wait 30 minutes or more (up to 48 hours). Add the next 4 ingredients and knead 5 minutes (this is a sticky dough). Place in 2 greased bread pans and let rise in a cold oven with the oven light on. Let dough rise until it has reached the top of the pans (usually about 1-2 hours). DON'T remove the dough from the oven - turn the oven to 350 degrees and bake for 25 minutes. Now cover the tops with foil and bake for 10 more minutes.
Have a wonderful weekend with people you love.
Mary
2 comments:
What a cute dress!! And I will be trying the bread recipe, that's for sure. Any bread recipe that is easy sounds good to me these days! Thanks for posting it.
Kris
The dress is adorable! It has been a while since I have had to sit down and sew and I miss it!
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