Bread So Easy, I Skipped it This Weekend

This was the weekend I had planned to experiment with bread making.

Other than corn bread and sweet breads, I’ve never actually made a loaf of yeast bread, on my own, without a machine. I’m not a big fan of machine bread (those loaves aren’t natural), so I was excited to hear about this book, “Artisan Bread in Five Minutes a Day: The Discovery that Revolutionizes Home Baking.” Sounds just up my alley. I don’t have my copy yet, but the Tribune printed what’s supposed to be an easy artisan bread recipe that only takes 25 minutes to prepare.

The plan was for me to whip up a batch of dough Sunday morning, let it rise, then have it for dinners throughout the week. This dough keeps for up to two weeks, making it pretty easy to have fresh bread with just about any meal.

Anyway, that was the plan. But I told the iFarmer that I couldn’t make the dough this week because I didn’t have the yeast. He misread that signal. Instead of dropping the idea, he walked to the neighborhood grocery and bought me some yeast packets. It really was sweet, a nice gesture. But it was too late. I opted to take a nap. We’ll try it later this week and report back.

To keep the Future Farmkids entertained, we did mash up some ripe bananas and made whole wheat muffins, sprinkled with raw sugar.

And the iFarmer, still craving fresh bread to go with his chili, made himself a batch of corn muffins…we add green chilies and cheese to the batter to add some flavor, heat and texture.