Right now, I have a loaf of homemade bread in the oven. I am actually making bread, me, Holly Marie Miller Mierzejewski. It is crazy to me sometimes how different I am than who I thought I would be.
Now, I still am not very crafty, I don't make my own clothes, and I hate to clean. But when it come to the kitchen, I have to say I am pretty "homey."
I love it. I love making bread and all kinds of other homemade things. As I said before, I have become a bit of a fanatic about what I eat, so the best way to navigate through all that is make things myself. Then, I know exactly what ingredients are in my food. I make muffins, energy bars, pancakes, brownies, waffles, cookies, and lots of other stuff all from scratch. No box mixes for me. I love to take a recipe and make it my own, tweak it, make it healthier if I can. Scout said today "you are always putting something healthy in our food." I try.
Here's my bread recipe from my awesome sis-in-law. This one I haven't tweaked because it is so good as is.
Whole Wheat Bread
1 1/4 c warm water
1/8 c agave nectar
1/4 c apple sauce
1 tbs olive oil
1 3/4 - 2 c flour
1/2 tbs yeast
1/2 tbs salt
Combine water, apple sauce, oil, agave, flour, yeast and salt in that order.
Let sit 10 mins
Mix again, adding 1/2c flour at a time until correct bread dough consistency. Mix/ knead at least 10 mins.
Put in well greased bread pan
Let rise 10-20 mins.
Put into cold oven, bake at 350 for 35 mins.
I do all of the mixing/ kneading in a big mixer with a bread hook.
The bread just come out of the oven and the house smells awesome! Can't wait to slice into it.
What do you love to make from scratch and/ or makes your house smell awesome?
Peace,
Holly
2 comments:
I just made this tonight with honey since i didnt have agave and I covered the top with oats, farro, sunflower seeds and chia seeds before baking. It could have been baked a bit longer, but it was yummy. Thanks!!
Amy, I have been wanting to try farro but haven't yet. Great additions!
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