Breads
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Sourdough French Bread
Sourdough french bread has been one of my favorite breads to make. Crusty with a soft chewy inside, perfect to eat with butter or as a side for meals. This recipe usually makes two loaves of bread or one giant loaf. I often use this sourdough french bread when making cheesy garlic bread. I like making most of my bread with sourdough starter. The sourdough starter replaces the active yeast one could buy at the store. I find that sourdough bread is healthier and easier to digest. When sourdough is fermented, the dough has time to grow good bacteria. Another benefit is, when the dough is fermented for a longer…
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Cheesy Garlic Bread
Homemade cheesy garlic bread is perfect with pasta. We eat a lot of different pasta dishes for dinner and this pairs perfectly to soak up some sauce. I make mine with sourdough french bread but any firm loaf bread would work. To make cheesy garlic bread you will need bread, butter, garlic, salt and cheese. Sometimes I change up how I combine these items. I will use garlic salt with unsalted butter or salted butter with fresh garlic. The best way to make cheesy garlic bread is with fresh garlic. Shredded mozzarella is nice but I have also used a mix of parmesan and mozzarella. First preheat oven to 425…
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Sourdough biscuits
Warm, flaky buttery sourdough biscuits are perfect alone or with some hot sausage gravy. These sourdough biscuits are good for breakfast or added to a side at dinner. My children sometimes add butter and eat as a snack. I love how easy and fast they can be made with just a few simple ingredients. These sourdough biscuits can be made same day or long fermented. I usually bake same day, as I forget to start them the night before. All you need is unbleached flour, sourdough active or discard, butter, salt, baking powder, baking soda, milk and honey or sugar. The sourdough will not be the leavener in this recipe…
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Lemon zucchini bread with icing
This bread is perfectly sweet and just a hint of lemony goodness. I love making lemon zucchini bread, especially when I have an abundance of fresh summer zucchini from the garden to use up. This is a recipe you can make and freeze or enjoy the same day. My family always seems to devour it like cake before I can freeze it. When it comes to the ingredients, I do not get fancy. As in I live in the Midwest where fresh lemons are not common, especially in the winter. These days the store is filled with GMO lemons and other nonsense. Rather than zesting and juicing a fresh lemon,…
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How to make sourdough starter
Sourdough starter is an easy way to rise baked goods. Full of good bacteria and great for your health. All someone needs is flour and water. I use sourdough starter very often, from bread to cookies to crackers and much more. Sourdough has a very nice tangy flavor that I just love. It is also a money saver compared to buying instant yeast packets. I learned how to make my own sourdough starter over 5 years ago when I wanted to get away from store bought bread. After looking up many recipes and tried everything from potatoes to instant yeast packets to rise the bread. I liked the breads I…
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Sourdough Bagels made with Hard Wheat
I have been milling my own wheat for awhile now. When I found out about the chemicals and toxins in the store bought flour, I knew I had to make a big change. Thankfully the processes of milling flour is easy. Only one more step was added to my baking steps. Freshly milled flour has more nutrients and minerals than the flour from the store. This is because, when milling flour, the flour looses its nutrients from oxidization. Oxidization is a normal process food goes through. Think about a banana turning brown or an apple turning brown after being cut, the same thing happens for grain when being cut or…
