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Email a FriendPosted by Mom of 4 on Wednesday, Feb 25, 2009 9:09 AM (EDT):
Danielle, how much dry milk is an ounce? About a third of a cup?
Lenten Bread
a recipe for Ash Wednesday
Posted by Danielle Bean in Food on Wednesday, February 25, 2009 7:30 AM
A couple of years ago, my older kids got the idea that they would like to do a “bread and water” fast on Ash Wednesday.
I surely didn’t want to be an obstacle on their path to what are obviously great heights of holiness, but I did want to be sure they were still getting necessary nutrition, even on a fasting day. So that year, I baked up a couple loaves of whole wheat bread, and a tradition was born.
This year, I’m using this basic recipe, substituting milk for the water and whole wheat for about half of the white flour. (I might have thrown in some ground flax seed too, but don’t tell the kids.)
I thought some of you might like to make a quick, nutritious homemade bread to add to your simple meals today too.
Here’s a handy recipe that I copied from King Arthur Flour years ago. It’s super-fast and easy—and it requires no kneading!
1 cup warm water
1/4 cup orange juice
1/4 cup vegetable oil or melted butter
3 tablespoons molasses, honey, or maple syrup
2 teaspoon instant yeast
1/8 cup nonfat dry milk
3 cups whole wheat flour, white
1 1/4 teaspoons salt
Mix all ingredients in a bowl. Beat with mixer, on high, for 3 minutes. Place in well greased 8 1/2” x 4 1/2” pan.
Bake 40-45 minutes at 350 degrees or to desired brownness. Cool 5 minutes and then turn out of pan and cool completely before slicing (if you can wait). Optional: Brush with melted butter to keep the crust soft.
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Posted by Mary on Wednesday, Feb 25, 2009 2:51 PM (EDT):
I just went & found this on King Arthur’s site b/c I have a recipe box there & wanted to keep it for future reference…I’m not sure if it’s b/c it’s a dry vs. wet measure but they have 1 oz. of dry milk as being 1/4 cup, not 1/8. I’m pretty clueless as I am just learning to make bread but thought I’d pass on this info to others who will be trying it this week. Count us in!!! ; )
Posted by Raylene Portz on Saturday, Feb 28, 2009 9:29 PM (EDT):
I made it today. The top cracked really bad…what did I do wrong? I haven’t tasted it yet though. I did the 1/4 cup of dry milk like the comment and suggested (checked dry conversion chart and she was right) possibly that made it too dry? I can’t wait to taste it. I’ll let you know. That King Arthur site has EVERYTHING, what a great reference tool.
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