I love to make bread. Since the audience I am writing for may not be so enthusiastic about the endeavor, maybe we should start with some casual observations about this activity.
Bread is a metaphor for all the food we eat and even for living. The old saying about breaking bread together really means sharing and talking over a meal. When the Bible talks about earning your bread by the sweat of your brow, it really means your vegetables and clothes and cars and ball game tickets. Whatever you spend money on becomes incorporated in the bread.
Getting back to food--bread may be the foundation for the whole meal. Bread may be found in other forms--noodles, tortillas, crackers, or oatmeal. Bread is the grain based product. Some people have reactions to some grains, but there are now substitutes available.
The basic thought about the importance of bread is still the same: Bread and grain-based foods provide a large percentage of the calories, vitamins and minerals we need daily. There is no reason to allow the bread portion of our meals to be dull or boring. Explore some of the whole grain breads; try fruit breads; check our flat breads. Do something different with them. Make a bread salad or use a tortilla for a pizza crust. (There are recipes! Search.)
If you have caught the cooking bug, you might try something homemade. First, buy a mix and follow the instructions. Next time do something different like add cheese or chopped jalapenos. Or chopped olives. Or chopped onions. The list is endless.
Bread is really easy. Read about it for a while, then challenge yourself. It might be great! This is my recipe Gayle's bread. I hope you enjoy it.
Bread is a metaphor for all the food we eat and even for living. The old saying about breaking bread together really means sharing and talking over a meal. When the Bible talks about earning your bread by the sweat of your brow, it really means your vegetables and clothes and cars and ball game tickets. Whatever you spend money on becomes incorporated in the bread.
Getting back to food--bread may be the foundation for the whole meal. Bread may be found in other forms--noodles, tortillas, crackers, or oatmeal. Bread is the grain based product. Some people have reactions to some grains, but there are now substitutes available.
The basic thought about the importance of bread is still the same: Bread and grain-based foods provide a large percentage of the calories, vitamins and minerals we need daily. There is no reason to allow the bread portion of our meals to be dull or boring. Explore some of the whole grain breads; try fruit breads; check our flat breads. Do something different with them. Make a bread salad or use a tortilla for a pizza crust. (There are recipes! Search.)
If you have caught the cooking bug, you might try something homemade. First, buy a mix and follow the instructions. Next time do something different like add cheese or chopped jalapenos. Or chopped olives. Or chopped onions. The list is endless.
Bread is really easy. Read about it for a while, then challenge yourself. It might be great! This is my recipe Gayle's bread. I hope you enjoy it.
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