I used to grind the wheat in the kitchen until one snap on the lid broke and even though at first it's not that obvious, after grinding about 10 lbs. of wheat there is a thin layer of wheat dust over my island, the counters, my floor, etc. So now it is done outside. By Emry. My neighbors I am sure love how extremely LOUD it is. But I am sure if I just explained how beneficial it was to their health they would probably go and drop $200 on their own grinder and spend all their days grinding wheat and making bread too. No?
Luckily I have a big freezer so I can make a ton, slice it up and freeze it all. Once toasted right from the freezer it tastes freshly baked. I've made many different recipes and my favorite is 'simple whole wheat bread' from allrecipes it's fail proof. And I love that it calls for honey seeing how thanks to my in-laws I have a 50 lb. container in my garage. Along with the hundreds of pounds of whole wheat they give us for food storage I will be making bread for many years to come.
Sometimes I sorta do feel like that Red Hen. Although I doubt she let's hers rise all night in the fridge so she can bake it first thing in the morning & have her husband and children awaken to it wafting throughout the house. Sometimes being a stay at home mom is a thankless job, so if it makes me feel better to one up a fictional storybook character, so be it.
Marie! I'm so glad you posted the link to your blog. You are so dang cute!! Look at all your fun recipes and freshly baked bread. You are awesome! I can't wait to try some of them out...like the Cranberry Cake, yum!
ReplyDeleteWow, you are one superstar mom...I can't believe you can not only make bread but grind wheat? Amazing. I can't eat make pizza dough. Yeast scares me - I'm not exaggerating.
ReplyDeleteAnd yes, being a mom of any sort is a thankless job!!