[g'nad]

no pic of the victim... by the time I got home it was stinkin' to high heaven... tossed it in a holler on the far side of the property (bio-degradeable dontchuh know) before I thought to take a pic... sorry... nice big fat female tho'...

[2Jedismom]

I made a easy every-day loaf of wheat bread yesterday...very easy and quick...

Honey Whole Wheat Bread

3 cups whole wheat flour (3 to 3 1/2 cups)
1 teaspoon salt
2 teaspoons INSTANT yeast
3/4 cup milk
1/4 cup water
2 tablespoons vegetable oil
3 tablespoons liquid honey
1 egg -- lightly beaten

In a bowl (I used my mixing bowl because I have dough hooks on my mixer), combine the dry ingredients.

In a small saucepan, warm up the milk water, oil and honey. Not too hot, you know...just warm enough to make the yeast happy.

Put the egg in the flour, then pour the warm liquids in on top...mix them together till the dough starts to pull away from the side (adding flour if needed),

Flour your surface and your hands and scoop out the dough (mine was pretty sticky). Keep sprinkling on flour and kneading until you get that nice spongy dough feeling.

Grease a bread pan, shape dough into a loaf, put it in the pan, let it rise till double then bake for about 25-30 minutes or till makes that hollow sound when you tap it.

Things I did...

I didn't have any honey. I used 1 tablespoon molasses and 2 tablespoons corn syrup.

I also floured my pan with whole wheat flour and the loaf just slid right out.

This makes a small loaf...but it is so easy you could make it every day...and since it only rises once, it doesn't take forever...you could start it a couple of hours before supper and have it fresh!

[2Jedismom]

Oh, I forgot! You only use 2 and a half cups of flour in the original mix...save the other cup or more for dusting and adding as needed...does that make sense?

The ingredients you should mix first should be

2 and a half cups whole wheat flour
1 tsp salt
2 tsp instant yeast.