Welcome to the inaugural recipe in the Seeking the Perfect Homemade Whole Wheat Bread series here at Kitchen Stewardship®! First, I will share the print version of the Kimball family’s favorite to date. Scroll down to follow along with me during my venture into finding the perfect whole wheat bread recipe. In December, I fiddled […]
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My sourdough starter may suffer for this, but I’ve been testing out yeasted breads for you all lately. I’ve got a number of recipes up my sleeve and more to come, and only a few loaves that have turned out concave. It is my fervent goal to find the perfect homemade whole wheat bread: packed
Desserts are the feature at the Whole Foods for the Holidays: Real Food Progressive Dinner this week, thanks to our host, Kate of Modern Alternative Mama. Memories of Christmas Cookies For our family at Christmastime, it’s all about the cookies. My mother always made a bazillion varieties, and my husband’s family absolutely focuses on the
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Let’s get the truth out right from the start: those doggone boxed cake mixes are moist and delicious, every time. They’re almost impossible to mess up. They’re also loaded with preservatives, and usually trans fat is only one of its ingredient transgressions. Get this recipe, updated and improved with tons of FAQs, in the eBook
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Patience. Patience is key when baking sourdough bread. You have to wait for your starter to mature. You have to wait for the dough to rise. Sometimes you have to wait longer than the recipe says and beg a little. Sometimes you even have to wait to make loaf number one into croutons and then
Sarah Wood has made my life so much easier this week! Her recipes have been fabulous, and now I even have a few new things to try. (Sourdough pizza is planned for Sunday – we gave up seconds for Lent but will enjoy unlimited feasting on the solemnity!) Here is her last contribution to the
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I was so intimidated by the idea of making my own sourdough that I waited over six months to finally try it. I was convinced I would never post anything about it here at KS and pessimistically assumed I’d fail, so I didn’t even take one picture when I made a homemade starter for the
It came at me from all sides. I can’t tell you how many people recommended that I try Artisan Bread in 5 Minutes a Day, a technique of bread baking that requires zero kneading and truly makes bread simple. I got the book from the library long ago and read up on Jeff Hertzberg and
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Your mission, if you choose to accept, is to bake some homemade bread this week. If you’re already well-versed in the art of bread baking, it’s time to consider grinding your own flour. I’ve felt a little bogged down by all this conflicting, sometimes depressing research on soaking grains. It’s time for a happy week
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Think about different types of crackers you enjoy eating. What do they have in common? They be thin. They be salty. The key to great crackers is to make them thin and don’t spare the salt! Why Make Homemade Crackers? It seems that more than anything else, people want healthy alternatives to packaged snack foods. It’s
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I don’t understand it, but I’m going to embrace it! I have finally made proper chocolate chip cookies, a feat I have been unable to do since getting married. They’re even healthy with 100% whole wheat flour. It was like a curse – no matter what troubleshooting I did or how I fidgeted with the
I have a bad habit of leaving things in my freezer too long. It’s not that I don’t know they’re there. In fact, I’m very organized and (almost) always have a good handle on what’s in my freezer. It’s just that I’m such a born conservationist. I tend to think, “I need to save these
Pancakes are a staple breakfast when we go camping. This soaked whole grain version makes the fluffiest pancakes ever. Not to mention you can make a huge batch. Let your kids help prepare the batter at home and cook them while camping. The whole family can contribute. Then top them with real maple syrup or
