Comments on: The Keeper of the Bread http://suzannemcminn.com/blog/2007/12/19/the-keeper-of-the-bread-2/ Life in Ordinary Splendor Sat, 21 Nov 2009 08:14:48 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: Rodney http://suzannemcminn.com/blog/2007/12/19/the-keeper-of-the-bread-2/#comment-51411 Rodney Wed, 04 Nov 2009 16:37:10 +0000 http://suzannemcminn.com/blog/2007/12/19/the-keeper-of-the-bread-2/#comment-51411 Ok if your 9 year old daughter can make the bread, then a 31 year old guy can make it too. I was a little afraid till now. I believe I can do it. Thank you P.S. If the bread turns out real good,since I will do it, I will pass it on to my daughter. Ok if your 9 year old daughter can make the bread, then a 31 year old guy can make it too. I was a little afraid till now. I believe I can do it. Thank you P.S. If the bread turns out real good,since I will do it, I will pass it on to my daughter.

]]> By: Heather http://suzannemcminn.com/blog/2007/12/19/the-keeper-of-the-bread-2/#comment-43673 Heather Sat, 27 Jun 2009 06:09:17 +0000 http://suzannemcminn.com/blog/2007/12/19/the-keeper-of-the-bread-2/#comment-43673 My husband and I recently started making homemade whole wheat bread for sandwiches. It is so good, I told him I don't want to ever buy store bought bread again! My husband and I recently started making homemade whole wheat bread for sandwiches. It is so good, I told him I don’t want to ever buy store bought bread again!

]]> By: Cathy http://suzannemcminn.com/blog/2007/12/19/the-keeper-of-the-bread-2/#comment-22621 Cathy Tue, 10 Jun 2008 13:23:24 +0000 http://suzannemcminn.com/blog/2007/12/19/the-keeper-of-the-bread-2/#comment-22621 I can't tell you how much I enjoy your website. I laugh and cry with my coffee each morning. Thank you so much for all the time you take and the lovely things you share in it-- it is like going down an old dirt road and following the twists and turns along the way - and so many little side roads to discover! I have both of my grandma's recipe boxes- so much of it was a pinch of this or handful of that, but many were written down- to be followed loosely, as they were "guestimations" and you have to go by 'feel', lol. I make my grandma's rolls now and her sugar cookies and her mother's Christmas cake... all made by the women who came before her. Bless you! I can’t tell you how much I enjoy your website. I laugh and cry with my coffee each morning. Thank you so much for all the time you take and the lovely things you share in it– it is like going down an old dirt road and following the twists and turns along the way – and so many little side roads to discover!

I have both of my grandma’s recipe boxes- so much of it was a pinch of this or handful of that, but many were written down- to be followed loosely, as they were “guestimations” and you have to go by ‘feel’, lol. I make my grandma’s rolls now and her sugar cookies and her mother’s Christmas cake… all made by the women who came before her.

Bless you!

]]> By: Donna http://suzannemcminn.com/blog/2007/12/19/the-keeper-of-the-bread-2/#comment-21305 Donna Fri, 16 May 2008 02:36:17 +0000 http://suzannemcminn.com/blog/2007/12/19/the-keeper-of-the-bread-2/#comment-21305 sorry, that is whole grains, not while grains above. LOL sorry, that is whole grains, not while grains above. LOL

]]> By: Donna http://suzannemcminn.com/blog/2007/12/19/the-keeper-of-the-bread-2/#comment-21304 Donna Fri, 16 May 2008 02:35:00 +0000 http://suzannemcminn.com/blog/2007/12/19/the-keeper-of-the-bread-2/#comment-21304 I have a Mormon bread recipe that is good...I had a Mormon friend and got her mom's recipe...my mom made it and it was VERY good. Makes alot of bread...it is part whole wheat and white flour. I am going to try it with all white, because one, I HATE wheat and the older you get, the harder it is to digest while grains/wheat, ect. I read. I do know it calls for honey. I think it only mentions one rise...but I remember my friend eating her sandwhichs on it and it was so soft and wonderful. I know for all those loaves, she mentions kneading it for 12-15 minutes, so I am gessing that if I cut that recipe in half, I should only have to knead it about 5 minutes. I think the whole recipe is for about 4 loaves and two mini loaves. Those Mormons are all about bread and storing food up, let me tell you. :mrgreen: I have a Mormon bread recipe that is good…I had a Mormon friend and got her mom’s recipe…my mom made it and it was VERY good. Makes alot of bread…it is part whole wheat and white flour. I am going to try it with all white, because one, I HATE wheat and the older you get, the harder it is to digest while grains/wheat, ect. I read. I do know it calls for honey. I think it only mentions one rise…but I remember my friend eating her sandwhichs on it and it was so soft and wonderful. I know for all those loaves, she mentions kneading it for 12-15 minutes, so I am gessing that if I cut that recipe in half, I should only have to knead it about 5 minutes. I think the whole recipe is for about 4 loaves and two mini loaves. Those Mormons are all about bread and storing food up, let me tell you. :mrgreen:

]]> By: Donna http://suzannemcminn.com/blog/2007/12/19/the-keeper-of-the-bread-2/#comment-20681 Donna Sun, 04 May 2008 21:16:06 +0000 http://suzannemcminn.com/blog/2007/12/19/the-keeper-of-the-bread-2/#comment-20681 I made Grandmother bread again today...it rose! I had new yeast! However I do think I need to work on my technique, because I see Princess up there, with the dough NEATLY in both hands and I had dough all OVER my hands, sticking like glue. I had to pry it off my hands. It is also a tad messy getting out of dishrags. LOL But, it rose and I also need to work on the shape, because I didn't really shape it. So, I have two perfectly LARGE squares. LOL (I used 3 cups warm water)...I think I could have gotten it a bit more brown too..I baked it 25. Lightly brown. We are going to eat it with supper and I can't wait! I think it's going to be soooo good. I still think Princess can bake bread better. I had one small mishap...dropping a tupperware bowl of flour on the floor, but thankfully, it was not upside down. Only a small amt. spilled out, so I could use my trusty dirt devil hand vac...LOL I made Grandmother bread again today…it rose! I had new yeast! However I do think I need to work on my technique, because I see Princess up there, with the dough NEATLY in both hands and I had dough all OVER my hands, sticking like glue. I had to pry it off my hands. It is also a tad messy getting out of dishrags. LOL
But, it rose and I also need to work on the shape, because I didn’t really shape it. So, I have two perfectly LARGE squares. LOL (I used 3 cups warm water)…I think I could have gotten it a bit more brown too..I baked it 25. Lightly brown. We are going to eat it with supper and I can’t wait! I think it’s going to be soooo good. I still think Princess can bake bread better.
I had one small mishap…dropping a tupperware bowl of flour on the floor, but thankfully, it was not upside down. Only a small amt. spilled out, so I could use my trusty dirt devil hand vac…LOL

]]> By: Donna http://suzannemcminn.com/blog/2007/12/19/the-keeper-of-the-bread-2/#comment-20096 Donna Wed, 23 Apr 2008 21:13:10 +0000 http://suzannemcminn.com/blog/2007/12/19/the-keeper-of-the-bread-2/#comment-20096 I LOVED watching this ...it makes me want to bake bread...it was truly helpful! I loved the tips of not using too much flour...ect. Your daughter is so cute! I LOVED watching this …it makes me want to bake bread…it was truly helpful! I loved the tips of not using too much flour…ect. Your daughter is so cute!

]]> By: BekBek http://suzannemcminn.com/blog/2007/12/19/the-keeper-of-the-bread-2/#comment-19798 BekBek Wed, 16 Apr 2008 23:12:41 +0000 http://suzannemcminn.com/blog/2007/12/19/the-keeper-of-the-bread-2/#comment-19798 I can't wait to try this grandmother bread! I LOVE to bake bread and I am excited to see how this bread compares to my usual recipes. I really want to try the cheesy poached eggs and the stuffed french toast! Thanks for sharing your family secrets with me! I can’t wait to try this grandmother bread! I LOVE to bake bread and I am excited to see how this bread compares to my usual recipes. I really want to try the cheesy poached eggs and the stuffed french toast! Thanks for sharing your family secrets with me!

]]> By: Barbara Howard http://suzannemcminn.com/blog/2007/12/19/the-keeper-of-the-bread-2/#comment-17637 Barbara Howard Tue, 26 Feb 2008 20:44:43 +0000 http://suzannemcminn.com/blog/2007/12/19/the-keeper-of-the-bread-2/#comment-17637 Living in WV, you learn to make biscuits, it's a given for most of us. When I got married and moved to Biloxi, Mississippi, my biscuits were not light and fluffy but flat and hard. It made you recall the episode of The Clampetts where Jed used Ellie Mays' biscuits for target practice. I tried various flours and combinations but alas, all were failures. Finally I decided it was due to the elevation and I was not to blame. 3 years later we moved to Missouri. Wow! It's more like WV so I will be able to make biscuits again. Not so. Still flat, still hard, still unedible. Now I'm back and once again the biscuits are wonderful. I don't know about how wild and wonderful the rest of my life is but the biscuits are better here than anywhere. Living in WV, you learn to make biscuits, it’s a given for most of us. When I got married and moved to Biloxi, Mississippi, my biscuits were not light and fluffy but flat and hard. It made you recall the episode of The Clampetts where Jed used Ellie Mays’ biscuits for target practice. I tried various flours and combinations but alas, all were failures. Finally I decided it was due to the elevation and I was not to blame. 3 years later we moved to Missouri. Wow! It’s more like WV so I will be able to make biscuits again. Not so. Still flat, still hard, still unedible. Now I’m back and once again the biscuits are wonderful. I don’t know about how wild and wonderful the rest of my life is but the biscuits are better here than anywhere.

]]> By: Lexi Connor http://suzannemcminn.com/blog/2007/12/19/the-keeper-of-the-bread-2/#comment-15042 Lexi Connor Thu, 20 Dec 2007 04:32:40 +0000 http://suzannemcminn.com/blog/2007/12/19/the-keeper-of-the-bread-2/#comment-15042 Wow, Suzanne! What a wonderful story! Thanks for sharing it. Wow, Suzanne! What a wonderful story! Thanks for sharing it.

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