Wednesday, March 11, 2009

Home Made White Bread

HOME MADE WHITE BREAD
2 Loaves
400* for 30-35 minutes

5 1/2- 6c flour
2 Tbsp sugar
2 tsp salt
2 Tbsp salad oil
2 pkg yeast
1c water
1c milk

In a large bowl, place 2c of the flour, sugar, salt, and yeast
Heat the milk with the water and oil.. cool to lukewarm and add to the flour mix.
My recipe says to beat it with a mixer, but I use a large wooden spoon until well mixed.
Begin adding more of the flour a little at a time until too stiff to use the spoon.
Flour a board or table top and dump the dough onto the surface.
Keep adding the flour a little at a time, kneading as you go.. until the dough is no longer sticky and has absorbed the flour.
I set a timer for the kneading.. 10 minutes. I don't know as that is necessary; you can't over knead the dough.. but you definitely can UNDER knead it. So plan on 8-10 minutes.
Set the dough aside in a kind of warm place to raise.. give it 20-30 minutes to double in size. Cover it with a clean tea towel.
Divide the dough into 2 loaves and form these loaves so they are smooth on top. Place the loaves in greased bread pans.
Set aside for about 30 minutes more to raise again. I put my pans in the oven with a pan of super hot water underneath. Cover the loaves with a tea towel.
When the dough is sufficiently raised in the pans, it's ready to bake.
Bread can be checked for doneness by rapping or tapping on the top of the bread. If it sounds hollow, it's done.

Saturday, February 21, 2009

Citrus & Beet Spinach Salad

Citrus & Beet Spinach Salad
Prep Time:
10 min
Total Time:
10 min
Makes:
4 servings, 2 cups each

What You Need!

1 pkg. (10 oz.) baby spinach leaves
1 can (14-1/2 oz.) beets, drained, chopped
2 seedless oranges, peeled, sectioned
1 small red onion, thinly sliced
1/3 cup PLANTERS Walnut Pieces, toasted
1/2 cup KRAFT Light Raspberry Vinaigrette Dressing

Make It!

TOSS all ingredients except dressing in large bowl.

ADD dressing just before serving; toss lightly.

Kraft Kitchens Tips

Substitute
Instead of the walnuts, add toasted PLANTERS Pecan Halves to this delicious salad.
Preventing Beet Stains
When handling cooked or canned beets, it's easy to stain your hands and cutting board from the juices. To prevent this, wear disposable latex gloves and cut beets on a large glass or ceramic plate rather than a cutting board.