Dear TL,

I heard that you were just about ‘inherit’ a bread maker, so I thought you’d like a VERY DEPENDABLE bread recipe for kids lunches (and yours).

Breadmaker Sandwich Bread

Go buy these bags at the grocery:

You will also need a jar of fast-acting yeast, water, and salt.

Put 1.25 c warm (75-80 degree) water, 2 T fat, 1.5 tsp salt, 3-4T honey, real maple syrup, or organic cane crystals in the bottom of the machine.

Mix in a separate bowl–3 cups (room temperature) Knight Arthur 100% Organic Whole Wheat Flour and 5T Vital Wheat Gluten (Bob’s Red Mill or Hodgsons Mill).

Add to the bread maker, making a mountain of flour with a moat of liquid.


Poke a hole in the mountain peak to make a shallow volcano mouth and fill with 1.5 tsp fast rising yeast.

Put pan in machine. Set breadmaker on 1.5 lbs loaf, light crust color, on the basic bread setting.

Shake out of pan when finished and slice with that old electric knife we all got twenty years ago and never used. (Now you’ll use it every other day.)

Now, some side notes.

First, I KNOW that this isn’t 100% ORGANIC, since some ingredients aren’t, so I guess it’s really Homemade Breadmaker 100% Whole Wheat Sandwich Bread Made with Organic Flour and Organic Cane Crystals, but that was too long for the title. But, if you have a hyper-granola cousin who demands absolute accuracy in such matters…there it is.

Second, gluten gets a bad rap, but if you aren’t allergic, and you intend to cook a great deal with whole wheat, go buy a bag or two RIGHT NOW. Gluten is the thing that makes whole wheat WORKABLE. Otherwise, it’s too stiff for this recipe and for tortillas, ravioli, and the like.

GLUTEN: It’s your new best friend.

Ivory

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