Oatmeal Bread for the Bread Machine

"With bread all sorrows are less"      Sancho Panza

Here is another recipe from my Betty Crocker Bread Machine book with a  little help from Artisan Bread Machine.

When I received the Artisan Bread Machine Book, I found this recipe at the end of the book called Artisan Dough Enhancer. Apparently they do sell Dough Enhancer in supermarkets.

To make it and I  went to my Health Food Store  to find all the ingredients. Was it worth it?   Yes… I usually make all my bread 1/2 whole wheat or more,  and  I add 1 Tablespoon of this Dough Enhancer for each cup of Whole Wheat; I find my bread was softer, rose higher and had a more tender crust.

The author  says you should use this if you have no bread flour;  I do use bread flour and add some of this also. I find every little bit helps when you are making bread.  I do love my mini loaf pans; a 2 pound bread makes 4 mini loaves. I have a plastic pastry sheet that I flour and use to shape my breads.  Here is the recipe for the Dough Enhancer  if you feel the urge to make it.

Artisan Dough Enhancer.

1 cup Vital wheat gluten

1/2 cup skin instant milk powder

2 Tbsp soy lecithin granules

2 tsp pectin crystals

2 tbsp unflavored gelatin powder

1 tsp ground ginger

1 tsp ascorbic acid crystals

In a glass jar, combine all the ingredients. Close lid and shake to blend. Ad 1 Tablespoon for each cup of Whole Wheat flour.

Store in refrigerator  for up to 1 year.
Artisan Bread Enhancer

Oatmeal Bread 2-pound

Serves: 16

This is the best Oatmeal Bread 2-pound recipe.

   1 1/4 cups plus 2 tablespoons water 
   2  tablespoons margarine or butter, softened
   4  cups bread flour 
   2/3 cup old-fashioned oats or quick-cooking oats
   1/4  cup packed brown sugar 
   2 tablespoons dry milk powder 
   1/2 teaspoons salt
   2 1/2 teaspoons bread machine or quick active dry yeast

Measure carefully, placing all ingredients in bread machine pan in the order recommended by the manufacturer.
Select Basic/White cycle. Use Medium or Light crust color. Remove baked bread from pan, and cool on wire rack.

I prefer using the dough cycle; shape it and bake it in the oven.

TRY THIS: Some of us like sweet, plump raisins in our hot cooked oatmeal. If you do, you'll enjoy raisins in this oatmeal bread. Use ½ cup raisins for the 1 ½-pound loaf or 2/3 cup for the 2-pound loaf. Add them at the Raisin-Nut signal or 5 to 10 minutes before the last kneading cycle ends.

Make 1 ½ Pound Recipe with bread machines that use 3 cups flour, or make 2 Pound Recipe with bread machines that use 4 cups flour.

Bread Machine Oatmeal Bread

Sage’s Tips:

I made mine with 2 cups of white and 2 cups of Whole wheat bread flour

I added 2 Tablespoons Dough Enhancer.

Open the lid of your bread machine to see if you need to add water or flour.

“It doesn’t have to look the same every time or match a picture in a book.”

I am joining Heather BYOB

These were the entries for last month January BYOB

Thank you for your visit. Love to hear from you.

Happy Cooking!

Rita

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Baked half potatoes

  These were baked in the microwave for 15 minutes.

If you are like me some nights, it’s easy to decide on the main course for your meal, but then you have to figure out what you will serve to accompany it.  I know pasta and rice are good, so are mashed, baked, roasted and boiled potatoes, but this one is special.  

I remember making these baked 1/2 potatoes years ago when I had my first toaster oven; for some reason it fell off my radar.  I  tried this recipe again and we loved them; a great alternative you will make again and again with your choices of seasonings.  Anxious for my fresh herbs when making this I just found out the microwave does works.

This is perfect to serve with just about anything; even very tempting as a snack with a bowl of sour cream to dip it in. I promise you and your kids will love this easy tasty creation.

 

Baked Potato Halves
4 small potatoes, scrubbed and cut in half
2 Tablespoons  butter
1/2 teaspoon crushed garlic                                                                                                                                             1/4 teaspoon salt                                                                                                                                                                  2 Tablespoon Grated Parmesan Cheese

 

Directions:
Preheat oven to 400 degrees.

Melt butter and garlic in a oven proof pan; spread evenly across the bottom. 

Sprinkle with Freshly grated Parmesan Cheese

Place in preheated oven and bake for 30 to 45 minutes. 

Cool for 5 minutes before removing from pan. 

Baked Potato Halves

Time will vary depending on the size of your halves.

Omit the cheese for variation.

I found out these come out very good  baked in the microwave for 15 minutes.

I make mine in the toaster oven, but your regular oven works fine.

I want to apologize for my photos; I am not a professional photographer, I have a little Pentax and I found out it is real difficult to come up with something very exciting when taking a picture of 1/2 a potato. Please don’t judge by the look; they are delicious.  Thank you for your visit. I always love to hear from you. 

Happy Cooking!

Rita

 

 

Happy Valentine’s Day.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Tasty,Healthy and Economical

When I was growing up, the Public Library was my favourite place to hang out; this was before television or internet came into our lives; I used to go to the library every 2 weeks to get my stock of books; does anyone ever do that anymore? 

By the time I got married and started feeding my family,  I always included a couple of Cookbooks that I would study and copy some recipes…by hand of course. I finally did get a typewriter and learned how to master that machine; little did I know then,  that I was building my foundation for what I am doing today.

I was discovering my world of gastronomy; a brand new life was opening up for me. Cooking is that place where I go to  find inner peace and joy; where our complicated world is transformed into a  better place. Some people meditate, I cook.

This recipe called Darvish Salmon is one of those secret gems I found; it is really good, easy, tasty and cooked n my then new microwave. My goal in those days, was to use this appliance to cook, not just to heat up soup; Mme Benoit was my mentor; I still have 2 of her microwave books that I refer to.

Darvish Salmon

Servings: 4

Ingredients

• 1 (15 ounce) can salmon
• 2 tablespoons butter
• 2 tablespoons cornstarch
• 2 cups milk
• 3 green onions, finely chopped
• 1 cup soda crackers, finely crushed
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/4 teaspoon pepper
• 1/2 teaspoon paprika

Directions

1. Drain salmon, flake and set aside.
2. To make sauce:.
3. In microwave proof dish, stir cornstarch into cold milk until smooth; add onions.
4. Put in Microwave oven and cook 2 minutes on High.
5. Add salt, pepper and 1 Tablespoon butter.
6. Stir mixture and cook 2 minutes more.
7. In a casserole layer 1/2 the salmon, 1 Cup sauce, 1/2 Cup crackers, 1/2  Tablespoon butter.
8. Repeat layers, dot with butter, sprinkle with paprika.
9. Cover and microwave for 12 minutes at power level #7.
10. Can be re heated in the oven at 325* for 30 minutes.

Darvish Salmon

 

Sage’s Tips

Line the bottom of your casserole with spinach to make it Florentine.

Leftover cooked salmon works very well.

Recipe can be halved quite successfully. It’s in my repertoire of cooking for 2.

Thank you for your visit. If you didn’t know before, you just found our I am pretty old and from another generation, but still trying to learn what it’s all about.  Hope you have a great week.

Happy Cooking.

Rita

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