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10:39, Thursday, July 27, 2006 .. Posted in Around the Cookstove .. 5 comments .. Link

I love Thursdays. It is the day when I finish up any projects in preparation for my beloved getting home on Friday. Today, I am working on my little one's clothes again. At 4 months old, she has only just recently out-grown her newborn 0-3 month sized clothing. Over the past couple of weeks, she has grown taller, so I am now making clothing closer to a 6 month size. Being that they are all dresses, she will be able to wear them right away. Her feet are still so small that even the newborn sized shoes are too long, so I traced around her foot and took measurements so I can design little shoes for her to wear with her dresses.

My 3rd planting of squash is growing really well. It seems that each day as I look out the window, the plants are alittle larger than they were the previous day. I have alot of tomatoes that I am cooking today to make sauce from.   They are all the paste-type tomatoes, so they should do really well in a sauce.

If the temperature doesn't get too hot today, I hope to get some bread baked. Otherwise I will be up very early tomorrow to do the baking. I am going to be making some more flat bread tomorrow also. My beloved takes the flat bread out on the truck with him and uses it in place of regular loaves of bread for his sandwiches. He also likes to snack on it while driving the truck. Here is my recipe for flat bread:

Flat Bread/Tortillas

1 cup milk, scalded
1/4 cup honey
1/4 cup butter
1 teas. salt
1 teas. sugar (can use up to 2 Tbsp if desired)
1/4 cup warm water
2 teas. dry active yeast
4 cups flour
1 large egg

Put the 1/4 cup warm water, yeast and sugar into a bowl. Mix together to dissolve the yeast and set aside for 15 minutes. If you are wanting a very light flat bread, let the yeast mixture turn completely to foam before mixing into the flour. While yeast is working, scald the milk. I microwave it on HIGH of about 4 minutes. Put the butter into the hot milk to melt the butter. In a large bowl, mix all the dry ingredients. Make a small "well" in the center to pour the liquid ingredients into. Add the egg and all the liquid ingredients and mix slightly. Add the yeast. Mix the dough well until it is no longer sticky.   Turn out on a lightly floured surface. Knead the dough until smooth. Separate the dough into 16 balls. Cover with a towel and let rest for 10 minutes.
Roll each ball into a 8"-10" round. Place on a hot griddle and "dry fry" to cook the bread. When the underside of the bread is starting to get browned, turn over to cook other side. NOTE: the bread will rise slightly while cooking. Adjust the diameter of the bread when rolling it out to get the desired thickness you are wanting.
When the bread is completely cooled, store them in a gallon size baggie or wrap tightly in plastic wrap.

This bread keeps very well!

For tortillas chips: brush the fresh tortillas with alittle oil on 1 side and stack several together. Cut into strips or wedges. Repeat with remaining tortillas. Bake at 350* for about 10 minutes.   For flavored chips, sprinkle the chips with seasonings, the powdered salad dressing mixes, or powdered cheese mixes before baking.

Here is another recipe idea that I thought I would share.

On the weekends, my beloved loves to BBQ. I started making homemade buns for the burgers and hotdogs and he loves them! It is super easy to make them. Start with your favorite bread recipe. Make the dough as you normally would. Roll the dough out about 1" thick. To make the burger buns, I use a wide-mouth canning jar ring as a cutter.   For hot dog buns, I cut out 2" wide x 5" long strips of the dough with a pizza cutter. Let the buns rise on a baking sheet. Bake at 350* for about 25 minutes or until done.

Enjoy !!!

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11:57, Thursday, July 27, 2006 .. Posted by Farmwife410
Thanks for the recipes, I am going to give those a try, I never even thought of using a large canning jar lid and I have a ton of them!!
Rie

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12:06, Thursday, July 27, 2006 .. Posted by happymama
Sounds like a good day!! Thanks for sharing the recipes, I am looking forward to trying them!
Blessings, Rossie

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12:51, Thursday, July 27, 2006 .. Posted by thatday
Thanks for the recipes - my son-in-law is on the road a lot and might just enjoy the flat bread. Will have to try making for him - well, after it cools down some. It is still might warm here in NE Oregon.
And, making dresses for little ones is such fun - and what an idea, to make little shoes for her too.
Bless you much,
Barb

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01:02, Thursday, July 27, 2006 .. Posted by oklamouse
Something that my beloved does from time to time is spread alittle peanut butter on the flat bread, drizzle on alittle honey and then roll it up. They also make a great dipping bread for soups and stews. We often use it in place of biscuits when I make the soups and stews in the winter.

Paula

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10:47, Tuesday, August 1, 2006 .. Posted by GrandmaRosie
Great recipe, thanks for posting it. I enjoyed reading you today.

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