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vehve said:
This is how it turned out.



I think I'm going to stir it a bit better next time. Here's the recipe I used:

7 dl (~3 cups) flour (I used 5 dl organic wheat and 2 dl organic spelt)
½ tsp dry yeast
2 tsp salt
3½ dl (1½ cup) water (about 42 deg C, or whatever the yeast manufacturer recommends)

I just combined the dry ingredients, mixed them, and then slowly poured in the water while mixing. Then I covered the bowl with plastic film, and let it sit on the counter over night. In the morning I heated the oven to 225 deg C (450F is about right) with my cast iron pot in the oven to preheat it too. Then when it was hot, I oiled the pot a bit, and just poured the dough in there (I didn't mix or flour it or anything in the morning). Bake for 30min with the lid on, then 30 min without the lid.
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I have only ever made dinner rolls not bread. its soo lovely what you have done.... I love fresh bread and butter.... and oh my gawd if its sour dough you have to fight me off with a stick.

This is not my house nor my kitchen so the mess making during making bread would be extremely frowned upon.... sigh.

deb
 
Deb, this is not a messy bread to make. I use one bowl for the dough, and something to stir it a bit when mixing the ingredients together. I weigh everything I put in there, so no measuring cups become dirty. Then I cover it with plastic film, and in the morning I pour it into the pot which I've oiled using household tissue. So you get one dirty bowl, one dirty spoon (or two since you probably need one to scrape the dough out of the bowl too), one easily cleanable pot, and a bit of cling wrap and a piece of household tissue is all the trash you make.
 
vehve said:
Deb, this is not a messy bread to make. I use one bowl for the dough, and something to stir it a bit when mixing the ingredients together. I weigh everything I put in there, so no measuring cups become dirty. Then I cover it with plastic film, and in the morning I pour it into the pot which I've oiled using household tissue. So you get one dirty bowl, one dirty spoon (or two since you probably need one to scrape the dough out of the bowl too), one easily cleanable pot, and a bit of cling wrap and a piece of household tissue is all the trash you make.
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Vehve your bread looks wonderful.
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getaclue said:
perchie, My mother grew up during the depression, so she taught me well about taking care of the things I had. She taught me where it was practical to cut corners, and where it was better to save up to get better quality. Most of the stuff I had in storage, I had to save up to be able to buy, had inherited, or stumbled into a great deal. 3 times in my lifetime, I have stumbled into Henckels knife sets that I got for a steal. Most people had no idea what they were, at that time, which is partly why they weren't scarfed up before I got them. Now, with programs like Hell's Kitchen, and Master Chef, many realize what they are. DH had a cheap set of knives, and I wouldn't let him use mine for a long time, until he learned what they were, and how to treat them. I could never replace them for the price I paid, and can't afford the going prices for them now. I am not bragging about possessions in the sense of being snooty, but in that coming from a modest middle class income, it has taken me a lifetime to garner many of the things of value that I own, and most of it will be passed down to my daughters when I am gone. He, on the other hand, had not really given any thought anything of heirloom quality to be passed down to his son. I'm not really sure he even understood the concept of "heirloom" at the time. In his mind it was either new/good, or used/junk. Like I said, he's learning.

Yes, keep your carts. Enjoy using them at every opportunity you can. Heck, give the chickens a ride. Post pics of that.
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Oh those knifes are a life time set.... If you know how to handle them and keep them sharp... they are SOOOO worth the original price.

Oh I am keeping the carts... The hickory one I will never use again unless I can find a wheel wright and loose about 250 pounds. The forecart is a piece of work equipment. Again If I were mobile enough to hitch my horse I could use her for most tractor jobs around the place with a forecart.... from simple grading to pulling out small trees.

Here is my Hickory Road Cart.


Not my Forecart but A forecart doing work.

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there are many attachments for a Forecart. Even wagons for people to sit in.

deb
 
vehve said:
Deb, this is not a messy bread to make. I use one bowl for the dough, and something to stir it a bit when mixing the ingredients together. I weigh everything I put in there, so no measuring cups become dirty. Then I cover it with plastic film, and in the morning I pour it into the pot which I've oiled using household tissue. So you get one dirty bowl, one dirty spoon (or two since you probably need one to scrape the dough out of the bowl too), one easily cleanable pot, and a bit of cling wrap and a piece of household tissue is all the trash you make.
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It sounds very similar to Soda bread only with Yeast... I would like to try both...

Now IF I could keep from getting it on my hands and face ....
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Once there its everywhere... Grandma does like it when I do Round steaks.... so maybe I can get away with making bread...

deb
 
ozexpat said:
The dehumidifiers were purchased on Craigslist from guys who grew pot in their apartments and wanted to dry it fast. They took some cleaning to get the find green dust out of then but they fit in a suitcase, weighed less than 50lbs and cost $40.
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i would have been a nervour wreck going through customs. Those sniffer dogs are pretty good at their jobs
 

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