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[IAFarmGirl]

Oh how I wish (there I go again) that I could make bread........

Those look like sugar cookies Wisher. I bet you could do that! Making bread is not that hard...wish I was closer I would come teach you. I have an excellent beer bread recipe if you are interested. It is REALLY good! And it is very easy to make (about 5 minutes with 50 to bake).You don't have to use beer as you can use any carbonated beverage and it will work but the beer does give it excellent flavor.

 

[Wisher1000]

Those look like sugar cookies Wisher. I bet you could do that! Making bread is not that hard...wish I was closer I would come teach you. I have an excellent beer bread recipe if you are interested. It is REALLY good! And it is very easy to make (about 5 minutes with 50 to bake).You don't have to use beer as you can use any carbonated beverage and it will work but the beer does give it excellent flavor.

I am interested! It has been a while since I wasted the ingredients for a new recipe. I have not totally given up on bread, biscuits will never be attempted again in my kitchen, but I will give bread a shot! Post away, I'm sure others here are interested, as well! Thanks!

 

[IAFarmGirl]

Beer Bread

3 cups all purpose flour

2 tablespoons honey or agave nectar
2 tablespoons sugar
1 tablespoon baking powder
1 tsp salt
1 bottle/can (12 ounces) beer (or any carbonated drink)
1 tablespoons butter/margarine melted

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Grease a 9X5X3 inch loaf pan.

Pour about 1/2 of the melted butter in the loaf pan.

In a medium bowl, whisk together dry ingredients. stir in beer & honey until just mixed (do not over stir).
You can warm the honey slightly to make it easier to stir in. If you don't have any honey you can substitute regular sugar.

Spoon the batter into the loaf pan and pour the rest of the butter over it. Bake for 50 to 60 minutes or until a toothpick inserted into the top comes out clean.

Hint: When measuring your flour do not shake to level it off just run a knife across the top to level it. Packed flour can make the recipe fail. I have also found that a dark beer makes the flavor of the bread a little stronger. Let the bread sit for 10 to 15 minutes after baking and it will be easier to cut.

There are not many ingredients to this and I think most people have ingredients to use already in their home so you don't have to buy anything special. Plus it is A LOT cheaper than the mixes they are selling at $5 to $8 per loaf! ENJOY!!

 

[tick22]

Yes, Bunny lady we are gray and dreary with dizzles and sometimes rain here. Seems most the bad stuff hits northwest of us. it still is a muddy mess in thre corral and Dirt areas..


Chicken math is a funny thing. You could justify any amount of chickens using different ways. To me, a natural replacement of chickens if kept under control is maintaining, not adding to the flock because they are cute and you have not control yourself. Like kittens, they are cute and fun but do get older and some just become chickens while others loving pets...

In your case if your flock is down, buying biddies is ok and not involving chicken math. Sometimes nature does not help and then you have to do what you have to do...

I notice alot of people hatch eggs just for the biddies then swap or sale them as they get older. That may not count as chicken cause you get rid of them, and if you have the extra time and money to support that, good for that person..

My chickens are part fun, part an egg business, food, alot enjoyment. I have only what I and they can support, some times, we end up ahead and other times behind. What is priceless is the enjoyment of all my animals and what they bring to me and the missus. A real inner peace with minimum BS...
call it a zen like thing...

Ok, I rambled on enough for now. Horse is out on the front pasture, the teenages are running around the back property with their cat escorts while the older ones are stayng in the covered runs....

wow, I guess 50's dad showed up....

 

[tick22]

Beer Bread

3 cups all purpose flour

2 tablespoons honey or agave nectar
2 tablespoons sugar
1 tablespoon baking powder
1 tsp salt
1 bottle/can (12 ounces) beer (or any carbonated drink)
1 tablespoons butter/margarine melted

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Grease a 9X5X3 inch loaf pan.

Pour about 1/2 of the melted butter in the loaf pan.

In a medium bowl, whisk together dry ingredients. stir in beer & honey until just mixed (do not over stir).
You can warm the honey slightly to make it easier to stir in. If you don't have any honey you can substitute regular sugar.

Spoon the batter into the loaf pan and pour the rest of the butter over it. Bake for 50 to 60 minutes or until a toothpick inserted into the top comes out clean.

Hint: When measuring your flour do not shake to level it off just run a knife across the top to level it. Packed flour can make the recipe fail. I have also found that a dark beer makes the flavor of the bread a little stronger. Let the bread sit for 10 to 15 minutes after baking and it will be easier to cut.

There are not many ingredients to this and I think most people have ingredients to use already in their home so you don't have to buy anything special. Plus it is A LOT cheaper than the mixes they are selling at $5 to $8 per loaf! ENJOY!!

copied, printed and since today is such a bummer day, I may try this or beg the missus to try it... Hey, I still have outside stuff to do. Rain, snow, tornado's and even hurricanes can not stop the old man from being outside...

 

[superchemicalgirl]

Got all the coops cleaned out before the big storm and feeders topped off. Bought the babies a Flock Block. Hoppy mauled me for it and didn't even wait for the plastic to come off it before she started pecking it. Silly chicken. She has a sordid love affair with every Flock Block I bring into that coop. She won't leave the coop, and she won't go to bed at night if it's in there. It taunts her. Not unlike chocolate in my house.

She's like Scrat and the acorn. Only much prettier.




All the other hens are into it with moderation.

I only buy about 3 flock blocks a year - and only in winter. Gives the kids something to do when they're cooped up. With the storm coming tomorrow I figured it would be a nice distraction. Depending on when it stops I may not be able to clean them up until Monday after work. That's a long time to be cooped up.

Also got some "wounded prey" whistles. Might try to go fox hunting before it gets too bad out there. And if it gets bad quickly, I stopped and got some fabric on the way home, too. Once I get the chicks out of my living room tonight I'll get the sewing machine set back up.

 

[Arielle]

Quote: Ok-- beer bread recipe needed right here!! Will put that one in my recipe box for sure.

 

[Arielle]

Got all the coops cleaned out before the big storm and feeders topped off. Bought the babies a Flock Block. Hoppy mauled me for it and didn't even wait for the plastic to come off it before she started pecking it. Silly chicken. She has a sordid love affair with every Flock Block I bring into that coop. She won't leave the coop, and she won't go to bed at night if it's in there. It taunts her. Not unlike chocolate in my house.

She's like Scrat and the acorn. Only much prettier.




All the other hens are into it with moderation.

I only buy about 3 flock blocks a year - and only in winter. Gives the kids something to do when they're cooped up. With the storm coming tomorrow I figured it would be a nice distraction. Depending on when it stops I may not be able to clean them up until Monday after work. That's a long time to be cooped up.

Also got some "wounded prey" whistles. Might try to go fox hunting before it gets too bad out there. And if it gets bad quickly, I stopped and got some fabric on the way home, too. Once I get the chicks out of my living room tonight I'll get the sewing machine set back up.

SUch a pretty girl-- are you ready for more?? I just put 15 more in the incubator so I am able to share at this point , if you are still interested. Green grass-- OH if only spring were here.

My downstairs bathroom multitasks-- shower became a closet for kids jackets and snow pants and boots. No chicks right now, so I moved in a small desk to place the sewing machine on while I use the toilet as a chair. One cat lives in there and won't leave. THen there is the usual uses.

 

[superchemicalgirl]

I'm interested in SS eggs no matter the time! PM me how much you'd charge, and the details. Are you still doing something with Ashandvine?

Just got the biddies into the basement. Both flocks integrated well. The basement is about 20 degrees cooler than the rest of the house. Integration success through huddling together. "I don't like you, but you're warm so I'll tolerate you."

They'll get used to the "cold" in the next 24 hours and be back to insane chick antics.


Using a toilet as a chair... love it.

I have a small "nursery" off the bedroom, but it's not heated. I could put a small space heater in there if I wanted to use it, and I probably should, but I prefer to be in the main part of the house by the stove. I might move in there once it's warmer.

 

[bamachicks8]

Beer Bread

3 cups all purpose flour

2 tablespoons honey or agave nectar
2 tablespoons sugar
1 tablespoon baking powder
1 tsp salt
1 bottle/can (12 ounces) beer (or any carbonated drink)
1 tablespoons butter/margarine melted

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Grease a 9X5X3 inch loaf pan.

Pour about 1/2 of the melted butter in the loaf pan.

In a medium bowl, whisk together dry ingredients. stir in beer & honey until just mixed (do not over stir).
You can warm the honey slightly to make it easier to stir in. If you don't have any honey you can substitute regular sugar.

Spoon the batter into the loaf pan and pour the rest of the butter over it. Bake for 50 to 60 minutes or until a toothpick inserted into the top comes out clean.

Hint: When measuring your flour do not shake to level it off just run a knife across the top to level it. Packed flour can make the recipe fail.  I have also found that a dark beer makes the flavor of the bread a little stronger. Let the bread sit for 10 to 15 minutes after baking and it will be easier to cut.

There are not many ingredients to this and I think most people have ingredients to use already in their home so you don't have to buy anything special. Plus it is A LOT cheaper than the mixes they are selling at $5 to $8 per loaf! ENJOY!!

Thinking I shall try this tomorrow if I can dig up my loaf pan. we need bread anyways and no tick dh didn't work on coop today it's kinda hard to use power tools when it's raining.