Sunflower Seed & Honey Wheat Bread

This bread is super easy to make and really good! Plus it's healthy! I like to grind my own flour when I make bread, thank goodness mom has a great wheat grinder! That's definitely on my "must have" list...someday. Along with a kitchen aid... Someday, someday.

I have also made it without sunflower seeds...which I actually like better but I'm not a huge fan of sunflower seeds. Either way...good bread!

Ingredients

• 2 packages (1/4 ounce each) active dry yeast

• 3-1/4 cups warm water (110° to 115°)

• 1/4 cup bread flour

• 1/3 cup canola oil

• 1/3 cup honey

• 3 teaspoons salt

• 6-1/2 to 7-1/2 cups whole wheat flour

• 1/2 cup sunflower kernels

• 3 tablespoons butter, melted

Directions

1. In a large bowl, dissolve yeast in warm water. Add the bread flour, oil, honey, salt and 4 cups whole wheat flour. Beat until smooth. Stir in sunflower kernels and enough remaining flour to form a firm dough.
2. Turn onto a floured surface; knead until smooth and elastic, about 6-8 minutes. Place in a greased bowl, turning once to grease the top. Cover and let rise in a warm place until doubled, about 1 hour.
3. Punch dough down; divide into three portions. Shape into loaves; place in three greased 8-in. x 4-in. loaf pans. Cover and let rise until doubled, about 30 minutes.
4. Bake at 350° for 35-40 minutes or until golden brown. Brush with melted butter. Remove from pans to wire racks to cool. Yield: 3 loaves (12 slices each).  

with sunflower seeds

 



without sunflower seeds

 

 

 

And I've only been home 2 months!

These are the two projects that have received a lot of my attention since I have been home from my mission...not quite two months! I had a ton of fun making both of them!

A camo quilt for Wesley for Christmas. This was so fun to make! The camo fabric was a little stretchier than I'm used to, but it worked out really well because I could make it go where I wanted to better. That's why the seams actually line up like they should!

Wesley's plan is to take the blanket hunting, lay under a tree and take a nap, wake up, sit up, and shoot a deer. Sounds like hunting just got a little more relaxed! He loves his blanket :-)

 

 

 

Next, I love making games, and I decided that there really needed to be a Book of Mormon version of Hasbro's "Clue" soooo...I made one. It's debut was on New Years Eve. The players? Me, Wesley, Elder Allen and Elder Barcarse. Yay for missionaries!

Now...how do I get it made into a real game...?

DIY Laundry Detergent

I love this laundry detergent. It works great and is cost efficient! About $20 to make 20 lbs! Here is the recipe:

1 box borax
1 box washing soda
1 box baking soda
1 container oxy-clean
3 bars fels naptha soap
1 container purex crystals (your choice of scent, optional)

*BE SURE TO GET THE BIGGEST AVAILABLE BOXES OF EVERYTHING!*

grate the fels naptha soap (you can do this by hand...OR use a grating attachment for a kitchen aid. That's a better idea I think!) Mix all the ingredients together. All the ingredients can be found in the laundry soap isle at walmart.

When you're doing your laundry you only need to use 2 TABLESPOONS of detergent! It goes a really long way! I love this soap, and my sister, who is a bit of a germ-a-phob also loves it. If it's got her stamp of approval, it must be good! Enjoy!