easy bread

6 cups of flour 

(preferably 4 cups regular, 2 cups of whole wheat)

2 tbsp yeast

2 tbsp brown sugar

1 tbsp salt

2 cups hot water (not boiling, just really warm)

mix half the flour with yeast sugar and salt

add hot water and mix well (100 strokes)

keep adding remaining flour until dough is 

no longer sticky. flour a clean surface and 

kneed dough for 5 minutes.

place dough in a bowl sprayed with nonstick

with a damp warm dishtowel on the top.

give it 15 minutes in a warm-ish spot to rise.

punch it, cut it in half, shape into two balls.

cut a little X on the top of each ball and place 

on a baking sheet.

put the baking sheet with dough balls into a 

cold oven with a pan of water on the bottom.

heat the oven to 400 (don't preheat though)

as you insert the pan and bake 40-50 min!

spring muffins

slightly less than 3 cups grated zucchini 

1 grated medium sized carrot

       --(or you can just do 3 cups of zucchini)

2/3 cup melted butter

1 1/3 cup sugar

2 eggs

2 tsp vanilla 

2 tsp baking soda

pinch salt

3 cups flour

2 tsp cinnamon 

1/2 tsp nutmeg

1/2- 1 cup chopped dried apricots 

Mix sugar, eggs and vanilla

Mix in the zucchini, carrots and melted butter

Mix in baking soda and salt

in a seperate bowl:

mix together flour, cinnamon and nutmeg

add dry mixture to the egg mixture and fold in chopped apricots

bake at 350 for 25-30 minutes

*you could grate some ginger into this for a nice extra flavor!

optional, icing:

1/2 cup softened butter

1 package cream cheese

a tsp or two of vanilla

4 cups powdered sugar

mix the butter and cream cheese then add the vanilla and slowly add the powdered sugar! 

i served the icing on the side that way people could eat them as muffins or cupcakes as they liked! 

perfect for a rooftop dinner!