Day 7 - A November discipline of giving thanks each day.
Giving Thanks for our Daily Weekly Bread
I read blogs where women make bread each morning and I admire them, but for now I try to make bread every Monday and maybe a loaf of no-kneed bread later in the week (if we are lucky). For a while I made the fermented whole grain bread from Feeding the Whole Family each week, and while I know I'll come back to that goodness, for the past two months I've been trying out a different bread each week. I love feeding homemade whole-grain bread to the boys; it is good to know it is free of anything but the simplest ingredients. I enjoy telling stories while I kneed the bread, because I love knowing that the boys are seeing how their food is made.
I still remember coming home from school to my mom's homemade bread and the feeling of warmth and goodness (buttery goodness!). I am so grateful that I was taught how to make bread and that I knew where my food came from; so much was canned, frozen and butchered off the farm. I want my boys to share this and right now, we can't keep livestock or grow a large garden, but in making bread each week I feel like I am pulling us a little bit closer to the source of our food, and for now, that is good enough.
1 comment:
That looks delicious! Would you mind sharing the recipe for the Oatmeal Bread? I have been enjoying that variety lately, but only store-bought. Love to try it myself.
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