A dear neighbor just stopped in with a Christmas gift and walked though my incredibly messy family room and kitchen. It looks like a bomb went off or a tornado whirled through my house. She graciously called it "Santa's Workshop". What a true friend. I love her even more than I did before she came. As I shut the door and took a closer look at my house I realized that the word workshop did describe my space. No less than five projects were going on, all unfinished- but moving along with the hope to be done before the big day, Christmas.I made some great bread from a book that is quickly becoming a favorite, Healthy Bread in Five Minutes a Day, Oatmeal Date Bread on page 191-193. I added some cranberries to make it festive and formed the loaves into wreaths and of course like the other recipes in the book changed it to allow for the high altitude issues (and made a few other tweeks). A fellow HBin5 lover suggested putting a ramikin of something yummy in the middle which I did- cherry butter. This project is now complete and delivered to neighbors and friends.
Yippie! One less project cluttering up the house, one thing on the list checked off, and hopefully a few friends enjoying this delicious bread and butter to remind them of how much we love them. If you haven't completed your shopping think about giving this book or getting one for yourself.
Merry, Merry Christmas!! See you in a week!
Your bread looks perfect! I got this book the other day and went to the Restaurant Supply store and bought my container - thank you! I have some dough in the fridge. Thinking I'll make an epi tomorrow - if I find a video on how to do it.
ReplyDeleteThe bread looks so delicious!
ReplyDeleteI won't have time to make it before Christmas, maybe I'll have a chance to make it by the New Year.
oh thats cute what your friend said amazing bread,
ReplyDeleteMerry Christmas Love Rebecca
Barbara I'm so uncontroably happy that you have the book! I can't wait to see what you do with it. You will love it.
ReplyDeleteDiane and Rebecca , I'll keep my eye your your blogs, for now have a wonderful Christmas!
This is a beautiful crafted bread! I hope you have a merry Christmas!
ReplyDeleteThat bread looks SO good! I want a taste! Are you planning to share the recipe for the cherry butter?
ReplyDeleteJoe- I thought of you when I was making this butter today. I made the butter with a homemade cherry jelly. One part jelly to three parts butter. I whipped it up for three or four minutes in my stand mixer and it is mighty tasty. I've saved you a cup.
ReplyDeleteYour bread wreath looks yummy and so does the cherry butter. Thanks for sharing the recipe for the butter. Delicious!
ReplyDeleteSuch a pretty wreath that I would almost hate to eat it...well, almost! Wishing you a very Merry Christmas.
ReplyDeleteHBinFive is actually probably the most worthwhile purchase that I've made recently. My New Year's resolution - to not buy a loaf of bread all year! Your wreath is gorgeous and the cherry butter makes the perfect centerpiece.
ReplyDeleteMerry Christmas!
wow! I hope there's some bread left for me to try!
ReplyDeleteAbsolutely beautiful and I'm sure tasty as well. What a fun thing to make for Christmas!!
ReplyDeleteThank you for visiting my blog and your kind comments! I'm so happy to know about your blog now and I love how you can print out your recipes with the pictures--they look great! I totally understand about your kitchen looking like "Santa's Workshop"--it's been a long week. :)
ReplyDeleteMerry Christmas!
Lovely bread! I agree, this is a great book. I will have to get baking from it more in the new year.
ReplyDeleteGlad to hear the book is becoming a favorite - it's now on my wishlist for my birthday. Hooray for a better-for-you holiday treat!
ReplyDeleteCristie, I hope you had a wonderful Christmas with your family. I was so excited to get this cookbook for Christmas.
ReplyDeleteI have just bought the book and have yet to make a recipe form it. Thanks for sharing yours, it seems to be a success!
ReplyDeleteSo glad you joined HBinFive and you are so creative. The Oatmeal/Date Cranberry Wreath is so pretty and the cherry butter sounds out of this world!
ReplyDeleteThat bread looks so amazing. And the cherry butter. Oh the cherry butter! Truly that butter is the best butter I have ever tasted. When you do your cherry jelly again I think you should do a food post on it so that everyone can have a chance to make some of that cherry butter goodness!
ReplyDeleteThis bread looks so good I am going to try it! Yum and perfectly festive. And believe me, most of us would rather have wonderful fresh-baked goodies to eat than a clean house! Happy Holidays to you and yours!
ReplyDeleteWow, your bread is beautiful and that it's healthy and tasty too, is the "icing on the cake"! I'm sure you had some happy friends and neighbors! (The cherry butter puts this over the top!)
ReplyDelete