ariel's making ... brick bread

ok ... so this is no stunning chef sam bread ... but i wanted to make a super dense, all whole wheat loaf of bread ... and in the process invented "brick bread."


my made-on-the-fly recipe used:

1 T. yeast
1 T. organic sugar
2 c. whole wheat organic flour
1 1/2 c. water
1 T. sea salt
1 t. extra virgin organic olive oil

first i soaked the yeast and sugar in some warm water for about 5 minutes to get it going. then i added the rest of the water and flour and salt and mixed. once it formed into a dough, i kneaded it for about 5 minutes. then i set it to rest in a warm spot for about an hour. once it had doubled, punched it down, kneaded it some more and placed it in a bread pan. then i let it rise again for about an hour.


then i baked it at 400* for about 45 minutes ... and ta-da! brick bread ;)



with some jam and butter ... this is the perfect late night, totally healthy, snack!

happy baking!

kisses,

ariel

ariel's making ... bread and rice pudding

craving dessert peeps! time to make some!

we had some leftover bread that chef sam had made earlier in the week and also some leftover brown rice from dinner. ok -- how about bread AND rice pudding!? random right? let's see how it goes!


you'll need:

stale organic bread
1 to 2 cups cooked organic brown rice
4 organic eggs
2 cups organic milk
3/4 c. organic sugar
2 T. organic cinnamon
1/2 c. organic raisins


layer your sliced bread in a baking pan. fill in gaps with rice. mix in some raisins. beat the eggs, milk, sugar and cinnamon.


pour the mixture on top and let it sit in the fridge for about 1/2 an hour. if there's not liquid on the top when you take it out of the fridge, add a little more milk and eggs mixture. this sitting time will let the stale bread get moist and soak in the egg and milk.


bake at 400* for about 20-30 minutes, or until the eggs are set and it's a golden brown on top.

dessert is served! enjoy!

kisses,

ariel