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Homemade Bread and Memmy

© Paula Dundore

Memmy Gold was the best grandmother in the world! This, I was told recently, while discussing bread-making with a friend of mine, Melanie Gold.

One of the most nurturing things that women used to and still do-- is bake. Grandmothers such as Memmy Gold are remembered with such sweet nostalgia to bring tears to anyone's eyes. Some of the traditions and family rituals they leave behind include baking their special breads.

Recalling her grandmother, Melanie told me, "Memmy was most decidedly of German extraction. Her fantastic recipes (including a fabulous local version of the English pastie) were never written down. So...unfortunately, I don't have any bread recipes."

"People knew when she was baking her bread or making her pasties, because lo and behold, folks would start arriving to buy the extras. I was so proud of her!"







So, in the spirit of grandmothers everywhere, who made us feel nurtured, loved and special, here are some fabulous bread recipes, along with some of Memmy's tricks of the trade.

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Buttermilk Honey Wheat Bread

Ingredients:

2 1/2 teaspoons active dry yeast

1 cup whole wheat flour

2 cups all-purpose flour

1/2 teaspoon baking soda

1 teaspoon salt

3 tablespoons honey

1 1/2 tablespoons vegetable oil

1 1/2 cups buttermilk, at room temperature

Directions:

Combine the yeast, whole wheat flour, all purpose flour,

baking soda, salt, honey, oil, and buttermilk into pan of

a bread machine.

If baking in bread machine using medium temperature.

If baking in an oven, use manual or dough cycle to knead

dough. Remove from bread maker, and place in a greased

loaf pan. Let rise until doubled in size. Bake in a preheated

350 degree F (175 degree C) oven for 25 minutes.

Makes 1 loaf

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Amish Friendship Bread
Ingredients:

2 1/4 teaspoons active dry yeast

1/4 cup warm water (110 degrees F)

1 cup all-purpose flour

1 cup white sugar

1 cup warm (110 degrees F)milk

Directions:

In a small bowl, soften yeast in water for about 10 minutes.

Stir well. In a 2 quart container glass, plastic, or ceramic

container combine flour, and sugar. Mix thoroughly or flour

will lump when milk is added. Slowly stir in milk and dissolved

yeast mixture. Cover loosely and let stand at room temperature

until bubbly. Consider this day 1 of the 10 day cycle.

On days2 thru 4 stir with a spoon.

Day 5 stir and add 1 cup sifted flour, 1 cup sugar and 1 cup

milk and stir.

Days 6 thru 9 stir only.

Day 10 stir and add 1 cup sifted flour, 1 cup sugar and 1 cup

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