DAILY BREADS Potato, Oatmeal, White, and Rye With a Starter
Baking bread is something people have practiced for centuries but have partly forgotten in modern life. It’s a skill worth relearning for the pride and joy of putting a lovely loaf on the table, knowing it was our care and skill that made this beautiful bread for family and guests.
When we bake our own bread, we know what’s in our food. In today’s world of unpronounceable ingredients, this is reassuring. We purchase the best flour available and combine it with only the healthful ingredients of our choice. The breads we bake at home have more flavor because we allow the loaves time to develop, so they never have that odd processed aftertaste.
We can also save money by baking our family’s sandwich bread. You can make a very basic sandwich bread loaf with high-quality flour for about 70 cents. Adding organic milk, butter, and eggs will bring the cost up to nearly $1.50. Even so, that’s savings.
Expanding into more fancy artisan breads can yield even more savings. As home bakers, the entire world
