Cinnamon Rolls

To make whole wheat cinnamon rolls - take one loaf worth of bread dough before any rises, flatten to a 20 x 30 cm rectangle, spread with butter, brown sugar and cinnamon.

Roll up the long side and then cut into pieces.

Melt some butter in the bottom of the baking pan, sprinkle with brown sugar, place the pieces of cinnamon roll in the butter mixture.

Let rise till double in size, bake in moderate oven.

Hand made bread

Mix 140 ml quite warm water with 2 heaped tablespoons of fresh compressed yeast and 2 teaspoons honey.

Let sit 10 - 15 min till frothy.

Mix in 6 cups whole wheat flour, 2 teaspoons salt and 370 ml of water - will probably need more water.

Turn out onto a floured surface, knead, place in loaf tin, rise once (20- 30 min) then bake at 200 degrees Celsius for 40 -45 minutes.

Note - fresh yeast can be bought from some bakers, and from the fruit & veg shop at the Woolies end of Chermside Shopping Centre.

Bread with a heavy duty mixer

6 cups warm water
3 US tablespoons yeast (or 2 T +1 t)
2 US tablespoons salt (or 1T +2t)
3/4 to 1 cup oil
3/4 to 1 cup honey
1 cup gluten flour

Put into mixer then add 15 cups whole wheat flour - you'll need to do this in two hits to mix it in - then add more whole wheat flour till the dough comes away from the edge of the bowl and you can spot the bottom - up to 2 more cups will be needed.

Heat oven to lowest possible temperature.

Knead on high for 7 minutes.

Turn out - cut into four and put in pans. Put in oven - turn off oven.

Check in half an hour - if doubled in size turn oven on to 180 degrees and close the door - don't move the bread. Check in about half an hour.

Bread is done when either tapped and sounds hollow or when a thermometer inserted in the bread reads 190 -200 Fahrenheit.

Details for bread making etc

The bread making - actually it's more a baking with whole grains sort of thing - will be at the chapel at 9.30 am on Wednesday (18 March) morning.

Any one is welcome - you don't need to bring anything and should feel free to come and go as suits your day.

Clever idea for water storage

Have a look here for a good and simple idea for storing water.

http://www.idareyoutoeatit.com/2009/03/lil-soapy/

Bread making and more

We are going to hold a bread making - and general cooking with home ground grain - day at the chapel on Wednesday 18 March, 2009.

If you'd like to come but that day won't suit let us know - we can probably change the day to accommodate.

We're trying to fit it in March, in case anyone is thinking of using some of their economic stimulus payment to get a bit more food storage together - and might like to investigate wheat grinders.

Kumbartcho garden workshops

'Kumbartcho' is a native garden center where Brent Barton works - they run a series of free workshops on Saturdays. Details are at:
www.kumbartcho.org.au