Thank You Pantry Secrets

I have made homemade breads twice in the last couple days and have been so pleased with the results! Last week our stake Relief Society had a fantastic demonstration with the women of Pantry Secrets. They showed us how to make bread from start to finish in under an hour. That's right: out of the oven in one hour. It takes less than 10 minutes to get it into the pans.

Now that less than 10 minutes is with a mixer, which I dont have. I was a little concerned that the mixing and kneading would add a ton of time and effort to the process, but it didn't. It added maybe 15-20 minutes tops. The second time I made it, I taught Parker how to knead the dough. He sure loves helping me in the kitchen!

They also showed and told us about many different ways to use this fantastic recipe. One of the other bonuses about this recipe is that every ingredient has a shelf-life of at least 18 months, so you can store them for your food storage and it's something that you can easily rotate through because it's so good. Also, this costs 25-50 cents per loaf. That's WAY cheaper than buying it at the store!

Rather than just making a bunch of loaves of bread, we also made dinner rolls, knot rolls, stuffed crust pizza and a cinnamon dessert braid. Everything bakes at 350 degrees except the pizza, which cooks at 400. The times vary depending on the item (check the bottom of the pizza to be sure it's cooked through.Everything turned out fantastically and I'm crediting the recipe from Pantry Secrets. Their recipe makes four loaves. If you have a big Bosch mixer, then you can make that much at a time easily. If you are doing it by hand or with a smaller KitchenAid, then two loaves is easier to handle. Here is the recipe for 2 loaves:

PANTRY SECRETS HOMEADE BREAD RECIPE

5 1/4 c. white bread flour or wheat flour* (not All-purpose flour)
1/4 c. sugar (white, brown, honey, etc.)
1/2 T. salt
1 1/2 rounded T. Saf-Instant yeast (Gold or Red)
1 1/2 T. liquid soy lecithin (guess rather than measure because it's so sticky)
2 c. hot tap water (probably you'll need 1/2 c. more)

Mix dry ingredients. Add lecithin and water. Mix for 1 minute and check consistency. If dough isn't VERY STICKY, add more water. Be sure not to add any additional flour. Mix for 5 minutes in a mixer. Spray your counter with Pam, knead for 30 seconds and shape loaves. (Or if you're doing it by hand, as soon as it's mixed enough to pull out of the bowl, start to knead it. You'll need to knead it about 10 minutes by hand before shaping dough.) Put loaves in Pam sprayed pans and cover loaves with a dish towel. Let raise 25 minutes. Bake at 350 degrees for 25 minutes.

*For whole wheat bread, use the same recipe, but add 1/2 cup applesauce with the hot tap water and use an extra 1/2 T. lecithin.

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