Subj : Bread
To   : DAVE DRUM
From : JIM WELLER
Date : Mon Oct 03 2022 22:53:00

-=> Quoting Dave Drum to Ruth Haffly <=-

 DD> used bread stores have more-or-less disappeared

The times they are achangin' but bargains still exist. Supermarkets
have dated half priced bread in store since they no longer return
unsold loaves to the factory.

Plus there's a huge business these days with frozen bread dough that
gets shipped to the store, thawed and baked in store.

 DD> That being said - I don't buy bread often as I don't eat enough of
 DD> it - even if long shelf life - to keep it from going stale

Consider making your own and freezing it. One of my specialty pans
makes 4 mini loaves instead of one standard loaf. And muffin tins
are great for buns. With buns and small loaves you can thaw small
amounts at a time. 

Homemade bread tastes way better, is much cheaper (a 10 kg bag of
flour costs just $10 and makes 22 loaves) and you have control over
the ingredients, so no sketchy additives.

20 minutes active time over a 4 hour period on a Sunday afternoon
can set you up for a month.

Last weekend I made 2 loaves of white bread, 1 for the office and
1 for the freezer, 6 large buns and 3 dough gods fried in lard
which the three of us (Roslind, a visiting relative and myself)
destroyed before Monday arrived.

Also 1 large loaf of rye bread flavoured with Milo, cardamom and
flax seed.

MMMMM----- Recipe via Meal-Master (tm) v8.06
 
      Title: Beef Curry in a Hurry with Cheese Corn Bread Top
 Categories: Beef, Casseroles, Cheese, Corn, Bread
      Yield: 8 Servings
 
      3 tb Butter
    1/2 c  Chopped onion
      1    Clove garlic; minced
  1 1/2 lb Boneless beef; cut in
    1/2    -inch cubes
  1 1/2 c  Water
    1/2 tb Curry powder
      1 ts Salt
    1/2 c  Raisins
    1/4 c  Water
      1 tb All-purpose flour
      1 md Apple; peeled and sliced
      1    (10 oz.) pkg. frozen peas
           And carrots, thawed
      1    (10 oz.) pkg. corn bread
           Mix
      1 c  (4 oz.) cheddar cheese;
           Cubed
 
  Melt butter in large skillet over medium heat; saute onion and
  garlic until tender.  Add meat and brown.  Blend curry powder and
  salt into 1 1/2 cups water; add to skillet along with raisins.
  Cover and simmer for 20 minutes or until meat is tender.
  
  Blend flour and 1/4 cup water until smooth.  Gradually stir into
  meat mixture. Bring to boiling point, stirring constantly.  Add
  apple.  Turn into 2-quart casserole.  Arrange peas and carrots
  over meat mixture.
  
  Prepare cornbread according to package directions.  Fold cheddar
  cheese cubes into batter.  Arrange batter to make strips over
  casserole.  Bake in preheated 425 degree oven 12-15 minutes until
  cornbread is done.

  The Roundabouts
  
MMMMM                

Cheers

Jim                  

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