So happy to have made it to the weekend!
I will be heading out tomorrow to spend the weekend with my parents (and sister and her kids) on their lake!!
On of my very favorite things I did over quarantine was jump on the baking train.
My Grandma Wells used to bake us homemade bread and we looked forward to it every time we went to her house!
My father watched her bake it one time and wrote down the recipe. After she passed away a few years ago, my father started baking the homemade bread and it is perfect and tastes exactly like hers.
So, over quarantine I decided it was a good time to try baking it myself. We do it like my Grandma Wells did it; the old fashioned manual way - no bread baking machine needed.
So, before the baking part - let's meet my beautiful Grandma Wells!! She was always laughing and joking and was soo loving and sweet!!
This is her at a family picnic in the 80's...
And this is her with her sisters. She is on your left and the my Aunt Martha was in the middle and Aunt Laura on your right. They are all departed but sooo very missed everyday!
So, here is the Homemade Bread recipe. My Grandmother said she learned how to make it from her mother and she came to America from Switzerland so I am guessing this is how the Swiss make bread. Sorry for my crappy writing. If you decide to try this recipe and have any questions because of my terrible writing; just email me and I will clarify it.
This is the first time I have tried to make bread so it was neat watching the yeast get all foamy...here I am ready to go with my foamy yeast and dough hook on the Kitchenaide (So I guess it was not all manual as I used the mixer) but my Grandmother did all the mixing and kneading by hand.
After the dough is all mixed; you put it in a bowl and cover it and let it rise until it doubles itself.
Then you cut the dough in half and put it into your baking pans and cover them and let them double again.
Then you bake it! Simple, right?!? It turned out sooo yummy!!! I made it a few times and shared with neighbors but then had to stop baking it as I was eating WAYYYY TOOO MUCH myself! HA
Thank you for the memories and recipes Grandma Wells! Every time I eat or smell her bread (no matter who bakes it) I am transported right back into her tiny kitchen that I remember so fondly from my childhood! It was packed with people, love and delicious food and hugs!!
I love you and miss you daily Grandma Wells!!!
Did you bake during the quarantine? Do you enjoy baking? Ever bake bread? Do you have a food or smell that reminds you of someone special in your life??
Hugs to you all!!!!!!! Have a great day!
