Baking Bread Encourages Many Kinds of Learning (cont.) - Page 3 Quick and Easy Bread Recipe Bag O’ (Whole Wheat) Bread 1 1/2 cups whole wheat flour 1 pkg. dry yeast 1 tsp. salt 2 tbsp. honey 2 tbsp. vegetable oil 1 cup hot water 1 cup white flour nonstick spray measuring cups measuring spoons gallon-size plastic resealable bag (or largest size available) dishtowel loaf pan Pour whole wheat flour, yeast, and salt in bag Seal bag and shake Open bag and add oil, honey, and water Seal bag, squeezing out air Squeeze ingredients to mix Open bag and add white flour Seal again and squeeze and knead bag for 10 minutes Place bag in warm place, such as a sunny windowsill or warm stovetop, and cover with a dishtowel (to keep dough dark and warm) Let rise for about 1 hour (dough doubles in size) Spray loaf pan with nonstick spray Preheat oven to 350 degrees Punch dough down through bag Remove dough from bag and place in pan Cover pan with dishtowel and set aside Let dough rise until it reaches top of pan’s sides Place pan in oven and bake until golden (about 35 minutes) Let bread cool before serving Excerpted from L.J. Colker, The Cooking Book: Fostering Young Children’s Learning and Delight (Washington, DC: NAEYC, 2005), 104.

 

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