Perfect White Bread

I don't know about anyone else, but we go through bread like it's no body's business!! The hub takes 2 sandwiches to work every day, we have 3 kids who love sandwiches for lunch, and I just love bread. I cringe buying bread. The bread we buy is 2.50-2.98 a loaf.

I decided to try out baking our own bread. I tried a couple recipes, didn't like the bread. Then I tried THIS recipe. Holy yummm. I have made it twice this week, just to make sure the first time wasn't just by chance. I think it turned out even better the 2nd time. It is insanely easy. It is the perfect white bread recipe!

granny’s perfect white bread

Ingredients

• 3 cups warm water
• 1/2 cup sugar
• 1/4 cup powdered milk
• 1 1/2 Tbsp Instant yeast
• 1/4 cup vegetable oil
• 1/2 Tbsp salt
• 2.5 lbs Better for Bread flour {1/2 bag}

what to do

Mix water, sugar and yeast in Bosch mixer {for doubled recipe, Kitchen aid works fine for this recipe.} When bubbles start to form, add milk, oil, salt and flour. Once all flour is in, knead on high- 5 min with the dough attachment.

Let rise double. Spray pans generously. Punch down form 3 medium loaves or 2 large loaves. Let rise to 1/2″ above pan.

Bake at 400 degrees for 17-18 min. Butter tops, let cool in pans 5 mins then turn out to finish cooling completely.

The cute girl that posted the recipe has a wonderful post about her granny. This is her granny's bread recipe. {make sure to hop on over to her page to read about her granny}

Oatmeal Bake

I'm baaaaaaack! Have you missed me??

I know, I know... I have been a big time SLACKER at posting lately. How come no one told me that being pregnant with baby 3 would be so exhausting the first trimester?? Ha. Hit 12 weeks, and my energy is coming back! YAY!

Now onto this beauty....

Oh so yummy, Oatmeal Bake!!

I got this recipe from one of my best friends, Jen! It is fabulous. Not going to lie.

Oatmeal Bake
Ingredients:
3 C Rolled Oats
1 C Brown Sugar
2 tsp Cinnamon
2 tsp Baking Powder
1 tsp Salt
1 C Milk
2 Eggs
1/2 C Melted Butter
2 tsp Vanilla
3/4 C Blueberries **I cut mine in half because they were HUGE and I am not a blueberry fan to begin with**
3/4 C Peaches (diced)
1/2 C Apple (diced) optional **I didn't use apples. I actually used Strawberries this time**

Preheat oven to 350*.
Mix all dry ingredients together. Set aside.
Mix milk, eggs, butter, and vanilla. Add to the dry ingredients.
Stir in the fruit.
Spread into a sprayed 9x13 pan.
Bake for 40 minutes.

I put the ingredients into the MyFitnessPal to figure out the calories per serving-
If I serve 18 people- 114 Calories.
15 people- 136 Calories
12 people- 171 Calories.
So... Not too bad!

I actually put a little drop of Whipped Cream, it was soooooo good! It's great with or without. My kids LOVED it. My 3 year old kept going into the fridge and making plates of it for herself. It was adorable. She actually even brought a plate to my mom when she visited, and my mom loved it as well. It is a fantastic recipe. I change up the fruits with whatever I have on had.