No-Knead 100% Whole Wheat Bread

This recipe is from the back of the King Arthur 100% Whole Wheat flour sack. I use my Kitchen Aid machine to make this dense, moist, easy to slice loaf, ideal for sandwiches.

1 cup lukewarm water
1/4 cup orange juice
1/4 cup oil
3 Tbsp molasses or maple syrup
2 tsp instant yeast
1/4 cup nonfat dry mild
3 cups whole wheat flour
1 1/4 tsp salt

Thoroughly grease an 8 1/2 X4 1/2 loaf pan. It's important to grease the pan well, as this bread tends to stick.

Combine all of the ingredients in a large bowl. Beat the mixture vigorously for about 3 minutes; an electric mixer set on high speed works well here. Scoop the soft dough into the prepared pan.

Cver the pan with lightly greased plastic wrap, and let it rise for about 90 minutes; it'll become puffy.

Bake the bread in a preheated 350 degree oven for about 30-35 minutes, tenting it with aluminum foil after 15 minutes. The bread is done when it's golden brown on top, and an instant-read thermometer inserted into the center registers 195*F. Remove it from the oven, and after 5 minutes turn it out onto a rack. Cool the bread completely before slicing.

Yield: one loaf, 16 slices.

Chicken Tikka Masala

I have made this recipe using tomato paste, just a spoonful, instead of the can of tomatoes. Also, in place of the heavy cream I have used Coconut Cream.


2 tsp Patrika
1 tsp Minced Garlic
1 tsp Garam Masala
1/2 tsp Ground Cumin
1/2 tsp Crushed Red Pepper
2 Tbsp butter
1 1/2 pounds boneless skinless chicken breasts, cut into 1 inch cubes
1 medium onion
2 Tbsp lemon juice
1 can (14 oz) diced tomatoes, undrained
1/3 cup heavy cream
1 Tbsp cornstarch
1/2 tsp salt

Melt butter in large nonstick skillet on medium heat. Add chicken, onion and lemon juice; cook and stir 10 minutes or until chicken is no longer pink. Add all of the spice except Red Pepper; cook and stir 1 minute.

Stir in tomatoes until well mixed. Stir cream into cornstarch and stal until smooth. Gradually stir into skillet. Stir in Red Pepper to taste, id desired. Bring to boil. Reduce heat to low; stirring frequently, simmer 5 minutes or until slightly thickened.

Serve with cooked rice or naan bread, if desired.

Plant Food Recipe

Another interesting recipe from a friend's American Historical Society of German Russian pioneer cookbook, Kuche Kochen.



"It is excellent, really makes plants grow:"

1/2 tsp baking powder
1/2 tsp Epson salt
1/2 tsp saltpeter (drugstore)
1/4 tsp houshold amonia

Mix in 2 quarts tepid water. Use once a month.

Grandma's Recipe For Doing Family Wash

I found this recipe in an American Historical Society of German Russian cookbook called Kucke Kocken that a friend lent to me. It is filled with her ancestor's recipes. It reminded me of the description my Dad used to tell of his mother doing laundry every Monday. I remember Dad saying that Grandma would spend every Tuesday ironing. I have a handwritten line by Grandma Cluff saying that she thought her life was humdrum. To me, with such a different life, it sounds anything but humdrum.


"This is an authentic washday receipe in its original spelling as it was written out for a bride four generations ago:"

1. bild a fire in back yard to heet kettle of rain water.
2. set tubs so smoke won't blow in eyes if wind is pert.
3. shave one hole cake lie soap in bilin water.
4. sort things, make three piles. 1 pile white. 1 pile cullord. 1 pike work britches and rags.
5. stur flour in cold water to smooth, then thin down with bilin water.
6. rub dirty spots on board, scrub hard, then bile--just rench and starch.
7. take white things out of kettle with broom stick handle, then rench, blew, and starch.
8. spred tee towels on grass.
9. hang old rags on fence.
10. pore rench water on flower bed.
11. scrub porch with hot soapy water.
12. turn tubs upside down.
13. go put on cleen dress--smooth hair with side combs--brew cup of tee--set and rest and rock a spell and count blessings.

Mrs. Gus Lebsack
Loveland, Colorado
Colony Frank