Colonial Bread
This is a delightful, old fashioned, crumbly-textured bread. It takes a minimum of kneading and mixes up very quickly. Assemble all ingredients before starting the recipe. I added
2 tablespoons of fresh finely chopped herbs - whatever you have on hand. I used onion chives & rosemary
Grease 2 straight sided bread pans well and line bottoms with parchment paper
1 package of active dry yeast
1/2 cup lukewarm water
1 tsp sugar
Spinkle yeast over warm water & sugar, stir to blend
Leave until foamy
1 cup of regular oatmeal (not quick cook)
1/2 cup yellow or white organic cornmeal
2 tsps. salt
2 tablespoons butter
1/4 cup brown sugar
1/2 cup milk
1-1/2 cups boiling water
METHOD
Combine above ingredients in bowl of stand mixer
stir to mix well and cool to lukewarm
Mix in yeast mixture
Mix together
3-1/2 cups of white unbleached flour
2 cups of whole wheat flour
Bake loaves at 375 for 45 minutes. Enjoy!
Juniper Berry Vinaigrette
1 shallot
1 large garlic clove minced
1/3 bunch Italian parsley
1/4 tsp whole black peppercorns
1/2 tsp fresh or dried juniper berries, crush using mortar & pestle
1 cup extra virgin OO
1/4 cup aged balsamic vinegar
METHOD
Put shallot, garlic, parsley, peppercorns, juniper berries, balsamic vinegar in blender or food processor, drizzle in the EVOO and puree until smooth. If mixture is too thick add additional oil. Season with salt & pepper. Set aside.
Herbed Goat Cheese.
8 oz. goat cheese cut into 1/4 inch disks with dental floss
1 recipe of Juniper berry vinaigrette
1 tablespoon minced fresh dill
j1 tablespoon finely ulienned fresh basil
1/4 tsp crushed red pepper flakes
At this point you may leave your disks flat or roll into little balls
METHOD
Line your container with thin layer of vinaigrette.
Nestle a layer of disks or little cheese balls in container with vinaigrette
add fresh dill, basil, crushed red pepper and salt to taste
continue layering until all are used and covered with the vinaigrette
Cover & refrigerate for 24 hours
serve with crackers, or colonial bread (recipe follows)