Garlic Bread Sticks

I made this so quick and easy recipe when I realized that I wanted bread to go with our soup.  Of course it is one of the many recipes that my kids love!  And it is also fun letting them help to!  You can give the kids a ball of dough to play with and shape!  I think next time I am going to play with this recipe a bit to make it healthy, as......well you can see it not the healthiest recipe....but way better for you than the stuff you get at a fast food place, or in a box at the grocers!   I am thinking whole wheat flour.  Does anyone have any other ideas?


See my other Quick Bread Recipes for when you don't have time for yeast breads to rise!

Ingredients

3 cups flour
1 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon garlic powder
1 teaspoon dry parsley
1 tablespoon baking powder
1 cup milk
1/4 cup butter
1 more teaspoon garlic powder

Directions 

Pre heat oven to 425.
Mix flour, salt, garlic powder, parsley and baking powder.
Pour in your milk and stir with a big spoon until you get a ball of dough that leaves the sides of the bowl. Gently knead the ball of dough right there in the bowl about 5 or 6 times. 
Using a rolling pin, roll the dough out into a rectangle shape. If the edges get all scraggly then use your hands to press them back up into main rectangle.  It doesn't have to be perfect.
Butter you cookie sheet and sprinkle the second teaspoon of garlic powder into the pan. 
Lay your rectangle of dough onto the baking sheet on top of the garlic butter.
Cut the rectangle into narrow strips. 
Bake at 425°, for 20 minutes. 
1. Enjoy!

Carrot Bread

I am still on my quest to make a yummy carrot bread!  So I just bought a fresh bag of carrots,  I figure out if I have all the ingredients, when I realize my son has cooked up all my eggs!  But surely you can substitute eggs with something else?  So I google and find that yes you can!  There were so many to choose from...so I chose the easiest one, milk :)

So while I wait for the bread to bake I will tell you what I did.

Ingredients
1 1/2 Cups whole wheat flour
1 tsp Baking Soda
1/4 tsp Baking Powder
1 tsp Cinnamon
1/2 cup Walnuts
1/2 cup Raisins

I mixed all of the above together in a big mixing bowl, and in a big measuring cup I mixed the below ingredients.
 
1 cup of carrots shredded - I shredded 2 carrots and it was a bit more over a cup...oh well :)
1/2 cup of apple sauce
150 ml milk
3/4 cup Agave Syrup (or you can use 1cup of sugar)

Pour in to dry ingredient and mix well.  I decided at this point to throw in some unsweetened shredded coconut...let say 1/4 cup just for fun...
As you know I do not have a loaf pan so I poured the batter into a greased casserole dish...threw it in a 350 preheated oven...and now I am waiting  :)

So checked it about 20min in, and realized that I forgot to sprinkle the sunflower seeds on!  So sprinkled them on.  But it didn't work they all are just loose on top :(  oh well.  I baked it for 40-45 mins.

It turned out a bit heavy, but it is so very yummy!  I think next time I may try using yeast to make it more like bread. I would describe this recipe as a not very sweet carrot cake.  But all in all....the kids love it so I would say it was successful!

Cheese & Onion Biscuit Bread

I have been wanting to make this recipe since I saw it on  Kayotic Kitchen a blog I follow.  It was so easy and quick to make!  It went very nice with the minestrone soup I made for dinner tonight!  Click on Kayotic Kitchen  for full recipe!

Whole Wheat Tortilla's

I love my sunny kitchen!  It is one of my favourite places in my home.  I just turn on the radio and work at my kitchen table and knead my bread!  A good friend gave me this recipe, today I added a seasoning blend to the flour to give it more pazzaz!


Ingredients
4 cups        WW flour (also can use regular flour or half and half)
1/2  tsp       baking powder
1/2 cup       olive oil
1 tsp           salt
1 1/2 cups  warm water

1. Mix together flour and baking powder.
2. Cut in oil until crumbly consistency.
3. Stir together water and salt.
4. Drizzle over dough while mixing to make soft dough.
5. Let dough rest for 20 min.
6. Divide into 16 pieces.
7. Role out into circles.
8. Fry on dry pan at medium heat, 20 seconds per side(until bubbles form).

Makes 16 tortilla's