Whole Wheat Bread

I was checking out the ingredients listed on the store bought whole wheat bread I normally buy and the second ingredient is high fructose corn syrup... wtf?  Why?  If I'm going through the effort of pretending to be healthy and buying whole wheat bread why are you putting sugary shit in it?  So I decided to bake my own bread.  And it's not that bad, actually.  I thought I'd share it with you because it's really surprisingly easy, it just takes forever.  So, here it is:

(Side note: I have no pictures for you today because I .... forgot.  And I got hungry and ate most of it already... my bad.)

Ingredients:
4 cups of whole wheat flour
3 cups water
1 1/2 tbs salt
1 1/2 tbs active dry yeast
a teensy tiny bit of oil

Recipe:
1. Mix dry ingredients together in a large bowl and add all of the water.  Make sure the dry ingredients become thoroughly moist.
2.  Let the mixture sit for three hours, covering the bowl with a towel or washcloth.
3. On a baking sheet, lay down a sheet of wax paper or parchment paper.  Sprinkle lightly with flour.
4.  Lay the dough on top (no kneading required!) and rub a little bit of oil over the exterior, just enough to put a thin coat over every exposed part.  Take a large knife and serrate the dough -- maybe about 5 or 6 cuts should do it.
5.  Stick it in the oven for 30 minutes at 450 degrees and voila!  Easiest loaf of bread you will ever make!

Save Some For Me!

Try as I might, sometimes I make too much food for just me.  Don't get me wrong, I looooove leftovers -- I don't care if the microwave causes cancer, everything these days does -- but sometimes having to store stuff sucks.  Plastic bags are one of the shittiest things for the environment and so is cling wrap, which also has that annoying tendency to stick to itself and make a mess.

(Tip of the day: when your cling wrap sticks together, hold it by its edges and blow on it -- I swear it works.)

So how do to keep your food fresh until the next day without killing baby polar bears?  Hunter Gatherer has found the perfect solution: Bowl Overs.  They are super cute cloth covers with witty little British sayings that you stick straight on your bowl and plate.  You can chuck them right in the wash once your done, or -- if you're like me and only do laundry if absolutely necessary -- you can just wash them by hand and hang them over the oven handle to let dry.  Brilliant!

Image courtesy of: www.huntergatherer.info