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C10 - Sunday, February 5, 1984 - North Shore News

LIVING i ina world that alternately assaults and ex-
alts, one. thinks of refuge in ear-muffs and un-
snappable heart strings.But in countering the noises
of abandon and bloodshed there is the danger that
one will miss the glory, occasional though it may

Therefore, you will seldom
see firm instructions in bread
recipes — it will say ‘‘about 8
cups of flour’’ or whatever.
You gotta feel, man. -

2. Your rising environment
must be no more than luke-

-; warm. Old-fashioned wood-
eq stoves with warming-ovens
= 4 provided ideal conditions —
now we have to improvise. I
find that if | turn the oven on

So much better to aim for a
balance that can accom-
modate both the computeriz-
ed cacophony and the tender
verities. ‘The: Japanese, of all
of us. the’ most saturated in”
the. future,..rely. on their-
ancestral, . strengths - of. duty,
and respect which guarantees
their. harmony with the past,
supporting them in the midst
of social and psychical
revolution.

Now, making your own
bread will not get: you
designated . a “National
Treasure”, but it will con-
tribute'to the necessary feel-
ings of basic continuity that

_ you can wrap around you to

buffer 1984 and after.

Golly, you,.say, this lady
goes ‘too far. But try it, and
think as you’re kneading the
loaf thar this particular ac-
tion of the hands and arms is
as old as the act of sowing, of
scything, and that it is quite
impossible to make bread in a
microwave.

If you made that lovely
whole-wheat loaf, there are
now some things you should
know. I didn’t want to lay
them on you too soon, in case

they scared you off. But now.

you know how simple, and
how simply exciting, listen:

1. Flour varies, from miller
to miller, houschold to
houschold, day to day.

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to’ warm, only, for five
minutes maximum, then turn
it off altogether, and that if |

-.. do this when I start to mix in
the yeast, that it will be all

right when | need it.

3. If the bread dough is too

cool, or feels a draught, it
won't “‘work’’; if it is too

warm, it will overwork to the
of collapse, and
nothing will save it.

4. Be vigorous when
kneading,

pulling and bearing down, as

this will give you the most fe
‘supple dough and finest ;

texture.

. SIF you fanéy raisins, nuts,

“rose-hips,. |
them “during “the... first
kneading.
way which Pll tell you about
next time.

6. If you use, mechanical

equipment, too bad — - you'll”
miss the connection. But. if.
you do need a dough-hook, ©
put it on lowest power and -

slowest speed. To me, the
magic is in that sensual
tnanipulation, .the mixing,
pummelling, fondling and

We've all been psyched in-
to feeling guilty cating white
bread, but Cornell University
devised this classic white-
protein loaf and it’s
dclicious, ¢ven if you have a
pain in the conscience. For 2
loaves:

really put your :
back into the pushing and 4

There’s “another.

i (250mL)
2 Tbspns. of shortening _—
or lard GOmL)
1 Tbspn. of salt. (5mL)
2 Tbspn. of brown sugar .
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1 package of dry yeast
6 Tbspns. of soy flour
,@0OmL)
6 Tbspns. of dry skim
. milk powder (90mL)
2 Tbspns. of wheat germ
(30mL)

(700g)

Bring | cup of water to the
boil, and mix it into the milk
in a large. bowl, with the
shortening, salt and sugar.
Let it stand until it feels

5 cups of white flour

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lukewarm. In a small bowl,

measure %. cup of warm
water and Sprinkle the yeast
on top of it. Let it stand for
five minutes. |

When the yeast is all fluffy
and furry, stir it into the milk
mixture along with the soy
flour,--the” milk powder; the
wheat germ and 2 cups of the
white flour..

Beat it well, then add 2

More cups of flour. When

this is well-mixed in, turn the

dough out on to aboard, and .

jit: for. a-couple of

7 1t-will | now rest right

there’ for” ‘10 minutes. You
too? ~*~

Use enough of the. ‘Temain-

the dough to get it to the
point where it is not sticky,
and then: on with the
kneading for ten or twelve
Minutes.

an hour it will take, when you

" will lightly punch it down,
make' the two loaves, and et
them in turn rise in greased
pans for an hour. They will
. bake 40-50 minutes in a
It can rise, now, in a greas- . 375F(190C) heat, and then lie
ed bowl, under a tea towel; on racks to cool.

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