Seeded Bread, Homework and the Giveaway..

Good Morning everyone.. 

Hope your day is going well.. 

We woke up to a snowy morning.. The ground is again covered but I am sure it will not last.. Cooler, too than last week.. 

It is still March, though and we usually have snow into April.. 

Life in Canada, eh?

I have been reading a lot about the value of seeds in our diet and came across a recipe in a UK magazine Country Living for a bread topper.. 

I thought it was lovely and then in a UK Country Homes they had a recipe for Seeded Soda Bread.. 

Terry and I have cut back on bread but if we do have it then I want it to be homemade.. With that in mind I thought I would give the recipe a try.. I sort of combined a couple of recipes .. 

This is the seed recipe that I used because of what I already had in my pantry.. 

Seed Bread Topping...

2 1/2 T. each of ...Pumpkin, Sesame, Poppy, Flax. Sunflower

 and 1 tsp. Fennel seeds...

How do you store your seeds??

I put mine in mason jars as I do my herbs.. 

That lovely idea is from a Canadian chef Michael Smith who lives here in the Maritimes in P. E. I... 

He is one of my fave chefs, of course.. smile..

Here is the recipe for Seeded Soda Bread that I used.. 

Preheat oven to 400 degrees F.

1 3/4 cups of rye flour

2 cups of white unbleached flour

1 tsp. baking soda

2 tsp. baking powder 

1 tsp. salt

Whisk together with a whisk or sift.. 

Martha Steward says that whisking is the same as sifting.. 

I find it much faster... smile..

Add the above seed mixture except for 2 T. for the top and stir..

Then you make a well in the centre and add...

1 3/4 cups of buttermilk except for 1 T. for topping... (one recipe used plain yogurt..)

The keepers know to buy buttermilk powder in bulk at the Bulk Barn and then you always have some on hand.. smile.. 

Using a round edged knife mix together

Take out and knead for one minute and place either in a greased loaf pan or shape into a ball and place on a greased baking sheet.. 

Make a few scores on the top with a serrated knife..

Brush with buttermilk...

Cover with the 2T. of saved seeds and bake for 30 minutes.. 

I baked mine for 35 to 40 minutes and I think it was a speck too long.. Just keep your eye on it.. smile.. 

And here it is...

We found it delicious with a slice of tomato.. 

We put tomato on everything..

The UK magazine put slices of bacon in between.. 

Yummy.. Alas, we try not to eat much bacon, either.. 

Let me know if you give this recipe a try and how you like it.. 

You may make some changes and I would love to know.. OK?

How is your homework doing?  We have our Keepers meeting the first Saturday of April and I will post more after that.. 

But for now I thought you might like to check with a dear girl who lives over in England.. She posted about her homework and I think you will find it interesting and inspiring... 

Just click HERE..

Her name is Carly... She so kindly allowed me to link to her.. 

lf any of you post about it please let me know... 

Here is a wee gift my hubby gave me ..

Don't you love that kitchen..

Praying God will bless you all  int this little endevor... smile.. 

Well, my dears... It was a nice visit today.. 

Please check in tomorrow ?????? 

Oh... don't forget about my giveaway.. 

You can find it HERE...

Thank you so much for stopping by and WELCOME to all of the new followers..

And a great big thank you for all of your kind anniversary wishes..

 So glad to have you all.. 

Praying for you  that God's blessings will be upon you.. 

Hugs..

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Just another Winters day...

Hello my dears...

Welcome to the Blessed Hearth this day..

How do you like the beautiful geese in the pic above?

Aren't they something? 

 Terry and I went for a drive up to check on our old farm and passed the dear things on the way.. 

Of course, the poor man had to turn around so that I could take a pic for you all..

They were quite a way from the road so I could not get a great one but you get the drift, eh?

Obviously, we are still in the Winter mode here in Eastern Canada.. 

I was listening to VOAR CBC channel and heard that Newfoundland is expecting a blizzard.. 

Oh well, that is what we all know and accept here.. 

I am truly Canadian and love the place.. 

We are so truly blessed..

I guess everyone feels that way about HOME..

smile..

Thank you to all of your dear girls and your sweet comments LAST POSTING..

I said that I would give you the recipe for the Apple Pie Cake.. 

Apple Pie Cake..

2 cup flour

2 tsp. baking powder

1/2 cup of sugar

1 tsp. salt

11 T. soft butter

2 beaten eggs

1 tsp. vanilla

1 c. whole milk

2 large apples peeled and sliced

1/2 cup of sugar and 1 tsp. cinnamon * I used nutmeg...

Whisk flour, sugar, baking powder and salt in a large bowl.. Crumble in the butter and stir well.. Add the eggs and vanilla to the milk in a large measuring 

cup and whisk together and stir in dry ingredients..

In a large greased pie plate (10 inch) place about a 1/3 of the mixture and half of the apples ...

* I then grated a part of a nutmeg over the apples but the recipe did not call for it..

Sprinkle half of the cinnamon mixture over the apples and then another 1/3 of dough. 

 Then apples, cinnamon sugar and last 1/3of the dough...

Then I sprinkled some white sugar over that... 

Bake in 375 degree oven for 35 minutes or until done... 

I think the girls really like this recipe..

One emailed me before I posted this wanting the recipe so I was glad that it went over well.. 

I try to have at least 2 new recipes for them each meeting.. 

She said she made the bread, too... 

Bless her..smile..

I have sent out the homework to you girls who wanted it.. If anyone else wants the info please let me know..

Or if you didn't get it yet..  

Here is our old farm brook that runs around our property.. Wide open but still lots of snow.. 

It will soon be Spring..smile..

Fishing season, fiddleheads and rhubarb..

Chives, lovage and sorrel... 

May flowers, violets and pussy willows ..

Clothes hanging on the line again..

Spending days together at the old farm.. 

Oh, and dandelion and apple blossom jelly..

Just a few of my favorite things..

Smile..

I hope to order some neat herbs next week.. 

Patchouli and soap wort and others..

Well, have a great evening ...

Welcome to all of the new followers.. 

So happy to have you aboard.. 

Looking forward to hearing from you all.. 

Love and Prayers..