Earlier this week I mentioned how food prices were rising but packages were shrinking. One way to avoid getting ripped off is by making food from scratch, a pound of flour is a pound of flour no matter how you package it.
One of my favorite foods to make from scratch is bread. There is nothing better than a warm slice of bread fresh from the oven! Several years ago I invested in a grain mill and started grinding my own wheat in order to have fresh whole wheat flour. There is a huge difference between store bought whole wheat flour and fresh ground whole wheat flour, but I digress.
A few months ago I was asked to try BreadClass.com, an online class that teaches you everything you could ever want to know about making bread. Since my entire family is addicted to fresh bread I was excited to learn more about our favorite food. Even after making my own bread for 6 years I learned a lot from the class. The instructor, Lori, is a wonderful teacher. She explains everything clearly, and even someone who doesn’t know how to bake a potato will be making homemade bread after watching the lessons.
There are twelve lessons, each about 10 minutes long. In the beginning you will learn the anatomy of a grain of wheat and by the end of the class you will be making speciality loaves. Accompanying the class is the book No More Bricks. I thoroughly enjoyed going through this book and I learned several new things about grain. My favorite part of the book is the section on the various grains. I loved learning about the history of grain and finally learned why Kamut, my personal favorite grain is so expensive! (It is a licensed product and distribution is limited)
The book contains four basic recipes for bread and then numerous variations. I love this book because it is well written, you aren’t wondering what the author means when they tell you to do something. It also has loads of pictures. As I said before, I’m a visual learner and No More Bricks is full of black and white photos to help you make that perfect loaf of bread. Anyone from a novice to a pro will learn something from this book. I now have several new recipes to try and a few new techniques.
If you are interested in learning how to make a better loaf of bread, I highly recommend No More Bricks and BreadClass.com. Even if you have very little baking experience you will be able to make beautiful loaves of bread after watching a few lessons.
I have one BreadClass.com online class to give away and one copy of the No More Bricks ebook. To enter leave a comment sharing your favorite type of bread. My favorite is the basic honey wheat. Yum! Giveaway ends April 10, 2011.
I make bricks! I would love to learn how to make break for my family, my favorite is cinnamon raisin.
I love Chocolate Chip Banana yeast bread…but would love to learn how to make a good sandwich bread.
ANY type of bread!! We love it all in our house. I have just started trying to make bread–and we have had some bricks around here!! Thanks for the chance to win this book.
I at this time do not have a favorite, I have a little book that I use and everytime I make a loaf I change and try a new recipe. Of course I always forget to give a grade on the bread
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I love any kind of bread roll…..
I love pumpkin bread!
I love Banana-Cranberry Bread with butter and honey on it.
My favorite bread is pumpkin!!
I love homemade sour dough bread but want to learn to make whole wheat bread because it is healthier for me. So I really need this class so far all my breads are heavy as bricks. Love your newsletters.
my fav bread is sourdough!
I love bread. Period. But, I really love crusty bread rolls and also warm yeast rolls! Mmmmmm!
I like classic sourdough bread however I would love to learn to cook with whole wheats. Oh! I also love Amish Friendship Bread. I just made my own starter 4 days ago!
Greek and Italian breads! I’m good at Italian but not so good at Greek!
I love classic sourdough bread. However, I would love to learn to bake with more whole wheats. Oh! I also love Amish Friendship Bread. I just made my own starter 5 days ago.
Hmm, I like lots of breads, but zucchini and wheat come to mind at first.
I love homemade wheat bread, but my favorite bread item is yeast rolls. Yum!
My favorite type of bread is garlic cheese bread!
I would love to make my family fresh homemade bread. I used to make bread years ago with the help of a bread machine. Now bread machine is broke and I feel like I have just lost the touch to do it without the machine.
My favorite type of bread is oatmeal bread, my husband’s is farmhouse whole wheat or Kansas Sunflower bread, all are delicious!
I love cinnamon swirl bread or breads with cheese mixed in, like asiago cheese bread
I like any fresh warm bread with butter. I’m actually going for a bread lesson at my grandpa’s house, he was a baker for 60 some years. I can’t wait to get this bread thing figured out, my last attempt really was like a brick!
hmmm… I can’t even remember the last time I had homemade bread! What a treat it would be! I love multi-grain bread.
French style white bread from my dutch oven!
we love home made bread….however, i cheat. i buy the frozen kind and plop it into a loaf pan, let rise and bake! voila. i would love to learn the real way!
My favorite bread depends on my mood. Right now, I would love some garlic bread
My favorite type of bread is a good semolina!
I love sourdough– haven’t attempted to make it yet though. It is on the list of things to do!
I love sweet potato bread!
I love home made cinnamon-raisin swirl! I just started making my own bread this January to save money and am having some troubles… I would LOVE more information!!
I love. love. love wheat bread!!!!
Egg sesame or raisin cinnamon, depending on my mood. Yum!
I love 12 grain bread! Yum!!
I love sourdough!
Parmesan Peppercorn Dijon…so yummy. A nice crusty French loaf is delicious, too.
My favorite is sourdough
My favorite bread is banana nut bread.
I love sourdough bread! I am just getting started making bread, so this would be awesome!
Honey wheat …..yum yum!!
Love all kinds of bread. Would love to learn the how to.
A favorite in our house is Honey Wheat Bread.
My favorite bread? Do I have to pick one? You have to be specific. Sandwiches? Breakfast? With dinner? Warmed with butter? We do love whole wheat and try to make our own from scratch. We still end up eating our mistakes, so this would be wonderful to have.
I love all bread! Potato bread is one of my faves but I never bake it.
Wheat bread using freshly ground whole wheat. Yum!!!!
I LOVE bread. I rate restaurants by by how good their bread basket is. My favorite bread is Cranberry orange bread, closely followed by cinnamon raisin bread. Love them both warn with some good butter like Kerrigold or covered in cream cheese.
I love SF style sourdough!! Would love to know how to make bread!!!
I would love to learn how to make bread that is consistently great. Often it doesn’t turn out so well. My Irish Soda bread generally turns out ok – you start with a cold oven. Think of me when you draw for winners. Blessings, Marsha
I love Jalapeño cheddar bread
My favourite bread is a multigrain loaf. I would love to make all our own bread.
My favorite is rye bread. With caraway seeds. And onions. Thanks for the chance to win!