Feeding A Family On Less Than $50/Week! Plus Recipes! Extreme Grocery Budget Challenge
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- Опубликовано: 20 апр 2023
- Hey Y'all! I hope you're doing great!
I am excited to share this EXTREME grocery budget video with you!
I sourced all the ingredients for a week's worth of meals for a family from Aldi for less than $50!
I apologize that the quality of this video is a bit spotty in places. I am working on a few upgrades to hopefully help in those areas. Thanks for your patience as I learn and grow the channel and equipment.
Here are a few links for some food banks if you need them--
www.feedingamerica.org/find-y...
www.shfb.org/
also, you can search "local food bank" on google.com and it will bring you local specific resources!
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Here are the recipes I used in today's video:
Soft Oat Loaf Bread
2 1/2 C water
1/4 C brown sugar
1/4 C butter
1 C oats
1 TBS salt
1 TBS yeast
5 C flour
Incorporate all ingredients and knead for 10 minutes.
Allow to rise 2 hours.
Divide into two loaves and place in loaf pans to rise for 2 additional hours.
Bake at 350 F for 35 minutes, or until golden brown.
Breakfast Casserole
6 eggs
1 C milk
1 tsp salt
1/2 tsp pepper
1 C cheese, shredded
1 C ham, diced
Whisk eggs, milk, salt and pepper together.
Place cheese and ham in bottom of casserole dish. Pour eggs over ham.
Bake at 400 F for 30 minutes, or until eggs are set.
Serve with apple slices.
Vegetable Soup
2 lg. cans crushed tomatoes
2 bags frozen mixed vegetables
2 C water
2 TBS italian seasoning
2 tsp salt
2 tsp pepper
Pour all ingredients into stock pot and simmer for 4 hours.
Serve with saltine crackers.
Saltine Crackers
2 C flour
1 tsp baking powder
1/2 tsp salt
2/3 C water
1/3 C butter
Mix dry ingredients together.
Add water and butter and knead slightly until it forms a ball.
Divide mix into two balls.
Roll each section to 1/8 in thickness.
Cut into squares. Sprinkle with salt.
Bake in 350 F oven for 15-20 minutes, until golden brown.
Broccoli Rice & Ham Casserole
1/3 C flour
1 C broth
2 C cheese, divided
1 bag frozen broccoli
2 C diced ham
3 C cooked rice
1 C milk
2 tsp salt
1 tsp black pepper
Create a cream with the flour and broth by mixing them together and heat to thicken.
Add all ingredients to bowl and mix well, saving 1 C cheese.
Add mixed ingredients to 13x9 casserole dish and top with remaining cheese.
Bake in 350 F oven for 25 minutes.
Broil 5 minutes longer to brown cheese.
Chef Salad
2 heads romaine lettuce, chopped
3 roma tomatoes, diced
1 bag spinach
1 C shredded cheese
8 oz french dressing
toast (optional)
Mix all ingredients together and brown toast under broiler, if desired.
Broccoli Cheddar Soup
1 C flour
2 C milk
1/2 stick butter
8 C bone broth
2 pkgs frozen broccoli
1 tsp salt
1 tsp garlic powder
1 tsp pepper
8 oz cheese, shredded
Make slurry by stirring flour and milk together and heating in dutch oven with 1/2 stick butter and heat until thickened.
Once thickened, add broth and broccoli. Simmer broccoli for 10 minutes.
Add seasonings and cheese and cook for 30 minutes longer, until well thickened.
Egg In A Hole
6 slices bread
6 eggs
1/2 stick butter, softened
Butter each piece of bread on both sides and stack on top of one another.
Once all pieces are buttered, cut a square in the middle of the slices.
In a heated skillet, lay bread, with holes removed, in skillet and crack one egg in each hole. Cook until set and flip to other side. Season as desired. Cook holes as well (these are the best part!)
Serve with apple slices.
Corn Chip Salad
1 head romaine lettuce, chopped
1 tomato, diced
1 C cheese, shredded
2 C black beans, drained
1 bag corn chips
8 oz french dressing
Mix all ingredients together and serve immediately.
Thank you for encouraging use of and donating to food pantries. I work at one and i want your viewers to know most can buy way more food if you donate cash than if you buy items yourself..in case noone is aware of that. $5 or $10 donation can buy a large amount if food thru the food bank purchasing power.
That’s really good information! I will pin this comment to the top!
Thank you for sharing that tip I definitely will be checking with our local pantry to see if that does the same here .
Thank you for that information...hope it works in my town also. 🙋🐾🏠🙏✝️
Thank you for this tip. I coupon heavily and donate a lot of non-food items such as personal care and laundry items.
Great message! Now is the time to help your local food bank if you can.
Almost 30 years ago, I fed 5 people 3 meals a day plus snacks for 50$ a week.(Walmart) It was tough back then. It's almost impossible today. Congratulations ❣️
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Thanks for watching!!
It is tough today. Thank you for helping me. I am a grandma raising grandkids and it is getting so hard to do. Bless you❤
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Apparently, Walmart has cheap bags of chicken leg thigh quarters. Might be worth a look. It was around $6-7. There were quite a lot in there from what I saw on a recent video I watched.
Sorry to hear you're going through a hard time
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An actual useful food budget channel. Even if you’re eating for only 1.
Thanks!!
Potato flakes are super cheap and can be added to thicken soup, too! Thank you for your video ❤
Smart idea!
You are right on the money when you say to buy whole ingredients and make things homemade such as bread. Not only cheaper but it makes you feel like you're rich to eat warm, fresh bread instead of storebought!
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FYI.the shank portion of the ham contains mostly bone. The butt portion is the best for the price. You will pay more per pound but you will have 2 1/2 to 3 times more meat from your ham. You can get more meals, and sandwiches for lunch. Believe me you will definitely benefit from paying more in this situation.
I know so little about cuts of meat! Thank you for sharing this with us!!
Lol! I used to call or text my sister from the store every time I bought ham. I could never remember which end to buy. My sister would say, “ the butt, buy the butt!”
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This is why we love you and I dearly hope more people see you. You really focus on realistic scenarios and how to best stay healthy, while having tasty food.
That’s such a huge compliment and I really appreciate it so much. ❤️❤️❤️
I love you too Lori! ❤ I like making baked oatmeal when we're on a tight budget. We used to have beans and rice every Friday for supper with homemade flatbread. We called it Fancy Frugal Friday. 😁 I was thinking grilled cheese croutons would've been delicious with the vegetable soup too. Thank you for all the great ideas. A mostly whole food meal plan on $50.00 is pretty much unheard of in 2023 but you nailed it. We would not feel deprived in the least eating what you made.
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great tips! Especially about the ham. I forgot that holiday type meats (turkey/ham) are less expensive after holiday. Thanks for no music playing during your demonstrations. It really helps to be able to hear and understand the instructions. Wonderful meal ideas!
Thank you!!
Not being able to find a whole chicken and having to change your meal plan is such a great thing to include because we all experience having to change plans last minute
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The fact that you had fresh bread and veg in your shopping haul/ plan was amazing . Well done
Thanks!!
I can see you really put a lot of time and effort in this video. It shows and is appreciated. Thank you. 😀
Edited to say 💜 honey break! So stinking cute😍
Thank you for the encouragement ❤️
My children loved cinnamon toast,cheese toast and french toast for breakfast.
US TOO!!!! 😍😍😍
I love that you are simply real.
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Great menu...looks delish! It's always a delight to spend time with you & Lane!🫠
Thank you so much!!!
I am watching this with the knowledge that rough times are ahead and I need to know as much as possible about dealing with them. 😊 Thanks, a new subscriber
Welcome! This is very true. I hope things improve but they may get worse and we can learn how to adapt ❤️❤️
Oatmeal: you can steam your oats by boiling the water, pouring it over the oats & sweetener/dry ingredients, & placing a lid over the oat mixture for about five minutes. It's not as messy. Love your meal ideas!
I need to try this! Thank you so much!!!!
If you usually buy instant oatmeal, did you know that you can make your own instant oatmeal, to make your own instant oatmeal all they do to make instant oatmeal is blend it up into finer pieces and you can do the same thing in you own blender at home, and to make oatmeal flour all you need to do is blend it to the desired fineness you desire
Hi Lori, You have taught me SO much. Cooking doesn't need to be complicated, and you demonstrate that well!
You’re sweet! I’m glad the videos are helping ❤️
What a sweet person and genuine which is rare, thank you for all the hard work u do for families❤
You are so kind. Thank you so much.
We had rice with sugar and butter for breakfast 😋
I need to try that! I meant to but I didn’t get around to it before I was done with the video!
i am so thankful to see healthy budget shopping and meals. Hope to see more. God bless you and your family.
Thank you for watching! I try to do several recipe videos each month so let me know if you have any suggestions!
Hi Lori, thank you for sharing this 🙏
You put so much time and consideration into your videos.
Love your videos ❤❤
Thank you!!
I just discovered you!!! Thank you so much for your money saving recipes , grocery lists and encouraging all of us!!!
Welcome!!!! I’m so glad you’re here!
Excellent meal choices. Great budgeting, shopping and cooking.
Thank you!!
1=Boiled pork backbones with potatoes and cabage , cornbread and greenbeanc.
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Fried chicken livers, gravy sliced biscuits and sliced tomatoes sometimes we had porknbeans with this.
3= Chicken with rice and broccoli cooked in a slow cooker with a can of cream of mushroom soup.
I have never eaten liver-can you believe that!?!
Gross!
Yum, that first meal is one of my favorites. I’ve also made that with spareribs
Thank you! All meals look delicious!!
Thanks for watching! ❤️
Thank you for making a video like this with mostly whole foods! Please keep them coming, I love all the ideas. I’m glad you have Lane to keep in mind with your meals because I have 3 littles 5 and under, so I need kid friendly meals too ❤ Thanks again!
I realized that a few of these weren’t kid friendly but I usually just separate
The items he can have and give them to him without the choking hazards-ie lettuce.
You are absolutely correct about using whole food!!! 🙌🏻🙌🏻🙌🏻
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You are sooo right about frugal yet healthy eating. I too have been trying to keep things simple, emphasizing whole foods as much as possible and thinking long term. Thanks so much for your wisdom and awesome recipes! new subscriber here
Hey!!! Thanks for coming along!
We called that "taco salad" when I was younger. LOVE it! Great menu! Thanks so much!
Just found your channel and I adore you already! You are so sweet to be thinking of others, and telling them where they can get help with food if they need it and suggesting that the rest of us donate, or help in some way. Thank you so much for your thoughtfulness. I subscribed to your channel 😊👍
Thank you!!!
This is SO needed. So many great ideas and you show how to make bread and crackers, I hope folks will make them and get their little ones to help. I’m a grandmother and love teaching my granddaughters how to cook from scratch.
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You are a sweetheart for making these videos to help people and for your resource suggestions. Thank you!
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Thanks for another wonderful video full of meal ideas!!
You’re sweet. Thanks for watching
Pre COVID it was almost impossible for me to spend more than $50 in a trip at Aldi. Now it's almost impossible not to and I leave with way less food.
Food prices have gotten really really high!!!
Great meal ideas on a budget for sure. Thanks for sharing.
Thanks for watching!
What a great and very useful video.
Thanks for sharing😊
All the recipes look delish. Thanks
Thanks for watching!
I like your idea of stressing whole foods as opposed to a lot of processed ingredients. You also proved we can take basic ideas and switch them up when we find a great deal on an item we had not planned for. Switching the ham for the chicken definitely was a smart move.
I never was a soda drinker on a regular basis and have finally weaned myself off potato chips the last was Doritos. I had to ask myself what nutritional value was a bag offering ? At $5-$6, a large bag of Doritos is the same price as say a package of Hamburger which could make 6-10 meals depending on how I used it, and also the price of meat in my area.
Your little shopping buddy is a cutie.
That’s such a good way of thinking about it-what whole food can I exchange for this processed choice?? So smart!!!
Love your content! And I am looking forward to making these recipes - healthy and affordable!
Thank you!! Let me know what you think ❤️❤️
Yes, whole foods are important
Yes!!!
Great video!!! Im very blessed that my food budget isn't that small, but sure shows me where I can do better and save money...
It isn’t ideal for a long period of time but it sure can help in a pinch!! Thanks for watching!
Excellent video. Appreciate your hard work.
Aww. Thanks ❤️
Thank you so much for all these tips and recipes!!! I can't wait to try out that Oat Loaf Bread, Vegetable Soup, and Broccoli Cheddar Soup in particular! Groceries are certainly our #1 expense (besides our mortgage) with 2 growing boys in the house. I'm excited to start incorporating some of your recipes into our weekly recipe rotation and see how it affects our grocery budget.
Thank you for watching!!!
Great job with the markdown ham. I have started going for the markdown bin at my stores first, then I rewrite whatever I had planned.
That’s a good plan!
Thanks for these ideas! I like how how you included some meatless meals. I also haven’t thought of using ham in all the ways you did.
Thanks for watching!
Everything you prepared looked delicious!!!!!!
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Thanks for solving my bowl problem. The new one will be well loved and much used!
Thank you so much for making this video. The recipes are awesome.😊
Thanks for watching!!
Made the veggie soup yesterday since it was a chilly Sunday :) Thanks for the recipe. It was easy to throw together before church.
Yay!!!!
You may be the sweetest lady I've ever met on you tube. I can tell you are so genuine and think your husband is very fortunate. Just came across you this morning, have watched several videos and you've been growing on me. Menus are always simple, but you are so thoughtful to make sure they are healthy. Thanks for sharing and I just subbed. ♥
Thank you so much!
I love all of these recipes. Happy I came across your video 😊
Yay! Me too!
I am new to your channel and love the effort you put into your plans and budget. Doing this myself is overwhelming, but encouragement like yours is priceless. Thank you.
How sweet. Thank you!!
Your channel just popped up on my RUclips. Great job on the shopping especially the ham! I thought your dishes were very imaginative . Keep up the good work. Also you have a very calming presentation.
Thank you!! I’m happy you found the channel and I appreciate your encouragement so much! ❤️
They all look yummy, thanks for sharing them!!
Thanks for watching!
Love the corn chip salad! Can’t wait to try it!
It really is yummy! You can also try it with ground beef, too!
You are amazing, thank you for all of the inspiration! 😊
I usually forget this step because I’m usually in a hurry. I hope the heat kills all the bad stuff
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Love what you mentioned about the food bank! I have been on both sides of the fence and hate to know so many have food insecurity all over the world. I now can help out and that feels so good. It is important to help where we can. Your meals look very yummy. Love these videos!
Thank you for sharing that. That is a wonderful perspective ❤️
Good morning Lori!! What a haul. Everything looks absolutely delicious - particularly that casserole. Thanks for sharing your recommendations for feeding a family on less that $50 per week. 👍👍
Thank you!
@@homemadesimplewithlori You're quite welcome of course, Lori!! 👍👍
Omg u r a great cook. My first time here. Great job.
Thanks for watching!!!! ❤️
Just found your channel....this is the first video that I have watched...TOTALLY IMPRESSED!!! EXCELLENT JOB MY LADY❤ I subscribed and will be watching all your videos and trying out your recipes and will be going back and watching your previous videos...May you and your family be blessed always 🙏🙏🙏
Thank you so much for subscribing!! And for the encouragement! ❤️❤️
@@homemadesimplewithlori ...You Are Very Welcome ❤
Love the ideas, thanks!
Thanks for watching!!
Thank you I enjoyed the recipes and the video very much 😊
Thank you!!
Thank you for sharing this. You are doing Gods work helping those who may not be great home cooks.
You prove that with a bit of planning and on the fly adaptation you can feed a whole family for under $50.
Good tip on the yeast. I find bakers yeast the best. Those big blocks rather than the dried packet stuff.
Another good tip for ppl with a garden is to plant your own Apple, Plum or Pear trees. Every year apart from the plums (bi yearly) we get free apples and pears and over harvest can be shared with neighbors or turned into yummy jam.
I also have a Bay leaf tree and everyday herbs like parsely, mint, basil can be grown from seed in planters or from cuttings from existing plant and all it needs is some sunlight warmth and water its basically free. The herbs freshen up homecooked meals like crazy and add taste to otherwise bland tasting food.
Those are some great tips! Thank you!!!!
Bless you!
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Thank you for sharing. I love the Pyrex
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Thanks again for another wonderful video! You have some great ideas!❤😊God Bless you!
Thank you!
I appreciate you doing a "whole food" approach. New subscriber! 💕
Hey!!! Thank you so much!!
Your video popped up in my recommended videos today, and I’m so happy I clicked on it. Definitely subscribing. Thank you for the great ideas and using more Whole Foods in your menu.
Oh yay! Welcome!!!!!
@@homemadesimplewithlori Thank you!
I bought 2 hams at Aldi after Easter. Thanks for the great ideas.
Yay!!
I love your wonderful ideas! Great job!!
Thanks so much! 😊
Great come back on budgeting for meats🤓🤓🤓
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I just discovered your Channel and I really appreciate it! I think it will be a big help with my grocery budget! Thank you so much!❤
Oh yay! Thanks for taking the time to introduce yourself! Welcome!!!! ❤️
If you don't have any nuts or fruit for the oatmeal, just grab the sprinkles. It's a big hit with the little ones. Sprinkles are often inexpensive depending on where you get them.
I love sprinkles. And I’m way too old for them 😂
I love the frozen mixed vegetables. I stock up when they are on sale and have a chest freezer to store them. I add some to so many meals, gives color, flavor and stretches the meal. Tomorrow chicken leg quarters (leg and thighs) are on sale for 49ç a pound. Last time they were on sale I got 60 pounds and pressure canned bone in so I had luscious broth along with the tasty meat.
Yay!!!
Letting you know the algorithm is pushing this video out because it is on the topics of challenges and $xx/wk and cooking.
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Good job!
While I'm thinking about it...there are good recipes on here for homemade salad dressings too! I've made ranch before..it was delicious!
I need to learn that skill!
Hey...if I can do it, I KNOW you can!!
I sometimes make the egg in the bread like that for my son before he goes to school, absolutely loves it! I use a scone (biscuit) cutter to make the hole
That’s a good idea!
My mother and made egg on bread, you butter your bread and put it butter side down in your skillet and crack an egg on it and break the yoke and butter an other slice of bread and flip it and cook an extra minute or 2 on the other side
I've been sick this week and enjoyed watching your channel . We were able to donate over 125 lbs of produce to our food pantry this year. This is after selling at farmers market & canning . Ive thought of going to the food bank a couple of times but didnt have to as i got such incredible deals at grocery outlet , Kroger markdowns etc. It is so important to tell others of these great services & use them if the need arises . Thank you for sharing your homemade meals and tips.
Awwww. I hope you get well very soon. That’s so good that you have been able to donate so much! I know it was a blessing.
Love all your videos thanks ❤😊
Thank you!!
Bless you 🙏
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Lovely meals. We had a ham and used some for fried rice, we loved it with egg drop soup for a meal we call Chinese Fake Out, instead of take out. Simple and filling.
I cannot find the yeast at Sam's or Costco but I do have some in freezer. Bought it a while back and it is still good. I like the look of that bread you made too. I am trying to make the sourdough you shared and it is not ready yet. I do love to make French bread and big rolls that taste like Kings sweet
Hawaiian bread, especially big enough to make bun sized for pulled bbq meat sandwiches.
Soups looked delicious too. I make a vegetable soup or lentil soup to carry for my lunches for the week. Very filling and frugal.
Have a great weekend!
Fake out 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂. I love it.
Soups for lunches is such a money saver!
Thank you for sharing. 😊❤ Linda from iowa.
Thanks for watching!! ❤️
I was so impressed with how flexable you were ... ON the fly.. to switch from chicken to ham. That would have stymied me for sure. Great job 👏
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Love your channel! Any chance you could do a tutorial on how to prep an iron skillet or lead me to a video if you did that already. You give very clear, easy to follow directions. Glad I landed on your channel. ❤️
Sure! I will work that in very soon!! ❤️❤️❤️
What a wonderful channel. God bless you.
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First time I found your channel. I really liked your recipes.
Thank you!! ❤️
Thank you.
Thanks for always watching!!
Hey neighbor! I recognize your Aldi! 😊
This video popped up in my suggestions today. Liked and subscribed! Thanks for sharing ❤
Hey!!!! Thanks for introducing yourself! Maybe our paths will cross ❤️❤️❤️
Yay its a Lori vlog! I have to tell you during Easter in 2022 Aldi put all there hams on sale after Easter i picked out 5 of the bigger hams and loaded them into the freezer we ate them throughout the year and i have quite a few bags of ham in the freezer along with a bunch of hambones we just ate the last ham this Easter it came out great so i needed to make some room in my freezer so i took 3 hambones out of the freezer and made 12 quarts of ham broth from those 3 bones i put them in crock pots for 12 hours the broth was so golden and rich looking. I am eating all whole xlean foods nothing processed i have a soy allergy and a gluten allergy as well. I still buy a few processed foods for my kiddos but they are perfectly happy with all the new unprocessed meals that i have been making as well. Thank you for all that you do and have a blessed week.
Wow that’s so smart to stock up that much for the whole year! Good job!
God bless you, you're amazing!!!
Awwww. Thanks.
Bread looks amazing
Thanks!
This is my first time seeing your video. I am already so impressed with your philosophy of eating whole foods as often as we can. I am a fan of yours already.
How sweet! Thank you! I am so glad to have you here!!!
Glad to be here@@homemadesimplewithlori
Lori, I wanted to thank you for putting out yet another great video! I love this content! Also, I don't have yeast even though I have a stocked pantry. But did you know you can make some bread without it? And I don't have a recipe but I know they exist for dressing. So if you couldn't find dressing or wanted to save more money, that could be made from scratch.
Can't wait for your next video!
Is that called artisan bread? I need to look into that! Thanks for reminding me!!! I actually thought about trying to make the dressing but I got a bit intimidated so I didn’t. But I am going to give it a go soon! Thanks for the encouragement!! ❤️❤️❤️❤️
you have really helped me strech my budget since being laid off in june
I’m sorry to hear about your layoff. I hope things improve for you soon!! ❤️❤️
I am glad to see you buying and serving mostly whole foods and not a lot of processed garbage that so many other Moms especially purchase and give to their families. I have used a large stockpot as a substitute for a large bowl in the past, not pretty but does contain large mixtures of salad etc. Maybe no chicken was a good thing?? lol
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I can't wait to try these, especially the bread, which I have never attempted before :)
Let me know how it goes!! You’ll do great!
@Home Made Simple ok I made the bread yesterday and it was amazing! I only had a glass loaf pan and I read online that when cooking bread in glass, reduce the cooking temp by 25 and cook longer. So mine cooked at 325 for 45 minutes. Something else I read was to add water to an oven-proof bowl during the baking process to add moisture/steam. This was my very first time baking bread so I don't know how much difference the water made, but it was very moist and perfect to me! My family couldn't get enough of this bread! One thing I didn't plan well for was the rise time. I did the first rise but we were going to be gone during the time that I was supposed to move it to the loaf pan, so we brought it with us in the trunk LOL. Then once it was time to put it in the oven, I was busy nursing my daughter who was almost asleep for her nap so I texted my husband what to do (parchment paper inside loaf pan just in case it was going to stick. Next time I will have parchment in the pan during the 2nd rise). So I will say that this dough travels well and it didn't mind being disturbed at the 2nd rise and put back in the loaf pan to bake 😂. I will be baking this again!
I loved this so much!!!! Thank yoy
Great video thanks love it❤😊
Thanks for watching!
really great video 😊
You’re sweet. I wasn’t exactly thrilled with the final product so I appreciate your encouragement. Thank you. ❤️
thanks for posting
Thank you for watching!!!!