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Welcome to Paula's Bread
Dear Fellow Breadlovers,
Yikes! The holidays are upon us. My children are already counting down the
days till Christmas! With that said, I am
going to divert from my series on whole grains to focus on our fast approaching
holidays. I am hoping to help you
utilize your Bosch to its full potential this holiday season!
May you find during this Thanksgiving season many ways to
see the goodness of God. The great hymn
"Count Your Blessings" is a great reminder of things to consider as our
blessings. Let's rise up and count the
blessings from God along with our countdown to Christmas!
God bless you,
paula :)
Check the web site for Christmas sales: www.paulasbread.com
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Thanksgiving Dinner a Nutritional Meal!Everyone loves pumpkin pie, mash potatoes, the turkey and
dressing. When you look at the calorie
count of a typical Thanksgiving meal...Wow!
So what can be done to help this high carb meal become more
nutritious?
Here are a few tips:Use whole grain flours to make your pie crust, dinner
rolls, gravy, and dressing. The high
fiber helps to counter the high carb sugar challenge that processed flours
cause. The extra fiber will make you full faster so
you will not be tempted to overeat.Use Xagave in lieu of white sugar. Make your traditional desserts but don't use
white sugar. Use ½ cup of Xagave for
every 1 cup of sugar. Just as white sugar only sweetens your baked goods, Xagave only sweetens and doesn't altar the flavor. When using honey as your sugar substitute, you will find the flavor of the honey in the baked goods. Xagave will not only
cut the calorie count of that luscious dessert but also make it nutritional! Check my web site for more Xagave info!Utilize Sue Gregg's new cook book, "Holiday Menus." Sue has taken the traditional Thanksgiving meal and turned it into a nutritious feast. Emilie Barnes and Sue Gregg teamed up to write this cookbook. I have been enjoying using the cookbook, I think you will too! Check my web site to see the cookbook. Exchange shortening for butter. Shortening is not good for us and butter works well in most exchanges.Steam your veggies.
Boiling your vegetables you lose the nutrients. Steaming or using waterless cookware will
preserve the nutrients and makes your meal full of vitamins!
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Holiday Kitchen Help!
Use your Bosch mixer to its max! If you don't have one yet, now is the time to
buy your Bosch kitchen mixer to help you with this high volume cooking during
the holiday season. Remember, the mixer
is on SALE! My Bosch is in constant use
especially during the holidays.
- The gourmet whips make quick homemade whipping cream.
- Use your blender for chopping nuts.
- Use your blender to make fast cornbread. for stuffing. (see the recipe below.)
- The slicer/shredder
attachment's french fry disk is great to cube your wholewheat bread to make
wholesome stuffing.
- The Bosch food processor makes a perfect pie crust in 2 minutes! (see the recipe below)
- The cookie paddles make perfect Christmas cookies!
One
example for holiday ease is using your mixer to make your mashed potatoes! I literally have 8-9# of potatoes creamed to perfection in
about 2-3 minutes! I boil the skinned
potatoes till done. Then, I drain and put the cooked potatoes into the Bosch bowl.
Add the following: 1 to 1 ½ sticks of melted butter, salt and pepper to
taste, plus ¾ to 1 cup of milk directly into the Bosch bowl. Using your gourmet wire whisks, set the Bosch
mixer speed to 2. You will have up to
8-9# of fabulous, fluffy whipped potatoes in minutes. One more way your Bosch mixer will help
your traditional meal take less time in the kitchen and more time with your
family.
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Holiday Recipes
Healthy Pie Crust "Sensible Cooking" Cookbook
1 stick butter
2 cups whole wheat pastry flour pinch of salt 1/2 cup cold water
Mix butter, flour and salt in Bosch food processor
(bottom blade) until crumbly. Add cold water slowly. For a tart dough
add 1/2 cup powdered sugar. Roll out dough to fit pie pan. Bake 10-15
minutes in 350 degree oven, if using crust for cream filling.
Hint on pie making: When making pie crust be
sure all ingredients are cold and don't overwork dough or it becomes
tough. Your Bosch food processor brings ease to your pie making as you
will have your fresh wholesome pie crust in 2 minutes!
My Aunt Fern's Famous Pumpkin Pie!
1 Large Can Libby's Pumpkin
4 eggs beaten
2 cups sugar*
1 teaspoon salt
3 1/2 teaspoons pumpkin spice
1 teaspoon cinnamon
2 cans Milnot**
*I substituted 1 cup Xagave for the 2 cups of sugar;
**I have sometimes used whole milk instead of the Milnot milk.
Bake 10 minutes at 400 degrees; Lower oven to 350 degrees and bake additional 50 minutes. Makes two delicious 9" pies.
Bosch Blender Cornbread!
1 cup whole wheat pastry flour
1/4 cup honey or Xagave
4 teaspoons baking powder
1 teaspoon salt
1 cup fresh corn flour
2 eggs
1 cup milk
1/4 cup melted butter
Put all liquid ingredients in the Bosch Blender. Add the dry ingredients slowly, except for baking powder. Blend on speed 2. When fairly mixed add the baking powder. (Don't over mix/beat) Pour into 9x9x2 stainless steel pan. Bake 425 degrees for 20-25 minutes or until golden brown.I use popcorn to make my cornmeal/flour. Fresh corn meal/flour will make all cornbread recipes heavenly. Healthy Cranberry Sauce by Sue Gregg
"Holiday Menus" cookbook
1 cup water12 oz. package (almost 4 cups) fresh whole cranberries1/2 honey*
Bring water to a boil; stir in cranberries and honey. Return to boil, reduce heat and boil gently for 10 minutes, stirring occasionally.Cool thoroughly at room temperature; refrigerate. Sauce will firm up more in the refrigerator. Make about: 2 1/4 cups*My kids like it but I prefer my cranberry sauce to be a little sweeter. I would increase the honey OR Xagave to 3/4 cup.
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Customer Corner
I'd been making bread for a few years when I heard about Paula. I
friend told me she's got the best prices around and it's so convenient
to pick up. The Suttons have even brought a Bosch and mill into town
on a day that wasn't on their normal schedule so my mom could get her
set before Christmas. They continue to give us the best price
available for the best grains and accessories. They're a blessing to
me and my family,
Dee H, Tulsa, OK
Have a customer comment you'd like to share? Email me!
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Tips for the Harried Woman
Today marks the beginning of our holiday blur. Many rejoice holidays begin while others
cringe and overfill their schedules with needless busyness just because that is
what we are conditioned to do during this season. Our family this year has taken a hard look
at many of our traditions to decide if it really works with our growing
extended family. Traditions are great
and conjure fond memories but if you find the tradition causing undue stress on
the family to keep it going, it might be time for a change of directions. Don't get caught in the trap but think
outside the box! On the subject of
Thanksgiving, our immediate family celebrates Thanksgiving on Saturday after
the "official" Thanksgiving Day. We
found it made for a less stressful day; no rushing to extended families homes;
and a day to rest from overeating at other family members homes. The goal is to make it a true day of
thankfulness and not to get caught up in the all-American fervor of a
holiday. See my blog for one of our
family traditions to encourage thankfulness. |
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Encouraging Thoughts:
"For a field to bear fruit, it must occasionally lie fallow. And for you to be healthy, you must rest...(God) will bring rest to your mind, to your body, and most of all to your soul. He will lead you to green pastures (Psalms 23)...
The hills...where David kept his flock were not (naturally) lush. Even today...any green pasture in Judea is the work of some shepherd. He has cleared the rough, rocky land, (torn out) stumps...(burned) brush....
Jesus created a pasture for the soul. He tore out the thorny underbrush of condemnation. He pried loose the huge boulders of sin. In their place He planted seeds of grace and dug ponds of mercy. And He invites us to rest there."
from - Traveling Light
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