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  April  2011
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Dear Fellow Breadlovers,

I love spring.  It is my favorite season of the year because all the new growth brings the picture of life!  What a blessing that we get to celebrate Easter this month representing the life of Christ.  I have included fun ideas to do for your Easter celebrations.  Who would have thought of putting a boiled Easter egg in your bread!  Have fun making an interesting creation!

 

God bless you,
paula :)

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Easter Bread! easter wreath

 

This is a traditional type breakfast bread but some have never known what type of bread dough to use nor how it works.  Here it is!!  Enjoy.

   

Sweet Dough for Easter Braid

2 Tbs. yeast
1 cup milk
1/2 cup honey or Xagave
1 stick of butter

2 tsp vanilla
1 tps. salt
2 eggs
1 tsp. grated lemon peel (I usually leave this out)
5-6 cups white wheat flour (Click here)

Heat to 110 degrees milk, xagave, butter, vanilla, and salt in a sauce pan. Put heated liquids in Bosch Universal mixer and mix/add eggs, and lemon peel. On speed 1, add yeast and whole wheat flour. Knead 8 minutes. Cover and let double in size (about  1/2 hours.) Note: the dough will be heavy.  Use the cutter/scraper (click here) to divide the dough into 3 portions.  Roll each dough ball into a rope shape. Braid rope parts and form into a wreath. Poke the colorful boiled Easter eggs into  the gaps.  About 4 eggs is max you would want to add.   You can use a white egg wash over the raw dough.  Let rise. Bake 350 degrees 45 min. or until golden brown.

   

I have shared this sweet dough before in the form of a Christmas wreath and a Christmas Tree.  Here you can use the same sweet dough recipe to make an Easter bread.  It is so fun and colorful and perfect for a festive meal.

 

You can see making the Easter Braid step by step at Paula's Bread Blog  or Paula's Bread face book  

 

 

 

seder plate

Seder Plate!


The first Passover is described in Exodus 12.  Jesus celebrated the Passover with His disciples in Luke 22.  The Passover Seder is also celebrated by many Christian families, including my family.  We celebrate the Passover Seder remembering that Jesus was our passover lamb and that He rose again!  There are numerous items on the Seder plate (lamb bone, horseradish, parsley, boiled egg, salt water, and charoseth)  Each item is symbolic of the exodus and first Passover  The charoseth represents the mortar used by Hebrew slaves in Egypt to make bricks for Pharaoh before the exodus of Israel from Egypt.  The sweet apple mixture can be used as a side dish during your meal.  I always make extra and make a delicious apple pie with the 'left over' charoseth.

 

Charoseth  apple mix 

 

1 apple (Core, peel and finely chop tart apple 

1/2 cup walnuts

1/2 tsp cinnamon

1-2 tsp honey

1 Tbs. grape juice.

 

This mixture will turn dark which is what you want for the Seder plate.  It makes a great fruit side dish and wonderful pie.  

 

Note from Paula:  Estimate 1/4 apple per person to determine how much to prepare.

 

You can see more about the Seder Meal on future post Paula's Bread Blog or  Paula's Bread facebook   

 

Stay tune and connected! 

Easter Recipes


Creamed Eggscreamed eggs


So what do you do with all those hard boiled colored Easter Eggs?  Our family, namely my hubby, loves creamed eggs!

White Sauce:
1 stick butter melted
1 cup soft wheat flour
1/2 tsp sea salt
3 cups milk

Stir butter and flour till thickened.  Add milk slowly till well mixed and heat over low fire till thick cream mixture.

 

Add sliced boiled eggs as the cream mixture thickens.  You can add shredded cheese but not necessary.

 

Serve over toasted whole wheat bread!  Delicious.  Enjoy.


Home made Chocolate Covered Easter Eggschocolate easter eggs


Treat your family this year to an extra treat of fresh, WONDERFUL tasting Chocolate covered Easter Eggs!  These are easy to make and will wow everyone!

 

Filling:
1/2 cup butter softened
3/4 cup packed brown sugar
1 tsp vanilla extract
2 cups flour
1 can sweetened condensed milk
1/2 cup miniature semisweet chocolate chips
1/2 cup chopped walnuts
(Cookie dough filling from Taste of Homes)

Mix well in bosch bowl. Form into an egg shape and refrigerate for about 1 hour. Dip the formed cookie dough egg in melted almond bark. You can use white or chocolate.  Makes about 5 1/2 dozen.

 

Will be posting soon directions for making these luscious chocolate Easter eggs on Paula's Bread Blog and Paula's Bread Face Book 






Issue: 22
Your source for fine kitchen equipment from Bosch, L'Equip, and more...
In This Issue
Easter Bread
Seder Plate
Easter Recipes
Customer Corner
Tips for the Harried Woman
Customer Corner


Bosch Universal Plus Mixer 

The Bosch mixer and the Grinder were big purchases for my husband and me. But having them has been worth every penny that we spent on them. The grinder makes wonderful, beautiful flour and the Bosch mixer is amazing. However, you will not want to use them without having Paula's recipes on hand. Her bread recipe is absolutely delicious! I've used it again and again and again. Best of all, Paula shares her wonderful recipes with all of us for free on her wonderful website. (You can also receive some amazing tips on how to use the Bosch Mixer and the Nutri-mill Grinder by ordering Paula's excellent DVD on Bread Making.)

As you can see, I simply can't say enough about Paula and Paula's Bread. If you are considering placing an order, don't hesitate to do so. Paula is a friend that you can trust! You'll love everything that she has to offer.

God bless you, Paula! Thank you so much for all that you do!

Tisha C., Collinsville, OK




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Tips for the Harried Woman

 

Life's Dominoes!

 

Have you ever felt like your life was like crashing dominoes?  In my last e-newsletter, I mentioned the goal to have the character of Daniel yet it seems life's circumstances seem to crash like a row of dominoes lined up.  All the dominoes of my plans for the day are lined up perfectly to make a well planned day.  My plans for the day are going to work like a well oiled machine for an efficient, controlled day.  So whose the wise guy that tips the first domino only to make my whole day of lined up dominoes crash in the precision row?  Argh.

 

So how can I be like a Daniel with my crashing dominoes?  Look at the crashing dominoes from God's perspective knowing that He will bring order to my chaos and He can help me reign in my emotions that want to sink down into a puddle of tears.  He can help me see the design the cascading dominoes made OR perhaps make one domino in the path of the crashing dominoes stop the falling cycle.  Have you ever seen a lone domino not fall and stop the free fall?  I pray for the lone domino to stop the fall but even if He doesn't stop the fall, He is still God and is in control. Thank you Jesus! So, this is the time to cry out to Him knowing He holds the keys to all my life and He is in control.  Hold tight dear friends for the ride of our lives even in the midst of life's dominoes!



 Encouraging Thoughts:

"As boldly as the center beam of the cross proclaims God's holiness, the crossbeam declares His love.  And, oh how wide His love reaches.  Aren't you glad the verse does not read: "For God so loves the rich..." Or, "For God so loved the famous..."? Or, "For God so loved the thin..."?  It doesn't.   Nor does it state, "For God so loved the Europeans or Africans...," "the sober or successful...," "the young or the old..."

No, when we read John 3:16, we simply (and happily) read, "For God so loved the world."  How wide is God's love?  Wide enough for the whole world
."

by He Chose The Nails

This Easter represents resurrection Sunday...Jesus died on the cross to pay for yours and mine sins.  Please feel free to email or call me to know more about how to know Jesus.  (Click here) 
 
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