Did you know there are some great recipes, geared for the Ankarsrum mixer and attachments on the web site for Ankarsrum's USA importer?  Recipes come out about twice a month, and are often themed to the season or the month!

Click here to go to Ankarsrum USA Blog

 
The 3 Minute (yes - ready in just 3 minutes and completely dairy free) Cream of Chicken Soup can be the perfect answer for a quick lunch especially when temperatures haven't warmed up by noon. It is very versatile as the flavor of the soup can be changed depending on what bean flour is used.

This soup uses finely ground bean flour as the thickener that can be made by grinding dry beans into flour, using a grain mill. A white bean flour (using white beans such as great northern, garbanzo or white navy bean) will make a soup with a very mild flavor that does not mask the flavor of the broth. Any flavor of broth, such as beef, chicken or vegetable, can be substituted in the recipe as desired but using chicken broth and a white bean flour as the thickener will give a delicious soup that can be eaten as is or used in any favorite recipe calling for canned cream of chicken soup.

Using dried lentils or green or yellow split peas for the flour with chicken or vegetable broth, will lend a nice flavor to the mild broth making an equally delicious soup to enjoy in just 3 minutes on a cool day. Cooked chicken, rice or seasonings can be added as well to give an added dimension of flavor.

And of course Bread Beckers sells all these beans and more in 2# bags, 1 gal pails or 6 gal buckets.

Makes 1-2 servings

This is a very versatile instant soup that can be enjoyed as is or used as a substitute in any recipe calling for cream of chicken soup. It is completely dairy free!

• 2 cups chicken broth
• 1/3 cup finely ground bean flour
• salt and pepper and seasoning to taste

In a medium saucepan over high heat, bring broth to a boil. Whisk in bean flour until slightly thickened as desired. Reduce heat to low and simmer 2-3 more minutes. Soup will thicken more as it cools.

Tips:

For Cream of Chicken soup substitute use white bean flour such as Baby Limas, Great Northern or Small White Navy Beans.

For a delicious instant soup lentils or split green beans are a nice option.

Bean flour may also be used as a thickener for gravies instead of grain flour.

Beef or vegetable broth may be used as well.

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Had plans to grill hamburgers but now the weather turned cold? Don't worry, why not try this delicious Cheeseburger Soup. Even if you are not a ketchup or mustard fan, stirring in the small amount called for in the recipe, just before serving, will give the exact flavor component that makes this soup really taste like a cheeseburger. Served with homemade French fries and dill pickles takes this soup over the top. It will be a family favorite for sure.

And our PL8 Professional Mandoline Slicer, will thinly slice, julienne or even waffle cut your potatoes for a perfect French fry. The best I've used, the PL8 is a fully integrated, completely self-contained mandoline slicer with no removable blades.

• 1 Tbsp. Unsalted butter
• 1 lb. ground sirloin
• 1 cup diced onions
• ¾ cup diced celery
• ½ cup diced carrot
• 1 tsp. minced fresh garlic

Stir in:

• 3 cups low sodium chicken broth
• 2 cups peeled and diced russet potatoes
• 1 tsp. Dried basil

Melt:

• 3 Tbsp. Unsalted butter
• ¼ cup all-purpose flour
• 1 ½ cups whole milk

Add:

• 2 cups grated Cheddar cheese
• ¼ cup ketchup
• 2 Tbsp. prepared yellow mustard
• Salt and black pepper to taste
• Chopped dill pickles
• Shoestring Fries

In a 6 L or larger pressure cooker over medium heat, melt 1 Tbsp of butter.  Add ground sirloin and cook until brown.  Stir in onions, celery, carrot and garlic and cook about 10 minutes, until vegetables are tender.

Stir in broth, potatoes and basil and bring to a boil. Stir once then lock pressure lid into place.  On high heat, bring pressure up to second ring. Reduce heat to maintain pressure and cook 6 minutes.

Meanwhile, in a saucepan over medium heat, melt the 3 Tbsp of butter.  Whisk in flour; cook 1 - 2 minutes.  Whisk in milk until smooth.  Add milk mixture to soup and cook until the soup thickens, about 3 - 4 minutes.

Stir in cheese, ketchup and mustard until cheese melts; season with salt.  Garnish soup with dill pickles if desired and for a special treat serve with french fries.

For more ideas check out our soup and bread class 2016.

On January 7, 2016, my Bible reading for the day included a verse from Ecclesiastes. Ecclesiastes 11:1 says "Cast your bread on the surface of many waters, (be diligently active, make thoughtful decisions) for you will be richly rewarded."
I noted the verse in my prayer journal and asked the Lord to show me what "waters"?

On January 18th I received an email from a lady in Florida asking if I would be willing to meet with two pastors from Haiti after my scheduled seminar at a church on January 31st in Port St Lucie, FL. The pastors, I was told, are interested in bringing wheat and mills into Haiti to some of their orphanages.

Meeting with the pastors, I learned of their desire to provide "real bread" and real nourishing food, not just to the orphanage but to the surrounding area and to the village school, where hundreds of hungry children come each day hoping to get something to eat.

The average child eats only every other day and what they are fed on those days is less than desirable, to say the least. Mothers will often make "cookies" of mud just to fill their babies' tummies.

The vision of these pastors and the ministry team that works with them is to teach the people skills such as gardening and now, with our help baking, that can help meet their needs and the needs of the community as well as provide a source of income.

Bread Beckers Inc and Morning Star Church are partnering with Real Bread Outreach, the non profit ministry I started in 2007, to take real bread to those in need.

Five of us, Brad Becker, Sue Becker, our pastor of Morning Star Church, Jamie Powell and his son Caleb, and Dita Vazne, from Latvia, will be leaving on Monday March 21 for Haiti. This will be a 4 day trip of discovery. We will be traveling to two orphanages to see what type of mills and bread would work best in the climate and cooking conditions. Brick ovens have been built for our use and are awaiting our arrival. We will investigate the local markets to see what grains and beans are available in Haiti, to support the local economy as much as possible. And we will of course be baking bread!

Our goal is to put a plan into place for baking bread on a fairly large scale that can be duplicated at other orphanages in Haiti. The two pastors have a total of about 50 orphanages that they support and train.

We look forward to seeing what God has in store for us in Haiti as we pray for His plans and wisdom to be revealed. We would appreciate your prayers. If you would like to partner with Real Bread Outreach through financial support you may send your tax-deductible contribution to:

Real Bread Outreach
c/o Sue Becker
561 Dogwood Hills Lane
Canton, GA 30115

Updates will follow!!

Teach Them Diligently Homeschool Conference
April 28 - 30, 2016
Cobb Galleria
Click here for more info


Fourth Avenue Church of Christ
Franklin, TN
Saturday May 14, 2016
8:30am -9:00am (Breakfast by local Bread Becker's Co-op and Women's Ministry)
9:00am - 12:00pm (Sue Becker)

Contact: Michelle Watkins (michellewatkins4154@gmail.com)