Making Some New Breads

I have been experimenting with quite a few new breads this winter, a few of which I am really excited about.  In fact I made three new breads today.  Here are the new breads that I have made:

Ricotta Bread

This would make a very good sandwich bread, have not tried it yet since I just made it today.  It is a very moist, somewhat sweet, yeast bread.  I toasted a piece today, and it was very good, kind of a melt in your mouth kind of good.

 

English Muffin Bread

I was a little disappointed at first when I tried this bread because it did not seem to remind me of english muffins.  Then I toasted a piece, I gave my mom a piece and said "now that is what english muffin bread is suppose to taste like!"  Toasted it tasted just like an engish muffin, but in my opinion even better.  I forgot to take a picture of this one, sometimes I get to excited to try a new bread that I forget to take a picture, that is why most of my breads are cut in my pictures, I forget to take the picture before I cut the loaf.

 

Cast Iron Dutch Oven Bread

This one I made more or less just for us, not really planning on making it for the markets or shows.  It was a recipe that I found in one of our cast iron cookbook, and since I have been going cast iron crazy lately, figured I would give it a try.  It is a different kind of bread, would probably be good with a soup, it has a hard crust and is chewy on the inside.

 

Irish Soda Bread with Raisins

I decided that I wanted to make a couple different kinds of Irish Soda Breads for my shows that are on the weekend of St. Patrick's Day.  One I wanted to make with raisins and one without.  I found two recipes that I liked, and I got so lucky that I loved them both right away on my first try.

Buttery Irish Soda Bread

This one I made kind of special, because it contains quite a lot of butter and to make it even more Irishy I bought a special kind of really good Irish butter.  The crust almost has a Ritz Cracker kind of taste because of all the butter.  Soooooo good!

 

Croissants

I can not believe that I do not have a picture for this one, I have already made them a couple of times.  Shows you that I ate them so quick, since they were soooo good, that I did not get a chance to take a picture.  I have Terry (who sells at the Brunswick Farmers Market) to thank for bugging me enough to where I ended up making these.  Terry kept telling me that I have to make croissants, I told him he was crazy, and I was not going to spend a week making croissants for him.  Most recipes that I have seen for croissants (at least the ones that seemed like they would turn out good) always required around a week of playing around with the dough, knead, rise, roll out, rest, roll out, refrigerate, and on and on.  But I found a recipe, from a good source, that I could have them done in one day, so I figured I would give them a try.  I big doubts that is would work out, in fact the whole time I was making them for the first time I figured I was just wasting my time.  I figured that I would be disappointed and they would turn out dry and hard, boy was I wrong.  I think they are better than store bought croissants!

Well those are the breads that I have made this winter so far, but I still have some other types of breads that I am planning on making this winter.  I know I am planning on making some new breads this coming spring for my shows that I will be attending, so everyone can look out for some new kinds of breads on my table starting in March.  Let me know if there is any kind of bread that you would like to see me make this coming season.  Will see everyone soon!
 

Introducing.... Homemade Bagels!

I have been meaning to make some homemade bagels for quite some time now, and guess what?  I finally made some bagels, and boy are they good!  In fact I have a feeling that this may be something that you can look out for at my table, for future craft shows.

Homemade Bagels.....  Coming Soon!

 

 I also have plans to experiment with making a few other new kinds of breads this month, but it is going to have to be a surprise.  Check back soon to see my progress, and find out what kinds of breads you may find at the Real Veggies Farm table for 2018!

Can not wait to see everyone soon, starting in March!

Recipe - Toasted Garlic Bread

Someone has brought it to my attention that I need to post some of my recipes from Thanksgiving.  I use to post recipes, but have not done so for a long time, so now that I have been inspired, here we go.  I have decided to try and post a recipe every week (at least for the next couple months, since I do not have any shows or markets to attend), so here is my first recipe of the week:  Toasted Garlic Bread

I made this the first time for Thanksgiving this year.  It is sooo easy and sooooo good!  After Thanksgiving I made this again to use up some french bread I had sitting around.  I cooked up about a half a loaf of french bread and me and my parents ate the hole thing  right away.

Toasted Garlic Bread
 about 1/2 a loaf of my French Bread (sliced)
5 tablespoons butter, softened
2 teaspoons extra virgin olive oil
4 cloves garlic (minced)
2 teaspoons fresh oregano
salt and pepper to taste
shredded mozzarella cheese for to of bread

In a small bowl mix butter, olive oil, garlic, oregano, salt and pepper.  Spread the mixture on the bread slices.  Low broil for about 5 minutes, or until bread just starts to brown.  Watch carefully to make sure they do not burn.  Remove from oven and top with cheese, return to broiler for 2 to 3 minutes, or until cheese is melted and bread is desired brownness.  Enjoy! 

White & Whole Wheat Swirl Bread

Just thought I would let everyone know about the new bread that I started making and selling this fall, White & Whole Wheat Swirl Bread.  Ingredients in this bread are:  All purpose flour, whole wheat flour, milk, shortening, sugar, molasses, salt, and yeast.  This is a two tone bread, two different types of dough, a white dough and a whole wheat dough, are rolled up together to create a beautiful swirl look when the bread is sliced.

It is a nice bread because it has a good amount of whole wheat flour in it, but it does not have a super strong whole wheat taste, and it is not dry like a lot of whole wheat breads are.  It makes a great sandwich bread, great for toast, with peanut butter, and is basically a good all purpose bread.  I made some tuna salad the other day, and I think this bread is my favorite to eat with the tuna salad. 


If you come to one of our shows (we will be starting up again in the beginning of March) you will most likely find this bread, and many other types of bread, for sale at our table. 


I am going to start booking shows for this spring within the next week, so be sure to check back to see where we will be selling starting in the beginning of March, until our farmers markets start in the beginning of June.

We Have Lettuce! And Don't Forget the Bread!

Just wanted to let everyone know that we have some really good lettuce available right now.  If you would like some lettuce or other veggies that we have available now, you can send me an email or call, to put in an order.  We will not be bringing any veggies to our craft shows that we will be attending, unless someone puts in an order for something.

The salad mixes that we currently have available are:
~ Just Lettuce Mix- A mix of about 12 different varieties of lettuces.  Many different colors, and shapes.  The below picture is a picture of our Just Lettuce Mix.
 ~ Lettuce and Greens Mix- A mix of a variety of different lettuces, swiss chard, collards, and a variety of different kales.
~ Spicy Salad Mix- A mix of a variety of different lettuces, and a variety of different spicy mustard greens.
~ Lettuce and Endive Salad Mix- Two different types of endive, mixed together with a variety of different lettuces.
~ Lettuce and Romaine Salad Mix- A mix of a variety of different lettuces, and Baby Green Romaine.
~ A Little Bit of Everything Salad Mix- A mix of all of the above.  Lettuce, kale, swiss chard, collards, romaine, endive, and mustard greens.

~ Bagged Greens Stir-Fry and Salad Mix- A mix of swiss chard, collards, and a variety of different kales.  Can be added to a salad or used for a stir-fry.
~ Bagged Mixed Kale- A mix of about 8 different varieties of kale.

We also currently have available:
~ Turnip Bunches
~ Mixed Radish Bunches
~ Pac Choi
~ Chinese Cabbage
~ Scallion Bunches
~ Mixed Colored Carrots
~ Mustard Green Heads

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Order your Thanksgiving bread now!

I am now taking orders for our Onion Bread, Garlic Herb Buns/Rolls, and our Garlic Braided Bread, for Thanksgiving.  Depending on where you live, we do deliver our bread, and will be doing so Thanksgiving week.  Send me an email or give me a call and we can work something out.

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Don't Forget to come to one of our craft show's that we will be attending throughout November and December, and pick up one of our gift baskets for your family or friends, for the holidays.  We can personalize the baskets with almost any color you would like.  What would be better than to show up at your families house on Thanksgiving or Christmas with a basket of pasta, jams, jellies, and recipes, to say thanks for welcoming us into your home.

Introducing New Garlic Herb Buns!

For a while now I have been wanting to make up some buns out of the same dough that I use to make my garlic herb braided bread, well yesterday I finally made some!  I had a couple bags today at the at the Valley City Farmers Market, as a trial, and I will defiantly be making them again.  I plan to have some next Saturday at the Erhart/York Craft Fair.  I can not wait to make up a sandwich with these buns, they do taste great by themselves though.

New Garlic Herb Buns

Just like the our famous Garlic Herb Braided Bread, but in a bun!

Homemade White Sandwich Bread

My Homemade White Sandwich Bread

This year at market I plan on selling my homemade white bread, I may be selling some other yeast breads also but have not decided on that yet. I make my white bread the old fashioned way all by had, no bread machine or mixers involved here. It is nothing like store bought bread this is the real thing!