Amish Sweet Bread - mixed in Kitchen Aid-updated

Ok, I found this recipe online -made it, ate it and then didn't write down or bookmark the page where I got it. It's a rather random webpage (a forum for those of you that know what that is); So I just needed to copy down the recipe and post it here.
 1) So I can share this easy bread recipe that I can make up in my kitchen aid and will make a solid 2 loaves and
2) I will know where to find it in the future.

AMISH SWEET BREAD

2c warm water (110 degrees F)
2/3 c sugar (or other sweetener) (I used mostly molasses and a bit of honey)
1-1/2 Tbsp dry active yeast
1-1/2 tsp salt
1/4c oil ( I used melted coconut oil)
6 c flour (add gradually as you may not need that much) ( I added 3 cups of whole wheat flour and about 2-3 cups of white flour)

When using the stainless bowl, I usually rinse with hot water to warm before proofing the yeast-don't know if it makes a difference, but it makes me feel better-lol

Add warm water, sugar, and yeast to bowl- allow to "proof" or rest for about 10 minutes (it will be frothy)

add in salt, oil, and 3 c flour and mix well
add flour one cup at a time-dough will be a nice ball with a soft velvety touch
knead by hand for 8-10 minutes or 1-2 minutes with the KitchenAid.

Allow bread to rise covered, free from draft until doubled in size, (about an hour), punch down and briefly knead by hand (30-45 seconds).
Divide into 2 equal parts, place in well-greased loaf pans.

Loosely cover (I use a paper towel) and allow to rise for an additional 30 minutes.
Bake in a preheated 350-degree oven for approx 30 minutes (it will be golden on the top-kind of like a loaf of traditional packaged white bread).

This is a great recipe from the Amish colonies in Indiana, it is slightly sweet and my kids and husband love it plain and with sandwiches-even though it makes 2 loaves, it is usually gone from my house in 1-2 days.

Source:http://community.tasteofhome.com/community_forums/f/30/p/125603/126954.aspx

A wee bit of news for you...

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From: Jocelyn Radom <sjradom@gmail.com>
Date: Sun, 31 Mar 2013 21:05:32
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Coming soon...

Oh So Healthy Oatmeal Cookies

I've been trying to eat healthy...but I love my sweets. So I met in the middle and attempted a recipe off my beloved Pinterest.

Extraordinarily Healthy Oatmeal Cookies

3/4 cup non-fat plain Greek yogurt
1/2 cup blueberry applesauce or any other sort of berry-applesauce without added sugar
1/2 cup honey
2 egg whites, beaten
1 tsp vanilla
1 1/2 cups whole wheat flour
1 tsp baking soda
1 tsp salt
3 cups rolled oats
3/4 cup dark chocolate chips (at least 60% cacao)

~ Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Line baking sheets with parchment paper.
~ Whip together the Greek yogurt, berry-applesauce, and honey until creamy.
~ Beat in the egg whites and vanilla
~ Stir together the whole wheat flour, baking soda, and salt, and stir the flour mixture into the wet ingredients.
~ Stir in the rolled oats.
~ Fold in the dark chocolate chips.
~ Drop the batter by rounded tablespoons onto the baking sheets, and bake for around 14 minutes - until the cookies are lightly golden brown. Of course, they're oh so very good warm...

As a side note, I added a tsp of cinnamon and also added a 1/2 cup of dried cranberries and 1/2 cup of choc chips instead of the stated 3/4 cup choc chips.

Recipe courtesy of: http://foodforlaughter.blogspot.ca/2010/05/extraordinarily-healthy-oatmeal-cookies.html

My opinion of these cookies: takes away the craving but reminds me of a breakfast cookie. They're not that sweet. They did, however, pass the Hanna test.

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Hanna is playing a love song for all her friends and family.

Happy Valentine's day everyone! Show your loved ones you care in an extra special way today.

Love from the Radom's
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We continue to enjoy warm sunny days in Calgary.

We look forward to heading to SK next weekend for Family day so maybe we will see some of you then.

Happy Birthday to our very special niece Alyssa today. She is a whopping 8 yrs old today. And...later on this week another birthday wish will go out to Tiara- a girl who we love very much.

In the meantime, here is a Sunday hi from Hanna.

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Our girlie these days...Jan 26, 2013

Here isa  little video I took tonight. She really performed. Check out at the end when she opens her books. She very purposefully, crosses her ankles. She does this all the time. It cracks us up. Enjoy!

Look Mom, I know how to navigate your Ipad. It sure doesn't take long for these little ones to figure out how to use it. It's called "Cause and Effect".

Hanna sits in her chair and reads her new story from G. Aunty Ginny - "I Love Saskatchewan". 

A few updates - Jan 18, 2013

Hello friends and family who like to keep up-to-date on what we are up to.

Let's go back to last weekend. We left Thursday morning for Whitefish, Montana for a ski/snowboard vacation for a few days with friends Kal and Jessica, and Darryl and Annette and Keaston. We drove in a snowstorm most of the way which was a little stressful at times but we were thankful that there wasn't much traffic to contend with. Hanna did pretty good on the 5 or so hour trip. We made it there around supper time...enough time to drop our stuff off and go out for supper in the town.

 Here's our little group. Keaston looks happy to be here.

 It was a quaint little restaurant.

We were really impressed with the food. Smoked meats (pork) was their speciality. I recommend this place if you are ever in Whitefish. We finished off our Thursday night by doing a big grocery shop for the weekend as we ate most meals at the condo. What an economical way to do a holiday. Especially since American prices are cheaper than Canada's.

We had a great snowboarding day on Friday. I snowboarded with the boys which was pretty good. I was pretty sore by the end of the day. My legs were giving out on me.

Here are the guys on the hill. Shawn is on the left with the red backpack, Darryl in the middle and Kalvin on the right.

Annette kindly watched Hanna so that I could get some snowboarding in, so on Saturday, I decided to stick to the condo with her and spend some time with the kids. It was a lovely day...lots of snow falling with sunny breaks in between. This is the view from the deck off the living room. It looks down on a parking lot. Just down from that was the main lodge. Perfect location.

 We loved the accommodation. It was spacious and we all had our own space. It was well furnished and was beautifully decorated.

Well, that's actually all the pictures I took. The rest are in the form of video which are wittingly narrated by moi! I am trying to load them and format them (pain!).

 One more thing for those who didn't hear...Hanna took her first steps while we were down there. I have it on video and it was very exciting for us. She had been doing pretty good at standing on her own before we left and was getting braver so it was no surprise. So little by little, she's getting there.

On a side note...I am back into the swing of things at work. I'm as busy as ever with all my students crammed into my morning. But I'm enjoying it and I think/hope they are too. I have wonderful friends were are available to help out with childcare this week as it was bit of a unique week. Thanks Jess and Annette! You're the best. I'm so lucky to have friends like these girls.

Over and out.