Bread That's Healthier- and Cheap to Make if Times Get Tough

[@luvinmaks]

A bread machine is a WONDERFUL thing. Just put your ingredients in and the bread machine mixes it and bakes it. You just hit the start button and go about your day.

[@eloradanan1837]

As one of those people that are just getting by, this is very much appreciated Sandy. I have been going to the dollar store and buying whatever I can to be able to eat. I have flour and salt, but no yeast. I will try to find some at the corner store that is a couple of subway stops away from my apartment. Thanks again.

[@JHixon-bi8ok]

You can make sourdough bread easy with just flour and water. KZbin has some great videos that show you how.

[@Dancinbear1995]

@@JHixon-bi8ok I 'Love' sourdough bread & rolls! Gotta watch some of those vids! Thanks for the tip!

[@sandysteinbrook]

@@JHixon-bi8ok , yes! Such a good point!

[@sandysteinbrook]

I just stopped to pray for you when I read this comment. The small packets of yeast have 2 1/4 teaspoons in it. I usually see the packets sold as a 3 pack, and are not very expensive. You only need 1 teaspoon of yeast so you can get 7 loaves of bread from just buying the 3 pack. I looked it up on Walmart just to see a price and the Walmart brand yeast is $1.14 for the 3 count packet.

[@anngoff6226]

This is so needed! Thank you, Sandy, for showing us how to make bread. You’re right- we need skills and times are going to get tough. Plus- it’s healthier! I love your attitude and appreciate your channel!

[@sandysteinbrook]

Thank you so much! Your kindness is so appreciated!

[@PrincessOfLight008]

I was JUST THINKING about this, how much i want to learn how to bake bread if times get bad!!! Thank you sandy! Much love ❤️

[@sandysteinbrook]

Perfect timing! Let me know if you try it. It takes some practice but this is definitely the simplest recipe out there. You can do it!

[@wendyhannaford7696]

I make small loaves of this all the time, its very good! I also add some butter, or olive oil and a little sugar, yum

[@sandysteinbrook]

I use a different recipe when I am making soft loaves of bread or rolls. I add those other ingredients you mentioned too!

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[@joanvanbuuren3908]

Wow…I didn’t know it was so easy to make bread! I would love for you to make a video on sourdough starters and bread.

[@wendyhannaford7696]

You can buy sourdough starters or make your own just using flour and water, feed it flour everyday( and water to keep moist, water must be distilled water) after a few days of this it starts to sour

[@sandysteinbrook]

Sourdough is wonderful! It definitely took me a minute to master making the sourdough starter. I watched a bunch of videos on YT and some of them were just too difficult with all of the discard everyday. I found a guy that made it simple for me to "get". Here is his video: kzbin.info/www/bejne/eGWkZWWCeMaVn8k

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[@sandysteinbrook]

Thank you! Its a little short this time, but my hair grows fast anyway.

[@carolkaup8937]

Wow! Looks wonderful! Thank you for sharing the recipe! More like this!

[@sandysteinbrook]

Will do!

[@shirleystrong2122]

Love this so easy! I have made bread, like how easy it is! Thanks sandy! ❤

[@cariemorgangraff4829]

Id love to see what bread you bake with fresh milled flour. I mill my grains but i havent baked very much bread yet.Muffins lots

[@aprilinalabama9074]

Yummy 😋

[@consco3667]

Have buckets of berries and a grain mill. Will do some this weekend

[@sandysteinbrook]

For fresh milled wheat, I had to add extra flour to get it to the sticky consistency. This isn't my favorite bread that I make for eating daily, but it sure is simple and great as crusty bread with soup. I take the leftover pieces and put in the freezer then take out when I want to make toast.

[@consco3667]

@@sandysteinbrook thanks for the heads up! It turned out pretty good for the first time. I will get better at it!

[@roserosenberg5805]

Thanks so much!

[@sandysteinbrook]

You're welcome. :)

[@aprilinalabama9074]

Thanks Sandy 😊❤

[@sandysteinbrook]

You're welcome. :)

[@robertapfau2355]

Thank you 🙏🏻💐🕊️

[@sandysteinbrook]

You're welcome. :)

[@johntaylor2080]

Thank you Sandy. Have a nice weekend 😊

[@sandysteinbrook]

I had a great weekend! My husband and I took our new electric bikes out for a few long rides on some beautiful trails in Ohio. I hope yo had a great weekend too, John!

[@johntaylor2080]

@@sandysteinbrook I'm glad you did Sandy. I did too, thank you 🙂

[@benfranklinification]

Yummy 😊

[@asyed1995]

Love to learn to bake .

[@sandysteinbrook]

I enjoy taking a day a week and baking something. It brings me joy

[@LUVDOGS1954]

So easy, nice presentation, thank you.

[@sandysteinbrook]

Thank you for watching!

[@mwebb3014]

How much yeast if you’re using regular active yeast instead of quick rise yeast? Thanks! Such a great recipe!

[@sandysteinbrook]

You still only need 1 teaspoon! Because it sits for so long to rise, it doesn't matter if it is instant or active yeast.

[@mwebb3014]

@@sandysteinbrook Great! Thank you!

[@SomePeopleOnTheNet]

Oh, I’d love to see how you mill flour!!! Do you find there is a difference in taste from milling your own? Your loaves are beautiful ❤

[@sandysteinbrook]

I do like the fresh milled flour better! Plus I know it is packed full of vitamins when fresh milled. When baking a loaf of sandwich bread or rolls, I use a different recipe so the loaves are soft. For the crusty bread, this 4 ingredient recipe is my go to.

[@SomePeopleOnTheNet]

@@sandysteinbrook I’m definitely interested in milling my own flour! Maybe you can do a video for us one day ❤️

[@juliabrown5948]

​@@sandysteinbrookI would love to see your soft loaves recipe!

[@JayJackson007]

Thank you!!

[@bertan8510]

Thank you. I have been learning skills over the years. I have an organic garden. Taught myself how to can and dehydrate food. Learning other skills too. Making home made tortillas and now want to make my own bread.

[@sandysteinbrook]

I am trying to learn to dehydrate. What kinds of things do you dehydrate? I feel like I got the machine and not really sure what to do with it. I did dehydrate tomatoes, but not sure how I am going to use them and I would like to dehydrate apples since it is apple season. Any tips would be appreciated. Thanks.

[@bertan8510]

I am not great at it. I have dehydrated zucchini, yellow squash, eggplant. All from my garden. I watch Darcy from the purposeful pantry. The thing with dehydrating, it takes time. I am the sole bread winner and so when I go to work I will not leave on an appliance. I have an Excalibur dehydrater. You can dehydrate frozen veggies to store too. I am going to do that tonight. I am also going to put mushrooms and some bell peppers to dehydrate tonight

[@lleweyriggs7065]

Great and clearly-explained instructions-thanks so much!

[@sandysteinbrook]

I am glad this was helpful!

[@yvonnesmith2578]

Hi Sandy, what temp should the warm water be? This would be helpful for us newbies. 😊thank you. ❤

[@sandysteinbrook]

I’ve never measured the temperature of the water. I do the finger test though. Warm, not hot. You’re right though that would be helpful to know. I didn’t know anything when I first started.

[@fredfloyd68]

Sa dy slap some marachino cheries in your next batch..Youll love it..Your recipe rocks and will do it your way...

[@turragorman59]

Great information on making bread to sustain regardless of budget. Enjoy learning healthier options too. Thanks for great content Sandy

[@sandysteinbrook]

Exactly. Regardless of budget, we all need to eat healthier with less additives!

[@nicoleshelley5186]

Thank you! Made this yesterday and it’s perfect!!!

[@sandysteinbrook]

Yay! I am so glad to hear your success story! Crusty bread is so good with soup. The more you do this, the better you will get at making it.

[@nicoleshelley5186]

I make this every week now! Sometimes I modify it and make raisin bread. For that I use 1 tsp yeast, 1 tsp sugar (optional)', 1 tsp salt , 1 or 2 tsp cinnamon, 1 1\2 cup water. Let rise same as your recipe however when you get it out to knead it just fold in about a 1\2 cup rehydrated raisins. I bake mine in Dutch oven at 500 (30 mins on parchment and then I remove it and bake 15 mins longer for a nice crust!

[@bertan8510]

Ok. I just finished making my first ever bread. It's good. I don't have the right knife to slice it. I will have to get a knive because I am going to be making my own bread!!!

[@sandysteinbrook]

You go!! You're going to be so happy that you did. We don't need all those terrible preservatives and additives in our food when we can make bread at home so easily.

[@tulip7424]

Could you please do a video on your filtered water container on your counter in the back right? Your records say filtered water, do you mean distilled, bottled or fridge that has a filter on the water supply? I know quality water is important. Thank you

[@crystalh5905]

I like making mine in an ice cream bucket and with a Danish dough hook/wisk to mix it with.

[@1973jamie1]

Hey Sandy, can you share where you got your grinder? Thanks for the wonderful video.

[@1973jamie1]

Never mind i found it on Amazon lol

[@sandysteinbrook]

Yes, I bought mine on Amazon!

[@1973jamie1]

@@sandysteinbrook Are you satisfied with it Sandy?

[@jenifergaston7226]

Hi Sandy….I mill my own wheat also…which wheat berries and how much would you use for this recipe please? Thank you!

[@sandysteinbrook]

Use hard white wheat berries for this recipe...As far as how much, add the 3 cups like the recipe, but I had to add more. didn't measure, but I would say I used another half cup. What you are looking for is a sticky consistency, not wet. If you only use 3 cups, it will be wet still. Then when you go to make the loaf, if it is still too sticky, just add a little more flour on the surface while your working the dough so that your hands aren't completely stuck to it. I usually make this as a round loaf in the dutch oven like I did the white bread in the video. It will never be as big of a rise, but it's packed full of nutrition.

[@jenifergaston7226]

@@sandysteinbrook Thank you Sandy! I really appreciate your response!

[@almaalejandra583]

Can you make this with other types of flour ? Like almond flour ?

[@duppsydaisy]

Where did you get the mill?

[@debbienielsen368]

It looks like a NutraMill

[@sandysteinbrook]

I got mine on Amazon. It has been a GREAT investment. amzn.to/3MUNYWx. I use hard white wheat berries for breads like this and soft white wheat berries ground in my mill to make zucchini bread, pumpkin bread, blueberry muffins and so much more.

[@karenmoore3452]

Would gf flour work? Thx

[@sandysteinbrook]

I honestly dont know. I have never tried to use gf flour. Mostly since I use fresh milled flour.

[@karenmoore3452]

@@sandysteinbrook Thank you Sandy, I myself doubt it would work but thought I'd ask.

[@lisalatta1422]

Hi Sandy....Could you make this bread in a bread machine....ty

[@sandysteinbrook]

So, I know that you can make soft loaves in a bread machine, but I am not sure about a crusty bread. I use a different recipe for my soft loaves. Although I was reading an article about bread and someone from France said Americans make cake instead of bread by adding all the oils and sugars. She is right. Bread is supposed to be flour, yeast, salt and water.

[@DCPTrucking]

What temperature?

[@sandysteinbrook]

Im not sure if you're asking the temperature of the water or the oven. For the water it just needs to be warm to touch. Not hot or cold. It sits on the counter for plenty of time for the yeast to develop, so it doesn't need to be hot. As far as the oven temperature, I cook my crusty bread at 450 degrees for 30 minutes and then remove the lid and bake another 15 minutes.

[@DCPTrucking]

@@sandysteinbrook thank you. I really appreciate your content

[@DCPTrucking]

I was referring to the oven temperature

[@Buckleyelinor]

How did you make the wheat bread?

[@sandysteinbrook]

I use fresh milled flour that I make from wheat berries. I use the same recipe but always have to add more flour than 3 cups. At least 3 1/2 cups. Or more if it is a wet dough. I want the dough to be sticky, not wet. once it is sticky, I do the exact same thing I do with the white bread in this video. I bake it in the dutch oven normally but put it in the loaf pan int this video to show how to use a loaf pan also.

[@PrincessOfLight008]

How long does a loaf last before it goes bad?

[@sandysteinbrook]

Definitely not as long as store bought bread can sit on the shelf. I am not really sure exactly how many days. What I do is after we eat what we want for dinner, I keep a few slices in the pantry for the next few days but any left over after that, I put in the freezer. Then I can just take out a slice and have a piece of toast anytime and not worry about it going bad.

[@MrSteeDoo]

Why would you only make it "if times get tough"?

[@sandysteinbrook]

You wouldn’t. I make it all the time. I said in the video make your own bread if you want to know a skill, or want healthier bread that tastes better than in the store, and additionally said it’s cheap to make if times get tough. People may be struggling financially and this is a great option for all reasons.

[@reginamay2767]

Is the flour gluten free

[@sandysteinbrook]

Hello! It is not. It is regular unbleached white flour and then the wheat loaf I made is from fresh milled flour that I mill from wheat berries. I honestly dont know how the loaf would turn out with gf flour. I have never tried it.

[@CowbellFarm]

Hey friend ❤❤❤

[@CowbellFarm]

I use a cast iron trivet in the bottom of my Dutch oven!! ❤

[@sandysteinbrook]

@@CowbellFarm, oh, that is a great idea! I have a metal trivet in my instant pot I bet I could use. I hadn't even thought of that.

[@sandysteinbrook]

Hello!!!

[@CowbellFarm]

@@sandysteinbrook 😊

[@laurabee8174]

I wish gluten free bread was this easy. Still searching for the perfect simple recipe.

[@jwhite5396]

Have you tried keto cloud bread? I haven’t had it, but people seems to like it.

[@sandysteinbrook]

You should watch some of the voids from Sue Becker. She goes into great detail about how bad breads in the store but people who eat fresh milled bread that are gluten sensitive have no problems eating fresh milled bread from organic wheat berries. It's the way God intended it to be for a healthy gut.

[@laurabee8174]

People with Celiac disease cannot eat gluten. It is a genetic dsease. It is not a fad diet or intolerance.

[@49lucky]

I mill my own also but my machine is so LOUD I do it in the garage.😅😅😅

[@sandysteinbrook]

Lol. I am sure your family thanks you. Mine isn't too bad, but it is still a bit noisy. It was something I had to get used to.

[@luvinmaks]

Am I the only one that thinks that the flour bought in stores these days tastes "off"? Not like flour used to taste?

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