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Honey Bread Rolls

I used some of my long-term food storage to bake honey bread rolls. This recipe is from Augason Farms Honey White Bread & Roll can. I generally followed the small recipe off the back of the Augason can.

Augason Bread Rolls

Here are my preparation notes for making the Augason bread rolls:

Used ½ cup of water to proof 1-1/2 tsp of dry yeast with small amount of sugar
Used 2 tb-spoons of olive oil
Used 2 cups of flour from can plus a more flour added as needed
Added more water, probably another ¼ cup to bring up to ¾ cups+ total
Kneaded dough for 5 mins approx (by hand)
Divided into 9 balls and placed in well greased 12×12 baking pan
Put in oven with light on and covered with tea towel
I let dough rise for 1.5 hours before baking
Bake at 400 degrees for approx 13-14 minutes until light brown. Top with a little butter
Yield: 9 small rolls

Here is a photo of the nine bread rolls prepared and ready to rise before baking. Continue Reading →

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Cooked Whole Wheat

In an effort to use and try out my long-term storage food, I cooked whole wheat this week. This wheat is hard red from a #10 can I bought over 10 years ago. It was never opened until now and the wheat is hard, dry and looks just as good as the day it was canned.

I rinsed and sorted through the wheat kernels before cooking. I opted to use the slow cooker (crock pot) method. I used 1 cup of wheat kernels along with 2-1/2 cups of water with a half teaspoon of salt. I placed all this in my crock pot on low overnight. It may of overcooked as my wheat berries were dried out a bit. It was cooking for about 10 hours which was probably too long.

Cooked Whole Wheat

I tried it as straight hot cereal as the recipe states. I added a bit of milk and sugar to a small bowel. I personally didn’t care for it. But then I tried it by adding a tablespoon to my regular cold cereal with milk and I loved it.

I put the remaining cooked wheat in a jar and refrigerated it. I have been using it daily with my cold cereal and have really enjoyed it.

I had read that it is also a great meat extender. So I added a big spoonful of cooked wheat to my last batch of ground hamburger chili as a test. The results were great and no one even noticed and the chili tasted just fine.

So next time you need a meat extender, you should try using some cooked storage wheat. It was a pleasant surprise and now I know that it is useful and tasteful too. Plus it is important to know how to cook and use your storage food successfully.

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