Black Friday Shopping

Many of you don't realize how much I DISLIKE shopping for anything... except books.  I took 1 1/2 hours out of my day today to look through the 4-inch stack of sale papers for Black Friday.  The only sale that caught my eye was Kohl's.  They have Kitchen Aid Stand mixers on sale! 

After considering a midnight run to Kohl's for the said mixer, I went online and found I could buy it without having to leave my home!  Praise the Lord!  The best part is that I still received the Kohl's cash to use in-store through December 5 for Christmas gifts.  Check out my frugal find....

KitchenAid Artisan 5-Qt. Stand Mixer with
tilt head, accessories shown, and 325 watts of power!
Mine is white.

Original Price: $399.99

      Sale Price: $269.99

                         + 16.06  Tax

                         -  40.50  15% off

                         -  60.00   Kohl's cash earned

                         -  30.00  Mail-in rebate

          

     Final cost:  $155.55

I am so excited and can't wait for the delivery of my new mixer.  I have been using a Sunbeam stand-up mixer with no luck with bread dough or a double batch of cookie dough. 

The 15% off is good through November 27th.  The Promo Code is: GOBBLE15FB for online buying.  To use it in the store, click HERE to print the Shopping Pass.

HAPPY SHOPPING!

Blessings,

     Ellen

Italian Bread... from the bread machine

Ingredients:

Dough:

4 cups unbleached all-purpose flour

1 tablespoon light brown sugar

1 1/3 cups warm water (110 degrees F/45 degrees C)

1 1/2 teaspoons salt

1 1/2 teaspoons olive oil

1 (.25 ounce) package active dry yeast

Egg Wash:

1 egg

1 tablespoon water

2 tablespoons cornmeal

Directions:

1.  Place flour, brown sugar, warm water, salt, olive oil and yeast in the pan of the bread machine in the order recommended by the manufacturer. Select dough cycle; press Start.

2.  Punch down the dough and turn it out onto a lightly floured surface. Form dough into two loaves. Place the loaves seam side down on a cookie sheet sprayed with non-stick spray and generously sprinkled with cornmeal. Cover the loaves with a damp cloth and let rise, until doubled in volume about 40 minutes. Meanwhile, preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C).

3.  In a small bowl, beat together egg and 1 tablespoon water. Brush the risen loaves with egg mixture. Make a single long, quick cut down the center of the loaves with a sharp knife. 

4.  Bake in preheated oven for 30 to 35 minutes, or until loaves sound hollow when tapped on the bottom.

5.  Enjoy!

Note: You can use 2 cups bread flour plus 2 cups all-purpose flour in place of the 4 cups all-purpose flour.

Blessings,

     Ellen

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Cinnamon Raisin Bread (bread machine version)

For a 2 pound loaf:

1 1/2 cups water
2 TBS margarine or butter, softened
4 cups bread flour
1/4 cup sugar
1 1/2 tsp salt
1 1/2 tsp ground cinnamon
1 1/4 tsp bread machine or quick active dry yeast
2 tsp Bread Enhancer (Optional)
1 cup raisins

Measure carefully, placing all ingredients except raisins in bread machine pan in the order recommended by the manufacturer. Add raisins at the Raisin/Nut signal.

Select Sweet or Basic/White cycle. Use Medium or Light crust color. Remove baked bread from pan, and cool on wire rack.

* Note: Measure cinnamon carefully as too much will cause the yeast to slow down rather than grow. If your machine doesn't have a Raisin/Nut signal, add the raisins 5 - 10 minutes before the last kneading cycle ends. Check your bread machine's use-and-care book to find out how long the last cycle runs.

** I made this over the holidays and it came out of the oven about the time we were finishing dinner. Can I tell you, no one waited until it cooled! I enjoyed it toasted the next morning... of what was left!

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Honey Wheat Bread

1 1/2 cups water
1/3 cup honey
2 TBS shortening
2 1/4 cups bread flour
2 cups whole wheat flour
2 TBS dry milk powder
2 tsp salt
1 tsp bread machine yeast or quick active dry yeast
2 tsp dough enhancer (optional)

Directions:

Measure carefully, placing all ingredients in bread machine pan in the order recommended by the manufacturer.  Select basic/white or whole wheat cycle.  Use medium or light crust color.  Do not use delay cycles.  Remove baked bread from pan and cool on wire rack.

** If your machine has a dough cycle, follow the above directions and set the machine on 'dough' to mix and run through the first rise.  Remove dough from machine, punch down, and place in bread loaf pan.  Cover with a tea towel.  Let rise in a warm place for an hour or when doubled in size.  Bake at 350 F for 25-30 minutes.

Servings: 16    Yield:  2 lb. loaf

I began baking my own bread January 2010.  I no longer use the bread machine to do all the baking because the loaves come out much lighter letting them rise and bake in a regular oven.

Enjoy!