Bread in a Bag...

The girls have been driving us absolutely NuTsO lately!! They are bored and tired of summer..we are ready for school to start. I was looking around online today in search of something to entertain them. I came across a recipe for making bread in a ziploc bag. It looked simple enough so I printed it out and we gave it a try tonight. It was great. The kids had a good time mixing everything and kneading the bread. It was super simple and turned out wonderful. There is nothing like the smell of fresh bread baking in your house. We did two bags so Both Tamzen and Olivia had a loaf they were working on. They got quite a kick out of fact that they got bread dough out of the few ingredients that we put in their bags. A big hit for sure. Great for kids. Give it a try.

Bread in a Bag

Ingredients:
3 cups all-purpose flour, divided
3 tablespoons white sugar
1 (.25 ounce) package of rapid rise yeast, or 1 Tablespoon
1 cup warm water
3 tablespoons non-fat dry milk
3 tablespoons oil
1 1/2 teaspoons salt

Directions:
In a large re-sealable bag, combine 1 cup flour, sugar, yeast and warm water. Squeeze most of the air out of the bag and seal. Squish with your hands until well blended. Set aside to rest for 10 minutes at room temperature, or until bubbles appear.

In a separate bowl, stir together 1 cup of flour, dry milk, oil and salt. Pour into the re-sealable bag. Squeeze out most of the air and seal. Squish until well blended. Add the last cup of flour to the bag and continue mixing in the same manner until well blended.

Remove the dough from the bag and place on a floured surface. Knead for 5-8 minutes. Form into a small loaf and place in a greased 8x4 inch loaf pan. Cover with a towel and allow to rise for about 30 minutes or until your finger leaves and impression when you poke the top of the loaf gently.

Preheat oven to 375 degrees F. Bake the bread for 35 minutes in the preheated oven, until golden brown.

Makes 1 loaf

My little bread makers kneading their dough.

the dough

ready for the oven

The finished product. Oh my...it smelled wonderful. The girls all had a piece with butter and jam and it looked like heaven. I of course am (dieting) so didn't have any for myself but I am positive that it was delicious!!