French Bread

French Bread Theresa Style

Today my grandchildren asked for garlic bread. Now I could have ran to the store, but I thought of those wonderful evenings of my childhood that if we wanted it or needed it, my mom would simply make it. Running to the store to purchase something that could be easily "whipped up," was unheard of in our little white farm house down the bumpy gravel lane.

Theresa's French Bread

Mix together

1 cup water

2 yeast cakes 

Add

1 T. sugar

1 t. salt

1 T. softened butter (Theresa used shortening, this is my substitution)

Mix in

4 cups flour adding 1 cup at a time until ball forms that is sticky! The sticky dough is Theresa's secret to delicious light bread.

Bake

Bake at 350 for about 30 minutes 

Tonight as we enjoyed my misshaped loaves I thoughts turned to my wonderful parents and their endless love and days filled with joy.

I wish I had more pictures of my beautiful mom and handsome dad