Sarah's Refrigerator Bread

I haven't actually tried this one yet.  But Sarah says it's good.  Only she emailed me the recipe instead of posting it on here.  Silly Sarah.

Ingredients
3 cups warm water
1 1/2 tablespoon yeast (2 envelopes)
1 1/2 tablespoon kosher salt (I always forget to ask people what the difference between kosher and non-kosher salt is)
sprinkle of sugar
3 1/4 cups hi-gluten flour
3 1/4 cups oxident flour (lets be honest, I'm gonna try to just use bread flour because I'm not as dedicated a baker as Sarah is)

Directions:

  • mix everything together in a bowl or container (first with a wooden spoon, then slightly knead in the bowl till all is moistened) 
  • Let rise for 2 hours (Sarah's recipe says "raise" for two hours, but I don't know how to actively raise dough)
  • Refrigerate in the same bowl/container (cover with lid or plastic wrap) up to 14 days
  • Divide into four balls (don't roll into balls, form into balls) and cut sliits on top
  • Place on greased baking sheet
  • Let warm 40 min to 1 hour 40 min 
  • Bake for 30 min in pre-warmed oven of 375 
Sarah also says you can do half a recipe in a 3 quart container (otherwise you need a 6 quart container)


Strawberry Salad

Its been a while since anyone has posted on our much-neglected recipe blog, but I've been cleaning out my email inbox and coming across recipes I've tried recently and want to save :)  This first one is for a strawberry salad that my mom makes and that I made a few months back for a dinner party w/ some friends.  It's every bit as good as I remember from childhood:

Dressing: whisk together
1 cup vegetable oil
3/4 cup sugar
1/2 cup red wine vinegar
2 cloves minced garlic
1/2 tsp salt
1/2 tsp paprika
1/4 tsp white pepper

Salad:
1 head romaine lettuce
1 head Boston lettuce
1 pint sliced fresh strawberries
1 cup shredded Monterey Jack cheese
1/2 cup chopped (or sliced) almonds

You can obviously substitute other types of green. . . I usually add Spinach.  Also, the dressing recipe makes a LOT of dressing, but it lasts a while and isn't bad to have on hand.