Mom’s Bread

One of the best things about visiting home is my mom’s bread – fresh, homemade, and delicious.  She makes this recipe at least once a week, freezing two of the loaves to preserve their freshness until they’re ready to be eaten. They keep pretty well for a week or so in the freezer, probably longer.

If my sisters and I are around, she has to bake a little more often – the moment that these loaves come out of the oven, we’ve often devoured half of a loaf, piping hot with loads of butter.  

Great as toast or for sandwiches, this is a nice flexible recipe.

Thought baking bread takes time, it’s not a difficult process – much like the croissants that I make every Christmas,  the time is usually in the rising, and there’s relatively little work.  If you’ve never tried it before, I totally recommend giving it a shot – baking bread is a very satisfying thing to do.  It gives you a sense of accomplishment and self-reliance.  And it’s really, really not that hard to do.

Mom’s Bread

Yum!