Easy Little Bread

Though we are only a few days into the new year, plans and goals are starting to take shape over here.  Lists are being scribbled and resolutions hammered out.  It's a lovely sort of renewing feeling, the beginning of a year.  It also helped to start it off out in the country with no internet (or i-phone) access.  Here's a few snapshots from new year's day...

The icy chill in the air has me craving warm and comforting foods as of late.  While looking for a bit of soup inspiration, I stumbled upon a simple bread recipe over at Heidi's blog.  The cute name along with the fact that it contained yeast made my decision for me.  I have steered clear of yeasted breads in the past, but one of my goals this year is to become comfortable with them and learn more about them.  This bread was a good place to start.  It's the perfect accompaniment to soup, or a bit of thai veggie curry as it was in my case.  The slight modifications I made are listed below, along with a link to the recipe.  I encourage you to eat it warm from the oven as it will surely make your day a little brighter despite the wintry cold.        

Find the recipe for "easy little bread" here.

I used an equal amount of whole spelt flour & light spelt flour instead of the wheat flours (this makes it wheat free), added 2 tbsp of whole millet for crunch, and greased my loaf pan with coconut oil.  I suspect you could make it vegan by using pure maple syrup for the honey.