Wednesday, February 25, 2015

    The bread makers that own the bakery where we buy our bread and who are in our ward took me to their home this morning and she showed me how to make their whole wheat flax seed bread.  They have developed their own recipes for their shop for the most part.  At one time, he attended a cooking school.  She is from Columbia and uses many recipes from there.  They both study cooking tips and ideas on the Internet and then try them out in their kitchen making changes and adjustments until something works for them. She shared some baking tips with me, too; and it was a delightful morning and fun to be in their home. 

    Activity in the temple seems to have fallen off some since we first arrived.  The newness of the temple and its easier accessibility for people really brought the crowds.  Perhaps it is just this time of the year, but things just don’t seem to be bustling like they were in the beginning.

    Please pray for a successful recital for Gina and me in the morning.  Thank you.

    I’m going to post a few photos from the bread making lesson tonight and then add a few more tomorrow from our Monday excursion. 

    Love you all—Good Night!

The master baker and head of the house.

Two of their children

This sweet teacher created the bread recipe after moving to Tegucigalpa
and not being able to find any bread in the city that she liked.
 They eat a lot of bread in Columbia where she is from so she was very
particular about finding and creating just the right recipe.

Kneading by hand is best, but the mixer is so much faster.  They use their own yeast
starter at home all the time, but use the same dry yeast we do at home, in the bakery.

All of the ingredients, except the flax seed, 

go into the mixer at the same time--the yeast, too.

Kneading and loaf-shaping techniques.

An egg/milk wash is brushed on the loaves to keep them moist during rising
and to give shine to the finished loaves.

Ready for the oven.  It is just a little high, but that's okay.

All done!  Perfection!  

The younger children are home schooled and this young man is working
 on his lessons.  They learn in English, but also have a Spanish class.

This is the main living area in their home.
He will be eight years old on March 15 and will be baptized the same day.

This cute girl is doing her math lessons in English on the computer.

Youngest daughter!  They also have a teenage son who is studying
at the high school that concentrates on the arts like painting and sculpting.
He will soon be ready for a mission.  He is a great young man.

                          

The lady of the house, who is our Relief Society President, is learning to play
the piano and plays for Sacrament Meeting occasionally.  She is doing very well.
This is where she practices her music.

The bedrooms are upstairs

This is a yard and patio area just outside the kitchen door.
The laundry is outside to the right of this patio.
Everyone here hangs clothes outside to dry.  No one uses a dryer.

Kitchen view.