You named him Bartholomew and a Sesame Wheat Braid Bread Tutorial

Bartholomew is his name!!

We have a name for Little Duck it is Bartholomew. We were amazed at all the votes. Thank you for making it so fun for us here at Prairie Flower Farm. You are all so nice to do this for us!!!!!!! WE have internet again......... it is so not fun going through this! I will be thankful. Thank you Jesus! Now he knows that I am very very very thankful!!!!!!!

In our home we love baking bread on rainy days. We had a real beautiful rain that visited our farm and the garden drank it up for two days. That is probably my favorite time to bake bread. When you can’t get outside and it is nice and cool in the kitchen. Great time to fire up the oven. I was also needing to make a meal for a family in our church with a new baby. Good idea to fix and meal, then you get to see and hold the baby!!!!! Always thinking! We made a our standard Veggie and Beef soup (we use our produce that we put up last year to make this soup) and a wonderful loaf of Sesame Wheat Braid Bread. The recipe makes two large loaves. It is so num and great with our strawberry Rhubarb Jam. I have a tutorial for you to make the bread. We grind our own wheat that we grow on the farm. I always try to get a bucket. It still has some of the chaff and has not been cleaned, but I just pick out the pieces I don't want in it. It comes straight from the field, to my little farm kitchen.

I have a wheat grinder that I bought years ago at a real good price. I use it all the time to grind my wheat. They say it is better if you can use it fresh. Rises better? Works for me! You just fill the top of the grinder, push the butt on and the wheat is beautiful when it comes out all ground.

Sesame Wheat Braid Bread

In a large mixing bowl, dissolve 6 tea. active dry yeast to 2 1/4 cups warm water.

Add 1/3 cup sugar and 1 T. oil; mix well.

Stir in 1 cup whole wheat flour.

Cover and let stand until the mixture bubbles for about 5 minutes.

In a small bowl, beat 2 eggs and 1 T. water.

Take out 2 T. and put into a small cup, cover and

refrigerate.

Add 1 T. of salt to remaining egg mixture.

Add egg mixture to batter, mix until smooth

Add 4 cups unbleached flour and beat until smooth. Add enough

remaining flour to form a soft dough.

Turn onto a floured board and knead for about 6-8 minutes.

Cover and let rise for about 20 minutes in a warm place.

Punch dough down and divide in half and then each half into

thirds. Shape each into a rope about 15" long.

Place three ropes on a greased baking sheet.

Braid and then pinch ends and tuck each end under.

Brush reserved egg mixture on braided bread, sprinkle

with sesame seeds. Repeat, with second loaf. Let rise

until double in size for about 20 minutes. Bake at 350 degrees for 25 minutes.

This bread is super easy to make. Promise!

Put soup in a large gallon jar, and put bread into a plastic bag

then wrap it in one of our Lily and Her Chicks tea towels that you embroidered up just waiting to bless someones life! Free pattern on the side bar. What a special little gift for any new momma or a family in need. Be sure to tell me how you used this recipe. Just for fun!

Blessings and don't forget to sign up for our drawing I put up last Wednesday, if you haven't already!!!!!! Love you bunches!

Oh, one more thing, welcome all you new followers! I love it that you have become a part of Prairie Flower Farm!