Bread in a Bag

Bread in a Bag Ingredients 

• All Purpose flour

• Sugar

• Rapid Rise Yeast or Instant. Yeast. This does not need to be proofed in water first.

• Water

• Olive Oil or Vegetable Oil

• Salt

• Zippered food storage bag

How to Make Bread in a Bag

Place one cup of flour into a gallon size plastic bag.

Add yeast, sugar and warm water.

Ingredients

• 3 cups all purpose flour divided

• 3 Tbsp white sugar

• 1 .25 package rapid rise yeast (2 1/4 tsp)

• 1 cup warm water

• 3 Tbsp olive oil or vegetable oil

• 1 1/2 tsp salt

Instructions

1. In a resealable plastic bag place 1 C flour, sugar and yeast and add in warm water. Water should be 105-110 degrees F.

2. Squeeze air out of the bag and seal.

3. Squish with your hands until well mixed together.

4. Let it rest for 10 minutes at room temperature. Bubbles will form.

5. Open bag and put in 1 C of flour, oil and salt.

6. Seal bag again and squish until well blended.

7. Add last cup of flour and continue mixing in the same manner until well blended.

8. Remove dough from bag and put onto a lightly floured surface.

9. Knead for 5-10 minutes or until smooth.

10. Divide dough in half and place each half into a greasedmini loaf pan. Or make one large loaf

11. Cover with a towel and allow to rise for about 30 minutes.

12. Bake in a 375 degree oven for 25-30 minutes or until bread is golden brown.

Tips & Notes:

This recipe will make two mini loaves of bread.  You can also make one full size loaf.  Just bake it for 40 minutes.

When working with kids remember:

• have fun.  Their loaves won’t be perfectly shaped but it doesn’t matter  They still tasted the same!

• Embrace the mess.  Kids will be messy and you will end up with flour all over the table and floor but they are going to have fun and so will you!  The mess will clean up quickly but the memories will last a long time!!

Bake Bread for Peace Day is celebrated each October 24th worldwide. It was created in 2014 by Breezy Kelly (Breezy Willow), a baker, storyteller, and activist from Glenties, County Donegal, Ireland www.irishfoodguide.ie+1. The idea is to use the universal tradition of bread-making to promote peace, harmony, and neighborliness'.