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Whole Wheat Bread with Quinoa and Oats

2 1/4 teaspoons active yeast
3 tablespoons honey
1 cup warm water
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 cup cooked quinoa (I mixed 1/4 cup red and 1/4 cup white)
1/2 cup oats soaked in 3/4 cup warm water
1/4 cup unsweetened applesauce
1 1/2 cups whole wheat flour
1 1/2 cups all purpose flour

Mix the yeast, honey, water, and salt.  Let the yeast proof for about 10 minutes until it looks foamy and creamy.  Add in the quinoa, oats (with the water), applesauce.  Mix in the wheat flour, and then add in the all purpose flour 1/2 a cup at a time.  The dough will be sticky and look wet like a quick bread dough, but that’s fine.  Let the dough rise in a covered bowl for about an hour, until doubled in size.  Once the dough is doubled in size, turn it onto a well floured surface and knead about 10 turns.  You don’t want to overwork this dough, even though it’s very dense.  Separate the dough into two equal pieces, and place into two greased bread pans.  Cover the pans loosely and let the dough rise for another hour.  In the last ten minutes or so of the rising time, preheat the oven to 375 degrees F.  Bake for 25-30 minutes until bread sounds hollow when tapped.  Let bread cool completely before cutting.

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Chocolate Ice Cream

16 oz. whipping cream
14 oz. can sweetened condensed milk
1/4 teaspoon vanilla
2 tablespoons cocoa powder

In a large bowl, whisk the cream till stiff peaks form.  I recommend using a mixer for this, as whisking by hand will hurt.  Fold in the sweetened condensed milk and vanilla until the ingredients are combined.  Begin to fold in the cocoa powder, but once no more loose powder is visible, whisk until the powder is distributed evenly throughout the cream mixture.  Folding the cocoa at first stops the powder from flying everywhere when you whisk again.  Make sure you only whisk until the powder is incorporated, as whisking further will cause the cream to become like butter.

Freeze in an airtight, freezer safe container at least four hours for soft-serve consistency, overnight for store-bought carton consistency.  Makes about a pint of ice cream.

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Pizza Dough

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2 teaspoons yeast (one packet of yeast, if you don’t have a jar of it)
1 teaspoon sugar
1 cup warm water
3 tablespoons olive oil
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 1/2 – 3 cups of flour

Proof the yeast with the sugar in the water.  You want it to be warm enough that when you stick your finger in it, it’s like very warm bath water.  It’ll take about ten minutes for the yeast to fully bloom.  Add the olive oil and salt, then start adding flour.  Start with one cup at first, and then add in half cup increments.  Stir until the dough forms a ball around your spoon, and the flour is incorporated.  Let the dough rise for about an hour until it’s doubled in volume.  Gently deflate and knead for a few minutes until the dough is somewhat elastic.  You don’t want to knead too much, like you would for regular bread.  Just a few minutes.  Shape dough into a ball and cut in half.  Makes two pizza crusts.  Bake (with toppings) at 375 F for 18-20 minutes.