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The Busy Parents Guide
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4 March 2004
Publisher: Gina Ritter
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1. WHAT'S NEW? - From Gina
2. FEATURED ARTICLES
3. FEATURED PRODUCTS - For St. Patricks Day!
4. GREAT IDEA
5. FEATURED CRAFT RECIPE - Bread Dough Baskets
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1. WHAT’S NEW?
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3. FEATURED PRODUCTS
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4. GREAT IDEA
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5. FEATURED CRAFT RECIPE
Bread Dough Baskets
Fill with homemade muffins, biscuits, or use as you would any
other basket!
2 pounds flour
1 pound salt
1 and a half cups of warm water
clear gloss varnish
ovenproof dish, round or oblong
Mix the warm water with the salt in a bowl. Let it cool down and
then slowly add the flour until you have formed a firm dough.
Knead the dough until it feels elastic. Cover it with a damp cloth
and let it rest for at least 30 minutes before using.
Measure the diameter of the ovenproof dish. Roll out the dough
to the desired thickness and cut it into strips of about an inch
longer than the diameter of the dish. Lay the strips in one direction:
Lay the strips across the dish - from the top of one side, downwards
across the base of the dish and then upwards on the other side,
to the top of that side. Continue laying the strips, leaving an
even gap (of about 1 inch width) between the strips.
Weave the strips in the opposite direction: Lift up every alternate
strip that has already been laid and move the one end to the other,
so that both ends are next to each other. Place another strip
of dough across the dish in the opposite direction. Gently pull
back the strips that were previously lifted. Use this method to
"weave" the other strips across the dish as well. Trim
any uneven edges with a knife.
Make the rim by rolling out thin strips of dough of about 5 inches
long. Place the strips of dough around the edge of the dish. Lay
the next piece of dough carefully next to the last piece of dough
- continue this until the rim is covered. Take a tiny piece of
an old, damp and clean pair of pantihose, cover your index finger
with it and gently wipe over the edges of the dough covering the
rim - this is to ensure a smooth finish to the rim. Take a sharp
knife and deftly, make slight incisions into the top part of the
rim - to give a ribbed effect.
Bake in at a low heat (about 250 degrees Fahrenheit) for about
1 and a half to 2 hours, or until the dough is a light golden
brown in colour. The dough must be hard to the touch. Remove from
the oven and let it cool down completely before removing the basket
from the dish.
Paint the basket with clear varnish. Let it dry and then add an
additional layer of varnish.
Keep the basket in the kitchen,
or in the diningroom, and place fruit or bread rolls in it.
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