Are You Creative?

03/05/2020|Asheville Mountain Kitchen|

Making your own homemade bread is simple. Just like any other homemade food, you have the ability to control the ingredients that go into your bread and keep it as healthy as possible. In the past, I used to make sourdough bread. It’s a long process.

Today I will show you a much easier recipe that is guaranteed to succeed.

Many people are worried about using yeast. They’ve had some failures in the past. If you follow some simple principles, you will avoid pitfalls.

  1. Yeast likes warmth. Too hot isn’t good because it’ll kill the yeast. Body temperature is great. In the oven, you may have a setting for ‘proof’ that is geared for yeast dough. If you don’t have that setting, you can use the ‘oven light’ button; it is the same.
  2. Kneading by hand for 10 minutes will give your bread great texture; don’t skip that part.
  3. Keep salt away from direct contact with the yeast. When making the dough, add the salt at the end.

Here is the recipe

  • 1 package (1/4 ounce) active dry yeast
  • 2-1/4 cups warm water (110° to 115°)
  • 3 tablespoons sugar plus 1/2 teaspoon sugar
  • 1 tablespoon high-quality salt (Himalayan sea salt)
  • 2 tablespoons olive oil
  • 6-1/4 to 6-3/4 cups bread flour or any other flour

In a large bowl, add the flour. Add yeast, water, and sugar, and mix it all together with your hands. When combined roughly, add the salt and oil and knead into a smooth dough for about 10 minutes or until your hands get tired.

Today I was hoping to tell you what sets Asheville Mountain Kitchen apart from our competitors. Aside from all the known benefits of team building, such as

  1. Developing communication abilities
  2. Increase in work efficiency
  3. Better stress management capacity
  4. Growth confidence in personal and professional relationships
  5. Fun
  6. Creative
  7. Inclusive

and more…

At Asheville Mountain Kitchen, we offer flexibility, both in our logistics, customizing events to our clients, as well as location flexibility, etc.

We also offer tools for creative thinking that lead to creative problem-solving solutions. We are all able to think creatively given the opportunity to. Our culinary team building events allow for that. We combine an activity with a meal. Hit us up for more information. And have an amazing weekend.