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Do not conform to the pattern of this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind. Then you will be able to test and approve what God’s will is—his good, pleasing and perfect will. -Romans 12:2 NIV 2011
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Christian Homesteading - Baking

What homesteading kitchen is complete without baking? For many, cookies, pastries, and cakes come to mind. While these are fun treats, they aren't usually the healthiest, and not a basic staple in the everyday diet. Something that is a basic staple, is bread.

If you have the land, you may want to grow your own grain, and process it yourself, into flour. Other people prefer to buy their grains in bulk, and then grind it with their own electric or hand grinder. Still, others keep it simple, and just run down to the store, and buy flour. Don't feel bad if you buy your flour at the store. There is nothing wrong with that. What matters is what you do with that flour.

I know there are some people out there who really want to experience a more complete from scratch bread. Perhaps for some of them, buying bulk grain and grinding it will work, but for others, they want to take it further. If you are one of these people, but you are unable to grow your own grain at the time, don't despair, nature may have the answer for you.

There is likely many things growing in the wild near you, which you can use to make into earthy, natural breads. Below is just a peek into the world of wild breads:

Acorns

If you have an oak tree, or one grows in a park near you, you can make acorn bread. Acorns from all types of oak trees are edible. If you are lucky to get acorns from a white oak, you won't have to soak or process them as much. If you have a red oak, or are not sure that type of oak, then make sure you follow all of the processing directions below:

1. Pick a lot of acorns.

2. Shell them. You can use a rock about the size of your fist, and pound the acorns open.

3. Pound the acorn meat into small pieces.

4. Bring two large pots of water to a boil, at the same time. In one of the pots, put in all the acorn meat. Boil for ten minutes, and then remove the acorn meat to the other pot of boiling water, and pour out the brown water from the first pot. Rinse the first pot, and then put in fresh water, and bring it back to a boil. Meanwhile, let the acorn meat boil in the second pot for ten minutes, and then switch them to the first boiling pot, while you change out the water, and bring that pot back to a boil. The acorns should be boiled a total of 40 minutes, switching pots and changing out water every ten minutes. It is important that when you switch the acorn meat to the next pot, that the water is boiling before you put the meat in. If the water is cold, it will lock in a bitter taste.

5. Lay the acorn meats onto a clean towel, and let them dry. Then, crush (or use a blender/food processor) them into powder. You now have Acorn Flour.

Using Homemade Acorn Flour to Make Acorn Bread

First, a note - If you use only Acorn Flour, without mixing with another flour, you will get a crumbly bread. If you don't want the bread to be so crumbly, then consider using another type of flour, with gluten in it, with the acorn flour in the bread. If you want to make another wild flour to compliment the acorn flour, you can make cattail flour - which contains gluten, and works perfectly in acorn bread. Here's how to make cattail flour:

1. From early fall to spring, you can go out and collect the roots from cattail plants.

2. Wash and peel the roots.

3. In a bowl of water, hold a root under the water, and break it up into several small pieces. Do this in the same large bowl of water, with each root. The starchy, glutinous flour will begin to separate from the fibers.

4. Keep breaking up the roots, until all the fibers are separated. Continue doing this under the water in a bowl, not above the water.

5. Remove the fibers and throw them away, or store them for a future use. There will be a wet flour slurry in the bottom of the bowl. Carefully pour off the excess water, until you only have a wet slurry left in the bottom of the bowl.

6. Spread the slurry on a clean towel, and lay it out in the sun to dry. Now you have cattail flour.

And now... The Recipe

INGREDIENTS

- 1 cup acorn flour

- 1 cup cattail flour (or other flour with gluten)

- 2 Tablespoons baking powder

- 1/2 teaspoon sea salt

- 3 Tablespoons of honey, agave nectar, or pure maple syrup

- 2 omega three eggs (or regular) beaten

- 3/4 cup whole milk

- 3 tablespoons olive, grape seed, or coconut oil

BASIC ACORN BREAD

1. Mix all of the ingredients together

2. Pour into a greased loaf pan

3. Bake at 400 degrees Fahrenheit for 30 minutes

Acorn Fry Bread

1. Mix together the ingredients for the above recipe.

2. Instead of baking, heat up a skillet, and put grape seed oil in it.

3. Roll the sticky dough into little balls, and fry them in the oil.

Basic Breads with More Traditional Flours

Perhaps you grow your own grain, and/or grind your own grain, or perhaps you buy your flour from the store. Perhaps you have never made bread, or you have, and are looking for a new recipe. The below recipes are for you...

Basic Bread

INGREDIENTS

- 3-5 cups flour of your choice (white, wheat, or spelt) I suggest spelt

- 1 and 1/4 cups of water

- 1/2 teaspoon sea salt

- 2 and 1/4 teaspoons active dry yeast

- Two tablespoons honey

- 1 tablespoon olive oil

LET'S MAKE BASIC BREAD

1. Mix all of the above together, except for the flour.

2. Start mixing in the flour. Keep adding flour, until the mixture becomes a sticky dough.

3. Coat your hands with olive oil, and knead the dough for ten minutes. You can knead the dough in the bowl. Just push it down, roll it over, turn the bowl a quarter turn, push the dough down, roll it over, turn the bowl a quarter turn, etc.

4. Place the kneaded dough into a greased loaf pan. Set a clean towel over the top, and leave it to rise for one hour.

5. Bake the risen dough at 350 degrees for 45-50 minutes.

Sourdough Bliss

If you make a sourdough starter, then you will not have to buy dry active yeast anymore. You'll save money, and sourdough bread is much healthier for you.

To make a starter, you only need two ingredients - flour, and water. Use a flour such as white, wheat, spelt, or rye. The water should be spring water, or very filtered. Mix a cup of water and a cup of flour. Leave this batter in a container in a dark area of your counter or in a cabinet. Leave it alone for a few days.

Then, add another cup of flour and another cup of water. Mix well. Leave it alone for another few days. Add another cup of flour, and another cup of water. Don't forget to mix well. Leave the mixture alone for a week, and then mix it, and use some. Keep the unused portion in the fridge, in a container with a small hole in the lid. Store in thick plastic, pottery, or glass, but not in metal. Feed the starter each week, by mixing in equal parts of flour and water.

Flour and Water Bread

You can make a fully risen loaf of bread, using nothing but flour and water - it's true. :-)

1. Grab some of your sourdough starter (straight from the fridge, or warm from the counter is fine). Remember, sourdough starter is made just from flour and water.

2. In a bowl, put in one cup of your starter, and then add in 1 and 1/4 cup of water. Mix.

3. Start adding in flour, and mixing, until the mixture turns into a sticky dough. Form the sticky dough into a ball, and place it on a baking sheet, or cookie sheet. Let it rise for about a dozen hours. If your starter leavens quick (the older the starter, the better it does) then you can let it rise for only seven hours or so.

4. Bake at 350 degrees for 45-50 minutes.

Delicious Sourdough Bread

This recipe can be made with white, wheat, or spelt flour. I personally suggest spelt or wheat.

INGREDIENTS

- one cup of sourdough starter (straight from the fridge, or warm from the counter is fine)

- 1 and 1/4 cups water

- 1 tablespoon olive oil

- 1/2 teaspoon sea salt

- 1/4 cup honey

- 1 cup sourdough starter

- 3-5 cups of flour

MAKE THIS BREAD

1. Mix all of the above ingredients together, except for the flour

2. Mix in flour, and keep adding more, until the mixture forms into a very thick, sticky batter, or almost into a dough.

3. You don't have to knead. Put the mixture into a greased loaf pan.

4. Let it rise for 7-12 hours. If it is fully risen (about double in bulk) by 7 hours, then you can bake it. Else, give it more time. The older the starter, the quicker the bread will rise, and the more delicious it will be.

5. Bake at 350 degrees for 45-50 minutes.

Other Things to Bake

From time to time, and for special occasions, you'll probably want to make cookies and cakes. Many cookie recipes do well with using wheat flour in the place of white flour. This is especially true of traditional chocolate chip cookies. Also, many people use homemade cattail flour in their cookies, and they say it's the only way to go.

Granola is another healthy staple that can be made on a regular basis. Even though this article is about baking, let me first introduce you to raw granola, and then to baked.

How to Make Raw Granola

This is a great granola to make if you are in a hurry, or if you want something different.

To make this granola - wing it. Throw a lot of raw old fashioned oats into a bowl, then pour in some honey, sliced almonds, raisins, shredded coconut, and a generous amount of peanut butter, or almond butter. Mix it all together. If the mixture is too wet, add more oats. If it is too dry, put in a bit more nut butter and/or honey. It should be very clumpy. This raw granola is great to eat by itself, or with milk, like cereal.

Delicious Baked Granola

In a very large bowl, mix together all of the following: 8 cups of oats, 4 teaspoons ground cinnamon, a pinch of sea salt, 1/2 cup of coconut oil, 1 cup of honey, 4 teaspoons of pure vanilla extract.

Spread the mixture in a large roasting pan (or any baking pan large enough to really spread this around) and bake at 325 degrees for 25 minutes. Take the mixture out of the oven every five minutes to mix it, so that it bakes evenly and doesn't burn.

Then, transfer the mixture back to your very large bowl, and mix in: 3 cups of raisins, 1 cup of shredded coconut, and a good handful or two of sliced almonds. Let the granola cool completely, then store it in a sealed container on the counter or in a cabinet. This makes a fabulous cereal with milk.

Assignments

1. Find some good cookbooks with some great baking recipes in them

2. Try making an acorn flour, and/or cattail flour - even if you only do it once in your lifetime, just try it, as a new skill.

3. Bake some bread, and enjoy


Build Your Foundation on the Rock of Salvation

"It’s like a person building a house by digging deep and laying the foundation on bedrock. When the flood came, the rising water smashed against that house, but the water couldn’t shake the house because it was well built. 49 But those who don’t put into practice what they hear are like a person who built a house without a foundation. The floodwater smashed against it and it collapsed instantly. It was completely destroyed." -Luke 6:48-49 CEB

"The Lord lives! Bless God, my rock! Let my God, the rock of my salvation, be lifted high!" -2 Samuel 22:47 CEB

"Then you will know the truth, and the truth will set you free." -John 8:32 CEB

"Jesus answered, “I am the way, the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me." -John 14:6 CEB

The terms "Christian" and "personal relationship with Jesus Christ" have been thrown around so much, that for many people, they have lost their original savor. What is a personal relationship with Jesus Christ? Is it going to church? Is it being a "good person?" Is it via doing certain rituals, or following certain traditions? No, it is so much simpler than that.

Jesus says:

"Look! I’m standing at the door and knocking. If any hear my voice and open the door, I will come in to be with them, and will have dinner with them, and they will have dinner with me." -Revelation 3:20 CEB

Let Jesus into your heart and life. Put your faith and trust in Him, and in Him alone.

Why did Jesus Christ come to this earth? He came to pay for our sins. Have you ever broken any of the Ten Commandments? Did you know that Jesus taught in the Sermon on the Mount that just looking at someone with lust in your heart is the same thing as committing adultery in your heart?

Many people will say I'm a good person. Sure, I've stolen a few paper clips in my time, and I've told some lies, but I've never killed anyone, so I'm good enough for heaven. Don't be so sure. Have you ever felt hatred toward someone? If so, then you are guilty of committing murder in your heart:

"Everyone who hates a brother or sister is a murderer, and you know that murderers don’t have eternal life residing in them." -1 John 3:15 CEB

If you have stolen, lied, lusted after someone, hated someone, loved someone or something more than God, etc., then you have broken at least 5 of the Ten Commandments. Do you really think you'd make it to heaven? Not according to God's Word:

"Don’t you know that people who are unjust won’t inherit God’s kingdom? Don’t be deceived. Those who are sexually immoral, those who worship false gods, adulterers, both participants in same-sex intercourse, thieves, the greedy, drunks, abusive people, and swindlers won’t inherit God’s kingdom." -1 Corinthians 6:9-10 CEB

But there is good news:

"That is what some of you used to be! But you were washed clean, you were made holy to God, and you were made right with God in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ and in the Spirit of our God." -1 Corinthians 6:11 CEB

We are all sinners:

"All have sinned and fall short of God’s glory" -Romans 3:23 CEB

Even Mary, the woman chosen by God to be a vessel that would carry Jesus in her womb, was a sinner, and in need of a Savior:

"In the depths of who I am I rejoice in God my savior." - Mary said this in Luke 1:47 (CEB). Only sinners need a Savior, and Mary also accepted Jesus Christ as her Savior.

We are all imperfect, fallible sinners:

"This is the message that we have heard from him and announce to you: “God is light and there is no darkness in him at all.” If we claim, “We have fellowship with him,” and live in the darkness, we are lying and do not act truthfully. But if we live in the light in the same way as he is in the light, we have fellowship with each other, and the blood of Jesus, his Son, cleanses us from every sin. If we claim, “We don’t have any sin,” we deceive ourselves and the truth is not in us." -1 John 1:5-8 CEB

The blood of Jesus Christ is what cleanses us from all sins. Jesus came to this earth to die to pay for our sins. You see, Leviticus tells us that 'the life is in the blood,' and that it takes spilt blood to atone for sin.

When we choose to truly believe in Jesus Christ as our Lord and Savior, and to live our lives for Christ, then Christ's spilt blood cleanses us from our sins:

"Come now, and let’s settle this, says the Lord. Though your sins are like scarlet, they will be white as snow. If they are red as crimson, they will become like wool." -Isaiah 1:18 CEB

Jesus tells us this:

"God so loved the world that he gave his only Son, so that everyone who believes in him won’t perish but will have eternal life. God didn’t send his Son into the world to judge the world, but that the world might be saved through him. Whoever believes in him isn’t judged; whoever doesn’t believe in him is already judged, because they don’t believe in the name of God’s only Son." - Jesus said this, in John 3:16-18 (CEB)

Paul gives us a simple "step by step process" on how to be saved:

"Because if you confess with your mouth “Jesus is Lord” and in your heart you have faith that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved. Trusting with the heart leads to righteousness, and confessing with the mouth leads to salvation. The scripture says, All who have faith in him won’t be put to shame." -Romans 10:9-11 CEB

Jesus is our one and only mediator:

"There is one God and one mediator between God and humanity, the human Christ Jesus" -1 Timothy 2:5 CEB

Jesus is our High Priest:

"Also, let’s hold on to the confession since we have a great high priest who passed through the heavens, who is Jesus, God’s Son; because we don’t have a high priest who can’t sympathize with our weaknesses but instead one who was tempted in every way that we are, except without sin." -Hebrews 4:14-15 CEB

We are to follow the Lord and the Bible, not traditions of people:

"Jesus replied, “Why do you break the command of God by keeping the rules handed down to you?" -Matthew 15:3 CEB

Jesus is God:

"Without question, the mystery of godliness is great: he was revealed as a human, declared righteous by the Spirit, seen by angels, preached throughout the nations, believed in around the world, and taken up in glory." -1 Timothy 3:16 CEB

If Jesus isn't the Lord of your life, then I hope that you will let Him into your heart and life this very moment.

"But God shows his love for us, because while we were still sinners Christ died for us." -Romans 5:8 CEB

Have you built your foundation on the Rock of Salvation?

Jesus is the way. If you would like to receive Jesus into your heart and life, then let Him know. Pray to the Lord, telling Him that you accept Jesus Christ as your Lord and Savior, and that you believe that Jesus died on the cross to pay the death penalty for your sins. Tell this to God in your own words, from your heart.

"The wages that sin pays are death, but God’s gift is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord." -Romans 6:23 CEB

Believe, and Receive:

"You too heard the word of truth in Christ, which is the good news of your salvation. You were sealed with the promised Holy Spirit because you believed in Christ." -Ephesians 1:13 CEB

When you believe on Jesus Christ, you receive the Holy Spirit. You are sealed as a child of God.

If you have accepted Jesus Christ into your heart and life as your Lord and Savior, and you believe that Jesus died on the cross in your place, to pay the death penalty for your sins, and that Christ rose from the dead three days later, and you are ready to let Him lead your life, and you will live for Him, then you are saved, and born again.

You are now a saved Child of God, with the Holy Spirit living within you. Dedicate your life to the Lord, and live for Him. Please get a Bible (I suggest the Common English Bible - CEB) and turn to the Gospel of John. That is the fourth book in the New Testament. If you don't have a Bible, then you can read it for free, online - here.

After you've read the Gospel of John, go on to read Acts, and then Romans. These three books will bring you through the Gospel, the early church, and basic Christian doctrine. After you've read these three, then turn to the beginning of the New Testament, and read it all the way through. After that, read both the Old and New Testaments.

You should also follow the Lord and get baptized in water. A Believer's Baptism doesn't save you. Only faith in Christ saves you. A Believer's Baptism is an outward showing of your salvation. It symbolizes you being born again. When you are lowered under the water, it shows you dying to your old self, and when you are raised up out of the water, it symbolizes you being born again, as a new creature in Christ. This is called a Believer's Baptism, because, according to the Bible, a person is supposed to get baptized after they have believed on Christ. Anyone who was "baptized" before having faith in Christ just got wet - nothing more. You don't need to find a church to get baptized in. Any born again Christian can baptize you in any acceptable body of water - even a public swimming pool.

Find a good, local church congregation to attend. Search in your area for a Nazarene church, Foursquare church, or non-denominational Full-Gospel church.

Immerse yourself in the Bible. The Bible is God's love letter to you. It is also your Basic Instructions Before Leaving Earth.

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