In this recipe Clara uses 5 lbs of flour to 2 oz. of yeast. Add room temperature water throughout process until the mixture feels like proper dough. Add touch of salt and sugar to taste. 93 year old cook and great grandmother, Clara, recounts her childhood during the Great Depression as she prepares meals from the era. Learn how to make simple yet delicious dishes while listening to stories from the Great Depression. www.GreatDepressionCooking.com
Great Depression Cooking – Fresh Bread (Peppers and Eggs part 2)
Great Depression Cooking – Fresh Bread (Peppers and Eggs part 2)
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Bread looked very crusty and artisan. Strange she didn’t use any sugar, salt, or shortening. Just flour, yeast and water or did I miss something? I make homemade bread all the time and I use all the above.
love you Clara!
Clara, if I am as Blessed as you are to live to be 94 years old, I hope that I will be as beautiful as you are! Thank you sharing your wonderful recipes! Much love & respect:)
She is such a doll!
XDD The meat near the fence. XDD Oh I can never get tired of rewatching these videos~
How long did she let it rise each time?
Clara’s wallpaper stirred a childhood memory of my great-grandmother’s kitchen. Does anyone know what the print is called or if you can get reproduction wallpaper in that print? I’d love to do my pantry in it someday!
I loved watching Clara make bread. It reminded me of the way my Grandma made bread…with 5 lbs. of flour, a yeast cake and the big basin. It’s amazing to watch how these great women knead all that dough. I use my kitchenaid and the dough hook and I can never get the same satin springiness to my dough. It’s an art! Thank you!
as the bread takes much longer to kneed and bake – wouldnt you do the bread first then cook the peppers and eggs so they are hot for serving?
Man, that bread looked awesome! =D
I love Clara cooking..but even more I love her talking the stories and laughing. Thank you so much and have a long, happy and heatlhy life!
This woman will easily live until one hundred- if there is justice in the world, this woman will continue to live a long, happy, fulfilling, and yes, filling life. Love you Clara!
Catch the winking owl at 4:30 !
i can’t help but tear up when i watch your videos, im 18 and a mother of a 3year old, i wish i can raise him to be as humble as you are. We are too spoiled and ungrateful these days. The world needs many of you!! You really made me think, i’ll be changing the way i do things for sure from now on. God bless you Clara!
I haven’t made bread in years. When I saw you put a 5# bag of flour in I tried it. NO Measuring! I found that 5# is 17 1/2 cups and converted the yeast (3 1/3 Tablespoons dry yeast )and 6 5/8 water. Thanks Clara. God bless you. I know you’ll be a centurion!
clara i love the stories you tell of your childhood. that is the way i grew up and the food is the same as we used to make. it was so good!!!! i still use my cast iron pots and pans for cooking. thank you for reminding me of the old times we lived through.
I heard somewhere the best cuisines are the ones originated in the pourest countries or conditions…. they say it’s because mothers really put an extra effort to make every penny count and make sure nothing gets wasted, and really make miracles… this woman is a living prof.
All content of that guy? What? Clara is the cook, not him! OK, I know, he made some of the video, but most of it was Clara! The credit should go to her.
Great meal, Clara, just wondering, how many tins did you use?
very educational every body should be watching this because the greatest depression is coming.
How much flour and water do you use? Thanks.
@kanscrx – This grandmother is a Godsend! These are series that we need today! We are in a simular situation today, and not too far away from a depression. And these videos will show you how you can survive during these difficult times!
This series of videos is excellent. Thank you for sharing yourself, your stories, and your recipes with us
So no oil or sugar goes in this recipe at all?
reminds me of my grandmother, no wonder I love cooking! I love this lady!
Now my mouth is watering. Nothing better than fresh bread.