Just like the other ones I have been presenting here, this recipe also comes from the www.breadworld.com site. I suggest this one when you would like to have a soft bread. Also, just like any other bread, this is a good one for kneading therapy!

Copying the recipe from that site. Just for the records…

1. 1-1 / 2 cups boiling water
2. 1 / 3 cup cracked wheat
3. 1 / 4 cup oats, old-fashioned or quick
4. 1 / 4 cup honey
5. 1 / 4 cup butter or margarine
6. 1-1 / 2 teaspoons salt
7. 2 to 2-1 / 2 cups all-purpose flour
8. 1 cup whole wheat flour
9. 2 envelopes FLEISCHMANN’S RapidRise Yeast
10. 1 teaspoon dried rosemary leaves, crushed (optional)
11. 1 egg white, lightly beaten
12. Additional oats for topping

Directions

1. In large bowl, combine boiling water, cracked wheat, oats, honey, butter, and salt; cool to 120o to 130oF, about 15 minutes. Add 1 cup all-purpose flour, whole wheat flour, undissolved yeast, and rosemary, if desired. Beat 2 minutes at medium speed of electric mixer, scraping bowl occasionally. Stir in enough remaining flour to make a soft dough. Knead on lightly floured surface until smooth and elastic, about 8 to 10 minutes. Cover; let rest 10 minutes.
2. Divide dough into 3 equal pieces; form each into smooth ball. Arrange balls in greased 9 x 5-inch loaf pan. Cover; let rise in warm, draft-free place until doubled in size, about 1 hour.
3. Brush top of dough with egg white; sprinkle with oats. Bake at 375oF for 35 to 40 minutes or until done. Remove from pan; cool on wire rack.

Bon Apetit!

I have been tagged by Mine on this kitchen meme, and would like to apologize her for this delayed response. First I tried to put the pantry in order, and then I realize there is no way I can accomplish it, and here it goes:

1. Show us your kitchen (a picture) and tell us what is it about this place that reflects your own personality.



I would like to pass this question as I do not like “showing off”. :)

Instead, how about I show you one wall of our pantry? When we got this set of pots and pans, we didn’t want to stack them like we would have. This part of the wall was all empty, needed some attention. Voila!

By the way, I made all these pegs and pot holders using a table drill :) Impressing, huh?

Not sure if this reflects my personality though. Maybe we can say “this is how organized I would like to be in every corner of our house.”

2. Open a cupboard (the one you feel to open), take a picture and tell us what we see.



Here is a part of our pantry. I try to organize that place so that I have the herbs in one place, nuts in another, baking ingredients somewhere else etc. Somehow, everything seems to be converging and I am the only one understanding the “order” that place is in. I do have a bad habit of buying, storing stuff. Most have long shelf life, so it is not a problem. And having the ingredients at home can be priceless at times. Hmm, why is this a bad habit then?!

3. Present us your favorite kitchen-based electric tool.



Here is my favourite one; stick blender, chopper, mixer. Having different attachments make this tool pretty useful. Making soups, smoothies do not require washing the blender anymore, and that is one of the tasks I am not really missing out in my life.

4. Take out the ingredients you like the most, the ones you always keep stored.



As said, for me describing an ingredient as “always keep stored” does not say too much, but I do use these ones pretty often. I bring back most of these from Turkey.

• Fine Bulgur: so we can make kısır at anytime.
• Olive Oil: simply can not cook without olive oil
• Favourite spices: cumin, sumak, mint and thyme
5. My little steel friend: present us to your favorite cooking/baking recipient.



Here are my 2 bread pans; not steel necessarily, but metal :) I received them from my dear friend Cindy, about 10 years ago now. They belong to her grandma; I have no idea how old the pans are may be as old as I am? As you see they have been well used!

So, now it is my turn to tag. Başak, Sibel and Indira: If you do not mind, can you spare some time for this? :)