Milk Bread

I had some friends over the other day and decided to make some bread (cheating of course by using my bread machine) and had many requests for the recipe after. So here it goes, this is for a medium-size loaf. Sorry no picture, it was devoured too quickly.... in a lady-like fashion of course.

Milk Bread

3 C bread flour

1 1/2 tsp salt

1 1/2 Tbsp dry milk

1 1/2 Tbsp butter

1 1/2 Tbsp sugar

1 1/4 C milk

1 tsp dry yeast

1. Put all ingredients in

2. Push all the correct buttons (M loaf, bake mode...)

3. Wait a few hours and become intoxicated by the smell of fresh bread

4. Slice and eat

I also made some apricot whipped butter (simply whip a stick of butter, then add some apricot jam and whip it good). My sister and I saw the Barefoot Contessa make it with orange jam and we couldn't resist trying it. I used apricot jam (probably about a half of the jar) from Trader Joe's.

Hair today, Goon tomorrow

I may be clever with titles (maybe not, I guess that is for each to decide) but I am definitely not clever with my hair. I can round brush my hair, straighten my hair, curl it, put it in a bun and that is about it. Enter the fabulous blog, I am Momma hear me ROAR and I learned a new and easy hairdo. The video to watch is only three minutes. I am pretty sure it took me a little longer but it was still very quick. Oh, and I probably used a few more pins.

It isn't perfect, but for my first time I think it works. She has a whole week of hair styles and lots of other fantastic ideas too.