Karen Karn

I've always like cinnamon, but lately, I've been hooked on it! Here's my latest creation - Cinnamon Bread Make the bread. This is my basic bread recipe, to which can be added all kind of extar ingredients. In this case, we're going to stick to the basic recipe, but note that extra sweetening, spices, or other ingredients can be added at the dry mix stage. note: 1 metric cup is 250mls. Also, this bread recipe is for standard bread.  If you want the bread sweeter add an extra 1/4 cup of sweetening agent, such as honey, syrup or sugar.  DRY:  In a large mixing bowl add 1.5 cups  all purpose, plain flour 1.5 cups rolled/porridge oats 3 cups whole spelt flour (course ground and finely ground, 50/50, if applicable) 1 packet/12g dried yeast or 50g fresh yeast You can add  1-2 cups of dried fruit or chopped nuts here. You can also any spices you might want to use -  to taste, cinnamon, cardemom, anis, ginger, etc....

Every now and then, with us, the subject of moving crops up. I don't think that's unusal in this day and age, when it's no big deal to up sticks and plant yourself, and your family, in a new environment, a new town, a new country, the other side of the world. When we get to dreaming, we start looking online at houses for sale in the area we imagine ourselves living. This has a twofold effect. Firstly, I look at other people's homes (something I LOVE doing anyway), and feel deeply dissatisfied with my own, scruffy little one. Then I get inspired! I see, and know, that the houses have been prepped, that they've cleared out their clutter and no doubt have crates of junk stowed away in the attic or neighbour's garage. I can do that! I can streamline! I can buy white paint and new, matching cushion covers. Why not?! Then, I saw this house. Not too far out of our price range, this house did something to me. Sold almost as soon as it came on the market, it speak...