Bread is basic food. But what if the bakery is closed or the oven doesn’t work? This week you’ll learn to bake bread with minimal means, so that you’re never dependent on shops or electricity.
Why this is important
Bread fills, nourishes and keeps easily once you know the basics. With some flour, water, salt and yeast you can always make something that nourishes. Baking bread yourself is also cheap and educational.
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How to do it
Use the simplest recipe: 500 grammes flour, 300 ml lukewarm water, 7 grammes yeast, a pinch of salt. Mix, knead for 10 minutes, leave to rise for 45 minutes. Shape a loaf, leave to rest again for 30 minutes and bake it in a pan with a lid on low heat for 40 to 50 minutes. No oven needed.
If you do have an oven or Dutch oven, you can also do it in there. For emergency situations you can even bake flatbread on a dry pan or grill.
Extra tip
Practise once a month. That way you know exactly which flour works well, how warm it needs to be and how to keep the bread light.
Checklist week 13
✅ Basic recipe tried out
✅ Works without oven too
✅ Ingredients in stock (flour, yeast, salt)
Conclusion
With one bag of flour and some patience you can feed yourself, wherever you are. Baking bread is not only practical, it’s also a step towards true independence.
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