Matthew 6:33-34 NKJV💝 [33] But seek first the kingdom of God and His righteousness, and all these things shall be added to you. [34] Therefore do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will worry about its own things. Sufficient for the day is its own trouble. 💝
@@Ruthannzimm I have studied this video so many times. I have read the recipe over and over. I cannot seem to make this in a half recipe to get two loaves out. Is it possible to freeze the dough and bake off one loaf at a time? If I froze the cooked loaves my family would go through the loaves faster than I believe I’d be able to make it. Maybe after a time they would be fine to eat it at a normal pace. If not, I can always purchase frozen vegetables and use the empty bags to hide them. But I’d prefer to skip buying store bought frozen vegetables.
@@katescaringcorner6765 "I can always purchase frozen vegetables and use the empty bags to hide them." I love this comment. Sometimes this is just what it takes! 😄
Hi Ruthann, I recently found you on TH-cam and I sincerely love watching you and your family! My grandmother was raised conservative Brethren in Christ (came for Mennonite background). I was raised on a dairy farm in PA and I miss that life so much! One of the things I especially LOVE about your channel is that you and your family LIVE while filming. You don’t edit out the kids when they walk thru or when they’re heading to bed. Please don’t ever change that, it’s part of draw to your content; at least for me! It’s real life and I love that! Thank you so much for inviting us into your home and life, sharing your experiences, thoughts and ideas. It is so very appreciated ❤ Be blessed! God is so Good!
Matthew 6:33-34 NKJV💝 [33] But seek first the kingdom of God and His righteousness, and all these things shall be added to you. [34] Therefore do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will worry about its own things. Sufficient for the day is its own trouble. 💝
I was so upset the other day when you mentioned that someone said you were uneducated. The next time you can tell them you have a masters degree in Culinary Arts, Gardening, Canning, Baking and Farming! I admire your principles, lifestyle and home so very much. I believe it is the true way that God designed and wanted us to live. I didnt want to mention that negativity again but i was sitting here watching you and looking at all you do and can do and then I saw your beautiful flowers they are gorgeous and I havent found the right words for the garden. It is immaculate. Your education goes bwyond books and a classroom and I say thats one of the best kind! Thanks fornyour videos and God bless!
I have not read other comments, yours made my jaws drop. How can anyone say something so negative? I love watching the Zimmermans. Whoever said something negative about this family should be ashamed. I have used many of her recipes and have never had a problem. Keep doing what makes you happy.
@@mkfurr60 Amen I agree with you totally. It wasn't this post but she told about it in a different post and the more I watch them the more it upsets me that someone could make such derogatory comments. Little did they know they were just thoughtless and uneducated themselves because she has Ioads of knowledge!
All I have to about negative comments! If you are not in the arena getting your ass kicked on occasion, I am not interested in or open to your feedback. There are a million cheap seats in the world today filled with people who will never be brave with their own lives, but will spend every ounce of energy they have hurling advice and judgement at those of us trying to dare greatly. Their only contributions are criticism, cynicism, and fear-mongering. If you're criticizing from a place where you're not also putting yourself on the line, I'm not interested in your feedback. Brené Brown
Matthew 6:33-34 NKJV💝 [33] But seek first the kingdom of God and His righteousness, and all these things shall be added to you. [34] Therefore do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will worry about its own things. Sufficient for the day is its own trouble. 💝
You are “educated” beyond any of us, and I admire you so much. As a wife, mom, grandmother and great-grandmother (#5 arrived this morning!) I totally admire every way that you handle everything I’ve seen you handle! GOD needs more choice mom’s like you, and your videos have certainly been a blessing to me❤. Please continue your videos, I’m not too old to learn new ways to do things😊.
These videos makes me homesick ; my mom was a baker and cook raise 18 children and she wrote a book about her tiny farm where Dad and her raised pigs,chickens,and canning our food . I found out that she had a Pennsylvania Dutch heritage were Mennonites. I’m 73 and long to be up North in summer.❤
Your work ethic as a mother, a homemaker, is wonderful to watch and learn from. Too many married ladies are missing out on the joy of homemaking. However, I am seeing a trend in young families today to become more self-sufficient the way God planned it. Thank you for your videos!
Watching you brings me back to my childhood when I lived on a dairy farm. There were 6 of us and my mom’s cooking was and still is amazingly with all the fresh vegetables. You have a beautiful family and home.
@@Ruthannzimm Thanks, really enjoy your family channel. I did see a post if you use vinegar for pickles, some brands are doing only 4% acidity not 5%. They will spoil. Just hoping you share that information. Thanks again.
You’re who I dreamed of being as a little girl. But I was raised in a city with parents that only knew business skills to pass on. Loving parents and appreciate them so much. But some people are just called to home making. I’m slowly learning how to make all these little things as I raise my growing family. I won’t be the young mom with a farm like you but one day I’ll be the only lady that can teach my grandchildren how to make homemade bread. Thank you for passing down your wealth of knowledge. It is truly amazing and appreciated 🙏
Thank you so much for teaching this! My husband was raised Amish but I didn't come from religious family. Thankfully I did have a christian grandmother! One of my sister in laws gave me a potato flake sourdough starter and for about 6 months I was making that kind. Until my youngest daughter that has DS dumped my starter. I made my own pf starter and did a few loafs some successful others fair. But I tasted a ladies sourdough at church and wanted to make it with the flour starter. I was feeling frustrated with the teaching on making it until I found your teaching!!! My husband had been feeling like I'm working on this too much and I don't think he felt it was worth the time it was taking me. But this evening he ate a piece of my sourdough bread and actually seemed to like it!!! I'm so very thankful for your teaching on this! Also wanted to tell you that we lived in New Hampton Iowa for 2 years around 10 years ago! Thank you again!!!
Your videos are a big hug from the Lord for me. I’m retired living an entirely different life on the lake now that my 3 boys are grown. However, I still love to bake bread and make a delicious meal for my husband every day. Thank you for the step by step for this recipe. You make sourdough a little less daunting for me. ❤
“There is no eternal value in homemade bread!” Oh, but there is so much earthly value. Love it that you allow us to see life as it happens on the farm. Many blessings!
Ruthann, I had a bread baking breakthrough today because of this video. I had to find it in my history and come tell you. I didn’t use this recipe, but I TEMPED MY BREAD and it changed everything. I took it out of the oven at like 195 degrees, a full 20 minutes before I usually take it out, and it. Is. Amazing. Who knew I was overcooking my bread by 20 minutes. It wasn’t burned, but it was very hard.. now I know! I will do this forever! (When I was on Instagram, I followed you, but have since quit and I’m so happy to find you here. And now my family will be too with this soft bread. 😂)
You are an amazing mother, smart and a great cook and teacher. I love the bread making. I wish i could get my grown children and grandchildren to be as active and helpful around the house as yours are. GBU.
You can get the grandchildren involved in whatever u do by making it a game for them.and start young so it becomes a way of life for them.and hey ask your grown children for help!!!
I hope you know how set apart your channel is when compared to other homesteaders. Please continue to make more videos. I hope you get to a place that you can post more often..it’s just so peaceful and hope filled. Absolutely love watching your content, so much so, I will re watch them and that’s never been like me 😂
I have to admire you on all you do in your home and seemingly so effortlessly. I think that you may have an element of Superwoman somewhere in your genes. Keep making videos and sharing your systems and ideas Good Lady. By the way ... if I ended up with a washing line full of items like you have I think I would run away from home! 😂
Best grilled cheese sandwich ever. My house we just use sliced cheese. That will change next time to peppers onions cooked bacon and cheese. Thank you loving your recipes. What a great wonderful lovely family. Made the bread today 3 loaves turned out wonderful. Still trying to work off the calories from the cinnamon rolls we made last week . Made a half recipe and absolutely the very best dough ever! I think the difference was using the mashed potatoes. Used golden raisins too. Thanks ! 🇩🇪
YOU ARE SUCH A WONDERFUL TEACHER. THANK YOU FOR SHOWING AND TELLING THE SMALL DETAILS. I WOULD NEVER EVEN TRY RECIPS BECAUSE I WOULD GET TO A POINT AND WOULD NOT KNOW WHAT IT MENT IN THE REIPE.
This may be an old post, BUT l watch your channel over & over!! You walk with Christ, and that brings me joy!! Nurse Judi in ✨️ Scottsdale AZ and Eucharistic Minister 📿😇💕❤️✝️🙏🏻✨️
I LOVE when you include conversations with your children in your videos. Your oldest (at home) reminds me of my oldest, who is younger. Only, my oldest would have complained more about needing to put each chicken in by hand. 😂 Your boys are so sweet! Love the bedtime hug interaction. And I can't wait to get a sourdough started going again. This looks so yummy!
@@shirley7137yes, truly! I have learned so much from her videos. Also, after watching her interactions with her children, I try to be a much better mom to my kiddos. Our lives have improved!
Hello to you and your entire family, I really enjoy watching your channel. The kids are such wonderful helpers. You're an Amazing mother,wife and homesteader. I want your energy.
This is the first of your videos I’ve watched. I loved it!!! The info, the clam of your voice, your smile, your family, your home, garden, everything was wonderful. Thank you ❤
WOW...Big happy genuine American family. I thought all is lost of true American way of living ..so happy to see this. Those breads look amazing. Subscribed.
What a beautiful home you have . From the homemade bread to the garden to the children working together. I have started making my own bread and ran across your video, I will be staying tuned to see what else I can learn from you. Thank you and have a wonderful day.
The boys stopping to give you kisses brought happy tears to my eyes. My son just turned 12 and still gives me kisses. I’m going to miss these days very soon. My daughter is 19 and is away in the Air Force so I’m missing when she was little too! Time goes by so fast! 🥲
When my family lived up in Alaska in the late 80’s & early 90’s…we received a sourdough starter from a friend…we made many loaves of bread in the cold winter days. I don’t recall making bread in the short summer days …may God keep you & your family in His care! Be well & keep safe.🍞👍🏻
One of my fondest memories from childhood was coming home from school and getting a delicious whiff of Mom’s homemade bread as I walked into the kitchen. Best part was a warm slice of that deliciousness with butter and jam. Yum. Bread-making may not have an eternal value, but it creates happy memories for your children! Just recently found you and I love, love, love your channel! ❤️
I’m so glad to see you using your Bosch. I have one but haven’t used it much. I was researching using it for sourdough bread so your two videos on making sourdough bread have been great. Your homestead is awesome! I wasn’t blessed to be raised how to grow a garden. Your knowledge base that you learned from your parents and family is a blessing and you’re doing the same with your children ❤.
Your flower beds are gorgeous. I love how the fact you can use whey. I make yogurt a lot and never know what to do with it. I was using it on my compost pile. Those sandwiches look excellent all the ingredients my husband loves.
I SO enjoy your videos!! I am not new to baking, gardening, or preserving, but I learn new things with each video. What I know, I learned by trial and error. In many ways, I almost envy you for your upbringing and teachings from your mother and grandmother. It took me a while to learn how dough should look or feel when it is right, or to figure out more efficient ways to do things. I have had sourdough starters in the past, but ended up neglecting it and letting it die. I am inspired to make another starter and try again. Your garden looks green and beautiful and your flower beds are just lovely!
I think your story (and mine) could be repeated thousands of times. Our grandmothers and mothers left the hard work of home for the somewhat less stressful/hard work of offices and stores. (True for me anyway!) So, now we are behind. I’m 53 and have been baking bread for 20+ years but I just learned how to knead my dough for myself and know when to stop and set it to rest!
@@meredithmcgrew1157 yes! I am in my 60’s and have been baking bread off and on over the last 20-30 years ( including my first scattered attempts… LOL), but I’d say that I’ve only gotten pretty consistently good results over the last 6-7 years, and improving a little each time. To my knowledge, Neither my mother or grandmother baked anything with yeast.. cornbread being mostly the bread they made. They were both great cooks, though. I am happy that I’ve become consistent with my baking, but sad that it has taken me so late in life to become proficient with baking. I still struggle with handling pie dough.. my pies are good, but often patchy!! LOL
Thank you, I am so glad I found you. I am thankful for your wisdom, your calm spirit, your willingness to share your incredible store of knowledge. Please keep posting these wonderful lessons, there's so many that want to learn from you.
I was hoping you would teach us how to make the sourdough starter from the start. How do you get started making the starter? What ingredients and how much and how to do it.
This is probably about the 10th time I've watched this video 😁 i can't thank you enough for this recipe. I finally have a nice and soft sourdough sandwich bread. And i do make the full recipe to make 4 loaves. I use this recipe to make dinner rolls. I recently started freezing the rolls. Its soo easy to just take out as many as you want and let them thaw an hour or 2 before baking. I coat them with olive oil because they dry out pretty good. We just got our cow processed so i don't have any tallow at the moment. Im going to use eggs vs butter today. I already have 3 loaves in the freezer so I'll make a bunch of dinner rolls for turkey day 😊
Thank you for your ending comment to remember that of we can't fit homemade bread into our current life that it's okay because there is no eternal value there ❤️
I’m so looking forward to trying your Recipe I have made so many sough dough breads and the first thing that I see so far that never happened was the bread did not ever rise and double in size and not one of the recipes I tried asked for milk eggs or butter So I just know that that will make a difference! Also my breads were always so hard and by the second day it wasn’t edible I’ll let you know how it goes I’m at the first stage now waiting till nighttime! Can’t wait! You have such an amazing energy and enthusiasm I just love how you use organic ingredients and homemade ingredients I’m so new to doing the garden and home baked items Especially since we cannot trust the food industry the chemicals are preservatives are deadly to us so we all should learn how to do these things for the safety and health of our families Your such an inspiration Glad I came across your channel ❤🙏
Your videos are my favorite. The little boys are the highlight of my video watching. Love seeing them in background tasting vegetables. You are teaching them valuable life skills. ❤️🙏
Thank you Ruthann! This is a lovely recipe and my loaves turned out beautifully. Best Sourdough loaves I have ever made. So love watching your channel, you are amazing ❤
I do the same with my cast iron skillet that i only cook cornbread in it. I just dust out any crumbs and wipe in some oil for the next time. I also do my old, real cast iron dutch oven that i make bread in. Oh man, i bet those grilled cheese were delicious!! Yummy!! I love gouda!
So adorable how the little ones come for a kiss and the bigger run by as quick as he can. Ya, I miss those kisses 😂 Thank you for another great video and the printable recipe 💐🙏🇺🇸
I’m happy to see you getting your hands In everything…. So many I watch are either afraid to or intimidated into not touching the food. In my view, as long as one’s hands are clean they are the best tools in the kitchen 😊
I struggled for years with starter. I went down the scientific rabbit hole. I even had microbiologists helping. Turns out it was my water, which nobody believes because it was filtered and there’s a healthy bit of skepticism in the bread baking community that even unfiltered water with chlorine can truly harm the starter. Well, it can. So can filtered. Soon as I switched to bottled I finally had success.
Thank you for showing us your breadmaking video. My sourdough making is evolving as i watch many videos. I only so two rises so maybe that is the answer to a lighter texture bread. Thank you so much!
Your smile just beams Jesus! Love your content, and I am learning more and more, especially the canning, making pies ahead of the holidays etc. god bless you and your family
Never seen the triangle method of forming the loaves. I'm going to try that! Looks a lot easier than using a rolling pin. Really enjoying your content! 🙂
I’m waiting to try your sourdough recipe until fall but I’m excited to try. We don’t eat a lot of bread but we do love sourdough. Thank you for inviting us into your life.❤ Shalom…your yard and Garden are Beautiful..all your hard word has paid off into a peaceful place to spend your morning coffee.
Ive just returned to say that I have been trialing quite a few sourdough recipes lately when I saw yours and gave it a try. I dont have a mixer so I did it by hand. Honestly it is absolutely amazing!! Taste texture, everything. I chose to have a crusty loaf so didnt butter the top. No more searching for the perfect recipe, yours is the bomb 🎉🎉 Thankyou so much for sharing ❤
I am new at baking sourdough bread. And I had accomplished making good bread. Lately I have had issues with over fermenting. I now know why since watching your video. Thank you so much for the pointers. Today is my day for bread making . I hope it comes out better!
Hi RuthAnn and precious family! I’m going to start a new starter, I accidentally killed my last one. I love sourdough bread with jalapeño pimento cheese grilled golden brown, so delicious. Your bread looks delicious. I like a soft crust for sandwiches and a crunchy crust for garlic bread or charcuterie boards. I have mini loaf pans that I make mini breads and cakes around the holidays. They make wonderful gifts that everyone seems to enjoy. Your children are growing so fast, seems they jump up in spurts. Isn’t is such a peaceful time early in the mornings to take a cup of coffee and walk around the garden. God Is Good! I hope you and your precious family have a blessed weekend!
Your bread looks fabulous! And the sandwiches make my mouth water. Thank you for sharing your bread recipe, techniques and most of all your family with us!
OMGosh, beautiful bread! Those grilled cheese look delicious and so going to try...I just started a starter 3 days ago so we shall see how that goes...lol
Hi Ruth Ann. I just watched a reel and thought of you. A baker dried her sourdough starter by placing it between two pieces of parchment paper and letting it dry. She then crumbled it and put it in a jar.
I made your soft sourdough bread today and it is the”best” easiest sourdough recipe l’ve ever made! Thank you Ruth Ann and Thank you so very much for all your wonderfully knowledgeable and delightful videos. God bless you and your sweet family..hugs ❤🙏👍🇨🇦
this looks wonderful but your original crusty sourdough recipe is what I am looking for. from the picture or your original crusty bread at the beginning of your soft bread recipe is what I am looking for the one your family didnt prefer.
I make a small loaf of sourdough bread about every 2 days as I'm alone now! Back when my kids were home, I baked MANY loaves each day! I made cinnamon raisin for breakfast bread, and regular bread for lunches & supper. I now make it without any fats, as I love the crusty outside, and holy inside. One thing I hadn't done since all 7 kids were home, is build the gluten after putting the starter in.. It's a great idea, and I'm sure it will make my life less tied down to the stretching and folding! Thanks for these great videos!
I found the description and downloaded Drop Box. Love all of your helps. I made my first 2 loaves of Sour dough bread yesterday and Wow!! It is delicious. Thank you sooo much!
I enjoy watching you because you are such a happy person and your love of God and your family shines through. Thank you. I live in Louisiana and have just started making sourdough bread. I know there is no eternal value in making homemade bread but it is so much fun and joy when it turns out beautiful and tastes good.
Oh my goodness I just enjoy the love in your home. I came from a big family as well. Y’all seem so sweet. Anyway. Thank you for the Bread tips😊 i do enjoy your channel. Ms. Lori from Whippoorwill Holler recommended your channel and so happy she did. Just love the family and how they all work together. You ate a good Mother😊
EGGS FOR THE FAT!! … and yogurt whey, buttermilk… whatever for the milk. Oh I just continue to gain so much from you! I have always just stopped baking my sourdough in the summer! I’m going to mix up a batch and see if I can adjust. We are always overflowing with duck eggs because no one buys them. People only want chicken eggs. We don’t enjoy the duck eggs on their own either, I use them for baking. So now I’ll try using them in our summer sourdough! Thank you!!!
I am not sure how you came to my feed but i am so thankful. I am about a year into my sourdough journey and you have made such a great recipe for a soft bread. Cant wait to try this one.
I made your first recipe last week and the bread is beyond fantastic, though I confess I made two alterations that kicked it into the 'best bread I've ever made or for that matter eaten' category. One is the variation you made this time and that is adding eggs, and the other is that instead of milk I used homemade kefir. Highly, highly, highly recommend this. Would love to hear your comments if you do give it a try.
Hello there. Today I decided to try your recipe. Hopefully they come up as good as yours look like. I will let you know. Thank you for your videos. I love your garden.
I love that your kids aren't ashamed to show you affection on camera! Your filming doesn't stop your everyday activities which is great!
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Matthew 6:33-34 NKJV💝
[33] But seek first the kingdom of God and His righteousness, and all these things shall be added to you. [34] Therefore do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will worry about its own things. Sufficient for the day is its own trouble. 💝
@@Ruthannzimm
I have studied this video so many times. I have read the recipe over and over. I cannot seem to make this in a half recipe to get two loaves out. Is it possible to freeze the dough and bake off one loaf at a time? If I froze the cooked loaves my family would go through the loaves faster than I believe I’d be able to make it. Maybe after a time they would be fine to eat it at a normal pace.
If not, I can always purchase frozen vegetables and use the empty bags to hide them. But I’d prefer to skip buying store bought frozen vegetables.
@@katescaringcorner6765 "I can always purchase frozen vegetables and use the empty bags to hide them." I love this comment. Sometimes this is just what it takes! 😄
@@jwilliams9468had to do it for cookies when my kids were growing up. Mostly for the husband. 😂
Hi Ruthann, I recently found you on TH-cam and I sincerely love watching you and your family! My grandmother was raised conservative Brethren in Christ (came for Mennonite background). I was raised on a dairy farm in PA and I miss that life so much! One of the things I especially LOVE about your channel is that you and your family LIVE while filming. You don’t edit out the kids when they walk thru or when they’re heading to bed. Please don’t ever change that, it’s part of draw to your content; at least for me! It’s real life and I love that! Thank you so much for inviting us into your home and life, sharing your experiences, thoughts and ideas. It is so very appreciated ❤ Be blessed! God is so Good!
Matthew 6:33-34 NKJV💝
[33] But seek first the kingdom of God and His righteousness, and all these things shall be added to you. [34] Therefore do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will worry about its own things. Sufficient for the day is its own trouble. 💝
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Agree 💯!
I was so upset the other day when you mentioned that someone said you were uneducated. The next time you can tell them you have a masters degree in Culinary Arts, Gardening, Canning, Baking and Farming! I admire your principles, lifestyle and home so very much. I believe it is the true way that God designed and wanted us to live. I didnt want to mention that negativity again but i was sitting here watching you and looking at all you do and can do and then I saw your beautiful flowers they are gorgeous and I havent found the right words for the garden. It is immaculate. Your education goes bwyond books and a classroom and I say thats one of the best kind! Thanks fornyour videos and God bless!
I have not read other comments, yours made my jaws drop. How can anyone say something so negative? I love watching the Zimmermans. Whoever said something negative about this family should be ashamed.
I have used many of her recipes and have never had a problem.
Keep doing what makes you happy.
@@mkfurr60 Amen I agree with you totally. It wasn't this post but she told about it in a different post and the more I watch them the more it upsets me that someone could make such derogatory comments. Little did they know they were just thoughtless and uneducated themselves because she has Ioads of knowledge!
All I have to about negative comments!
If you are not in the arena getting your ass kicked on occasion, I am not interested in or open to your feedback. There are a million cheap seats in the world today filled with people who will never be brave with their own lives, but will spend every ounce of energy they have hurling advice and judgement at those of us trying to dare greatly. Their only contributions are criticism, cynicism, and fear-mongering. If you're criticizing from a place where you're not also putting yourself on the line, I'm not interested in your feedback.
Brené Brown
Matthew 6:33-34 NKJV💝
[33] But seek first the kingdom of God and His righteousness, and all these things shall be added to you. [34] Therefore do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will worry about its own things. Sufficient for the day is its own trouble. 💝
You are “educated” beyond any of us, and I admire you so much. As a wife, mom, grandmother and great-grandmother (#5 arrived this morning!) I totally admire every way that you handle everything I’ve seen you handle! GOD needs more choice mom’s like you, and your videos have certainly been a blessing to me❤. Please continue your videos, I’m not too old to learn new ways to do things😊.
These videos makes me homesick ; my mom was a baker and cook raise 18 children and she wrote a book about her tiny farm where Dad and her raised pigs,chickens,and canning our food . I found out that she had a Pennsylvania Dutch heritage were Mennonites. I’m 73 and long to be up North in summer.❤
The virtuous woman works willingly with her hands. So nice to see, and thank you for your helpful videos!
Your work ethic as a mother, a homemaker, is wonderful to watch and learn from. Too many married ladies are missing out on the joy of homemaking. However, I am seeing a trend in young families today to become more self-sufficient the way God planned it. Thank you for your videos!
Watching you brings me back to my childhood when I lived on a dairy farm. There were 6 of us and my mom’s cooking was and still is amazingly with all the fresh vegetables. You have a beautiful family and home.
My boys would ell me since they were little, they love me more than spaghetti...that's worth everything! 😊
That’s awesome.
@@Ruthannzimm Thanks, really enjoy your family channel. I did see a post if you use vinegar for pickles, some brands are doing only 4% acidity not 5%. They will spoil. Just hoping you share that information. Thanks again.
I used to love when my children would say, “I like you, Momma.” It was so genuine.
@@clarioncall8449 Yes they are sweet. They love unconditionally.
You’re who I dreamed of being as a little girl. But I was raised in a city with parents that only knew business skills to pass on. Loving parents and appreciate them so much. But some people are just called to home making. I’m slowly learning how to make all these little things as I raise my growing family. I won’t be the young mom with a farm like you but one day I’ll be the only lady that can teach my grandchildren how to make homemade bread. Thank you for passing down your wealth of knowledge. It is truly amazing and appreciated 🙏
Thank you so much for teaching this! My husband was raised Amish but I didn't come from religious family. Thankfully I did have a christian grandmother! One of my sister in laws gave me a potato flake sourdough starter and for about 6 months I was making that kind. Until my youngest daughter that has DS dumped my starter. I made my own pf starter and did a few loafs some successful others fair. But I tasted a ladies sourdough at church and wanted to make it with the flour starter. I was feeling frustrated with the teaching on making it until I found your teaching!!! My husband had been feeling like I'm working on this too much and I don't think he felt it was worth the time it was taking me. But this evening he ate a piece of my sourdough bread and actually seemed to like it!!! I'm so very thankful for your teaching on this! Also wanted to tell you that we lived in New Hampton Iowa for 2 years around 10 years ago! Thank you again!!!
I made a double batch of miss Kate's bread yesterday, and made hamburger buns with half. Everything turned out fabulous!
Your videos are a big hug from the Lord for me. I’m retired living an entirely different life on the lake now that my 3 boys are grown. However, I still love to bake bread and make a delicious meal for my husband every day. Thank you for the step by step for this recipe. You make sourdough a little less daunting for me. ❤
You are so welcome
I LOVE that you're teaching your kids the skills you learned growing up in a very traditional culture. So cool!!!
There is eternal value in the love of making it for your family ❤️
“There is no eternal value in homemade bread!” Oh, but there is so much earthly value. Love it that you allow us to see life as it happens on the farm. Many blessings!
God bless you!!!
Yes, loved that comment!
The eternal value will come from the children who will always remember mom’s great recipe’s beyond her years on this earth!
Ruthann, I had a bread baking breakthrough today because of this video. I had to find it in my history and come tell you. I didn’t use this recipe, but I TEMPED MY BREAD and it changed everything. I took it out of the oven at like 195 degrees, a full 20 minutes before I usually take it out, and it. Is. Amazing. Who knew I was overcooking my bread by 20 minutes. It wasn’t burned, but it was very hard.. now I know! I will do this forever! (When I was on Instagram, I followed you, but have since quit and I’m so happy to find you here. And now my family will be too with this soft bread. 😂)
You are an amazing mother, smart and a great cook and teacher. I love the bread making. I wish i could get my grown children and grandchildren to be as active and helpful around the house as yours are. GBU.
You can get the grandchildren involved in whatever u do by making it a game for them.and start young so it becomes a way of life for them.and hey ask your grown children for help!!!
I hope you know how set apart your channel is when compared to other homesteaders. Please continue to make more videos. I hope you get to a place that you can post more often..it’s just so peaceful and hope filled. Absolutely love watching your content, so much so, I will re watch them and that’s never been like me 😂
I have to admire you on all you do in your home and seemingly so effortlessly. I think that you may have an element of Superwoman somewhere in your genes. Keep making videos and sharing your systems and ideas Good Lady. By the way ... if I ended up with a washing line full of items like you have I think I would run away from home! 😂
Best grilled cheese sandwich ever. My house we just use sliced cheese. That will change next time to peppers onions cooked bacon and cheese. Thank you loving your recipes. What a great wonderful lovely family. Made the bread today 3 loaves turned out wonderful.
Still trying to work off the calories from the cinnamon rolls we made last week . Made a half recipe and absolutely the very best dough ever! I think the difference was using the mashed potatoes. Used golden raisins too. Thanks ! 🇩🇪
YOU ARE SUCH A WONDERFUL TEACHER. THANK YOU FOR SHOWING AND TELLING THE SMALL DETAILS. I WOULD NEVER EVEN TRY RECIPS BECAUSE I WOULD GET TO A POINT AND WOULD NOT KNOW WHAT IT MENT IN THE REIPE.
This may be an old post, BUT l watch your channel over & over!! You walk with Christ, and that brings me joy!! Nurse Judi in ✨️ Scottsdale AZ and Eucharistic Minister 📿😇💕❤️✝️🙏🏻✨️
I LOVE when you include conversations with your children in your videos. Your oldest (at home) reminds me of my oldest, who is younger. Only, my oldest would have complained more about needing to put each chicken in by hand. 😂
Your boys are so sweet! Love the bedtime hug interaction. And I can't wait to get a sourdough started going again. This looks so yummy!
Yes, a family to be admired.
Thank you for your kind words!!! And yes the chickens are so rebellious right now!! 😅
@@Ruthannzimm Ours are, too! They just want to be outside. We put ours to bed each night, but our dog helps the kids so it's a bit easier.
@@shirley7137yes, truly! I have learned so much from her videos. Also, after watching her interactions with her children, I try to be a much better mom to my kiddos. Our lives have improved!
Hello to you and your entire family, I really enjoy watching your channel. The kids are such wonderful helpers. You're an Amazing mother,wife and homesteader. I want your energy.
Cannot wait to try this recipe. Those loaves are beautiful.
I love that you remind us that there is no eternal value in home-made bread! I'm trying my first time at home-made sourdough bread today. 😀
This is the first of your videos I’ve watched. I loved it!!! The info, the clam of your voice, your smile, your family, your home, garden, everything was wonderful. Thank you ❤
Welcome!!
WOW...Big happy genuine American family. I thought all is lost of true American way of living ..so happy to see this. Those breads look amazing. Subscribed.
How do you make the starter?
She said in another video someone gave her hers. ❤
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What a beautiful home you have . From the homemade bread to the garden to the children working together. I have started making my own bread and ran across your video, I will be staying tuned to see what else I can learn from you. Thank you and have a wonderful day.
The boys stopping to give you kisses brought happy tears to my eyes. My son just turned 12 and still gives me kisses. I’m going to miss these days very soon. My daughter is 19 and is away in the Air Force so I’m missing when she was little too! Time goes by so fast! 🥲
That was really sweet 😊
When my family lived up in Alaska in the late 80’s & early 90’s…we received a sourdough starter from a friend…we made many loaves of bread in the cold winter days. I don’t recall making bread in the short summer days …may God keep you & your family in His care! Be well & keep safe.🍞👍🏻
You have far more knowledge than lots of people I know. God bless you and family
The little boys make such a special addition to your videos, love the good night kisses.
One of my fondest memories from childhood was coming home from school and getting a delicious whiff of Mom’s homemade bread as I walked into the kitchen. Best part was a warm slice of that deliciousness with butter and jam. Yum. Bread-making may not have an eternal value, but it creates happy memories for your children! Just recently found you and I love, love, love your channel! ❤️
Love watching your family helping. I am 77 and that’s what we were taught. Thanks
Thank you for sharing a piece of your beautiful family I truly enjoy watching you and your family in your daily lives.
I’m so glad to see you using your Bosch. I have one but haven’t used it much. I was researching using it for sourdough bread so your two videos on making sourdough bread have been great. Your homestead is awesome! I wasn’t blessed to be raised how to grow a garden. Your knowledge base that you learned from your parents and family is a blessing and you’re doing the same with your children ❤.
I don't think my grandma had a digital scale and I am pretty sure she had no discard.
I am glad I found your channel 😁
Finally!! After multiple failed Sourdoughs, I was able to make it!
Thank you for your recipe and elaborate explanation.
Your flower beds are gorgeous. I love how the fact you can use whey. I make yogurt a lot and never know what to do with it. I was using it on my compost pile. Those sandwiches look excellent all the ingredients my husband loves.
I SO enjoy your videos!! I am not new to baking, gardening, or preserving, but I learn new things with each video. What I know, I learned by trial and error. In many ways, I almost envy you for your upbringing and teachings from your mother and grandmother. It took me a while to learn how dough should look or feel when it is right, or to figure out more efficient ways to do things. I have had sourdough starters in the past, but ended up neglecting it and letting it die. I am inspired to make another starter and try again. Your garden looks green and beautiful and your flower beds are just lovely!
Thank you!!!
I think your story (and mine) could be repeated thousands of times. Our grandmothers and mothers left the hard work of home for the somewhat less stressful/hard work of offices and stores. (True for me anyway!) So, now we are behind. I’m 53 and have been baking bread for 20+ years but I just learned how to knead my dough for myself and know when to stop and set it to rest!
@@meredithmcgrew1157 yes! I am in my 60’s and have been baking bread off and on over the last 20-30 years ( including my first scattered attempts… LOL), but I’d say that I’ve only gotten pretty consistently good results over the last 6-7 years, and improving a little each time. To my knowledge, Neither my mother or grandmother baked anything with yeast.. cornbread being mostly the bread they made. They were both great cooks, though.
I am happy that I’ve become consistent with my baking, but sad that it has taken me so late in life to become proficient with baking. I still struggle with handling pie dough.. my pies are good, but often patchy!! LOL
How do I get a starter started
Yummy, I can just imagine the wonderful smell of fresh bread!
Thank you, I am so glad I found you. I am thankful for your wisdom, your calm spirit, your willingness to share your incredible store of knowledge. Please keep posting these wonderful lessons, there's so many that want to learn from you.
I was hoping you would teach us how to make the sourdough starter from the start.
How do you get started making the starter? What ingredients and how much and how to do it.
This is probably about the 10th time I've watched this video 😁 i can't thank you enough for this recipe. I finally have a nice and soft sourdough sandwich bread. And i do make the full recipe to make 4 loaves. I use this recipe to make dinner rolls. I recently started freezing the rolls. Its soo easy to just take out as many as you want and let them thaw an hour or 2 before baking. I coat them with olive oil because they dry out pretty good. We just got our cow processed so i don't have any tallow at the moment. Im going to use eggs vs butter today. I already have 3 loaves in the freezer so I'll make a bunch of dinner rolls for turkey day 😊
Ruthann's recipes stand true and delicious again. Best sour dough!
Thank you for your ending comment to remember that of we can't fit homemade bread into our current life that it's okay because there is no eternal value there ❤️
Agreed!!!! Thank you for reminding us of that!
I’m so looking forward to trying your Recipe
I have made so many sough dough breads and the first thing that I see so far that never happened was the bread did not ever rise and double in size and not one of the recipes I tried asked for milk eggs or butter
So I just know that that will make a difference!
Also my breads were always so hard and by the second day it wasn’t edible
I’ll let you know how it goes I’m at the first stage now waiting till nighttime!
Can’t wait!
You have such an amazing energy and enthusiasm I just love how you use organic ingredients and homemade ingredients I’m so new to doing the garden and home baked items
Especially since we cannot trust the food industry the chemicals are preservatives are deadly to us so we all should learn how to do these things for the safety and health of our families
Your such an inspiration
Glad I came across your channel ❤🙏
RuthAnn you are soothing to my soul. You are a kind and loving soul. Blessed be
Your videos are my favorite. The little boys are the highlight of my video watching. Love seeing them in background tasting vegetables. You are teaching them valuable life skills. ❤️🙏
Thank you Ruthann! This is a lovely recipe and my loaves turned out beautifully. Best Sourdough loaves I have ever made. So love watching your channel, you are amazing ❤
I do the same with my cast iron skillet that i only cook cornbread in it. I just dust out any crumbs and wipe in some oil for the next time. I also do my old, real cast iron dutch oven that i make bread in. Oh man, i bet those grilled cheese were delicious!! Yummy!! I love gouda!
So adorable how the little ones come for a kiss and the bigger run by as quick as he can. Ya, I miss those kisses 😂 Thank you for another great video and the printable recipe 💐🙏🇺🇸
I love your attention to details.......knowing that many viewers are not seasoned barkers. You are so patient. Best of continued success in 2024.
I’m happy to see you getting your hands In everything…. So many I watch are either afraid to or intimidated into not touching the food. In my view, as long as one’s hands are clean they are the best tools in the kitchen 😊
I struggled for years with starter. I went down the scientific rabbit hole. I even had microbiologists helping. Turns out it was my water, which nobody believes because it was filtered and there’s a healthy bit of skepticism in the bread baking community that even unfiltered water with chlorine can truly harm the starter. Well, it can. So can filtered. Soon as I switched to bottled I finally had success.
I have to use bottled as well with my starter! Not my bread when I’m baking but the starter itself!
@@heathersimpson672Do you mean distilled???!
Thank you for showing us your breadmaking video. My sourdough making is evolving as i watch many videos. I only so two rises so maybe that is the answer to a lighter texture bread. Thank you so much!
Your smile just beams Jesus! Love your content, and I am learning more and more, especially the canning, making pies ahead of the holidays etc. god bless you and your family
lol Now aren’t your 3 charming littles Strategic little Hamies! Simply adorable!! Tell em I thanked them! 😂 they made me laugh.
You have a beautiful family and home. Living in a farm like yours is my dream home. Thank you for showing the timeline of sourdough bread making ❤
Thank the Lord for your knowledge of your upbringing.
Never seen the triangle method of forming the loaves. I'm going to try that! Looks a lot easier than using a rolling pin. Really enjoying your content! 🙂
I love watching ALL your videos! I want to be like you!❤
admiring your beautiful flowers beds and vegetable garden; twas a joy to ‘visit’ with u via this video. Definitely a top favorite channel!
Blessings✨
Thank you so much 😊
I’m waiting to try your sourdough recipe until fall but I’m excited to try. We don’t eat a lot of bread but we do love sourdough. Thank you for inviting us into your life.❤ Shalom…your yard and Garden are Beautiful..all your hard word has paid off into a peaceful place to spend your morning coffee.
I love the great way you share information and explain things with your kind smile and demeanor!
Ohhh my word. This the best video and the best looking bread 😊
Looks so yummy. I have been making my own bread for 30+ years. I always go by how it looks & feels.
Ive just returned to say that I have been trialing quite a few sourdough recipes lately when I saw yours and gave it a try. I dont have a mixer so I did it by hand. Honestly it is absolutely amazing!! Taste texture, everything. I chose to have a crusty loaf so didnt butter the top. No more searching for the perfect recipe, yours is the bomb 🎉🎉 Thankyou so much for sharing ❤
These might just be the prettiest loaves of bread I’ve ever seen. Your house must smell amazing.
It did
I am new at baking sourdough bread. And I had accomplished making good bread. Lately I have had issues with over fermenting. I now know why since watching your video. Thank you so much for the pointers. Today is my day for bread making . I hope it comes out better!
Different seasons can throw everything off
That bread looked perfect. And I dont like a crusty top either 😊💛🙏🏻
Hi RuthAnn and precious family! I’m going to start a new starter, I accidentally killed my last one. I love sourdough bread with jalapeño pimento cheese grilled golden brown, so delicious.
Your bread looks delicious. I like a soft crust for sandwiches and a crunchy crust for garlic bread or charcuterie boards. I have mini loaf pans that I make mini breads and cakes around the holidays. They make wonderful gifts that everyone seems to enjoy.
Your children are growing so fast, seems they jump up in spurts.
Isn’t is such a peaceful time early in the mornings to take a cup of coffee and walk around the garden.
God Is Good!
I hope you and your precious family have a blessed weekend!
I love the mornings so much and yes the children are growing so very fast!!!
I need to watch your bread video until I feel like maybe I can do it. Thank you 🙏
Your videos make my heart happy! Thank you for your perspective, "no eternal value in homemade bread." 🥰 Your garden is my dream
Your bread looks fabulous! And the sandwiches make my mouth water. Thank you for sharing your bread recipe, techniques and most of all your family with us!
Going to give this a try. Just began sourdough. I am a long time bread maker. Your instructions looked great. Thanks so much. Love your videos.
So glad i found your channel! You are a joy to watch. God bless you and your lovely family!
OMGosh, beautiful bread! Those grilled cheese look delicious and so going to try...I just started a starter 3 days ago so we shall see how that goes...lol
God is good I love homemade bread
I like her❤ you are so special and it’s so easy to to understand you thank you
Hi Ruth Ann. I just watched a reel and thought of you. A baker dried her sourdough starter by placing it between two pieces of parchment paper and letting it dry. She then crumbled it and put it in a jar.
Your such a talented young woman, I love your farm ♥ 🙏
Your bread looks like a magazine picture! Beautiful!
Awwww so sweet giving momma kisses.
Baking this bread this Sunday morning. Thank you!
I made your soft sourdough bread today and it is the”best” easiest sourdough recipe l’ve ever made! Thank you Ruth Ann and Thank you so very much for all your wonderfully knowledgeable and delightful videos. God bless you and your sweet family..hugs ❤🙏👍🇨🇦
this looks wonderful but your original crusty sourdough recipe is what I am looking for. from the picture or your original crusty bread at the beginning of your soft bread recipe is what I am looking for the one your family didnt prefer.
I make a small loaf of sourdough bread about every 2 days as I'm alone now! Back when my kids were home, I baked MANY loaves each day! I made cinnamon raisin for breakfast bread, and regular bread for lunches & supper. I now make it without any fats, as I love the crusty outside, and holy inside. One thing I hadn't done since all 7 kids were home, is build the gluten after putting the starter in..
It's a great idea, and I'm sure it will make my life less tied down to the stretching and folding! Thanks for these great videos!
I found the description and downloaded Drop Box. Love all of your helps. I made my first 2 loaves of Sour dough bread yesterday and Wow!! It is delicious. Thank you sooo much!
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I enjoy watching you because you are such a happy person and your love of God and your family shines through. Thank you. I live in Louisiana and have just started making sourdough bread. I know there is no eternal value in making homemade bread but it is so much fun and joy when it turns out beautiful and tastes good.
I always love to see a new Ruth Ann video, the bread looks delicious😋
I’m having trouble finding the written recipe. Thank you! Enjoyed your video and can’t wait to try!
I love your videos. You have a beautiful family and I enjoy learning about the farm, from milking cows to scratch cookie and baking. God bless you.
Great easy understood video. Your kids are precious. Love seeing them while you're filming. True family life.❤
Oh my goodness I just enjoy the love in your home. I came from a big family as well. Y’all seem so sweet. Anyway. Thank you for the Bread tips😊 i do enjoy your channel. Ms. Lori from Whippoorwill Holler recommended your channel and so happy she did. Just love the family and how they all work together. You ate a good Mother😊
EGGS FOR THE FAT!! … and yogurt whey, buttermilk… whatever for the milk. Oh I just continue to gain so much from you!
I have always just stopped baking my sourdough in the summer! I’m going to mix up a batch and see if I can adjust. We are always overflowing with duck eggs because no one buys them. People only want chicken eggs. We don’t enjoy the duck eggs on their own either, I use them
for baking. So now I’ll try using them in our summer sourdough!
Thank you!!!
I am not sure how you came to my feed but i am so thankful. I am about a year into my sourdough journey and you have made such a great recipe for a soft bread. Cant wait to try this one.
I made your first recipe last week and the bread is beyond fantastic, though I confess I made two alterations that kicked it into the 'best bread I've ever made or for that matter eaten' category. One is the variation you made this time and that is adding eggs, and the other is that instead of milk I used homemade kefir. Highly, highly, highly recommend this. Would love to hear your comments if you do give it a try.
Yes. Those are amazing alternatives!! I like to use cultured milk too!!
Ojalá algún día me salga el pan tan bueno como el tuyo!!, gracias por el video
Hello there. Today I decided to try your recipe. Hopefully they come up as good as yours look like. I will let you know. Thank you for your videos. I love your garden.