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Everyday Homesteading

Why Bread Still Belongs in Your Busy Modern Kitchen

Everyday Homesteading

Homesteading Family

Home Management, Leisure, Home & Garden, Arts, Self-sufficiency, Organic Gardening, Education, From-scratch Cooking, Homestead Pantry, Sustainable Living, Food, Modern Homesteading, Simple Living, Herbal Remedies, Homesteading Podcast, Food Preservation, Raising Livestock, How To

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🗓️ 14 February 2026

⏱️ 29 minutes

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Summary

Making bread isn’t about talent, and it’s not about finding the perfect recipe either. In this episode, I’m sharing why bread is one of the most foundational skills in the homesteading kitchen and how learning to read your dough instead of following formulas changes everything. From flour amounts to kneading to rise times, we’re breaking down the simple techniques that lead to consistent, reliable bread no matter where you live or what recipe you use. If you’ve ever felt frustrated, inconsist...

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0:00.0

Hey, you guys. Did you know that every single month, I host a free live training on a different

0:06.2

homesteading skill? This is the time of year that many families get hit the hardest by all

0:11.9

kinds of colds, flus, and flu-like viruses, which means this month, we're starting the year

0:18.4

off right by tackling herbal medicine. Now, it took me years to

0:22.6

create an herbal protocol in my home that helped us stop passing viruses through the whole

0:28.4

family all winter long. And in this training, I'm going to be sharing everything that I've

0:34.2

learned about how to become an effective family herbalist. Now, the training

0:39.2

is coming up on January 22nd. So if you're ready to stop dabbling with herbs and instead really

0:46.5

start becoming effective in your herbalism as a family herbalist, then you'll want to go to

0:52.3

homesteadingfamily.com forward slash podcast dash live

0:58.3

training. That's all one word. And register for this month's free training right now. Again,

1:06.5

that's homesteadingfamily.com forward slash podcast dash live training.

1:13.0

I hope to see you there.

1:14.1

My recommendation to you, stop following a recipe when it comes to how much flour to add.

1:21.1

Get your liquid, all your other ingredients into your bowl first, and then slowly start adding your flour until all of it

1:32.4

starts to form into a ball and it's only slightly tacky. Welcome to everyday homesteading, the show

1:38.9

for busy families who want more self-sufficiency without burning out. I'm Josh. And I'm Carolyn from homesteading

1:45.4

family. And in every episode, we share time-tested knowledge on topics from growing and

1:51.5

preserving your food to raising livestock, to herbal medicine, and anything homesteading in between.

1:58.1

Let's jump in. I really want to dive into something that I feel like is really,

2:02.8

really foundational to a homesteading life, to a homesteading kitchen. And it teaches us a skill

2:11.1

that we really need to know when we walk into homesteading. And that is actually making bread. And I know maybe that

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