Cirlce of Friends #4 - Rules of Friendship

Mixing the dry and wet ingredients

Do you expect your friends to be a certain way?

From reading the Little Red Hen the children felt that friends are expected to share and care and they also made up other rules for friendship:
1) No hurting your friends (Pippa)
2) Don't play tricks on your friends (Cameron)
3) Friends should play with you only if they want to (Natalya)
4) Friends cannot fight (Enxin)
5) Friends can help only if they want to (Aiden)

Putting the dough in the loaf pan

Kneading the dough

The children made bread together just like The Little Red Hen but the changes were that they all helped make the bread and they shared it with everyone.  The Water group children felt the loaf was too much for them to eat and the bread smelled so delicious that they had to share with everyone else.

Here is the recipe for those who are interested!

Punching down the dough

Amish Sweet Bread

Ingredients

• 2 cups warm water (110 degrees F/45 degrees C)
• 2/3 cup white sugar
• 1 1/2 tablespoons active dry yeast
• 1 1/2 teaspoons salt
• 1/4 cup vegetable oil
• 6 cups bread flour

• Directions

  1. In a large bowl, dissolve the sugar in warm water, and then stir in yeast. Allow to proof until yeast resembles a creamy foam.
  2. Mix salt and oil into the yeast. Mix in flour one cup at a time. Knead dough on a lightly floured surface until smooth. Place in a well oiled bowl, and turn dough to coat. Cover with a damp cloth. Allow to rise until doubled in bulk, about 1 hour.
  3. Punch dough down. Knead for a few minutes, and divide in half. Shape into loaves, and place into two well oiled 9x5 inch loaf pans. Allow to rise for 30 minutes, or until dough has risen 1 inch above pans.

  

  Bread!!

  

  Sharing the bread

  

  Yummy!

  4. Bake at 350 degrees F (175 degrees C) for 30 minutes