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Bread and Biscuits Recipe |
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There is something marvelous about fresh-baked bread. The
ingredients are so simple: flour, water, salt, sometimes yeast,
perhaps a smidgeon of sugar. Yet the results are so varied: crusty
yeast breast, soft flatbreads, crackers, soft muffins, quick
biscuits.
Complex carbohydrates, the kind found in grains (rather than
sugars), are the body's best source of energy. Each of us should get
between six and eleven servings of foods from the Breads group—which
includes breads, rice, pasta, crackers, and popcorn— each day.
Improving the balance of your diet can be as simple as making a
sandwich with a little less meat, more vegetables, and slightly
thicker slices of delicious home-baked bread. Whole grains provide more fiber, vitamins, and minerals than refined white flours, but you don't have to go all the way to whole to enjoy these benefits. Many of the breads in this chapter combine the nutty taste and good nutrition of whole wheat flour with the lightness that comes from white flour. That's the guilt-free comfort food approach—good food that emphasizes taste in the pursuit of health. |
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