Leadership Meeting

it was an incredibly productive hour-and-a-half. every sister who holds a calling in relief society was invited to attend and thank you thank you to those of you that did.

               the theme: becoming the leaven of our loaves

               the loaf: our relief society

               the leaven: all of the sisters in relief society as they 

serve in their respective callings (visting teaching *wink wink*)

“the kingdom of heaven is like unto leaven, which a woman took, and hid in three measures of meal, till the whole was leavened” - Matthew 13:33

have you ever had unleavened bread? it's not that it's not tasty, it's just flat. kind of dense and chewy. sometimes completely cracker-ish. not exactly your Great Harvest or Mrs. Bairds or LOVE's. you could look at our Relief Society as a scrumptious loaf of unleavened bread just waiting for our little acts of service, our strengths and talents and contributions, our leaven to puff it up. to help it grow into something bigger.

sisters, we invite each and every one of you to be the leaven in your sphere(s) of influence. at church, at work, at home ... help others to be their best by being your best, by serving, by contributing in some small way towards the whole of something better.

we thank you, all of you, for your willingness. for your service. for the blessing that your are to our Relief Society. Sisters, remember, your Father in Heaven needs you to stand in His place - to say and do what He Himself would say and do if He were the one with your responsibilities. Feel empowered with this knowledge! He knows what you are capable of ...

go, and rise to your divine potential! 

BREADelicious!

Focaccia Bread

TIME: Prep: 15 Min + rising

BAKE: 20 min.

Ingredients:

3 C. bread flour

1/2 tsp. salt

2 tsp. rapid rise yeast

6 tbsp. olive oil

2/3 C. warm water (110 F)

1/4-1/3 C. olive oil

1 tsp. salt

1 tsp. basil

1 tsp. garlic salt

1 tsp. garlic powder

1 tsp. onion powder

dash cumin

1 thinly sliced tomato (optional)

crumbled feta cheese (optional)

sliced olives (optional)

Directions:

• in a large bowl, sift together flour and salt; stir in yeast. Add olive oil and warm water; mix well. Knead on a lightly floured surface until smooth and elastic, about 5 min. Cover dough and let relax for 10 min.
• Roll dough into a rectangle approx. 7x11 in. Place on a lightly oiled baking sheet and make about 20 deep impressions in the dough with your fingers. Cover with greased (cooking spray) plastic and leave in a warm place until doubled in size, about 40 min. 
• Preheat oven to 425 F.
• Pour 1/2 of remaining olive oil in small bowl. Stir in salt, basil, garlic salt, garlic powder, onion powder, and cumin and mix. Add tomato slices (and feta and olives) to olive oil and spice mixture and coat well. Brush loaf with remaining olive oil, then top with tomatoes. Drizzle remaining oil and spice mixture over loaf.
• Bake in preheated oven until golden brown, about 20 minutes.

Honey Oat Whole Wheat Bread

TIME: Prep: 25 min. + rising 

Bake: 40 min. + cooling

Ingredients:

• 2 cups water, divided
• 1 cup rolled oats
• 1/3 cup butter, softened
• 1/3 cup honey
• 1 tablespoon salt
• 2 packages (1/2 ounce each) active dry yeast
• 1 egg
• 4 to 5 cups all-purpose flour (2+ cups white, 2+ cups wheat), divided
• Melted butter, optional

Directions:

• In a small saucepan, heat 1 cup water to boiling. Stir in the oats, butter, honey and salt. Let stand until mixture cools to 110°-115°, stirring occasionally. Heat remaining water to 110°-115°. 
• In a large mixing bowl, dissolve yeast in warm water. Add the egg, oat mixture and 2 cups flour. Beat until smooth. Stir in enough remaining flour to form a stiff dough. 
• Spread batter evenly into two greased 8-in. x 4-in. loaf pans. Smooth tops of loaves. Cover and let rise in a warm place until doubled, about 35-40 minutes. 
• Bake at 375° for 40-45 minutes. Remove from pans to wire racks to cool. Brush with melted butter if desired. Yield: 2 loaves (12 slices each).

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food, fun and family

A big thanks to all of the sisters who attended the service project and lunch at kakelas for ward conference weekend. Activities like these help us to be united as a Ward Ohana and help us as sisters show our love and fulfill our role and duties as women: to love and nurture, serve and care, to bear one another's burden that they may be light.

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