The Girl's Favorite Dinner

My girls are always excited for dinner, but this is the dinner that they get the most excited about! They love this smoothie and then to have warm baked bread. I only had 1 cup of white flour, so the bread was a little heavy, but my family still managed to go through an entire loaf of bread. It is actually a pretty healthy dinner, at least for me! Here is the recipe-

Triple Threat Smoothie

1 banana, peeled and chopped
1 kiwi, sliced
1 cup Strawberries (I use frozen out of season)
1/2 cup frozen blueberries (I use frozen out of season)
1 8oz peach yogurt
1 cup ice cubes
1\2 cup Orange juice

Mix in blender until smooth

Honey Wheat Bread

2 TBS Rapid Rise Yeast

1 tsp. white sugar

1/2 cup warm water

1 (12oz) can evaporated milk

1/4 cup water

1/4 cup melted shortening

1/2 cup honey

2 tsp salt

2 cups whole wheat flour

( I usually add more wheat than White)

3 cups bread flour

2TBL butter

Dissolve yeast and sugar in 1/2 c warm water (set aside)

Combine milk, 1/4 cup water, shortening, honey, salt and wheat flour in a bowl. Mix in the yeast mixture. Let rise for 15 minutes. Add white flour and mix/knead until dough forms a ball. Mix in mixer for 80 seconds or knead by hand for 10 minutes. Place dough in buttered bowl and turn to coat. Cover with plastic wrap. Let rise until double. (about 45 minutes)

Punch down and divide dough in half. Roll each half to remove the bubbles. Shape into loaves and place in buttered 9 x 5 bread pans. Butter the tops of the loaves and cover with plastic wrap. Let rise for 30 minutes. Place a small pan of water on the bottom shelf of oven. Heat oven to 375. Bake for 25-35 minutes or until tops are dark golden brown. Butter tops again while still warm. Slice and enjoy!!!

Now in case you were worried that I was going to start eating healthy - Look at what we had for dessert!