MamaM I remember those little give-away loaves too! Wow, were we in the same class growing up?
I never remember my Mom doing any homemade bread; she would occassionally make Jiffy cornbread mix, or biscuits from a can, but the smell of home baked bread did not come into my life until I did it myself when my children were toddlers, 30 yrs ago!
I will most definetley give your recipes a whirl, I know you are right about the dough. I guess there are as many ways to prepare a basic dough as there are doughs! I tell you that foccacia toasted up so good yesterday for sandwiches! It's all gone now
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I like the suggestion Jafo had of freezing some up for future use, when working full time it's hard to come home at 6 something pm and try to turn out a good dough before bedtime. Weekends are my salvation, and unfortunatley Sat. is a 1/2 day at work for me too! I feel fortunate I ever find time to cook.
Cheerio, CCCathy