There, I said it.
And there’s nothing wrong in admitting that I’m sick of eating my own cooking. Someone, please cook and feed meeeee….I’m talking about you, Mom 🙂
Not only did we dined out, I took the opportunity to hit up a couple of local Asian grocery stores to scour ingredients for some Malaysian recipes I have been planning to tackle for a long time now.
I’m happy to report it was a successful mission!
I’m aware we can’t always eat out. It’s a very expensive and unhealthy habit. The only way to ease back into my kitchen is through baking — a loaf of bread to be exact.
And what do you make with a freshly baked, loaf of bread? Sandwiches, of course!! And my all-time favorite toasted sandwich would be sliced fresh avocados, topped with lime juice, a sprinkling of salt + black pepper, finished with a generous drizzle of sriracha.
OMG. You’ve got to try this sandwich!!
It’s a triumphant feeling whenever I bake a loaf of bread. The whole experience transports me back into the days where Mom would baked rolls of sweet breads using the one and only ancient portable oven. And I’m 110% sure it’s not a toaster oven.
It had a huge coil right in the middle that disperses heat. Mom was a pro at managing it. She churned out stuffed coconut, kaya, red bean and plain sweet rolls for our lunch boxes.
Sigh. Childhood were definitely filled with sweet and delicious memories 🙂
Ingredients:
- 3 cups whole wheat bread flour
- 2 + 1/4 tsp active dry yeast (1 packet)
- 1 + 1/4 cup milk
- 3 tbsp butter
- 2 tbsp raw honey
- 1 tsp salt
- 1 egg, whisked
Directions:
- Heat milk in microwave for 1 minute or until hot to touch. Add butter and honey. Stir to melt/combine. This mixture should read about 105 to 115 F in order to successfully proof the yeast. Stir in yeast, set aside and allow to bubble for 5 minutes.
- In a stand mixer fitted with a dough hook, add whole wheat bread flour and salt. Stir just to combine. With the mixer on low, slowly drizzle in proofed yeast (wet ingredients) and whisked egg.
- Increase the speed to medium-low and continue to knead the dough for the next 10 to 12 minutes.
- Once the dough is smooth, oil a huge bowl and transfer the bread dough into the bowl. Cover bowl with a damp paper towel, place the bowl in a humid area of the kitchen to allow dough to rise (double in size) for at least 1 hour.
- Lightly oil a loaf pan. Once dough has doubled in size, punch it down and shape it to fit into loaf pan. Cover with a damp paper towel and allow to rise again for 30 to 45 minutes.
- Preheat oven to 350F.
- Bake bread dough for 25 to 30 minutes or more, depending on how brown you want the bread loaf to be.
- Remove bread loaf from oven and allow to cool for 30 minutes before removing to cool on cooling rack.
Looks like we’ll be devouring avocado-sriracha sandwiches for lunch today! Hope your weekend was as eventful. Have a great day 🙂
What is your favorite sandwich?
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gorgeous shots! that would be my breakfast.
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cquek — thank you so much! love homemade bread 🙂
A lovely loaf of bread! I really like that healthy avocado topping.
Cheers,
Rosa
Rosa — thank you, friend 🙂
You are not alone, Kiran…me too sick of my cooking…same spices, same hands, same taste..love it when MIL comes and cook for me. The bread looks lovely.
Sanjeeta kk recently posted..Recipes | Baby Potato Pops and Minty Coconut Curry – You Never Know When You Need It
Sanjeeta — i enjoy someone else’s cooking more than mine nowadays. so sick of it now 😀
I feel the same about cooking everyday, sometimes you just need a break. I realize that sometimes I do not appreciate my food just because I cooked it. A sandwich can be a good escape from more complicate recipes! Sriracha and avocado, a beautiful combo.
Daniela @ FoodrecipesHQ recently posted..Honey Pretzel Burger Buns
Daniela — glad i’m not alone. just so sick of my cooking right now. and yes, avocado + sriracha sandwich makes it all better 😀
my favorite sandwich is a crusty bread with avocado and some sort of protein with tons of greens. I go through phases where cooking starts to get annoying too. I love how you eased your way back with this gorgeous loaf.
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Dixya — thank you and we need to cook for each other. that will get us out of our cooking rut 😉
What gorgeous photos as usual Kiran and such a lovely, wholesome loaf of bread. I think avocado and Siracha are a match made in food heaven. Love, love.
Maria | Pink Patisserie recently posted..Vanilla Cardamom Pear Tarte Tatin
Maria — thanks, friend. can’t live without avocados and sriracha. yum!
Sounds like a wonderful childhood and your bread came out beautifully – so light and fluffy, perfect for a good sandwich!
Monica recently posted..You can’t have enough flourless chocolate cakes
Monica — thank you 🙂
The bread looks luscious, so does the toast with this glorious avocado mixture.
Can I have a bite ,please?? 🙂
Daniela recently posted..Creole Cuisine Delight From Peru : Chicken in Spicy Nut Sauce
Daniela — thanks and you please, go ahead 😀
I get into a rut too. And sometimes, I wish someone can do the cooking for me and feed me instead! 😉 I love this bread and how you made an open-face avocado sandwich out of it. I’ll have to try that next time when I have avocados in the house. Love the sriracha here. 🙂 YUM!
Anne ~ Uni Homemaker recently posted..Bacon and Cheddar Cornbread
Anne — do try avocado and sriracha combo. it’s divine 🙂
Nice loaf of bread Kiran…like the whole wheat and the touch of sweet with honey…great texture.
Hope you are having a wonderful week 😀
Juliana — thanks a lot my dear friend 🙂
Oh, this bread looks so perfect. Love my carbs and this one topped with avocado with sriracha sounds delicious.
Your mom sounds like a wonderful baker.
You have a wonderful week too.
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Ash — thank you so so much, sweets 🙂
I adore homemade bread, beautiful loaf!
Laura (Tutti Dolci) recently posted..brown butter pear crumble
Laura — thank you, friend 🙂
Kiran, I love these! An avocado sandwich…so simple, so wonderful..
Viviane Bauquet Farre – Food and Style recently posted..Grilled artichokes and oyster mushrooms with lemon and chives
Viviane — thank you so much 🙂
There’s nothing better than fresh, homemade bread! Great recipe 🙂
Matt @ The Athlete’s Plate recently posted..Paleo Banana-Walnut Bread
Matt — oh yes! and thank you 🙂
One of my absolute favourite things to bake is bread. Specifically challah or egg bread. Not the easiest thing when you eat gluten-free though. Luckily I have many tackers for my gluten-filled breads so I bake them anyway 😉
Can’t go wrong with a PB and banana sandwich…with a drizzle of honey is the way to my heart!
Davida @ The Healthy Maven recently posted..From Left to Write: Mother Mother
Davida — mmm…. i love an occasional PB and Banana sammie. can’t go wrong there 😀
I too make whole wheat bread in a same way….love the second clicks where honey dripping is captured..
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I hear you. I have been known to take weeks off cooking 😀 Just so I can hike or read . The only thing that gets me cooking again is a challenging baking project. LOVE the beautiful Loaf of bread.
Ansh | Spiceroots recently posted..Tamatar Chaaman – Paneer with Tomatoes a Kashmiri fusion Recipe
Ansh — i love your way of unwinding from routined life 🙂
This bread looks delicious – and avo is the perfect topping 🙂
Tandy | Lavender and Lime recently posted..Recipe Developing And Writing
Tandy — thank you and i can’t imagine life without avo 🙂
Baking is indeed a great way to usher oneself back into the kitchen! I bake bread or cakes when I simply want a break from cooking or to unwind myself. It is so therapeutic.
Your loaf looks perfect and the photos, as always, are so inspiring.
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Taruna — so true! thank you so much 🙂
Oh, how much I would love to have someone cook for me especially the weekdays! I love your bread and the sandwich you made. The perfect snack on a busy day!
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Katerina — i long for someone else cooking for me. its been a while!
Hehe…I know exactly what you are talking about, Kiran! I feel the same sometimes. Well, the bread loaf looks simple yet comforting and delish…great to use in sandwiches like that one above or just eat with honey. Love it!
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Denise — cooking has been so routined! someone please cook for us 😉
Oh, so pretty! I totally admit to being sick of cooking. I don’t mind the eating, but the cooking and cleaning is taking its toll on me. I’ve seen avocados on toast, but never hot sauce on top! YUM!
Laura @ Family Spice recently posted..After-School Snack: The Nectarine Cooler
Laura — thank you so much! the cleanup is taking a toll on me too. le sigh 😀
I agree with a change with someone else’s cooking is always welcome. There are days when I don’t want to be in the kitchen The bread loaf looks perfect, great baking job.
Nik@ABrownTable recently posted..masala chai apple cake
Nik — thank you! i’m finding it more difficult to be in the kitchen these days. hopefully fall baking brings more motivation 🙂
No sin in getting tired of something you enjoy doing sometimes. We often eat out just to try something new (and because we don’t feel like cooking!). Great bread. We’ve been baking most of our bread for about a year now – it’s so good, isn’t it? Super recipe – thanks.
john@kitchenriffs recently posted..Beer Bread
John — so true about baking a loaf of bread. it’s so therapeutic!
you do bread so well! This looks fantastic and so hearty. Love the added honey flavor to it
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Jessica — thanks and trust me, it was a sheer luck!
I want to make avocado-sriracha sandwiches on homemade bread too! Your whole wheat honey bread looks very nice, Kiran! Love how you shot these pictures.
Nami | Just One Cookbook recently posted..Castella カステラ
Nami — thank you so much! you can’t go wrong with avocado-sriracha sammie. so so good!
This is the most perfect looking homemade whole wheat bread I’ve ever seen! Absolutely stunning, Kiran. Great job! I can’t wait to try your recipe.
Georgia @ The Comfort of Cooking recently posted..Avocado Hummus + Whole Wheat Pita Chips
Georgia — awww, thanks so much my sweet friend! you made my day and I hope you’d get to try this recipe soon 🙂
What a beautiful loaf of bread! I’m right there with you. I’ve been wanting to eat out lately too! But sandwiches are a great way to “not really cook” while still enjoying something delicious. I love an avocado and goat cheese sandwich!
Monet recently posted..Cornmeal Cake with Honey Apricot Frosting
Monet — thank you so much! i’ve been loving hot soups and quick sandwiches lately. perhaps its the weather 😉
Ha! I was just thinking the same thing today about being sick of cooking. And then I felt like it was very wrong of me to think that. 🙂 This bread looks absolutely perfect!
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Kiersten — you must be, with the amount of cookbook prepping you are going through. there’s nothing wrong about this at all. a break is always great to stir the creativity 🙂
Pinned this Kiran.. This bread looks perfect!! I so want to make this.. Will let you know how it comes out!
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Christy — thank you so much, friend. do let me know how it tastes 🙂
Homemade bread is the best. The open sandwich with avocado slices looks dang inviting!
Angie@Angie’s Recipes recently posted..Quinoa Filled Hokkaido
Angie — i’ve always admired your healthy bread baking skills and recipes 🙂
Brilliant looking bread. I love those gorgeous shots! Stunning!!!
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Mallika — thank you so much, friend 🙂
Yes yes yes, all the love for 100% whole wheat bread (we’re totally on the same page here if you saw my most recent post!). And the shape of your loaf is impossibly adorable.
I can definitely identify with the forbidden feeling of just…not wanting to cook. Lazy eating is my guilty pleasure, especially on days when I have 9 hours of class. No shame in it, and at the end of the week we can always just bake a loaf of homemade bread and call it even 😉
Irina @ wandercrush recently posted..Whole Wheat Blackberry Challah
Irina — oh, thanks! that shape is easily achievable if you do the 2nd proofing in a loaf pan 🙂
How good would it be to have a live in Mother to cook for us? Ah… to be young again. Maybe we could swap cooking. Although the travel time may be a bit far for home delivery!
Cass @foodmyfriend recently posted..Pecan, Dark Chocolate and Smoked Sea Salt Cookies
Cass — i know! oh, how i wish!!
Kiran – this bread looks FANTASTIC!!!! LOVE the photos!
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Shashi — thank you so much 🙂
kaya buns and childhood memories. NOw, now you are making me tearful..love this honey bread, yum..and the sandwich filling choice is classy!
jehanne@thecookingdoctor recently posted..Buttermilk Thyme Chicken Drumlets
Jehanne — haha! i won’t be missing kaya buns way too long. planning for a trip end of this year 🙂
just lovely! i remember when i baked my first ever successful loaf bread. i swore i’d never buy the store stuff again (this promise did not last long as i’ve since discovered that if i read the labels properly, store bought can be good).
i like that this recipe doesn’t require overnight proofing.
i adore avocado on toast, i also like to add in tomato slices.
Lan | morestomach recently posted..wedding | diy watercolor invitations
Lan — thanks! i can’t imagine overnight proofing just for a loaf of bread. i have not enough patience 😉
Such a gorgeous pictures Kiran. U know avocado
And Siracha is one of my fav combo along with
Some sliced purple radish and arugula. Yumm 🙂
Pavithra — thank you! 🙂
Toasted cheese and tomato… Very British toastie. Love this loaf and the avocado sandwich looks the bomb!! Only you can make a loaf of bread look that good 🙂
Nazneen
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Nazneen — no way, but thank you so much for the compliments and confidence in me 😀
I LOVE sriracha!
Catherine — who doesn’t? 😀
OMG.. I have missed so many of your posts. I just added you to my favorite blogs list. 🙂
This looks sooooooooooo good, often I sprinkle crushed red pepper on avocado for some flavor, but I need to try this with siracha. Haven’t ever baked bread, I’m looking to bake something with pumpkin today for fall, will stalk your recipes list. 🙂
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Honey — awww, how sweet of you! i need to catch on your posts too, especially after your recent epic vacay 🙂
My Mom too had a portable electric oven which she used to make lots of cakes and cookies…thanks for sharing your memories which took me to my childhood days 🙂
I’ve been wanting to make homemade bread for a long time now. I am pinning it to make it soon.
Shibi — awww, i’m glad we shared similar childhood memories of our mom’s 🙂
thanks for pinning and please let me know how it tastes!
MMMMMM,…A special honey bread! I love it too!
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Sophie — thank you, friend 🙂
I feel quite like you do. Some days I just want a plate of food to appear in front of me. Love cooking but it can be a chore sometimes. That loaf looks so good! Must try making this. Baking bread is very confidence-building. I feel like I can make anything when I make a good loaf of bread.
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Sharmila — thanks and you are so right about baking bread and building confidence. it’s goes, hand in hand 🙂
Really beautiful bread, love that honey addition.. perfect for a midday snack!
Pamela — thank you so much 🙂
Gorgeous pics….!The bread luks perfect…pass on a slice:-)
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Your bread looks perfect and avocado + sriracha combination is something I must definitely try. I buy tons of avocadoes (have at least two or three every week) and am a fan of every single chilli sauce, so this is my kind of snack!
You know, here eating out is expensive and unhealthy too, but every time I go to Japan I realise if I lived there, I would cook at least 50% less: it’s cheap and can easily be healthy!
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Sissi — thank you! love this sandwich combo so so much. you must try it 🙂
ps: someone once told me food is expensive in Japan. so unbelievable 😀
I know, many people say this, even in Switzerland where food is really expensive… I have no idea how much food costs in the US for example, but compared to many European countries eating out in Japan is really cheap and good quality. In Tokyo you can have an excellent lunch of fresh grilled fish, rice, pickles, miso soup and a glass of water or tea for… less than 10 dollars! And it’s not low quality fast food. They always serve you something to drink with meals (water or tea) and you are not obliged to buy drinks unless you go to a pub. Tips don’t exist in Japan (no one will accept a tip), so it also puts all the prices down. Compared to France or especially Switzerland, we were joking with my husband that eating out in Tokyo cost us less than eating home (including alcohol drinks we had every night).
Of course you can find very expensive restaurants too, like everywhere, but I felt really spoilt by the quality of food and service in places where I paid no more than 20 dollars for a meal (I did go to several more expensive places, such as an eel specialised restaurant, but again the price was ridiculous compared to what it would cost in Europe). Of course sushi restaurants can become very expensive, but I’m used to such a low quality sushi here (and expensive) even the cheapest places felt like extraordinary quality.
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food is quite cheap over here. in that case, quality is often compromised, especially in the fast food industry.
tipping is a culture here 🙂
What a lovely loaf! I don’t bake bread half as often as I should, but this might get me to! That sandwich looks divine!
Meghan recently posted..Frangelico Nutella Tiramisu
Meghan — thanks friend 🙂 baking bread is so therapeutic!!
Will love to try this
This entire week I’ve wanted to set aside some time for bread baking and failed. Now this bread, this should not take me 2 days to make and looks wholesome and delicious enough that I want to try right away.
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I made this yesterday and it is delicious. I used two cups whole wheat flour and one cup unbleached bread flour. The only problem is that this was the very first time I’ve ever tried to bake my own bread and I didn’t understand why it didn’t rise as much as it should have. Maybe it would be helpful to include tips? I think my house was too cold, so next time I’ll try proofing the dough in a warmed oven.
Thanks for sharing! I will definitely make this bread again!
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