Nothing like homemade bread & a bowl full of soup

Yesterday Maddie & I went and picked strawberries at a local orchard with our friends. We came home & made freezer jam & I thought we need some of my moms homemade wheat bread to go along with this & then in the middle of making the bread I thought we also need some homemade soup to go along with the bread! So that's what we had for dinner & it was so so yummy. This soup is one of Matt's favorite dinners & the wheat bread is a recipe my mom & dad have cooked for years. It's a family favorite.

I'm at that point in my pregnancy where I'm burning up hot all the time, so halfway through dinner as I wiped the sweat from my brow I told Matt I can't do hot soup anymore until this little guy is born. The soup, bread & jam were definitely worth the heat though.

Whole Wheat Bread

8 cups warm water

1 1/2 c honey

2 T yeast

10 cups whole wheat flour

1 1/2 t salt

Put all ingredients in mixer. Let them knead together for 3-4 mins. Then add more flour until the dough leaves the side of the bowl (about 8-10 cups more). Place dough in Pam sprayed pans. Let double. Bake at 325 until bread sounds hollow when tapped on top. About 25 mins.

Homemade Chicken Noodle Soup

1 Whole Chicken

Boil with a few vegetables to flavor the soup. I usually use celery, onions & carrots + 2 t salt. Bring the chicken to a boil & then let simmer for 2-2 1/2 hours. Remove chicken and debone, chop & set aside in fridge while you make the noodles. Keep the broth simmering. My mom use to blend the veggies in the broth so we wouldn't pick out the veggies. I haven't had to do that yet. You can add bouillon if you want more flavor.

Noodles

2 c flour 2 eggs

1/2 t salt 4 egg shells of water

Put flour and salt in a bowl, add eggs and water and stir until well mixed. Dump out on floured surface and roll out the dough to about 1/2 inch thickness. Cut strips of the dough and put them in the simmering broth. Continue until all the noodles are in & add the chicken & let simmer for about 5 mins.