Freshwater

Located in the wilds of Wyoming, the name Freshwater was chosen as a Western analogy to Christ. Just as He is the Living Water, and we must have Him to have eternal life, any desert dweller knows the importance of fresh water to life, both for self, and the nourishment of crops or livestock. By taking nourishment in God and His word, we strengthen our own relationship with Him, our faith, and the quality and abundance of our fruitfulness.

Our keystone verse is from Jeremiah, Chapter 17, Verse 8: "For he shall be as a tree planted by the waters, and that spreadeth out her roots by the river, and shall not see whenSave heat cometh, but her leaf shall be green; and shall not be careful in the year of drought, neither shall cease from yielding fruit."

The fruit that we speak of is mentioned in Galatians 5:22
"22But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, gentleness, goodness, faith, 23Meekness, temperance: against such there is no law."

And the heat could be anything we experience that might test our faith in God; trials and tribulations, relationships, anything that focuses our love and attention anywhere but on Him...

Wednesday, July 1, 2020

Sourdough Banana Bread







This recipe came from https://iambaker.net/. The first time I made these, I put them in as muffins and I doubled the batch. They tasted great, but I put them in for 25 minutes and it was too long. 20 minutes is probably better for muffins. Also, I didn’t have quite enough bananas so I supplemented with zucchini to get enough to match the four bananas the recipe calls for, and it tasted great. There was great flavor, they were just burned on the bottom. This time I am making a single batch in a bread pan and I think I have enough bananas to do it all the regular way.


Dry ingredients are the flour, baking soda, and salt. Here they are already mixed and set aside.


Here is the one stick of butter (half a cup), half a cup of brown sugar, and half a cup of granulated sugar in the mixer.




Two eggs and a tablespoon of vanilla, followed by four bananas.



Add in the flour and the sourdough starter.


And gently stir by hand.

Pour batter into prepared pan. Bake for 55 to 65 minutes in a 350° oven.


And I forgot to do the high-altitude adjustment that I do every time I bake, so we will see how it turns out today. We are at nearly 6000 feet so are usually add 2 tablespoons of flour to my dry mixture.


I almost forgot to take a picture of the finished product! These did take the entire 65 minutes to bake, and I’m not sure the middle is totally done, but the edges are done. I am sure that it's because I forgot my extra two Tablespoons of flour, but I ended up slicing it and toasting the slices on a baking sheet to get the middle to cook completely. That isn't the recipe's issue, because it worked fine before when I adjusted for altitude.

















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