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How I Became a Bread Freak

April 25, 2020 by Bill Berry in Stories

Once upon a time, a long time ago, when I was about five years old, I was visiting my great-grandmother in Savannah, GA. One day she asked me what I'd like to have for dinner that evening and I answered the way I'd answer, even today. "Fried chicken," I exclaimed.

That afternoon, she went into the back yard, into the chicken coop, and executed a chicken. I wasn't there to watch that, or the plucking and cleaning.

What I do remember was learning of the event and not eating a single bite of chicken. I don't know if great-grandma was mad or anything; I was only five and, growing up in the city, I thought chicken came from the store.

I also remember eating her big fluffy biscuits. They were available, freshly baked, for every single meal, breakfast, lunch, and dinner. I already loved them. But I think that night, eating biscuits and avoiding the meal I ask for every time, I became a bread freak.

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Recipe for Bill E. Bob's Yeast Rolls

April 25, 2020 by Bill Berry in Stories

This recipe has evolved over the last 35 years. My wife Bari substituted vegetable oil for the lard in Paul Prudhomme's original recipe and adapted it for the food processor. I decided to use honey rather than sugar and started weighing things out, so it kind of became mine.

Enjoy!

P.S. Preparing this recipe inspired me to write, "How I Became a Bread Freak." Enjoy that too!

Makes 2 dozen rolls

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