Altar Bread Recipe

St gregory s abbey altar bread measure the water into a mixing bowl and add yeast stirring until the yeast is dissolved stir in the honey oil and salt stir in the unsifted flour turn the dough onto a lightly floured board and knead for 5 minutes until elastic replace the dough in a greased

Ingredients directions 7 8 c water lukewarm about 110 degrees f 3 tb honey 1 1 2 ts olive oil 1 2 ts salt 1 pk yeast dry active 2 2 3 c flour whole wheat unsifted combine water and yeast in mixing bowl add honey olive oil and salt add flour if flour does not completely dampen add small amounts of water

The trappist cistercian nuns at santa rita abbey have been baking altar breads for over thirty five years it is a joy for us to prepare the bread which becomes the bread of life for the people of god and we like to think that our prayer is an extra special ingredient in our altar bread recipe

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Altar bread pour liquid into dry ingredients and mix till thoroughly blended dough should be stiff and moist but not sticky turn out onto lightly floured board and knead briefly using additional flour as necessary roll out on lightly floured board about 3 8 thick cut into rounds of

Sister nellie mixes a thin batter made from white or whole wheat flour and water and pours the batter onto a flat griddle the griddle is embossed with a crucifix a lily and other religious iconography the wafers bake for a few minutes and emerge as a flat sheet stamped with the designs the reed thin wafer sheets are fragile

The altar breads we bake contain only the finest flour and water with no additives or preservatives each step of the host baking process is carried out with the greatest care and cleanliness using the latest and most efficient equipment since we are aware that the work of our hands will become the body of christ

Recipe For Prosphoron

St gregory s abbey altar bread recipe 3 4 cup whole wheat flour 3 4 cup all purpose flour 1 tsp sugar 1 8 tsp salt 1 2 tsp yeast 1 2 cup warm water 100 mix dry ingredients slowly add water knead into a smooth ball cover and let rise 30 mins preheat oven to 275 take small amounts and roll out with rolling pin to 1 4 inch thick

Altar bread pour liquid into dry ingredients and mix till thoroughly blended dough should be stiff and moist but not sticky turn out onto lightly floured board and knead briefly using additional flour as necessary roll out on lightly floured board about 3 8 thick cut into rounds of

Sister nellie mixes a thin batter made from white or whole wheat flour and water and pours the batter onto a flat griddle the griddle is embossed with a crucifix a lily and other religious iconography the wafers bake for a few minutes and emerge as a flat sheet stamped with the designs the reed thin wafer sheets are fragile

The altar breads we bake contain only the finest flour and water with no additives or preservatives each step of the host baking process is carried out with the greatest care and cleanliness using the latest and most efficient equipment since we are aware that the work of our hands will become the body of christ

Recipe For Prosphoron

St gregory s abbey altar bread recipe 3 4 cup whole wheat flour 3 4 cup all purpose flour 1 tsp sugar 1 8 tsp salt 1 2 tsp yeast 1 2 cup warm water 100 mix dry ingredients slowly add water knead into a smooth ball cover and let rise 30 mins preheat oven to 275 take small amounts and roll out with rolling pin to 1 4 inch thick

Altar bread pour liquid into dry ingredients and mix till thoroughly blended dough should be stiff and moist but not sticky turn out onto lightly floured board and knead briefly using additional flour as necessary roll out on lightly floured board about 3 8 thick cut into rounds of

Sister nellie mixes a thin batter made from white or whole wheat flour and water and pours the batter onto a flat griddle the griddle is embossed with a crucifix a lily and other religious iconography the wafers bake for a few minutes and emerge as a flat sheet stamped with the designs the reed thin wafer sheets are fragile

The altar breads we bake contain only the finest flour and water with no additives or preservatives each step of the host baking process is carried out with the greatest care and cleanliness using the latest and most efficient equipment since we are aware that the work of our hands will become the body of christ

Recipe For Prosphoron

St gregory s abbey altar bread recipe 3 4 cup whole wheat flour 3 4 cup all purpose flour 1 tsp sugar 1 8 tsp salt 1 2 tsp yeast 1 2 cup warm water 100 mix dry ingredients slowly add water knead into a smooth ball cover and let rise 30 mins preheat oven to 275 take small amounts and roll out with rolling pin to 1 4 inch thick