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Three Breads for the Story of Ruth

Barley Bread
We will be doing Ruth in June, and in searching for a barley recipe that I thought the kids would actually eat  and one that could be done in the amount of time we have,

I read that barley flour can usually be substituted for all purpose flour in most recipes. It is not as "heavy" as wheat flour. As a test, I made the standard "baking powder biscuit" recipe from my Better Homes & Gardens cookbook, and instead of using 2 cups of all purpose flour, I used 1 cup and also 1 cup of barley flour (recipe below). This type of biscuit is a bit on the dry side, so I plan to serve with honey. I plan to give each child a piece to knead, hence my adaptions noted in the recipe.

I also bought a bag of pearled barley that I plan on letting them run their hands through so they can see what the grain looks like.


Barley Biscuits

1 cup barley flour (adaption)
1 cup all-purpose flour
4 tsp. baking powder
¾ tsp. salt
1/3 cup shortening
¾ cup milk

Combine dry ingredients. Cut in shortening till crumbly.

Make a well and add milk to well all at once.

Stir quickly with fork just till dough follows fork around bowl. Dough should be soft.

ADAPTION: Divide into 10 pieces, golf ball size. Give each child one piece.

Turn onto lightly floured surface. Knead 10-12 strokes. Pat dough to ½ inch thick.

Bake on ungreased baking sheet at 450 for about 12 minutes.


Unleavened Bread

We spent last summer with Moses, from birth through 10 commandments. On the last Sunday we focused on the Lord's Supper and showed it's connection to the Passover reenactment we previously did. We made and ate flat bread. Also made extra which we then served the following Sunday for communion both at our church and to those of us who went to family camp that same weekend (a neat connection piece). Here's that recipe -- I don't know the original source because it was passed along to me:

Unleavened Bread

5/8 c. white flour
3/4 c. wheat flour
1/4 tsp. baking powder
1/8 tsp. salt
1/8 C and 1 Tbsp. vegetable oil
1/4 C. honey
1/4 C and 1 Tbsp. hot water

Combine dry ingredients, then add oil, honey and water.

Roll out dough on a cookie sheet to about an 8" x 12" piece. (The flatter the piece, the flatter the bread)

Use knife to score dough into square pieces about 1" x 1". Do not cut completely through the dough.

Bake at 350 deg. until there are no more dark (wet) areas visible and edges are slightly brown, approx. 5-10 minutes.

Let sit and cool enough to handle and remove from pan.

The honey gives the bread a little sweetness, and our kids really liked it.

Hope this helps anyone who's wading through dough! smile



DISCUSSION DURING BAKING TIME:
A CONVERSATION ABOUT KINSMAN REDEEMER:

Say: Do you have photo albums at home? The pictures remind us of people. They aren’t the actual people, but they’re reminders of what they’re like. The book of Ruth is like a photo album of - Jesus - not really him but a picture of the One who would come to redeem us!

Ask: Have you ever heard Jesus called the Redeemer?

Let’s talk about the word redeem -- do you know what it means? [Redeem means buy back, ransom, reclaim.]
Who was the Redeemer in the story of Ruth? [Boaz]
Why? [He married Ruth and gave her a home, he saved her from a bad life.]

Let’s look at a comparison of the story of Ruth and Jesus. I’ll read the things Boaz did and you try to think of a comparison of what Jesus did for us [read each in a back and forth format]:

Ruth washed and perfumed herself in preparation to meet her Redeemer. What’s the comparison to Jesus? [We are washed in Jesus’ blood and we are to be a sweet fragrant offering for him.]

Ruth told Boaz she would be his servant. [Us: Jesus wants us to be servants for him.]

Boaz: went to the city gates and he interceded on behalf of Ruth He bought and paid for her redemption. [Jesus: Our Savior left heaven. He bought and paid for our redemption. Daily he intercedes in our behalf before the throne of God.]

Boaz told Ruth to not be afraid, that he would take care of her. [Jesus tells us to not be afraid because he takes care of us.]

In order for Boaz to marry Ruth he had to overcome obstacles in his way [Jesus overcame all obstacles, even death, to be our Redeemer.]

Ruth was a foreigner, yet Boaz accepted her. [We were lost but Jesus found us and adopted us into his family.]

Boaz and Ruth were soon blessed with a child. That child would redeem Naomi from her status as the poor widow left alone. [Later in that same family lineage another Child would be born. This Child would come to redeem as many as would received him. ]

A reply provided by Jan Hanson from First Presbyterian Church Napa, CA, USA

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