Linda's Life Journal: Pecan Bread.....

Linda's Life Journal: Pecan Bread.....: "Louis Dean made some tasty Pecan Bread recently.....and it is delicious! He was a baker for Mrs. Baird's, Rainbow, Wonder Bread Bakery as we..."

Not a full-time cook

I'm not a full-time cook and I only bake when I'm in the mood to clean, since cleaning is a major part of cooking and creating in the kitchen.  But I have had the desire to cook and bake even more lately and I've been able to get past the clean-up part fairly well.  So, in my desire to eat more healthy foods and reduce the amount of processed sugar in my diet, I've sought to use honey instead.  There are not very many recipes that already call for honey, I guess because for most people, sugar is relatively cheap and honey is sometimes prohibitively expensive.  Needless to say, I'm more concerned with the effect that the processed white sugar has on my body and brain.  Sugar, and white sugar especially, has a way of exacerbating the symptoms of Attention Deficit Disorder and causing my brain and body to go haywire in a most uncomfortable way.  So I'm experimenting with the substitution of honey and sugar in my cooking and baking.  Here's what I've got so far.  I just finished baking a batch of Chocolate Amish Friendship Bread a variety that calls for lots of sugar, not more than the usual recipe, but more than I want to consume.  I think it turned out pretty well!