Dr Lucy Wills, 131st Birthday and discovery of Folic Acid as the nutritional factor and cure for macrocytic anaemia in pregnancy. Today we link her discovery to more than pregnancy although I do believe it is one of the most important steps. Today's blog is short and dedicated to Folic Acid and why we focus so much on green leafy vegetables! Many of you know as my career progressed I have worked with younger and younger clients. I love teaching the Rainbow! Life is complicated why do we insist on trying to remember all the micro nutrients? If your lunch looks blah or "Biege" it's probably all fortified or maybe not and definitely missing key vitamins, minerals and especially phyto nutrients. Natural does not come in a bottle or box unless it is freshl juices. 

​Happy Birthday Lucy and thanks from all the moms and babies since your discovery!

Sorry no pictures! We gobbled it up to fast...or the women embroidery group loved it although it had had a tough trip, I had to take the pan with raw dough to the office for a couple of hours, so I put it in a cooler with ice blocks. It rose anyway, then finding an oven at the meeting was fun. I finally served it with Desserts, I did let it rest 10 minutes but it really needs a 20-30 minute rest. The texture was much better on the piece I saved for Jerry. Don't be tempted to add more pepperoni, I do add about 1 TBS of cheese finely shredded but more again is a problem, the loaf sinks in the middle. This is made with white flour and I have added white chia seeds approximately 1 TBS-- it worked. If using white whole wheat, I would do 1:1 and add the whole wheat in the second half of the flour addition. 

It does take 3 hours from start to finish, remember that 2.75 of those hours are rising, cooking and waiting times not actual hands on prep. Baking bread is a great job for students, sewers, quilters, knitters, musicians or like me folks that must get up and walk around at least once an hour or more often.  I make big batches of lentil soup and freeze it in pt and qt containers and fresh bread and soup make delicious fast food. 
Pizza Bread 
Ingredients:
3 cups flour
1 pack dry yeast
½ tsp oregano
¼ tsp garlic salt (or crushed fresh garlic)
1 ¼ cup water
2 Tbsp butter
1 Tbsp sugar
1 tsp salt
¼ cup pepperoni, finely chopped
optional: ¼ or slightly more shredded cheeses

Directions:
In an electric mixer bowl, mix half the flour with the yeast, oregano and garlic salt.  In a saucepan, heat the water, butter, sugar and salt slowly until warm (about 115ºF) and the butter is melted. (100-115 but not higher)
 
Add the liquid to the flour mixture and beat for half a minute on Slow in the mixer, scraping the bowl continuously.  Then beat on High for 3 minutes.  Mix in the pepperoni and the rest of the flour by hand.
 
Cover the batter and let it double (45-60 minutes).  Stir the batter down.  Put it in a well-greased pan and let it double again (30 minutes).
 
Bake for 35-40 minutes in a 375ºF oven.  Take the bread out of the pan.
 
Source unknown, most likely a magazine part of family file and adapted by Dr.Ramirez-Brisson, RDN, Food FUNdamentals

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