Chicken Fried Steak
Ingredients
11/2 cups allpurpose flour, divided
2 large eggs
1 cup milk, for breading station
6 beef cubed steaks (6 ounces each)
salt and pepper to taste
Oil for frying

Gravy
23 tablespoons of pan drippings
1/4 cup flour
salt and pepper to taste
1 1/2 to 2 cups milk
1 tablespoons powdered chicken bouillon

Chicken Fried Steak and Gravy
Directions
Place 1 1/2 cups flour in a shallow bowl. In a separate shallow bowl, whisk eggs and 1 cup milk until blended. Sprinkle steaks with salt and pepper. Dip in flour to coat both sides; shake off excess. Dip in egg mixture, then again in flour.
In a large castiron or other heavy skillet, heat 1/4 in. oil over medium heat. Add steaks; cook until golden brown on each side. Remove from pan; drain on paper towels. Keep warm.
Remove all but 23 tablespoons oil from pan. Stir in the remaining 1/4 cup flour, salt and pepper to taste and chicken powder; stir over medium heat until golden brown, 34 minutes. Gradually whisk in milk. Bring to a simmer, stirring constantly; cook and stir until thickened, 12 minutes. Serve with steaks.

Molasses Bread
INGREDIENTS:
1 cup warm water
1 tablespoon dry yeast
1/4 cup honey
1/3 cup molasses
1 Tablespoon cocoa powder
2 1/2 cups allpurpose flour
3/4 Whole wheat flour
2 teaspoons kosher salt
1 Tablespoon olive oil
INSTRUCTIONS:
Grease a large bowl and set aside.
In the bowl of a standmixer, add water, yeast and honey. Set aside to proof for 5 minutes. Once yeast begins to bubble, add to the flours, salt and oil. Using the dough attachment, mix on low speed until mixture comes together into a dough ball. Knead for ten minutes.
Transfer dough to the greased bowl. Flip over so that top of dough is now greased. Cover bowl tightly with plastic wrap. Set aside in a warm place for dough to double in size.
Punch down dough and shape dough. Transfer dough to a greased loaf pan. Cover with a clean dish towel and set aside in a warm place until dough rises.
Bake on the center rack of a 350°F for 35 minutes. Remove and let cool.

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