Baking

A few months ago I made the decision to start making my own bread because it's MUCH cheaper and totally more delicious! A friend of mine, Julia, gave me her recipe and it's been very easy to make and tastes great. Over time, I've experimented with changing the flavor a little. I've added flax seed, which tastes o.k., but hasn't been my favorite. I've also made another recipe that was handed down from Clint's mom. Unfortunately this recipe calls for 10 cups of flour, which will either make 2 GIANT loaves or 4 regular size loaves. I like this recipe because it uses dried milk which I have WAY too much of. When we moved here, I thought our box was ruined, so I bought some more to come home and realize that our original box was perfectly good.
The part that I'm having a difficult time with is this:

Holey loaves! Every loaf I make has a stinken whole in the middle of it. I have done some research on how to make the bread more fluffy and spongier but I can't find a straight answer about how to not get a stinking hole in it!
I guess on the good side, it it tastes good, except I think this loaf is going to feed the birds at the lake or something because it's not cooked all the way through either. Plus, I've been having a good time feeling like I'm being a good mommy and making more food at home.
On another semi-good, semi-disaster note, I made a lime meringue pie for St. Patrick's day.

I didn't realize you had the beat the heck out of the egg whites to make the meringue more fluffy, but it tasted REALLY good. I had 3 slices. (Don't tell Clint). HA! Like my green fingers?