Yes, little old me. I baked my first loaf of bread this past weekend.... and I must say it turned out great! Seriously, good bread. My lunch time turkey sandwiches are SO much better this week.
I have always been a member of the "what is the point of making bread when I can just as easily buy it at the store" camp... actually its easier to buy it the store. There are no dishes to wash after a trip to the store... no flour covered kitchen to clean up... no 7 minutes of kneading or 3 hours of proofing... nope just a trip to the store and you have bread for a week.
Oh, but that is so not the same type of bread... so not the same joy. Even the mess was well worth it and the kneading was therapeutic. I could definitely spend another Sunday afternoon making that mess... in fact, perhaps I will the next time I find myself sitting with nothing to do and looking for an adventure!
For those of you that care the recipe I used is from my go-to cook book: Better Homes and Gardens "New Cook Book". I have the 14th edition and I must say its a good basic recipe source with lots of hints and tips thrown in. I made the Whole Wheat Bread that is found on page 144 of my edition. I started to type up the recipe, but to tell the truth that seems like it might be part of their copyright infringement... so I figured I better do some more research first! =)
I went with the whole wheat, because that is the type of flour that I had. In order to get more whole wheat into everything I make, I use a 50/50 blend of all purpose flour and whole wheat flour. I buy a big bag of each and just pre-mix them when I get home into my big old flour canister. That way its there and ready to go when I need it. I have yet to run into a recipe that did like or even noticed the whole wheat mixed in!
Ummm, I could go for another slice of bread right now.....
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