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09 June 2011

I FINALLY Did It!

Alright, another confession.  I suck at making bread.  That's what a bread maker is for.  Whenever I have tried to make bread in the past, it always comes out wrong.  A brick is a common sight when I take the pans out of the oven.  Good thing my husband does stone and brick installation for a living!  So, today, a dear friend of mine came over with her mix-master and a plethora of bread-making knowledge to guide me through the process step-by-step.

The little tiny loaf belongs to Little Miss.  She was thrilled to "help" in the process.
And look what I got at the end...  OK, OK.. WE...  Look what WE got at the end!  Two loaves of real bread that are not raw in the middle, were not bricks, did not feel like I was chewing Silly Puddy when I had my first, warm, delicious slice, and even sounded hollow when I knocked on the crust!  Woohoo!  Now I can eat bread since my recipe is dairy, egg, and cane sugar free!

This coming weekend will be a busy one, so it may take a while (again) before I get anything else up here.  The quilt shop in the next town has asked me to run their booth at the area quilt show on Saturday, so I have to set up and take down as well.  I love to merchandise and play with store stock, so it should be a fun day!

Many blissful, brickless, bread-making blessings!
Heather

4 comments:

Yankee Valley Stitcher said...

Nice looking bread Heather!! I bet the first warm piece was delish!! I am planning on making it to the Quilt show this weekend so hopefully I will see you there working away! :)

Merilyn said...

Congrats! on your breadmaking eforts! I used to make bread, but used the bread-maker, I used a lot of hulled millet and millet flour in my loaves, it is a lovely grain and not used much. Now because I am time poor I buy my bread at a local organic sour-dough bakery! Have a wonderful time at the quilt show!!!

Leah said...

Looks great - I'm not so great - but use my bread machine many times a week.

DianneB said...

Your bread looks wonderful! Enjoy your quilt show!