Baking Bread
I have a bread recipe I’ve been wanting to try, and Aunt Heidi’s visit seemed like to perfect opportunity. In the past when I’ve made bread with small kids, the kneading has been a problem. Someone always needs something right when I am covered in flour and sticky to my elbows. I was hoping that Aunt Heidi would be able to run interference, so I could see try out the recipe, and see how feasible it would be on my own.
As it turns out, not only was kneading much smoother this time, I had lots of help.
The bread turned out better than I expected, based on my previous attempts. I am happy with the taste, and really happy with the texture. The kids really liked it, and the house smelled wonderful. I’m not sure when I’ll get the chance to make it again, but we enjoyed it this time.
- this loaf is 100% whole wheat. I only used one tablespoon each of sugar and honey. I added some gluten, as the recipe suggests. I also added a tablespoon of grapefruit juice (for the citric acid) and a tiny sprinkle of ginger. Heidi suggested brushing the top with butter right as it came out of the oven, and I like how that made the crust nice and soft.
August 21st, 2009 at 9:31 pm
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