Baking with Thirdbase
Ok, yesterday was the experiment with my first bread, ever, by myself. Nana has stood over me once or twice, and I know I used to bake with her when I was a kid.
Alice & Patrick just sent me their spare copy of Baking With Julia....oh my. I spent Friday night watching baseball, inhaling medication and reading this book. Talk about a gripping book - wonderful plot, great story line, I really empatheize with the characters - certainly a book I didn't want to see end. Luckily, I don't have to! Thank you!!!
Baseball fans, please note: Baking with Julia informs me that my collection of baking pans are in fact my "batterie." *gets chills*
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But when it came to trying my first loaf, I had to open up my special cookbook, filled with recipes I have copied out of my Nana and Mom's special cookbooks. And that is where I discovered the Molassas Oatmeal bread.
Fairly easy - although the yeast had me worried because it wasn't bubbling.
Panicked phone call to California: "Nana, I fed it sugar and it isn't bubbling!!!" "How long has it been?" "Uhhh... a minute?" "Give it a little more sugar and set your timer for 5 minutes. I'll call you back in 5 minutes."
Phew. I rhink the electricity generated over the phone line made it bubble.
I had the new baguette pan from Crumpet that I wanted to try so Nana said it would probably work just as well there as in the loaf pan -- I actually like the shape and size better from the baguette pan, than the loaf pan. Neither pan brought out what you'd call a "pretty" bread, but that's going to take practice.
The pictures:<
Wow. I only had 2 tasters besides myself and one of them is putting this bread on his menu for his last meal. I told him if he plays his cards right and gets a stay of execution, he can have it twice. Taster #2 also said it was delicious. I don't think
shadowcaptain sees himself potentially on Death Row the way hobgoblinx does. Although i really can't say why hobgoblinx can imagine himself on Death Row. But I digress.
Warm tasting (it's the molassas), moist, firm but soft. The oats are pretty much dissolved, but you can taste them. Brushed with butter on the cooling rack immediately after leaving the oven. Warm or the next morning, very good with butter or Nana's apricot jam. The 2 uncut loaves are in my freezer. I'm sure one will eventually make it to Reception Night, even if I can't make it (damn allergies/asthma).
Alice & Patrick just sent me their spare copy of Baking With Julia....oh my. I spent Friday night watching baseball, inhaling medication and reading this book. Talk about a gripping book - wonderful plot, great story line, I really empatheize with the characters - certainly a book I didn't want to see end. Luckily, I don't have to! Thank you!!!
Baseball fans, please note: Baking with Julia informs me that my collection of baking pans are in fact my "batterie." *gets chills*
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But when it came to trying my first loaf, I had to open up my special cookbook, filled with recipes I have copied out of my Nana and Mom's special cookbooks. And that is where I discovered the Molassas Oatmeal bread.
Fairly easy - although the yeast had me worried because it wasn't bubbling.
Panicked phone call to California: "Nana, I fed it sugar and it isn't bubbling!!!" "How long has it been?" "Uhhh... a minute?" "Give it a little more sugar and set your timer for 5 minutes. I'll call you back in 5 minutes."
Phew. I rhink the electricity generated over the phone line made it bubble.
I had the new baguette pan from Crumpet that I wanted to try so Nana said it would probably work just as well there as in the loaf pan -- I actually like the shape and size better from the baguette pan, than the loaf pan. Neither pan brought out what you'd call a "pretty" bread, but that's going to take practice.
The pictures:<
Wow. I only had 2 tasters besides myself and one of them is putting this bread on his menu for his last meal. I told him if he plays his cards right and gets a stay of execution, he can have it twice. Taster #2 also said it was delicious. I don't think
shadowcaptain sees himself potentially on Death Row the way hobgoblinx does. Although i really can't say why hobgoblinx can imagine himself on Death Row. But I digress.Warm tasting (it's the molassas), moist, firm but soft. The oats are pretty much dissolved, but you can taste them. Brushed with butter on the cooling rack immediately after leaving the oven. Warm or the next morning, very good with butter or Nana's apricot jam. The 2 uncut loaves are in my freezer. I'm sure one will eventually make it to Reception Night, even if I can't make it (damn allergies/asthma).