I honestly can't believe I just made a delicious loaf of bread! Several weeks ago I bought some bread flour by accident. I tried it for regular flour for pancakes and it didn't work, so it's been sitting in my refrigerator since then. This morning I was getting something out of my food cabinet and a package of yeast fell out. I like to make what's called "Overnight Waffles" and they use yeast but you can't just buy one pack of yeast so that was shoved in the cabinet soon to be lost to my eyes, lol. Well, I looked on the package of King Arthur bread flour and I had all the ingredients. I added dried rosemary, fennel seeds, dill seeds and a course-ground sea-salt, and followed the instructions. It raised three times and I baked it at 375° for 40 minutes, and VOILA! I can't believe it looks as good as it does, and it tastes incredible. I'm very pleased with myself today!
I'VE ONLY MADE SOURDOUGH BREAD IN THE PAST BUT FINALLY RAN OUT OF THE STARTER THAT WAS GIVEN TO ME BY SOMEONE IN TEXAS. I RODE ALL THE WAY FROM TEXAS TO FLORIDA WITH THAT STARTER BETWEEN MY FEET ON THE FLOOR OF THE CAR TO FLORIDA YEARS AGO. ONLY BECAUSE WE ALL LOVED THAT BREAD SO MUCH. ANOTHER THING I LOVE IS FRIED BREAD DOUGH. JUST MAKE WHITE BREAD DOUGH. LET IT RISE THEN CUT SMALL PIECES AND FRY THEM UNTIL LIGHT BROWN ON ALL SIDES. MED HEAT AND KEEP YOUR EYE ON THE HEAT. YOU DON'T WANT TO BURN THEM. EAT WITH JAM, BUTTER OR I LIKE THEM SHOOK WITH 4X SUGER.[POWDER] AND A CUP OF COFFEE. OH SO GOOD. YOU CAN EVEN BUY THE DOUGH. SAVES YOU THE WORK. JUST ASK THE BAKER FOR 1# OF DOUGH.
ReplyDeleteYOUR BREAD LOOKED SO GOOD. I WISH I HAD A SLICE RIGHT NOW TO EAT WITH MY SOUP.
TAKE CARE. HUGS GRANNY
Glad to see your latest entry.
ReplyDeleteYou have fans that are concerned about you. It might be a good idea to occasionally update your situation and maybe even let us know what your future prospects are. Any possibility that your photochops will return soon?
I hope things are going well for you.
Bobf