Bread
Posted by Becky on 17th Jan in Food. Tags: recipes
Sorry everyone! No giveaway today, because I wanted to post and I don’t have it ready yet. Actually, I’ve been in Boston, Massachusetts all week on business! Boston is beautiful but I’m glad to be home with my kitties and Chris and much warmer weather! We had a cold snap and it’s been in the 20s (and it was in the 20s and 30s in Boston), but in the past few days the weather has warmed and it’s been in the 40s and even the 50s! Much better.
I’ve been fighting a cold as well so I haven’t done much in the way of anything. Aside from Boston, Chris and I have been baking a lot of bread, cakes, and pizzas, which is just perfect. I’ve never really appreciated baking before now, but I can’t seem to stop. Today’s recipe is Peppery Cheese Bread.
Recipes that make two loaves instead of one are my favorite, because of two things.
- Thing the first: If you’re going to spend 2-3 hours baking bread (don’t be scared! while it does take that long technically, it’s only about half an hour to an hour of work total for most breads – mostly you’ll just be sitting around), you may as well churn out two loaves.
- Thing the second: I love bread. Chris uses it for sandwiches and I use it for toast in the morning, lightly buttered. We go through roughly two small loaves a week anyway.
One thing to note is that I don’t have a breadmaker. Too expensive, takes up too much room, and there’s something very nice about mixing everything together by hand. I do often use a breadhook on a mixer, so I am cheating a bit on the kneading part, but it’s still a fun, soothing, almost meditative experience. Combine that with some wine and family and you have just about the perfect combination.
Do you bake? What sorts of things do you bake?
As an added bonus, here is a picture of me makin’ some bread before a party.
3 Responses to “Bread”
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Welcome back from Boston! You’ve been missed.
And, er, I don’t really bake. If I do, it’s all from those pre-made batters and whatnot.
I think a lot of my problems with baking and cooking is that I like it, but I just don’t look forward to cleaning up my huge mess afterwards. Somehow, whenever I’m in the kitchen, I create more mess than anybody else I know . . .
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Cupcakes are my favorite thing to bake! Vegan cupcakes, only! That is a super cute picture!!
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This makes me want to cry.
I REALLY miss baking bread!
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