Archive for May, 2009

BBA Challenge Bread #4 – Brioche

Sunday, May 31st, 2009

Middle class brioche.
I set out to make this bread and I did not have any brioche forms.  The local kitchen store had them, but wanted $3 a piece for the small ones.  I decided to go with making it in a loaf pan.
I mixed it all up according to the directions.  I did not have [...]

Got Some New Kitchen Toys

Sunday, May 31st, 2009

So yesterday I stopped by the only other kitchen store that I have not checked looking for a dough wisk and bowl scrapper.  I was not hold out hope, afterall the last one I tried the only person working there looked at me like I had a head growing out of my butt.  I tried [...]

BBA Challenge #3 – Bagels

Friday, May 29th, 2009

Okay, I made the bagels over a week ago just before we left on our first camping trip of the year.  I decided to make two batches because I wanted to try the cinnamon bagels and also some whole wheat.  I did not take to many pictures during the process, but I did get some [...]

Onion Rolls

Sunday, May 17th, 2009

Okay so we needed some rolls for sloppy joes, so I made some.  I used Norm’s Onion Roll recipe at Fresh Loaf.  I changed it so it was half whole wheat and half bread flour.  They turned out quite tasty especially covered in sloppy goop (sorry no pics of that I was just too hungry.

I [...]

Greek Celebration Bread – BBA Challenge #2

Saturday, May 16th, 2009

Today I finished off the Greek Celebration Bread for the Bread Baker’s Apprentice Challenge.  I was somewhat excited and somewhat nervous with this bread because the only other time I had made bread not in a loaf pan was some french bread.  Last couple times I made that it fell going into the oven.  This [...]

Greek Celebration Bread – Christopsomos (kinda)

Thursday, May 14th, 2009

Okay, the second bread in the Bread Baker’s Apprentice Challenge is Greek Celebration Bread.  My plan is to make the Christopsomos shape, but not put in any dried fruit or nuts.  The wife and I do not care for raisins in baked goods and the daughter does not do nuts very well.  I just want [...]

Toast MMMMMM!

Monday, May 11th, 2009

I used it to make toast last night and it was amazing.  Way better than any store bought bread that I have ever tried and I never bought the cheap pasty stuff (yuck!).  Am going to try it on a sandwich with turkey and good sharp cheddar cheese.

Baking Day

Sunday, May 10th, 2009

Happy Mother’s Day to all of you mothers out there.  It is the least appreciated job there is.
Got the cornmeal soaker going late last night so I could get everyting going after church today.  All I had for corn meal was the stuff that came out of my grain mill that I just got.  It [...]

Search for Light Molasses

Friday, May 8th, 2009

The grocery store I usually shop at only has dark molasses from what I can remember (it has been a while since I looked).  Today is errand day for me so I am going to stop by a couple of grocery stores in my search.

Bread Baker’s Apprentice Challenge

Thursday, May 7th, 2009

The last month or so I have been baking my own bread with some success, but I am wanting to learn more.  I was browsing around The Fresh Loaf and came across a post about a challenge in bread baking using Peter Reinhart’s book The Bread Baker’s Apprentice. The challenge is to work through [...]