My last class in grad school was overwhelming. The teacher wouldn't hesitate to give us 300 pages to read in a week. Most of the students are working full time, etc. By the end of the class, I am sure that everyone had piles of laundry and dust bunnies under beds. But a new class started on Monday, and it seems to be much more reasonable. So I am making bread.
I was looking forward to trying some braiding. The recipe came together quickly. Eggs, oil, water, flour, yeast and salt were all mixed together in my trust kitchen aid. It formed a fairly stiff dough, good for braiding.
I have enjoyed everyone's knots, so I made a couple of them.
I think that they would make great breakfast sandwiches and may try them out tomorrow morning.
I wanted to try the six stranded braid that is more raised but couldn't figure it out. I wish that I had checked out every one's blog, one of the comments on Cathy's Challah was a link to Shabbat Shalom Greetings.com instructions on how to bread a six strand Challah. I have one more Challah recipe that I want to try, so I may get to make the six stranded loaf some time.
The one that I did make turned out nicely. We gave it away to a good home, where it won't be neglected or go stale!
Scout enjoyed the baking experience. She hasn't been quite as perky, we wonder if it is age or the illness. I realize that she is so intertwined into the fabric of our lives, it will be hard to say goodbye to her. However, today I am embracing denial. I am certain that the vet is wrong and she is going to be fine.
I am going to send this over to YeastSpotting.
