Thankfully there aren’t a LOT of days that I completely screw up in the kitchen, but this morning was one of them. I find when I try to work and cook at the same time both suffer.
Don’t you feel like leaning when you look at this loaf of bread?
When I was doing the last bit before plopping the dough in the pan I got called away and when I came back, my mind told me it was shaped and ready to go and I put it in the pan to rise and then into the oven. Didn’t I look at it before I baked it? Obviously not! Husband took it out when the buzzer went off. I’d have left it in a little bit longer.
So, if you were planning on coming by for a sandwich, today isn’t the day to do it. The bread was heavy, lopsided and undercooked. Other than that, all things went well.
I hope all mothers are recovering nicely from overindulging on all the cakes, pies, chocolates and banquet sized meals they ate on Mother’s Day!
I actually enjoy mistakes and think we learn so much more from them then when everything we make is perfect. Slice that loaf, grill it and serve! I would!
I made bread for the first time the other day. It all looked good: dried sour cherries, cocoa, cinnamon, spelt flour. It came out heavy, crumbly and smelling a little like stale oil. Blergh. Has put me off baking bread for another week…
I hope you have recovered from your bread fail. I have and my last loaf was beautiful. I didn’t wander away, I made sure I concentrated on the job at hand.
Ms. Maureen….please do me the honor and visit my recent post. There is something there for you!!
It’s at the bottom—a long ass way down…LOL!!!
I enjoy making bread, but when it doesn’t come out right, it is so disappointing. I use a breadmaker now for the mixing and first rise, but there is still a substantial time investment. Its not as if you can quickly make some more.
Yeah, I hear you on that. Once you’ve spent 3 hours you can’t just say, “oh I’ll whip up another one”. You grumble and throw things.
My cooking definitely fails when I’m not concentrating! Always something to learn from though. Hope you next bread turns perfectly.
Thank you for such a great recipe of bread. Will cook it these weekend and write the comment about the taste)