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First Sign of Spring!
9 Feb 2019 14:11The Flowering Quince in the hedge is always the first sign of spring! The flowers bloom in February every year.
9 Feb 2019
Baking Bread
9 Feb 2019 14:25Maybe too many episodes of that British baking show...but I felt like making bread today! I hadn't in a very, very long time, although it's something I really love to do!
It took a bit more time than usual because the particular recipe I used called for 3 rises -- 1 more than usual, presumably because this recipe only had 100% wheat flour, no white flour in it, so it probably needed a bit more time rising.
And so it begins --
After I finished kneading --
Nice 1st rise --
My favorite part is the punch down!
I forgot to take a pic after the 2nd rise, but it looked pretty similar to the 1st rise, just higher. Here it is after the 3rd and final rise in the loaf pans before going into the oven --
Final result, cooling on a rack --
It took a bit more time than usual because the particular recipe I used called for 3 rises -- 1 more than usual, presumably because this recipe only had 100% wheat flour, no white flour in it, so it probably needed a bit more time rising.
And so it begins --
After I finished kneading --
Nice 1st rise --
My favorite part is the punch down!
I forgot to take a pic after the 2nd rise, but it looked pretty similar to the 1st rise, just higher. Here it is after the 3rd and final rise in the loaf pans before going into the oven --
Final result, cooling on a rack --
