Sunday, July 08, 2012

Give the Dough a Rest

After numerous messages and weeks of Skype conversations, I finally convinced SOMEONE to try and bake bread using the Five Minute Bread technique.  Sister Deer was a willing accomplice.  Sadly, she reported back to say that the dough was so soft she could not form it properly.  She added that the bread tasted fine but the crust was funny and the bottom was rubbery.


W H Y ? ? ? ?     


Every single time we used the five minute bread dough, it turned out perfectly.

Yesterday, we made stromboli.


 This is what it looked like before it went into the oven.
The kids said I overdid the garlic powder on top.
They didn't complain about the Italian Seasoning and 
the parmesan cheese, just the garlic powder.
 In a feeble attempt to get the dough to rise, 
we placed it in front of the heater.
(Don't worry, the bread pan was sitting on a wire rack.)

  

It seems I used twice the amount of dough required for the dish.
You can tell by how the surface of the bread just cracked when the dough rose during baking. 

 Nonetheless, we enjoyed a hearty meal.

After this though, I am giving the Five Minute Bread a rest.  Even if I just bought several kilos of flour, I won't replenish my dough in the ref. 

I have resolved : No bread baking for a while to cut down on the carbs.  

Exercise.  I need exercise.

(These questions remain : How long will this resolution last and will the exercise even begin?)

1 comment:

Anonymous said...

Did you know that Sister Deer told me she doesn't remember the year you were born???

Granted, I don't remember everyone's either, but I'd think she'd remember yours since you're after her!

-- Z