So having this amazing new kitchen with the gas range and all this space has really rekindled my love of cooking. And now we are so rural that delivery is no longer an option, it’s really gotten us back into it. I actually do have an associates degree in Culinary Arts from Johnson & Wales.
so last week I just had this desire to start making bread. So I ordered a bread machine which came Friday. Today I took the boy to Hannaford to grocery shop and I made sure to run down the baking aisle where I grabbed a bag of bread flour and stocked up on several different types of yeast and a sourdough kit. When we got home I decided to try a simple white bread recipe For the first one. this machine is pretty cool. All self contained and it does everything. Just add the ingredients to the pan, stick it in and choose what you want to bake.
after a couple of hours I had a nice, hot, fresh loaf of bread ready to go. Popped right out of the pan and we cut the first slice and buttered it still hot out of the machine.
for a very basic white bread it was delicious. I’m looking forward to trying some other recipes. Machine even has a seed/nut/fruit dropper thing that adds the ingredients at the right time during its cycle. I’m planning to make some pumpkin bread for the Halloween party we are throwing on the 30t.
and I’ve been making some mean breakfast paninis on my griddle too. Looking forward to making one in the morning with some of my fresh baked bread.