tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11967806.post6747349972718249413..comments2024-02-16T21:23:06.989-05:00Comments on ksquest: Home Baked Loaf Bread, part 1 of 3khttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06430423256832961746noreply@blogger.comBlogger18125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11967806.post-68223859935082652132007-07-05T12:47:00.000-04:002007-07-05T12:47:00.000-04:00Oh, YES!!!!!!!!!! You got it. I can't WAIT!Oh, YES!!!!!!!!!! You got it. I can't WAIT!khttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06430423256832961746noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11967806.post-50609834023762340252007-07-05T12:31:00.000-04:002007-07-05T12:31:00.000-04:00I am shipping the kids off to summer camp Saturday...I am shipping the kids off to summer camp Saturday and for the next week I have nothing - absolutely nothing to do but try to bake bread. <BR/>Stay tuned for photos and results.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11967806.post-78918485769454688682007-07-04T01:04:00.000-04:002007-07-04T01:04:00.000-04:00Oh, doom, thank you for that! I'm tickled half to...Oh, doom, thank you for that! I'm tickled half to death. How wonderful!<BR/><BR/>See? I KNEW you could do it!<BR/><BR/>There's nothing like fresh baked bread to bring neighbors and friends and family together for a little good old hanging out time.khttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06430423256832961746noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11967806.post-68762625678505586322007-07-03T13:25:00.000-04:002007-07-03T13:25:00.000-04:00Well, I am no where near what you two are discussi...Well, I am no where near what you two are discussing, raisin bread and cinnamon rolls, perhaps I am on my way. I have made my first four loaves of very easy to consume bread, using your recipe, advice, and inspiration. Even my nervous little unhappy friend enjoyed. She sacrificed by holding her notions of bread propriety to a few comments, a wrinkled nose or two, and a few glances of doubt, she used my pure cream butter, and then ate like a starved thing, oh, a half a loaf in about as many minutes in spite of it not being whole wheat and my horrible lack of salted butter. Beyond, and a bit to my surprise, she actually said it was good, very good, several times. Children, they can surprise. And, two loaves just went to the soon to be parents again neighbors. Both were pleased with the offering, plus we were able to discuss some things, get caught up on our lives, doing, play, and family news, and just enjoy some company for a bit. Thanks K.<BR/><BR/>I may never be an A student, but if I am interested and willing, I give it a go and lend my hands and a little faith to the knowledge proffered. In this case, though it took a while, it worked. Hmm, I’m going to grab a slice and a sip of mint ice tea, I do believe. Thanks, again.Doomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04392444624210801173noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11967806.post-38401214065665917072007-06-28T21:58:00.000-04:002007-06-28T21:58:00.000-04:00Hmmm. Okay. Maybe next time I want to bake not to...Hmmm. Okay. Maybe next time I want to bake not too many loaves I'll just leave the whole egg in.<BR/><BR/>The older folks are NOT scared of Sin Rolls. It's really gratifying to see people who aren't afraid of their food.khttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06430423256832961746noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11967806.post-67749765389261597132007-06-25T23:35:00.000-04:002007-06-25T23:35:00.000-04:00Oh, no bread was ever injured by being too eggy. M...Oh, no bread was <I>ever</I> injured by being too eggy. My favorite recipe uses four, plus an unconscionable amount of extra virgin olive oil. It's more of a brioche, really. Rosemary Raisin Bread. You'd be shocked at how well the rosemary and the raisins go together.<BR/><BR/>What Meals on Wheels client would <I>not</I> be into fresh-baked Sin Rolls? When you are tired of those, you are <I>truly</I> tired of life.Pretty Ladyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00342833918614545778noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11967806.post-43326468040552641952007-06-25T13:32:00.000-04:002007-06-25T13:32:00.000-04:00Yeah, the thing about this one is the *one egg* is...Yeah, the thing about this one is the *one egg* issue. I've no idea why throwing away $.10 worth of half an egg bothers me, but I've noticed I tend to avoid cutting any recipe after it's down to the *one egg* level.<BR/><BR/>I just found out this morning that Livey's *Meals on Wheels* candidates were thrilled with their Sin Rolls and home-baked bread last week. YAY!!! I have a whole new set of willing baking vicitms here, whee!<BR/><BR/>Those friendly, bread-loving neighbors are so great to have around, aren't they?khttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06430423256832961746noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11967806.post-64174620010431442702007-06-24T14:47:00.000-04:002007-06-24T14:47:00.000-04:00k the farm wife! 8-10 cups of flour makes enough ...k the farm wife! 8-10 cups of flour makes enough bread to feed a family of 5! I go for the 4-5 cup recipes, and put half in the freezer, single solitary lady that I am. But next time I get the baking urge I shall hand loaves out to the neighbors, since I finally HAVE friendly neighbors. Life is good!Pretty Ladyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00342833918614545778noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11967806.post-54689718095034653022007-06-23T02:40:00.000-04:002007-06-23T02:40:00.000-04:00Oh, I'm so glad you saw it! Have fun with this on...Oh, I'm so glad you saw it! Have fun with this one, snog dot. If it works out, and you'd like to try your hand at the Sin Rolls, that draft post has been hanging about looking for a home too.khttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06430423256832961746noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11967806.post-87118001053813875822007-06-22T10:12:00.000-04:002007-06-22T10:12:00.000-04:00I can't wait to try this.I can't wait to try this.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11967806.post-43762172207287216552007-06-22T02:11:00.000-04:002007-06-22T02:11:00.000-04:00Doom. Boy oh boy, do I know about that losing trac...Doom. Boy oh boy, do I know about that losing track of time thing. I'm so glad to hear you're doing better.<BR/><BR/>That passing them out thing, with the breads? It's just great fun. Really great. I do a lot of that when we have a hurricane coming, and I call those Hurricane Baked Goods.<BR/><BR/>And I agree with your take on that needing each other bit, too. Funny how all that works out so well, isn't it?khttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06430423256832961746noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11967806.post-86731227473105659992007-06-22T00:18:00.000-04:002007-06-22T00:18:00.000-04:00I will probably be writing you in the near future....I will probably be writing you in the near future. *laughs* No Sam's Club, but there is a whole food/health food store I visit regularly. And yep, I was using the store bought, either packets or jars. Tried both I think, and both failed. Though, as part of my illness, I plan to do something, get everything together, and just lose track of time. I may have had those far too long even if the store didn't. I am doing quite a bit better, so my prospects are better with your instructions and good yeast. I just love the smell and taste of fresh breads, rolls, all, and I like doing things the right way, give or take. Plus, handing out a loaf or a pan of rolls is a great way to make friends or strenghen old friendships.<BR/><BR/>As you said though, some things just might not be doable by some people. Our intellectual blind spots? God's way of saying we need each other perhaps. It does make life a little more interesting, another name for frustrating.Doomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04392444624210801173noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11967806.post-22251949594044195942007-06-21T14:58:00.000-04:002007-06-21T14:58:00.000-04:00Livey is an excellent food appreciator! I LOVE th...Livey is an excellent food appreciator! I LOVE that. She tells me exactly what's right and what's not-so-right about anything I make, and even if it's not my best effort, she doesn't mind and eats is up anyway! And she really likes most anything I fix up. I'm having a wonderful cooking run here with her.<BR/><BR/>miss assassin, I have seen instances of that *spanking* the dough that wasn't violent at all. I'm hazarding a guess here: I bet your Mama didn't get mad at her bread, right? I bet she enjoyed making it and watching her little girl watch HER. I think that's what makes the difference. Those people on TV, sometimes they're a joy to watch. Others...like I said, they may be into the bucks aspect, instead of loving their cooking. THOSE are the evil bread-beaters of the world.<BR/><BR/>kat, I went through several years of not baking after we moved into our house. We were having some marital issues back then, and it just never felt as *homey* as I wanted, in order to bless it with the fragrance of rising bread. Then, finally, it was time. That small act of bakng the first batch of loaves, back then? It was one of those small but significant turning points in my life. <BR/><BR/>kirsten, thank you! Let me know how it goes, okay? It's always exciting to me to hear another person is thinking of the Bread Baking fun. I'm guessing you may not have a *Sam's Wholesale Club* where you are in Egypt, but OTOH, I bet your stores have fresh yeast and good bread flour, which it what counts.<BR/><BR/>Doom, I'm convinced that every single cook has at least one or two things they just can't do. With me, it's pastry crusts first - I just can NOT get them flakey and nice, even using every trick in the book - and eggs. Sometimes the eggs do come out, but it's dicey. Frittata and egg foo yung I can do great, partly because it's okay to get them browned on the bottom, and they still taste great to me.<BR/><BR/>But in every other dish I like my eggs cooked through, but without any brown part. Tender but not moist. Walter can do this blind with one hand tied behind his back. Me?...If it ain't happened by now it never will. So I just shuffle along as best I can.<BR/><BR/>Croissants are truly challenging. I've never even attempted them. I have issues with cold and those super-flaky breads usually want you do mess around folding ultra-thin layers of dough around the butter, or whatever, and very very cold. I shudder to contemplate it!<BR/><BR/>Loaf bread is simple enough that I think it's appropriate for even kids to try. Over and over, talking to people who had difficulties in the past with bread, it's turned out to be the yeast. Those dang blasted grocery store yeast packs are so often just useless. You may find the problem wasn't you at all, but expired yeast.<BR/><BR/>If you go ahead and give it another try, let me know, okay? And I have a gazillion more detailed pix of the process (of course!), and I'll be more than happy to answer any questions, so give me a virtual holler any time you like.khttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06430423256832961746noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11967806.post-23759445516859471382007-06-21T01:44:00.000-04:002007-06-21T01:44:00.000-04:00I have tried so hard to bake. I can cook almost a...I have tried so hard to bake. I can cook almost anything, though meats and fish are my specialty. I almost can't roast a turkey, beef roast, or leg of lamb incorrectly. I can't miss with steak, I never mess up vegetables (usually steamed) in spite of having no interest in vegatables.<BR/><BR/>But baking rips me up. Bread to rolls to croisants, I just fail time and again. I can't even do tortillas. <BR/><BR/>Anyway, I might have to try again. You have laid it out so well. My goal is to make good bread weekly and to make my own Beef Wellington from scratch at some point. <BR/><BR/>Well, thanks for writing those instructions. Have a good day!Doomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04392444624210801173noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11967806.post-87543841221528379822007-06-20T11:15:00.000-04:002007-06-20T11:15:00.000-04:00This was a fantastic lesson of how to make / bake ...This was a fantastic lesson of how to make / bake loaf, and they look really nice too. I have written down the recipe and will tryKirsten N. Namskauhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17110807096491484051noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11967806.post-81760053256752378232007-06-20T10:22:00.000-04:002007-06-20T10:22:00.000-04:00ooh, I LOVE making homemade bread! It's been about...ooh, I LOVE making homemade bread! It's been about six or seven years since i did it last... now I have something else on my "list of things to do this summer!" thanks! :)Kathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01367064141753344111noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11967806.post-68548599306425073642007-06-20T10:01:00.000-04:002007-06-20T10:01:00.000-04:00My mama used to make bread and cinnamon rolls! I ...My mama used to make bread and cinnamon rolls! I loved to see her "spank" the bread, thought it was very funny...not violent....Joyce Ellen Davishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13494251587598676788noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11967806.post-7431455538392849932007-06-20T09:30:00.000-04:002007-06-20T09:30:00.000-04:00I can tell ya, this woman makes a great loaf of br...I can tell ya, this woman makes a great loaf of bread and awesome cinnamon rolls!Northwoods Womanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06700271652259176503noreply@blogger.com