21 Nov
Warmth
It’s cold. I can hear the wind outside, which means that now is the time for this post. I really wish you could come over and get a piece of this.
A few days ago, our breadmaker reappeared. After a two-year hiatus in the garage, a fruitless visit to Middle Georgia (turns out Jackson prefers to make her bread by hand), and a six-week ride in the back of another sister’s van, the BreadMan is back. And just in the nick of time. I knew this ginormous loaf of white was just a matter of time, but because I like to go in the direction of good to better, I first made a loaf of cinnamon raisin wheat bread. It was alright. Ugly, squat, and wheaty, but alright. Then the next day, after Joey reminded me that we do actually have bread flour, squirreled away in a plastic bag in a produce drawer of the fridge, I made this beautiful piece of bread art. Well, really BreadMan did, but I had to measure a bunch of stuff, push buttons, and slice it with a crappy knife. Which is pretty much the same thing as making bread, I think.
I could not even wait until I took a picture to take a bite. May your day be as warm as this.
Oh, and p.s.: the inspiration for this post was this blog. They love to bake and take pictures. And one day I’m going to make these donut muffins.
Posted by Jackie on 11/21/08 at 8:18
Yum! Glad you actually did it. Donut muffins sound like an excellent Disneyworld or Christmas treat
Posted by danyelle on 11/21/08 at 9:44
that bread looks so incredibly delicious. refined carb bread, o refined carb bread, wherefore art thou refined carb bread?
Posted by Greg on 11/21/08 at 10:35
Kelly for Christmas can I have a loaf of bread? I keep drooling on my keyboard.
no nuts.
Posted by Aly @ Lip ZIp on 11/22/08 at 15:42
That looks delicious! I’ve never been brave enough to try and make my own bread.
Posted by sara on 11/22/08 at 16:10
can you come to my house and dust off my breadmaker and do the mixing and all? that would be AWESOME.
Posted by Heather on 11/24/08 at 12:02
man, that looks soooo good! dennis and jesse will be travelling to missouri to dennis’ parent’s house for thanksgiving so i am hoping his mom sends back a loaf of real homemade bread…yeah, she has uses real starter yeast and makes it all from scratch…now THAT is some good bread!
Posted by Vicki on 11/24/08 at 18:47
Yum. The pictures make it look even yummier. We have a bread machine, but I don’t think I’ll be pulling it out any time soon. Du has sworn off most carbs for the time being. I’m trying to encourage him in his diet/lifestyle change. But what about me and my cravings for all things dough-y?