Badger Girl- 1.
The Bread took this round.
So I was supposed to shape the dough into a tight ball (see above) but the dough was not cooperating (see below).
This just about drove me nuts. The cookbook told me I needed to have iron hands with kid gloves. Really. How about a sledge hammer? Would that help?
I don't have problems getting the dough to rise as seen above. It darn near rose off the pan. Again.
Also, in the picture in the cookbook, there is this neat, art-y cross in the breads. You can almost imagine a portly baker dressed all in white when you see the crosses on the bread. Mine looked like I took a machete to it.
My guest ate some of the bread toasted this morning and said it was good. I am still too mad. I had some after it came out of the oven and pronounced it a disaster. Manatee disagrees and has convinced me he likes it. When I stop pouting, I will probably try toasting it.
I am going to take a break from these sponge breads and return to some more basic recipes, things at which I have previously succeeded and enjoyed doing. This weekend we are having some of Manatee's family over for make your own pizza so I will be making the crusts the next few days. Hopefully I can rebuild my baking confidence.
I love this post! So great to see the ups and the downs. I do however, think the bread looks lovely and I want to smear it with pesto butter.
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hang in there, although it didn't come out the way you planned I bet it was still very tasty!
ReplyDeleteWell it sure looks good! Just remember you can use bread you don't like for a yummy bread pudding or overnight soaked french toast :) I bet it was great hot with butter smathered all over it! ~Kelli
ReplyDeleteI dont think you mixed the dough enough. Bread dough should feel almost elastic, and have a window when you pull it. You probably just need a sharper knife when you score it:)
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