I was toy-deprived last year, so when I got some money for Christmas,
I went on a toy-buying spree. The latest item is a Bread
Machine. I got a used one from eBay, on the theory that lots of
people get them and turn out not to use them, so an eBay one would
be a savings and likely to be fine.
It arrived Tuesday afternoon, so I threw in the ingredients for a completely
whole-wheat, one pound loaf. It was a little low and misshapen, but the
flavor was good, and almost all of it disappeared after the
Renaissance Band rehearsal.
So Wednesday, I tried another version. This time I followed the
directions for adjusting the consistency at the
bread machine digest. In my case, the dough was too gooey,
so I added an extra tablespoon of flour. It’s definitely the
best all-whole wheat bread that I’ve ever baked. Well-risen
(almost but not quite fluffy) and
not at all dry.
So now I have the ingredients for a loaf of French Bread, which I’ll
take (assuming it isn’t a disaster) to the friends I’m having
dinner with tonight.
I also bought some barley flour and some carrots at the store last
night. There’s a carrot cake recipe I might take to the
homebrew club meeting tomorrow. The barley flour is for the
next whole-grain bread experiment.
Laura Conrad
Last modified: Thu Feb 2 11:24:42 EST 2006
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