Yesterday I shared the first day of the two-day bread making process that happens in our home every week. I mean, maybe it's every two weeks, because I'm kind of a slacker. Whatever.
Last night, we left the bread dough looking like this.
After getting a good 8 hours of beauty sleep, it now looks like this!
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| Wow, a good night's sleep really does improve skin tone! |
Technically, I could put the dough in the pans at this stage, but Mom told me to always let it rise a second time in the bowl if you can, because it improves the texture. So I always do. The dough gets punched down and left to rest a second time while I'm a-workin' on the railroad.
When I come home from school, then I dump it all out onto a well-floured counter and knead it for just a minute. The dough gets divided in half and rolled up into nice little logs and plopped into greased bread pans.
The plastic wrap goes back on and it's left to its own devices until the loaves have risen an inch or two above the top edge of the pans.
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| Ready to bake! |
Into a 350 degree oven it goes for 30 minutes, and it comes out looking like this.
Mm-mm good! The crust is nice and chewy, the middle is soft and springy...so yummy!
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| Bread closeup! |
I hope you've enjoyed this bread-making journey! If you have a friend who keeps a starter, get some! If you're my friend and you want some, let me know! I'm happy to share the bread love!
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