I’ve made a lot of bread-machine bread in my time (31 whole years!) but I never made it completely from scratch. It was fun to mix everything up, knead the dough and watch it cook. I’m not sure making one loaf of bread in a modern kitchen really benefits the environment. The oven is set around 400 degF for almost an hour, which must be a lot of energy. But, I can be assured that there is no high fructose corn syrup or nasty additives. And, I get to make bread, which is a skill that man has had (or should have) since forever and a day.
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1 Jen // Jul 17, 2008 at 5:38 am
We have some strange, connected sibling karma going on right now… I just made my first two loaves of whole wheat bread last Sunday also totally from scratch. It didn’t rise all big and tall but it was very tasty and made the house smell delicious. Mutti has been making it a lot lately… I think that has insired us!
2 Muttie // Jul 17, 2008 at 7:08 am
I’m happy to know you’re both enjoying the making of bread - there is something lovely and satisfying in the yeasty smell of multi-grain goodness!
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