Bread!

As you all know( if you’ve been paying attention) I’m back at school. I’m in introduction to baking which basically means we make a little of everything dessert or bread related under the sun. It’s so exciting! I love love love to bake! I thought it was just desserts but it’s bread too. Oh bread, I’ve been so unfair to you in the past. Turning my nose up at you at dinner tables and say “oh no I don’t eat bread like that, I don’t really like it” This class has made a liar out of me. A happy, slightly worried liar. First the happy. Fresh baked bread is so so very good. so good in fact that I don’t mind eating it at all. I enjoy it. immensely, which brings me to the worried part. I’m not anti carb but I’m pretty sure consuming large amounts of freshly baked breads is detrimental to the waistline. I’m learning a new kind of self control. Wish me luck.

With all the new things I’m learning to make and master my head is brimming with ideas for new items on my menu. My first project will be a cinnamon roll made with brioche dough.

Brioche.., quite simply some of the best bread I’ve ever eaten. It’s rich and buttery and yeasty and I know it’ll go very well in a cinnamon roll. Traditionally it doesn’t but I think this small improvement will be welcome. I made brioche loaves in class and wow oh wow., with some cinnamon and sugar it can only get better. 

I’ve also made French bread. Hand rolled baguettes! And again I'd like to say that before this class I DID NOT eat bread by itself, but I ate this one. And it was goooood!

And Cinnamon rolls

Pizza dough with yummy toppings (my classmates kinda swooped in and devoured it, note the pizza cutter)

As the weeks go by I’ll be sharing my class work with you and some of the projects I’ve been inspired to make at home. I hope you enjoy because I sure am!

Until next time remember,

Make Life delicious!

Michelle