Well the weekend came and I dove head first into the bread making pool. As I told Sonny my only experience to this point was Rising Crust Dijorno pizza. I was nervous to start with because I didn't want to waste all ofSonny's effort by killing the starter. There is precedent of me being a mass murderer if you count plants and pets. ::)
Overall it went great. Time consuming and I was doubting whether it was worth it for a bit. Then I got to taste the fresh bread out of the oven. I am already looking for what type to make next. For this round I saved the two cups of starter and only made one recipie of Wheat Bread. I got nervous about the amount in one loaf pan and split it. Next time I will use one loaf pan.
Below are pictures that I took to commemorate the event! (they should be clickable)
Or you can go to the photobucket Album here
http://s873.beta.photobucket.com/user/standles/library/Bread%20Making%20Adventure
Many thanks Sonny for all the work and effort you put into spreading starter all over the US. Maybe your next trick could be to modify the starter towork on Congress. ;D
Ready to Roll.....
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110 Degrees on the button
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Into the container for re-hydrating and feeding
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Food for the masses of hungry buggers.
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Tucked away for the night
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12 Hours Later
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It's ALIVE!!!!!!
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Ready to divide and conquer
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Two cups of starter left and another for the Bread
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Wheat Bread after the First rising
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In the pans ready to rise a second time and cook
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Perfection is made
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Now to see what else I can make......
Thanks again Sonny...
Steven
Outstanding job Steven!!!!!!
The bread looks very good.
The starter will only get better as it matures.
Once you get comfortable with the starter, there is no need
to keep the extra jar of starter. You can if you want to. You
may want to pass the extra starter to a friend.
Remember after they rest in fridge 3 to 4 days renew them even
if you don't have time to make bread. Save a cup and dispose of
the rest. That will help you starter get stronger.
Will mark you off my hit list. ;) :)
(Maybe Congress does need some Sweet Bread)
Good job! Gotta love the smell and taste of fresh bread right out of the oven.
Great job! Bet it tasted wonderful!
Awesome job!
You did better than I did steven. I wont let Sonny send me another one. I killed the last one cause I keep the house toocold in the winter.
Quote from: Tenpoint5 on March 17, 2013, 09:04:12 AM
You did better than I did steven. I wont let Sonny send me another one. I killed the last one cause I keep the house toocold in the winter.
UT O !
Houston, I think we have a problem up here ;D
Quote from: iceman on March 17, 2013, 11:40:35 AM
Quote from: Tenpoint5 on March 17, 2013, 09:04:12 AM
You did better than I did steven. I wont let Sonny send me another one. I killed the last one cause I keep the house toocold in the winter.
UT O !
Houston, I think we have a problem up here ;D
62-64 is not condusive to great bread making conditions