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Day 15: Loafing Around (3 Moms, 3 Kitchens, 31 Days)

Loafing around? No, it's not what you think.

I baked a loaf of bread today.

And I finally got smart and tried out my old mixer to see if it would knead bread dough. It's definitely not a KitchenAid, but it worked well enough for the amount of dough I had. (Thanks, Toni and Kate for suggesting I try it!)

But even though the mixer did knead the dough for me, it wasn't entirely hands free. The mixer is so small that when I turned it up much higher than its lowest speed, the mixer nearly vibrated itself off the counter. So I ended up standing there with my hands on the mixer, holding it in place. But at least I didn't have to do the kneading—just the holding.

I was a little afraid that I'd messed up the yeast again, because the recipe I used said to let the dough rise for about 40 minutes until it had doubled in size—but after 40 minutes, my dough had hardly risen!

But I had faith. And I even thought I probably should have just let it rise for longer—I was in a bit of a time crunch because of our evening activities—I went ahead and put it in the loaf pan and let it rise a "second" time. But this time I stuck it in the oven with a bowl of hot water and by the time I checked it again an hour later, it had risen sufficiently.

I baked it for 40 minutes and here's how it turned out!

And it was completely gone in about 15 minutes.

Make sure you head on over to Kate’s and Toni’s blogs to see what’s happening in their kitchens. And don’t forget about this tomorrow’s “3 Moms” online discussion. If you’d like to have us email you an invitation to the discussion so you can click directly into our call from your email, please leave a comment on this post with your email address. Otherwise, just join us this Friday, May 16th at 10 PM Eastern Time by clicking this link.

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Comments

  1. Kate says

    May 15, 2008 at 11:11 pm

    Joy, that bread looks amazing. I'm glad it mostly worked out in your mixer.

    I am going to try that recipe next week. How well does it slice? I wonder if it would make a good sandwich bread as I've yet to find one for sandwiches that Eric likes as much as store bought.

    Reply
  2. Nancy says

    May 16, 2008 at 9:05 am

    Looks like a successful day of loafing was had by all! Nothing better than fresh baked bread with a slab 'o butter.

    Reply
  3. Carol says

    May 16, 2008 at 10:28 pm

    Your bread looks delicious! I was wondering if you had a recipe for honey butter that you could share ( I would like to try your bread recipe and that would be delish together) I really enjoy your blog and your honest tips and advice.

    Reply

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