Tuesday, November 22, 2011

Fail: DIY Bread Bowl


 Making bread from scratch is cheaper than buying a loaf at the store. However, there are some barriers to creating a warm delicious hunks of flour goodness. Temperature, too much flour, too little flour, too much kneading, too little kneading etc etc etc. Aware of the barriers I was determined to make bread bowls for our guests last night. I sought out a recipe and found this one:

I read through all of the recipe's comments taking notes. I got all of the ingredients ready determined this DIY was going to be a success! I used my KitchenAid mixer to help me mix and knead. I set the dough in a warm place to rise and waited... and waited.. and waited. Nothing happened. I knead the dough some more, prayed over the dough, and waited some more. The dough was supposed to double, and mine grew a total of one inch (yes I measured!). I baked them any way. Here is what mine looked like:
They tasted good, but were very dense. This, my friends, was a big FAIL. Perhaps I used too much flour. Or maybe using the KitchenAid mixer was not such a great idea? Conscious of the possibility of failure, I started baking early in the afternoon allowing time to run to the local grocery store. The guests never knew the difference, but I admit I was very disappointed. I am determined to attempt this recipe again. Any ideas on why they did not turn out?

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