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Monday, October 31, 2011

Basic White Bread by Hand – Baking

These are pictures of the process. I will not include the making of the bread as I have already done that. It takes a long time for bread to rise!

Me kneading


Dividing


Rising


Finished

Basic White Bread by Hand – Preparation

I will be making basic white bread by hand in this post the ingredients are the same.
11 ounces water
1 1/2 teaspoons salt
2 tablespoons butter/margarine/oil
3 cups all purpose flour
2 tablespoons sugar
2 teaspoons active dry yeast.

We have the ingredients.

Wednesday, October 26, 2011

Basic White Bread in Machine – Evaluation

Tell about this cooking experience. Questions that will help you write your evaluation: Feel free to use these questions directly in your blog, or write up in your own way, making sure these questions are answered. More detail is better.

Was this recipe hard to make?
No, this recipe was not hard to make.

What was the most challenging part? Did you learn something new? What was it?
The most challenging part was probably deciding if the dough was too wet of dry. I didn't learn anything new.

How did this taste? Did your family (others) like it? What did they say?
It tasted great. My family said that it tasted fine.

What would/could you do differently next time?
Not let my Mom do so much.

Basic White Bread in Machine – Baking

This step will contain me making the bread and taking pictures at different stages of the process.


The Start



Half-Way



Baking



Finished!



Inside the Morsel

Basic White Bread in Machine – Preparation

This is the beginning of my Baking Class. I will be doing each exercise in a series of three posts. Each post will be one step.

Select/Find A Recipe & Type the Ingredients Here:
The recipe is Basic White Bread. The ingredients are:
10-12 ounces water
1 3/4 teaspoons salt
2 tablespoons butter/margarine/oil
4 cups bread flour
2 tablespoons sugar
2 1/4 teaspoons active dry yeast.

Do you have the Ingredients (and the right amounts)?
Yes.

Do you have the necessary tools? List them:
Yes, I have a scale, teaspoon measures, tablespoon measures, and cup measures.

If the ingredients are not on hand - go shopping for the ingredients, create a table/chart and detail how much each item costs. (Item Name (including brand), Size, Price for that Size). Where did you purchase these ingredients? Are the ingredients all available at readily available stores or are they specialty items available only in specific stores?
We have all ingredients. The ingredients are common items available at a Wal*Mart.

Tuesday, October 25, 2011

9th grade - New Class - Baking!

Seth will be starting a new class as part of his 9th grade curriculum. This will be a hands-on baking class. He'll be starting out with different breads and then move on to Pizzas ! :) Look for these to start tomorrow!