My New Obsession!

 

I have so enjoyed having a few days off over Christmas and New year and have had chance to spend more time in the kitchen. Whether this is a good thing is debatable!

I made a couple of batches of scones and shortbread but I really wanted to get to grips with bread making from scratch.

So I bought the necessary ingredients and had a go with one of Nigellas recipes. It really is a therapeutic process, in fact quite nurturing and very relaxing. You can't rush the process as the dough has to prove or rise twice.i wasn't very hopeful at this stage

 

 

I love the process of kneading the dough it is such a magical moment when the dough suddenly becomes elastic I'm not sure what the technical term is for this but you can feel the difference as you knead.

Anyway i have a new obsession as i have produced a few loaves of tasty bread in both brown and white .

So this is my New Year obsession, watch this space!

I highly recommend giving it a go, by hand rather than machine.

If you have any great bread recipes I would love to hear your comments, I'm a complete beginner so any advice is welcome.

Back to work tomorrow so less time in the kitchen but I'm determined to keep practising and eating it of course!

Debs x

 

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