Any Home Bakers Here?

[ronott1]

Weird weather here too. Cloudy and cold, but no snow this time. I wish it would get warmer!

I also wish the clouds can clear up so I can use my solar filter to view sunspots AR2993-94. They are apparently big.

By the way, I may not post that often from now on because I landed a job. I’ll start working soon.

Congratulations!

 

[Sally PB]

By the way, I may not post that often from now on because I landed a job. I’ll start working soon.

Oh, congratulations! What will you be doing?

 

[Blooie]

We were out of bread, so I baked up a loaf of our usual white sandwich bread. I took it out of the oven about noon. It’s now 6:15 and I’m gonna have to make another loaf tomorrow. This one is over half gone and it’s just me and Ken here. Well, gives me something to do while the snow flies and winds hit 60 mph this weekend. I’ll start my rye bread dough tonight, bake that in the morning, and use the heat from the oven to help the white bread rise.

 

[sandburRanch]

I haven't read through the nearly 5,000 replies to determine if a bread yeast starter is maintained and used . My late mother brought a yeast start from another ladies house rapped in cellophane and carried in her purse . She knew how to care for it to keep it alive and never was out of yeast again .

 

[jnicholes]

Oh, congratulations! What will you be doing?

Quite literally, (in my opinion,) the oldest job on earth, gardening. I’m working in a garden center.

 

[jnicholes]

I went out to rototill my garden spot, to get ready for the planting season. I discovered this afterwards while checking on my rabbit.

She dug a warren, it was not here yesterday. She dug it faster than I can rototill.

Who needs a Rototiller when you got Sophie!

 

[Blooie]

I haven't read through the nearly 5,000 replies to determine if a breaduntil yeast starter is maintained and used . My late mother brought a yeast start from another ladies house rapped in cellophane and carried in her purse . She knew how to care for it to keep it alive and never was out of yeast again .

Until you mentioned it, I hadn’t thought about this in years, but Ma used to pinch off a piece of her bread dough after the first rise, wrap it in cellophane, and pop it in the fridge. Then next bake she’d take it out, add a bit of water and flour and mix it up, then let it stand while she gathered her other ingredients and bowls and such. That was her “hard times” yeast. It wasn’t sourdough, because the bread was always super soft and had a touch of sweetness to it. I wish I’d paid more attention. <sigh>

 

[Sally PB]

@jnicholes, fantastic! I hope you enjoy it.

What gardening zone are you in? What are you going to plant?

I'm in 5b. I planted 3 rows of potatoes, and plan to do the rest over the next week. Onions sets and some greens too.

 

[Aria]

I am going to plant more herbs indoors. I am always
attacked by Ticks. I read where they will be AROUND more this year. Not too much outdoor gardening for me.

 

[R2elk]

It got up to 80°F on the 21st. It is currently 31°F. I got trees and gooseberries in yesterday afternoon. By the time I finished planting it was raining on me. I got 1/2" of rain. This morning I am happy that I did not put off planting until today.