What did you do in the garden today?

[Smokerbill]

I was making dense bread until I realized that I was measuring packed flour instead of sifted flour. Too much flour in relation to the water made a thick dough and impeded rising.

 

[Rick589]

I was making dense bread until I realized that I was measuring packed flour instead of sifted flour. Too much flour in relation to the water made a thick dough and impeded rising.

Exactly. I don't sift myself I spoon the flour into the measuring cup and level off.

 

[Sally PB]

Our lilacs have rebloomed the last couple of years. It sounds like a good thing, but in our case at least, I know it's not. Our lilacs have been losing all their leaves in July/August due to some bacterial or fungal blight issue (don't know exactly). They try to grow new leaves, and make a few clusters of flowers, but it looks like a dying plant's last gasp.

I have seen evidence of this blight all around us. I'm not sure what to do about it, so if anyone has suggestions, I'd love to hear them.

I love lilacs. I love their color and the heavenly scent.

 

[TJAnonymous]

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My lilacs also sent out a few blooms like this recently. Weird.

 

[Molpet]

I was making dense bread until I realized that I was measuring packed flour instead of sifted flour. Too much flour in relation to the water made a thick dough and impeded rising.

This is why the UK goes by weight

 

[Smokerbill]

https://www.kingarthurbaking.com/learn/ingredient-weight-chart

 

[Minanora]

Exactly. I don't sift myself I spoon the flour into the measuring cup and level off.

I do my flour by weight. I do most baking things by weight.

I try to keep my flour in a sealed container so it doesn't fluctuate weight with the humidity.

 

[Sammster]

Felt better today than I have in awhile. Getting over the pneumonia. Family members all got the same bug. Mine turned into pneumonia. Made a pumpkin pie. That pumpkin made a very good pie.

I'm sorry you were so sick! Glad you are feeling better ♡

 

[Minanora]

My shin is getting better, slowly. But better. I will save the money and not get an X-ray. Yay.

Watered the carrot patch today. No more rain in the forecast. I'll cover the carrots with a board tomorrow.

Tomorrow I get the table saw back out. Going to finish the signs this weekend. Got a real featherboard and a nice grabber to protect my digits since I have to do a ton of dato cuts on 1x2" planks. Hooray....

 

[chickengr]

I have a good Amish recipe that I've used for quite sometime. It has never failed me.

recipe please - for bread of coarse, I don't bake Amish