Any Home Bakers Here?

[CatInTheHenHouse]

Fun thread! I never considered baking until the lockdowns. We were in the store and the bread aisle was empty. I looked at my husband and said "I bet they have flour .. and yeast" .. and viola! my yeast bread baking interest began!

IMO that is one of the few genuinely positive things to come out of COVID: lots more people cook! I was cooking before the pandemic, but now that there’s a wider market for it it seems like a lot more unusual ingredients are much easier to find!

 

[jnicholes]

How are your exchange students doing? Anything interesting cooking, literally?

Good so far, not much to report. All is good.

 

[jnicholes]

Good morning everyone.

I’m a little busy this morning, I just figured out that my refrigerator failed in the night. I’m currently going through food making sure everything is OK.

I’ll post more later, as I am pretty busy right now.

 

[ronott1]

Fun thread! I never considered baking until the lockdowns. We were in the store and the bread aisle was empty. I looked at my husband and said "I bet they have flour .. and yeast" .. and viola! my yeast bread baking interest began!

Still learning. I'll have to peruse this thread for recipes and real-world experience.. lol.

Don't have a machine, knead by hand. I mostly do artisan bread in my dutch oven, white bread for sandwiches, hamburger buns, and recently cinnamon breads and rolls.

I look forward to sharing and learning!

Welcome!

 

[ronott1]

Good morning everyone.

I’m a little busy this morning, I just figured out that my refrigerator failed in the night. I’m currently going through food making sure everything is OK.

I’ll post more later, as I am pretty busy right now.

We had that happen in the Springtime!

It was a very old fridge. We have a new one now.

 

[jnicholes]

Ok, I am able to post now. A lot has happened.

First, the fridge is toast. We had to get a new one.

Second, and more importantly, my grandfather who has dementia has taken a strong downhill dive with his physical and mental health.

Physically, he is not recovering from the hip surgery. He is moving slower every day, panting.

Mentally, well, it’s bad. HE DIDNT RECOGNIZE ME AT FIRST! I am so sad to see my grandpa like this! I don’t know what to do to cope with my emotions.

Maybe after the new fridge is installed I’ll bake something. I don’t know.

Prayers for me and my family.

 

[Sally PB]

Oh, Jared! I'm so sorry!

 

[pennyJo1960]

Hard to loose the ones we love.
My Grandma raised me until I was 8.
They took me away. Grandma went to her oldest Sons home.
Slowly she went in to dementia.

 

[ronott1]

Ok, I am able to post now. A lot has happened.

First, the fridge is toast. We had to get a new one.

Second, and more importantly, my grandfather who has dementia has taken a strong downhill dive with his physical and mental health.

Physically, he is not recovering from the hip surgery. He is moving slower every day, panting.

Mentally, well, it’s bad. HE DIDNT RECOGNIZE ME AT FIRST! I am so sad to see my grandpa like this! I don’t know what to do to cope with my emotions.

Maybe after the new fridge is installed I’ll bake something. I don’t know.

Prayers for me and my family.

I am so sorry to hear this!

I hope the new fridge and baking can help.

 

[jnicholes]

You know what? I need to distract and get off this subject. Talking about is just making me depressed.

I got my third egg today. 1.7oz.

From what I understand, new layers sometimes lay randomly. It takes a couple of days or weeks for them to get used to a normal consistently laying schedule.

I think.

How often do you see this? Two growing right next to each other?

Anyway, I have to go through the index and try and find something I can bake. I’m interested in trying something new.