I thought that you might like to have an update on the bread mentioned in today’s earlier post.
I chose to make my bread with half whole wheat flour and half all-purpose white flour.
So I can’t really call my bread a crusty white bread.
I used 1/4 part of my dough to bake. The rest is still in the refrigerator for use later this week. And I dusted my dough with cornmeal instead of flour.
After baking, I ended up with a rustic, crusty loaf.
Not bad for a mix of flour and water.
It is that time again…the time when new resolutions and goals are being stated and written everywhere. A time when one’s hopes are fresh and new beginnings bring brightness to one’s future.
So…what are my goals?
A haircut and a dentist appointment.
I believe in reachable goals. Don’t you?
It has been months since I’ve had either of these. Last summer, I think. I lost a filling sometime back then.
I do have a long-term goal. It is more elusive; at least for me. I intend to find it. My word for 2015 is ‘Joy’. More on this later.
The first day of the new year, I spent baking and sewing. How great that feels! It has been a long time. I’m not ready to share what I am sewing, but I can share what I baked.
My favorite gingerbread recipe!
*Click on the photo for an enlarged peek.
It is from my favorite cookbook. The American Woman’s Cookbook, published in 1947, and given to me by my mother-in-law when I was a young bride.
A very joyful New Year to you all!
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I win!
I picked the gooseberries before the birds and the deer this year!
Since I don’t have quite enough for a pie, I’m adding last year’s blackberries to the gooseberries.
Add some sugar and tapioca.
Rustic yummy sweetness!
Are you enjoying the fruits of summer?
I hope so.
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LC's Cottage 