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BBA Bread Challenge and Twinkies!


Posted the02/06/2009 By Mele Cotte (Visit website)



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And we're off....Monday got a-goin' and the day became better and better. The highlight? The email I received from my sister with lots of pictures. My niece, who's birthday is this Friday, had her slumber party this past Saturday. T called me first thing that morning to thank me for the present I sent and told me all about the Twinkie cake she made. I couldn't wait to see the pictures. Check this out!


How cute is that?! I think we have a future pastry chef on our hands...an apprentice! And, her little sister helping brought back memories of their mother and me when we were little.

Like my niece, I got busy this weekend, too.

Sunday morning, 8AM, the alarm goes off.

8:30: ingredients measured and I am off.....my mission? Continuing my journey through Peter Reinhart?s, The Bread Baker?s Apprentice: Mastering the Art of Extraordinary Bread. I chose to skip the Challah and the Cinnamon Rolls since I have made those before, but plan to go back at the end.


By 9:30? dough proofing for Cinnamon Raisin Walnut Bread [pg. 147], the Cranberry Walnut Celebration bread [pg. 154], and English Muffins [pg. 157]. Corn Bread [pg. 151] in the oven.


10:30? Coconut Cream made, transferred into a bowl, and in the fridge. Pastry dough blind baked.


After some errands and a visit from a friend, all was baked/assembled by 2:30!

Quite a productive day, I would say. Now, before you think I am a crazy girl for plowing through the book, please remember that I am leaving for 4 weeks and am trying not to fall behind. Plus, school is out, so I wanted to make sure bread was baked before the office ladies leave out for the summer in a couple of weeks. Also, it was cool that these recipes all called for buttermilk, so I could buy an use it before the expiration date!


The verdict?

Cranberry Walnut Celebration Bread: Although I layered the braids evenly, they baked crooked! Nonetheless, it looked pretty. I didn't want to cut it before giving it to the School Secretary, so I will have to get back to you on the taste/texture.


English Muffins: Look out Mr. Thomas! Here come the BBAers. Who knew English Muffins were so darn easy to make...and fun!

Corn Bread - once you make this, you'll never pick up Jiffy again! This is the best cornbread I have ever eaten...seriously. And, you don't need a mixer!

Cinnamon Raisin Walnut Bread: I made a little loaf and a large loaf. The little loaf was delicious! The big loaf? It went to Tania and she said it was tasty. I don't think she'd tell me a fib. :)

And, that's enough bread baking for a while! Mom comes Friday (yeah!) and I leave for a 4-week get-away in the mountains on the twelfth, so I am putting the book up until July.

Remember, as you read the posts and to be fair to Peter Reinhart (and to avoid any copyright issues), we're not posting BBA recipes. You?ll have to refer to the book for specific details. The book is so worth it and the recipes are not that difficult! (Now that I have said that, my yeast will rebel, watch!) And, don't forget to check out my fellow home bakers around the globe, baking with Nicole, follow all of us with the BBAC group on Flickr, or check out Nicole's weekly updates about our bread-baking progress on Pinch My Salt

Until tomorrow...



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