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New things
Aug. 8th, 2013 09:28 amI'm a bit about the bright, new and shiny.
when I have to be especially productive when working at home, I have to go and find a new place to work. It needs to be somewhere I don't associate with sitting around reading the internet. So far in my working at home regime, I have worked; on my bed, at the kitchen table, standing at the laundry bench (that was pretty good) on the far couch and on the near couch. I have also worked with beanies, scarves and blankets for heating.
I've been getting sick of making bread. It helped for a little while when I had finally finished off the wholemeal spelt flour and could start on the atta flour. But unfortunately, 4 months is too long to store atta flour and it had gone rancid. Does anyone else want to join me in an order from Hindustan Imports? Or will I just head to the D'souza's at Preston Market?
Yesterday I found a new video on making bread and it might be the bright, shiny and new thing I need to get me going. It's an almost no knead method where you make a wet dough and leave it for ten minutes. then you cover the top with olive oil and form the dough into a ball, pushing the olive oil surface to the underside of the ball. You give it a few kneads and you have beautiful, springy dough that's not sticky. I'm giving it a second proving because I don't quite have enough sourdough for a good flavour and then I'll put it into a tin. the other new thing is cooking it when it has only increased in size by 50%. Yesterday's loaf rose to it's expect height with no problems. I need a better dough slashing device though - maybe for my birthday?
While I'm on birthday wishes, I'd also like a new set of kitchen scales to hang on my wall. My mum's oldtupperware ones have a stretched spring and I don't trust them anymore.
when I have to be especially productive when working at home, I have to go and find a new place to work. It needs to be somewhere I don't associate with sitting around reading the internet. So far in my working at home regime, I have worked; on my bed, at the kitchen table, standing at the laundry bench (that was pretty good) on the far couch and on the near couch. I have also worked with beanies, scarves and blankets for heating.
I've been getting sick of making bread. It helped for a little while when I had finally finished off the wholemeal spelt flour and could start on the atta flour. But unfortunately, 4 months is too long to store atta flour and it had gone rancid. Does anyone else want to join me in an order from Hindustan Imports? Or will I just head to the D'souza's at Preston Market?
Yesterday I found a new video on making bread and it might be the bright, shiny and new thing I need to get me going. It's an almost no knead method where you make a wet dough and leave it for ten minutes. then you cover the top with olive oil and form the dough into a ball, pushing the olive oil surface to the underside of the ball. You give it a few kneads and you have beautiful, springy dough that's not sticky. I'm giving it a second proving because I don't quite have enough sourdough for a good flavour and then I'll put it into a tin. the other new thing is cooking it when it has only increased in size by 50%. Yesterday's loaf rose to it's expect height with no problems. I need a better dough slashing device though - maybe for my birthday?
While I'm on birthday wishes, I'd also like a new set of kitchen scales to hang on my wall. My mum's old
