Wednesday, September 7, 2011

Cooler Weather = More Baking

With temps in the upper 70s and lower 80s this week, I have loved being able to keep the house open and enjoy some better baking weather.

On Saturday I had the opportunity to make some homemade French bread using the recipe that came with my Breadman bread machine.  For years I resisted buying a bread machine, but I am thankful that I finally took the plunge a couple of years ago.  The simplicity of just adding all the ingredients to the pan and letting the machine take care of the rest makes baking bread a much more pleasant experience.

I also decided to make some homemade wheat bread using this recipe from Allrecipes.com.  Typically when I make this bread, I don't include the full amount of honey and I leave out the cornmeal, but this time I decided to follow the recipe exactly as written.  With the full 1/3 cup of honey, I found the bread to be a little too sweet for my taste, especially for making sandwiches. 

I plan to make some banana muffins in the next day or two since I have some bananas that are quite ripe sitting in the kitchen.  Now to find the perfect recipe to try . . . .

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