Why does it seem like everyone is posting yummy quick breads right now?
Granted, not all of those are bread per se, but the point still stands. Why must people make these delicious soda breads when I do not have a good kitchen?! Yes, yes, I am aware that one can make anything with limited space -- just willpower. But in my head, bread is a complicated, demanding beast that requires all of my attention and counterspace. And cleaning up mid-project is not my forte. :-P
I keep pushing back my thoughts on baking bread -- "I'll bake in the new apartment", "I'll have a starter in the new apartment", "I'll bake weekly bread in the new apartment" -- I'm hanging an awful lot on the new apartment!
With that being said, I still have no intention of baking in this apartment. It's too cramped and confining to feel comfortable doing so. I need lots of space in order to feel free to experiment and/or feel free to actually get flour everywhere... Also, we aren't fully in a cooking routine. We keep starting ones, but then not falling through. Having a full kitchen and full equipment will make that easier, and would then be nice to have a baking day. (It's so easy to PLAN things...)
I have almost no counter space, but I found that you really don't need all that space to kneed. I don't particularly like making bread or baking in general, but I do because I don't want my family to eat the baked goods from the store. I guess in my case, motivation overcame the lack of counter space:)
ReplyDeleteI actually DID made some soda bread last night! I'll post about it later today, as it turned out delicious.
ReplyDeleteI think I just have it in my head that bread is really complicated.