When my children were young, I was a full-time mommy, and had time to make bread regularly. Whole wheat, sourdough, fruited breads, stollen, English muffins, whatever. Once the children were a little older, I went back to school to finish up my degree and simultaneously went back to work. There was no longer time for bread making.
Occasionally, I would throw together a loaf, and even added focaccia to my skill set, but regular bread baking went by the wayside.
About 10 days ago, while Husker was out of town, the "mood" hit me. I went into the kitchen -- and without a recipe -- I started putting together a loaf of 100% whole wheat bread. Amazingly, it came out to be as delicious a large round loaf as I remembered from years before. The feel of the bread as I kneaded it was the same and I still recognized the feel that told me that it was ready for the next step. I have since been mulling over Malin Elmlid's Bread Exchange on Facebook. The whole idea of trading bread for goods/services intrigues me. Do I want to commit myself to baking a lot and hoping that someone will offer me something in exchange? What would I be willing to trade for my bread? Should I use Facebook to solicit offers? I would dearly love to hear from others about this.
Occasionally, I would throw together a loaf, and even added focaccia to my skill set, but regular bread baking went by the wayside.
About 10 days ago, while Husker was out of town, the "mood" hit me. I went into the kitchen -- and without a recipe -- I started putting together a loaf of 100% whole wheat bread. Amazingly, it came out to be as delicious a large round loaf as I remembered from years before. The feel of the bread as I kneaded it was the same and I still recognized the feel that told me that it was ready for the next step. I have since been mulling over Malin Elmlid's Bread Exchange on Facebook. The whole idea of trading bread for goods/services intrigues me. Do I want to commit myself to baking a lot and hoping that someone will offer me something in exchange? What would I be willing to trade for my bread? Should I use Facebook to solicit offers? I would dearly love to hear from others about this.
