I hope that I never lose the sheer pleasure that I get from baking bread.
Today it is Italian Herb Bread which has, among its ingredients, Marjoram, Basil and Thyme... the kitchen smells WONDERFUL!
Tonight it will be served with homemade Garlic Butter.
I also made some Whole Wheat Buns.
After the dough has been made, kneaded and has risen for the second time. I half it...
...and those halves become nine separate dough balls.
Which are then placed into two greased pans...
...covered, and set aside over the warm oven to rise for another 30 minutes.
Once they have risen to double their original size...
...they are covered in a whole egg wash and placed in the oven for 30 minutes.
and Voila! Fresh rolls!
It's absolutely silly how happy this makes me!
I am definitely a girl of simple pleasures.
Maybe half the fun is wearing the cute little apron that Linda gave me the night we went to see 'Julie and Julia', the movie about the famous chef, Julia Child! (I quickly took this picture on my iMac, and even though I attempted to lift the apron so you could see the frill on the bottom... it is still out of view! Plus, I was giggling at my own silly self for even taking it!)
Wishing you all 'Bon Appetit'!
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