We had a roll and a half each last night and thoroughly enjoyed them. Possibly I have never enjoyed a wholemeal bread more. You see, I am no fan of wholemeal. I am well aware of how good it is for me and that I should eat it in preference to white bread, but really …
Oaty Wholemeal
Mr L sent out a dove this morning and it returned intact. The waters are receding, for now. We face more strong winds from the South east soon. The phone rang yesterday afternoon. It was M, the lovely chap who makes the deliveries for our local courier. He explained that he had dropped two bags …
Still here
The weather took such a toll of my mood yesterday that I got very little prep done. The pudding is made and just needs decorating - it's a lemon flavoured take on Tiramisu and probably already exists under a known name but I have not heard of it, so this is my invention. We kept …
Battening down
Last night was fun. We jumped out of bed, wrapped up warm, and went Geminid spotting. The sky was littered with so many stars! It was a new moon, so the sky was dark and the Milky Way looked fantastic. The temperature was rising, the ice had all but disappeared, and there was scarce a …
Catch up
No baking to report today. Bill is fermenting nicely and is developing an attractive aroma, slightly tangy at this stage. Six couche cloths have arrived from Bakery Bits, only two are for me. Shopping yesterday failed to yield the desired trigger spray bottle I did get Bill a new home with a flat bottom I …
Bill Update 3
Bill was going like the clappers this morning when I looked in on him. I divided... discarding half, and gave the first cold water feed. Bill has now been moved from the warmth of the server cupboard and back to the kitchen, where it is much cooler. The spelt is going down fast - must …