Taking a short break from NaNoWriMo to get into the kitchen. The last time I made a yeast bread, a ciabatta loaf no less, was about 2012-2013, at the Old Old house in the North of town. I am (or at least, WAS) a killer of yeast. I think the water was either too hot or too cold, and yeast intimidated me. This weekend I've used 2 packages of active dry yeast and dang.
I started by making an Amish Friendship Bread Starter, that if it keeps going the way it is, will give me about 7 starters. The recipe did state that making it from scratch will be a more active starter, so expect a lot more. What's even better is I found an Amish Friendship Bread Sourdough recipe that I'm dying to try...in 9 days when the starter is complete. And today I have a Bama Bowl of Ciabatta, recipe here. Ciabatta that I just turned after the first rising.
It's true, a little yeast leavens the entire loaf. I know that context is to be taken to talk about sin...but in my case, it's turned me into a Yeast-aholic.
I didn't stop there. Saturday morning my 3 year old and I made Snickerdoodles, without cream of tartar. LOVE. Dinner was a chicken bacon cheddar ranch goop that was actually pretty tasty. Today I am in the process of making 2 Pumpkin Loaves. Oh and I roasted both of my butternut squashes for future use. Yes, writing and cooking are my true passions.
Stay tuned, more to come. And interestingly enough my yeast bread baking has inspired me for a portion of my NaNoWriMo story!! But as I did not say "Spoiler Alert" in the beginning of this post, I will stop there.
And those Snickerdoodles...yeah out of three dozen they're almost gone. Very chewy for no cream of tartar, I actually love this recipe.
