I had three loaves of bread all ready to go and the igniter on our oven decided to die.

I could only fit two in the freezer, and I made these scruffy muffys out of the third.

Repair tech says it’ll be 3-5 days until the new part comes in. Not great for a guy who bakes to cope with stress 😅

Very concerned that they will not be accurately portraying Victor as the biggest bitch baby ever

In January I read 8 books!

(Sure there’s another couple of days left in the month but I don’t think I’ll finish another one before then.)

A couple of the breads I did this weekend. Dinner rolls, orange rolls, sandwich bread.

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I made focaccia for the first time today, and it was way easier than I thought it was going to be, and it tasted way better than I thought it would (and I thought it was going to be pretty tasty).

One thing about baking that has really helped me be a better baker (and maybe a better human) is that you have to be ok with failing when you’re trying something new. It’s ok to throw something away and try again if it’s bad.

That being said, these dinner rolls turned out perfect on my first try 🥰

Today’s sourdough sandwich loaf. Not as pleased with it as I’d like; I keep trying to do open bake as my loaf pans don’t fit in my dutch oven, and yet my dutch oven loaves are just so much nicer no matter how much water/ice I put in the oven during open baking.

I’ve been shattered this week, so I returned to Light from Uncommon Stars by Ryka Aoki for comfort.

This passage seemed apropos.