Rynie decided he wanted to make some bread today. I couldn't find the recipe that Aunt K gave me that we really like, so we just did the dough recipe with the bread machine. Not doing that recipe again!!!! First off, the dough was crumbly in spots, so I had to mix more water into it to make it feel like dough. The consistency was really odd, a silly putty consistency, and it wouldn't beat down or anything. I tried to knead it and it wouldn't. Then Rynie wanted to have a go at it. He took a rolling pin to it and whacked it for a while. We had some rather um, lumpy things and he wanted to put them on a baking tray instead of in a pan. I put them in the oven and hoped for the best. This is what it looked like going in:
Here is the 'bread' once we got it done. No idea how long it took to cook because I didn't time it. I just left it in there until it was golden brown.
The proud little chef Rynie with his bread!
Guess what folks! This bread is actually edible. Oh, don't get me wrong, I've had a lot of better bread, but it was bread consistency inside, crisp (read really hard) on the outside, and although it was lacking on the flavor, once you dunked it in your soup, it was like putting croutons in it.
All in all, even though it wasn't a great bread, my little guy got to learn about making bread.- He also did a ton of dishes by hand and helped make soup because he wanted to be a Helper Guy!
Here is the 'bread' once we got it done. No idea how long it took to cook because I didn't time it. I just left it in there until it was golden brown.
The proud little chef Rynie with his bread!
Guess what folks! This bread is actually edible. Oh, don't get me wrong, I've had a lot of better bread, but it was bread consistency inside, crisp (read really hard) on the outside, and although it was lacking on the flavor, once you dunked it in your soup, it was like putting croutons in it.
