winter bread

The weather surprisingly took a turn for the autumnal the past few days, perhaps to encourage us in our search for more fall-like employments. It's a little unfortunate considering that I have declared August The Month of Ice Cream and am experimenting vigorously with my new machine, but on the other hand it sure makes the bread-making easier. For the first time in months I was able to knead and shape my wheat bread rather than just smooshing a mass of sticky batter into the pans. I have to say, being able to form proper loaves really improves the final product!