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Friday, July 25, 2025

It's Been a Long Time


Back in 2019 I was trying to make all my own bread. Kept it up for a lot of months. Not sure what happened, but I pretty much stopped. I'm not a great bread baker but seem to be a little better than in the distant past.

So, I had some sour milk and went looking for a yeast bread recipe that would use it. Found this one: Sour Milk Yeast Bread.

I replaced one cup of white flour with whole wheat. Could probably do a bit more.
homemade bread

Yes, it was a hot day to be baking, but I did it first thing in the morning. I wanted to use up that sour milk.

After removing from pans and rubbing with butter.
homemaade bread


How did it turn out? Texture a little coarse- a problem I often have, but it tastes good. All sliced and put in the freezer now except what I'll eat in the next couple of days. With no preservatives, homemade bread gets stale and moldy fast.
homemade bread


It was another really hot day, but not as humid. I managed to keep working on things pretty well. Wrote my Ludington Daily News column, edited, worked on other stuff. Did a little bit outside. "They" say August will be cooler. I will not be sorry.

One more book has worked into Ingram. Just Paddy Plays in Dead Mule Swamp to transfer.

See Bread Day Experiment

1 comment:

Ann said...

I have never made homemade bread from scratch. The closest I've gotten is using frozen dough. Yours looks good.