You can’t rush a good bread.
How realistic are the schedules we set for ourselves and others? Personally, professionally, and socially.
I spent the day running around from sun up, with a thousand (maybe a few less) things to get done including the kid’s sports programs, cooking items for the evening, fix up items, errands, and more. As I rushed around all day like a mad person with no time for myself, I watched the bread I was making go to ruin. And I know exactly why. I rushed the recipe to jam it into my schedule and didn’t allow enough time for the scalded milk to cool, adding it into the yeast mix while much too hot, which killed any chance of my bread rising. So now another item added on my list – to the store to replace what I was supposed to make for this evening’s social appointment. (more…)