Sundays.

Today has been a difficult day. I am tired and trying to recover from one of the most difficult nights out I have had in a very long time. That said, my emotions are so over the place. I woke up at 7am and was unable to sleep, so I started baking. I chose to bake two loaves of whole wheat bread because I am out of sandwich bread and have been using tortillas. Wraps are a wonderful way to cut calories and eat a sandwich like fixing, but unfortunately my tortillas kept ripping in the tupperware sometime between breakfast and lunch. Super frustrating. Thus, I had inspiration to therapeutically bake some whole wheat loaves.

Now as I mentioned before, I was curious as to why one loaf of bread always turns out perfect, and the other turns out janky. Kendra mentioned trying to switch the pans in the oven, but during this batch I was more observant and noticed how I made the loaves in the pan. See how many more folds the one on the right has? It seems to be my technique in separating the big pocket of dough into two loaves into pan. I will have to watch the difference in my technique in the future. Regardless, the bread smells amazing and I am exciting to have some fresh bread for lunches this week. At least work will be busy and hopefully stress free!

Unbaked

 Baked

Alright, well I am going to find some other activities to do. I bought the ingredients to make sauerkraut but the kraut needs to ferment for three weeks. I might get the initial step done today, we will see. But I still have to find a place to put 'fermenting cabbage' in my kitchen where it will be out of the way from my roommates and friends.

So long,
Rachel