{"id":5772,"date":"2012-04-24T08:42:09","date_gmt":"2012-04-24T12:42:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/heidiannie.com\/?p=5772"},"modified":"2012-04-24T08:42:09","modified_gmt":"2012-04-24T12:42:09","slug":"baking-bread-always-baking-bread","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.heidiannie.com\/?p=5772","title":{"rendered":"Baking bread- always baking bread"},"content":{"rendered":"

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I have been baking bread consistently for the past 40 years.  Every month for the last 40 <\/p>\n

years I have baked bread.  I should be pretty good at it by now.  I hardly follow a recipe any<\/p>\n

more- when people ask me for one- I give it from memory- although I no longer measure out<\/p>\n

cups and liquids.  I pour a half bag of flour, fill the well in the center with hot water, add a good <\/p>\n

slosh of sourdough starter, a sprinkle of yeast, a palmful or two of salt and I\u2019m ready to start <\/p>\n

mixing.  I can\u2019t imagine going without fresh bread.  I am always made happier just in the making<\/p>\n

of it- and the eating is still pure bliss.  I make bread when I am down and depressed and it gives <\/p>\n

me a stable place of joy.  I make bread when I am happy and my world just sings.  I make bread<\/p>\n

when I am bored and I tremble as I add new ingredients and change up the shaping of the loaves.<\/p>\n

Bread is not just a food- it is a barometer.  <\/p>\n

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If I am NOT making bread I am grumpy.  And you can tell how depressed I am by the amount<\/p>\n

of bread in my kitchen.  Bread making is the road to recovery from the depths of depression<\/p>\n

in my life.<\/p>\n

So- I am presently doing fairly well.<\/p>\n

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My bread basket is full- I have extra loaves in the freezer.<\/p>\n

And I have great beauty and bounty on my counter tops!<\/p>\n

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Sourdough!<\/p>\n

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I baked this piece in a parchment pouch- it was perfect!<\/p>\n

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And the crumb was exactly what I was looking for.<\/p>\n

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I also made a sourdough marbled rye which turned out very toothsome and lovely.<\/p>\n

My recipe for contentment?  BAKE BREAD!!!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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