I can’t help but laugh about this. I got up yesterday morning, made sure our older son was ready for the day, fed the baby and made sure he was content and then started on these. Not a hard recipe, but as I have mentioned before here, when making bread our kitchen is always pretty cool so rising times are always longer. I did notice that my dough was extremely sticky and I kept adding flour to them when kneading them…I am wondering if I put the full amount of flour in or if I missed a cup. Anyways I got through the first rise, then I set the loaves on the counter for awhile for the second one. Before I baked them, I thought I would go ahead and put them in the oven for a bit on the proof setting to see if I could get them to puff up anymore. They looked great and my husband was fixing dinner so I planned on going back and baking them when he was out of my way. Long story short, I completely forgot about them. I woke up to feed the baby at two this morning and realized my mistake. By the time I remembered the loaves were long past forgiveness. I sadly closed the oven door and left them to the fallen mess that they were. This morning I got up and went ahead and baked them thinking that if they were too dense for us, at least the chickens could partake.
I will make these again in a few days, but need a little more sleep and a little time to get over being so upset about this silly mistake. What a waste. Oh well.
Loved your story! Kristine Mika (louisawalter)
I loved your story and any busy mom can relate
Oh my! This reminds me of the time I went to grab the eggs and realized I left the groceries in the trunk of the car! Happens to the best of us.
Yep, we all have days like that.
As long as you can find humor in it, I think it’s all okay. I tell myself that it keeps me grounded