I Officially Hate Bread

After this week's intense bread making classes I officially hate bread.

I don't want to see it, smell it, taste it, touch it, or have it anywhere near me. The smell of yeast in beer even makes me gag. I went to lunch with my good friend Jim today and I could not eat the pasta or the cheesy bread that came with it. Heck, I couldn't even ask for croutons for my salad.

I know I will get over it in about a week, but I still have more bread baking to go before my finals in two weeks.

I'm really, really, really looking forward to the six weeks of pastry classes after this baking class. I feel like I'm in bread hell.

But with that said, we did produce some good looking bread. And I made a delicious pizza:

Over the last three days, our group produced the following:

Kaiser and Vienna Bread

Sauerkraut Rye Bread

French bread

Soft Yeast Dinner Rolls

Poolish Baguettes

Trad. French Baguettes (olive bread)

Focaccia

White Sandwich Bread

Whole Wheat bread

Apple Pecan Bread

Potato Herb Rolls (w/cheddar cheese)

Pita

Pretzels

Pizzas

That's a LOT of work! Here are the results:

The focaccia was my favorite.

I No Longer Fear Breadmaking

I don't have time to write much tonight as I have to be up in 6 hours for work, but I wanted to say that I am no longer fearful of making bread. The kaiser rolls and Vienna loaves we made in class tonight turned out beautifully. I'm once again proud of my team as we had some of the best looking bread out there tonight.

Oh, my hands smell of yeast and sauerkraut. More on that tomorrow.