All About Bread

First off, because I can't get enough of that face...

Now it's all about bread...

I've been making gluten free bread for a while, but it has never looked this good. I had resigned to the fact that Clara's bread would always be a little bit flat. She liked the taste, so I didn't worry about it. But I got new, smaller pans that made her bread taller and look like actual bread loaves! My sister was visiting the day I made this bread, so she can attest to the fact that I was purely delighted at how this bread turned out and couldn't stop saying so.

And now for my wheat bread. Today I made 100% whole wheat bread for my first time ever, and I am proud to say that it was a success! And it tastes as good as it looks too! Not only that, it was a lot easier to make than I expected it to be. I feel so homemakery! Joel was as giddy as a school boy when he saw what I was up to. His mom made bread his whole life (and still does- it was her recipe I used), so he couldn't wait. I even made scones with the leftover dough, like his mom sometimes does. I have a very happy man at my house. So why did I decide to make my own wheat bread? It's not just for the health reasons, which are a definite perk. One day after looking at all the wheat we've accumulated I realized that someday I might have to actually use it. What on Earth would I do if it came to that? I decided I needed to figure that out. So, I bought me a wheat grinder, some nice bread pans, and today I finally tried them out. From here on out, the Ortons will no longer be buying their bread. Now that is something I never thought I'd say!