Ok family - sit down before you go any further. The world has come to an end I acutally baked today. I got up went to the store, cleaned my kitchen and then began the baking. Oh no - I couldn't find my bread mixer so I had to make a run to Kohl's first. Yes I bought a KitchenAid 600. It's the big one that will hold 14 cups of flour. It works like a charm. I was a little worried after having a Bosch, but it is great.
I bought stuff to make mother's oatmeal chocolate chip cookies. I love them and we used to make them all the time when we were kids. So I got out the wheat grinder, ground the wheat and began my bread. I'm a little out of practice and was worried about remembering what to do, but I moved right along.
While the bread dough was rising, I started the cookies. Yummy! I know my kids didn't like them growing up, but I still love them. I figure at least they are a little healthy due to the oatmeal and raisins. I forgot the batch makes 4 dozen cookies. They smelled so good while they were cooking. Of course, I had to eat a couple hot, actually 4 cookies so far.
Once the cookies were done the bread was ready to go into the oven. I forgot how good bread smells. I haven't cut it yet, but the little bit that stuck to the pan tasted like it could have used more honey. Next batch I'll add more. I also want to try using olive oil instead of lard. It would be a lot healthier.
Here are the pics of the KitchenAid and baked goods.
I bought stuff to make mother's oatmeal chocolate chip cookies. I love them and we used to make them all the time when we were kids. So I got out the wheat grinder, ground the wheat and began my bread. I'm a little out of practice and was worried about remembering what to do, but I moved right along.
While the bread dough was rising, I started the cookies. Yummy! I know my kids didn't like them growing up, but I still love them. I figure at least they are a little healthy due to the oatmeal and raisins. I forgot the batch makes 4 dozen cookies. They smelled so good while they were cooking. Of course, I had to eat a couple hot, actually 4 cookies so far.
Once the cookies were done the bread was ready to go into the oven. I forgot how good bread smells. I haven't cut it yet, but the little bit that stuck to the pan tasted like it could have used more honey. Next batch I'll add more. I also want to try using olive oil instead of lard. It would be a lot healthier.
Here are the pics of the KitchenAid and baked goods.
